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We meant to come in and discuss Sidney Crosby for our 87th episode, but with the sudden passing of former Penguins GM, Ray Shero, we look back on his tenure as general manager of our beloved hockey team, including the deals that led to the 2009 Stanley Cup championship. Our condolences to the Shero family. We also review the Pirates historically pathetic public relations week, and maybe Shedeur Sa...

The Riverhounds are the only winning team in town, but we also discuss why the Penguins future is still the main interest in our eyes.

With the MLB's Opening Day just about here, we finally cave and preview the Pirates season. The good news is we like them against the Marlins this weekend, and even Skenes for Cy Young. However, there are plenty of reasons to doubt as we have learned for the past 10 years. Russell Wilson officially signs with the Giants, crossing another QB off the free agent list. Nevin makes his bold Steelers cl...

Tristan Jarry is back to his regular form as the Penguins playoff hopes have just about hit absolute zero after Tuesday night's loss to the Islanders, so we bring you another couple of prospects to look for in the 2025 NHL Draft. We visit the latest reason for Bucco fan misery as Jared Jones has question marks surrounding his throwing arm popping up. We also begin to dive into Riverhounds talk as...

Don't look now, but after two straight wins, we make the case for other NHL general managers that Tristan Jarry is a great gamble for another team's goaltending struggles this offseason! The Steelers QB is empty and we are now deep into quarterback purgatory. We make our predictions as to what the rest of the offense looks like as the NFL's new calendar year begins! Nevin also makes his fiery take...

Pretty much the show title, the Pens continue to stock up their draft pick artillery, we react to other trades from around the league, and we take a brief look at the Pittsburgh area team you may see in March Madness.

Three losses out of the four nations break and somehow each one got uglier, it's tank time in Pittsburgh and like the Penguins, YinzCenter is embracing the tank. With an 8.5% chance at the first overall pick (the fifth best odds a team can have), we decide to take a look at a prospect in the 2025 NHL Draft out of Sweden that could very much be in play for the Penguins. Perhaps the gradient Robo Pe...

USA vs Canada on ice, Nevin watches the sled edition of the matchup live on the show, we preview the Four Nation Face Off Championship edition on Thursday night and discuss what roster tweaks teams should make before the 2026 Olympics. For the rest of the 2024-25 Penguins season, we're going to bring you a little recap on draftable prospects because winning games isn't exactly helpful at this poin...

The first ever YinzCenter to be recorded on Super Bowl Sunday, we look at the New Evil Empire vs the Philly Scumbags, we finally get into our reaction on the first Penguins trade of 2025 as the NHL heads into its Four Nations face-off break (the rosters are already devastated and play hasn't happened yet), we're fully embracing the tank and we hope for a healthy Sidney Crosby. Mrs. YinzCenter rejo...

If you like sports talked mixed with miscellaneous travel tales, this is the episode for you, as Cody mixes in tales of his return from Antigua, featuring an overnight stay at the hotel directly next to Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Embrace the tank Pens fans! Get ready to embrace hockey talk beyond the game-to-game stuff as the Mikko Rantanen trade took the NHL headlines and discussion of core...

It sure is a pessimistic playoff edition, everyone is picking the Ravens to win in the first round of the NFL playoffs, but like...maybe? We also look at the Penguins as the team's halfway point of their season has come and gone, expect trades, who goes and what to expect?

Now that we have cooled down from the national news cycle, we return to our regular sports talk. Don't look now, but are the Penguins getting hot? Steelers clinch a playoff berth, but the division is on the line this weekend in Baltimore, and the Pirates do nothing of significance.

10-3 Steelers at 11-2 Eagles, not much more needs to be said there. We touch base on some international headline grabbing news that's occurred in this southwestern corner of Pennsylvania, and are the Penguins back to their old ways?

We decided we've earned ourselves a Thanksgiving break and WOW do we come back with a jam packed episode and Nevin wastes no time putting some hot fire out there We have on tap for you this week: Steelers and the first episode reactions to Hard Knocks: AFC North In-Season Penguins trade for Tomasino, win four in a row (so far) Nevin previews December 31st game against Red Wings for some reason Loc...

Steelers are in first place in the AFC North, we give you a preview for the week 12 matchup against the Browns, the Penguins suck, Paul Skenes wins an award, and did Jay Leno get his ass kicked in Greensburg or fall down a hill? We discuss all of this and more this week on YinzCenter!

Nevin makes his return to the show bringing plenty of details from his sled hockey adventures from the past few weeks. Plenty to talk about as Nevin returns to the Burgh as the 7-2 Steelers take on the 7-3 Ravens for some midseason pole positioning in the AFC North, the biggest Pittsburgh v Baltimore matchup in the Steel City in at least five years in terms of the standings! The Penguins rebuild l...

Half of YInzCenter returns from a brief break, bringing a slightly new format for yinz listeners. Nev is currently in Dallas with his hockey team, so I figured its time for the listeners to get a formal introduction, and with a new format in place, we found an intern applicant who has listened since day one to help us possibly take YinzCenter to next levels. Does the intern pass the test to the li...

Welcome to the roller coaster part of the Pittsburgh sports season! The Penguins are already playing chaotic and emotional hockey while the two-headed-monster hits some milestones against the Sabres, the Steelers QB bubble has officially popped and Antonio Brown is going to speak at a Donald Trump rally in Latrobe. Will he show up in a helicopter like his last arrival to Latrobe. We will laugh, we...

Now that Penguin hockey is fully underway, back to the Steelers: phew, sure seems like a lot of the heat has turned up on Tomlin following two straight losses, however the former "Twittersphere" isn't the Rooney office. We get into the manner of the consistent inconsistency of the Steelers and discuss the downfall of a once-elite NFL offense before looking at week six's suddenly pivotal matchup ag...

The NHL season is officially underway and we review the Penguins opening night lineup: Nevin gloats about his offseason prediction of Rutger McGroarty making the opening night lineup and we review the October slate for the Penguins. We give you both of our optimistic and maybe more reasonable Penguin takes for the years, trying to perhaps set an expectation bar for Yinzers who follow the Penguins...

We begin this week show by moving on quickly from the Steelers week 4 loss to the Colts to focus on our YinzCenter fantasy hockey league for listeners to compete with us. We draft with our "Original Six" while we break down what to expect in the upcoming NHL season.

Episode #66 is here, your Steelers are 3-0, we have your week 3 recap of the NFL, your week 4 preview and maybe Nevin is building a case for being YinzCenter's NFL Expert. The Penguins are officially back on the ice at PPG Paints Arena and Sully's lineup is starting to materialize. We have answers for the tough question: Is this a playoff team right now? Nutting is a cheapskate.

Your Pittsburgh Steelers are in 1st place in the AFC North at 2-0, the Penguins have a preseason game in less than two days, Sidney Crosby has a contract extension signed, and the Pirates are officially eliminated from postseason contention. We are officially fully back into Pittsburgh's favorite time of year! We recap a barn burner of a week 2 win over the Denver Broncos, we take a look at what's...

A YinzCenter episode where we are fully back in the swing of football season, feels great to finally recap some football, especially when the Steelers are alone in first in the AFC North! It seemed like the "quarterback controversy" was nonexistent at one point, but is it real now? Can a Justin Fields led offense score a touchdown in week two in Denver? We also have a big local college football ga...

On August 29, 2024, Columbus Blue Jackets forward/NHL Star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were tragically killed by an intoxicated driver. Nevin shares his tale about his personal encounter with Johnny, the boys discuss growing up with hockey, and we deliver a PSA to Penguin fans looking for a scapegoat (do not complain about Hayes). We wish the best for the Gaudreau family, Flames and Ja...