The city of Pittsburgh will serve as the epicenter of the NHL for a few days, which should provide a nice boost to the local economy.
This is the kind of event that wasn't possible while the Penguins still resided in the Mellon Arena.
Rumors are already swirling that the Penguins will also be pitching for a future All-Star game, which would also be nice to see.
This is why an arena like the Consol Energy Center is a bigger boost for the region than say Heinz Field. Kudos to the Penguins for landing this event.
Right now the Penguins are one of, if not the, premier franchises in the NHL, and the league's best player happens to play for them as well. Any chance the league can get to showcase the city and the players is a win-win for both the NHL and the Penguins.
Pittsburgh has hosted the draft once before, and we'll need to hope they land better players than the ones that got picked in that one. (Robert Dome and Josef Melichar anyone?)
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