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YinzCenter
by Cody Gray
Two suburban Pittsburgh brothers breaking down what is happening in the Western PA sports universe, featuring some of the best hockey talk you can find in podcasting!
Episodes
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Remembering Ray Shero
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…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are Who We Thought They Were
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.
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2025 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Preview: Probably Really Bad
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…
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Pens Are Done, Let's Learn Riverhounds! + Bracket Breakdown
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...
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Hey NHL GMs, Tristan Jarry is Great Again! + Empty Steelers QB Room
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…
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2025 NHL Trade Deadline Recap, Rakell, Grzelyck & Karlsson Stay in Pittsburgh
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.
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Penguins Embracing the Tank + Prospect Preview: Anton Frondell
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...
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Recapping Four Nations Facing Off + Buccos or Riverhounds? Who Should We Care More About?
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...
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Preview for "The Big Game" + Petterson and DOC Trade Recap
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...
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Pittsburgh Sports are in a Disaster State + Antigua Trip Review
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...
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1st YinzCenter of 2025: Playoff Edition
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?
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Stick to Sports
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.
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Battle of the Steagles Preview + Possible CEO Assassin Found in Altoona
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?
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What the hell is goin' on out here?
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...
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Kings of the North + Jay Leno's Greensburg Stumble?
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!
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We Watch Tristan Jarry's NHL Return + Steelers vs Ravens Week
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...
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Introducing: Mrs. YinzCenter! + Intern Interview
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...
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Pens Stars Hitting Milestones + Russ Wilson QB1?
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…
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YinzCenter's 69th Episode: Is Tomlin Actually on the Hot Seat Now?
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...
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Penguins Hockey Eve with YinzCenter
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...
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Inaugural YinzCenter Lisenter League Draft + 24-25 NHL Season Preview
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.
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The Mario Lemieux-th Episode of YinzCenter
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…
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Week 2 Recap, Week 3 Preview, Penguin Training Camp Preview and more n'at
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...
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Yinzer Sports are Boomin!
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...
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A Hockey Brother Tribute: RIP Johnny & Matty Gaudreau
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...
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YinzCenter's OFFICIAL Steeler & NFL Season Preview
It's just about that time for the 2024 NFL season to kick off, the fantasy football drafts have all settled and the YinzCenter boys lay out their prediction hands just before the season gets kicked off to get YOU ready for the end of the year. We laid out last year's Steeler trap games for you...
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'Twas the Week Before Football...
Description You're still here? Cool, check it out I type here too sometimes lmao. The Pirates are out of playoff contention in even more glorious fashion than before, as is Pittsburgh's end of August tradition, just like kids going back to school and Pittsburgh football is just on the horizon,...
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YinzCenter Presents: Cool, A Prospect Trade
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The Buccos Season is Dead, Fantasy Football Prep Begins
10 straight losses to teams ahead of you in a playoff race will pretty much bury any competing team and that's where the Pittsburgh Pirates find themselves at the halfway point of August, tumbling down to last place in the NL Central, so begins the traditional Yinzer focus shift from baseball to...
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YinzCenter: Steelers Insiders?? + Happy Birthday Sidney Crosby!
After a lovely dinner with their grandmother, the YinzCenter boys are back as the playoff race we least expected to see in Pittsburgh might very well already be over as the Pirates dropped a crucial series against the Diamondbacks and continue to not look like the inferior team against the San...
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The Buccos Bought at the Trade Deadline???
Back from a brief 7/24 day hiatus and it appears that the first serious playoff push YinzCenter will be covering will be your Pittsburgh Pirates (yes the Steelers made the playoffs, but they never had a real shot against the Bills) after GM Ben Cherington found multiple ways to address the needs…
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YinzCenter discusses: The Failed Assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, PA
The big headline from this past week in Pittsburgh? Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes started and looked good in one inning of the MLB All Star Game. Will the Pirates actually make a push for a bat? The real big headline from this past week in Pittsburgh, the attempted assassination of former…
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YinzCenter Wonders: Can the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates Make the MLB Playoffs?
While the Pirates continue to tread water in the NL wild card race, Paul Skenes continues to shine and grab all the MLB headlines as he has proven in a short span that he is already the best pitcher in the MLB, as we have been telling you, and is now headed to the All Star game, we ask the big...
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YinzCenter's 2024 NHL Free Agency Reaction: What is the Dubas Plan?
With the Stanley Cup Final concluded, the NHL has rushed the offseason happenings as the NHL Draft and first two days of free agency are mostly behind us, a lot of the big waves have already crashed through our lives. We look at where the Penguins stands after their current free agent class...
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YinzCenter Wraps Up the 2023-24 NHL Season and Peeks to Next Season with Davie Phillips
We continue our One Year Anniversary tour with the return of Davie "Sunshine" Phillips to wrap up the 2023-24 NHL Season (finally) as the Florida Panthers claim Lord Stanley's Cup. We recap some of the takes we put out into the world last time Davie was on (October 27, 2023), as well as dive in…
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YinzCenter's One Year Anniversary Special! ft. Dan McCoy
The official one year mark of YinzCenter has come and gone, and to celebrate: We throw things back to our very first episode, where we had 2010 Paralympic Gold Medalist and Primanti Brother's mural face, Dan McCoy on. Nevin and Dan discuss the latest happenings in the sled hockey world while we…
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Saturdays are for YinzCenter! What's Next?
On YinzCenter's first ever Saturday episode, we discuss whether the Pirates are worth discussing or not, the Penguins hiring of Dan Quinn as an assistant coach on Mike Sullivan's staff and we remember when the Penguins were actually winning Stanley Cups. We look back as we rapidly approach almost...
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YinzCenter Watches Paul Skenes start vs LA Dodgers
We miss almost all of the exciting portions of the Pirates and Dodgers game on June 5th to deliver you a show where we talk about the Stanley Cup Finals and bring you another round of correcting Penguins trades we see from clickbait websites.
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Paul Skenes: That's the Headline
Not really much else going on besides that guy pitching, huh? Does Skenes open up a World Series window for the Pirates? Those are questions we answer during this episode. We avoid Steelers OTA reports by making up Penguins rumors, such as Mitch Marner for Ryan Graves, Reilly Smith and P.O.…
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YinzCenter goes Worldwide ft. 2024 Para Ice Hockey Gold Medalist Auren Halbert
@aurenhalbert7829 joins the show to talk about his gold medal winning performance with Team Canada at the 2024 Para Ice Hockey World Championship, winning gold in his hometown of Calgary, Alberta, and his time spent with the Pittsburgh Penguins sled hockey program. Your YinzCenter boys finally…
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YinzCenter's Sorta Penguins Off-Season Preview + Steelers Schedule
First off, what is that last eight week of the Steelers schedule? Brutal. We break down the Pittsburgh pro football schedule and what to expect for the year before training camp begins and we take a look at what the Penguins have on their plate for the off season. Is there a YinzCenter curse?…
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YinzCenter Presents: Paul Skenes Debut: Will Nevin Rizz Up Livvy Dunne?
The most anticipated Pittsburgh Pirates prospect since Gerrit Cole, Paul Skenes, is set to make his MLB debut on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs and that is pretty much the only Pittsburgh sports news that is worthy of headlines right now. We discuss that, who has impressed us so far in the NHL...
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YinzCenter Presents: Nevin's Birthday Episode!
YinzCenter celebrates Nevin's birthday (May 1) with a lovely medley, reviewing some of the most brutal crimes in Greensburg's history, and discussing how badly the Pirates suck right now. Do you know someone who would make a great guest on our show? Please feel free to reach out and we'll be glad...
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Penguins Sled Hockey Brings Home Silver + NFL Draft, NHL & NBA Playoff Preview
Nevin and the Pittsburgh Penguins sled hockey team returned home from their National Championship tournament with a well-earned silver medal. Nev gives the full breakdown on that before we jump into a sudden rush of sports action with playoffs kicking off, NFL draft buzz at ridiculous levels and...
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2023-24 Penguin's Season Recap - We Get Nothing. We Lose. Good day sir!
Frankly we really thought we were going to get at least one round of Penguin playoff hockey in during our first year of YinzCenter, but with the Red Wings and Capitals both winning their respective game last night, we begin to break down the ugly reality in front of Mr. Dubas and the Pittsburgh...
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YinzCenter: This is the NHL Playoffs for the Penguins
This week, the YinzCenter boys discuss the do-or-die Penguins final four regular season games, the possibly brewing Pirate closer "controversy" and Nevin brings you a sled hockey update. We also remember when the Penguins played the Red Wings in other pivotal moments in history.
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YinzCenter Presents: A Lot of Floods
While rising waters are all the rage across western Pennsylvania, the Pens and Buccos are simultaneously hot inspiring hope in the YinzCenter boys. We finally get to call some type of play while we record and Nevin is amazed by John Wayne and Lyndon B. Johnson.
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YinzCenter's Buccos vs MLB Season Preview
Can you believe we are dropping episodes on MLB Opening Day? We can't! We break down how we think the Pirates fare against the rest of the MLB. We are intrigued by the new NFL kickoff rule and the Penguins are still in 7th place in the Metro division.
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YinzCenter Presents: Check Out the Duquesne Dukes 👀
The big college basketball tournament has just begun and the 11th seeded Duquesne Dukes have already moved on to the second round before the boys could bring you their brackets. Nevin's Duquesne fever is intensifying by the second as he has picked the Dukes to win it all in his bracket. We bring...
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YinzCenter: Here We Go
On this week's episode of YinzCenter, the boys catch up on the wild week of Pittsburgh sports as the Penguins look to righten the ship for one last playoff gasp after a win on the Jagr bobblehead VOUCHER night. The Steelers are making moves that are making waves and a couple of local college...
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Two suburban Pittsburgh brothers breaking down what is happening in the Western PA sports universe, featuring some of the best hockey talk you can find in podcasting!
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