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June 24, 2012 4:22 am
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WEDNESDAY was the first official day of summer, and if anybody was in any doubt the weather confirmed the calendar. A scorching 92 degrees was reported at Pittsburgh International Airport, 12 degrees above normal, and it was also 92 on Thursday. If it's any consolation, it was hotter east of the Alleghenies for the start of summer, with Philadelphia hitting 97 degrees. Still, Brookline might have had it tougher. City of Pittsburgh swimming pools are open, but Moore Park pool in Brookline stands empty with no water for kids to swim in. Citiparks Director Michael Radley said the pool's concrete must be repaired, and the pool will likely open in mid-to-late July.
YET THE ICE MAN cometh and last week in Las Vegas he was honored for being hot during the National Hockey league season. Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, 25, completed a hat trick of sorts; he won the Hart Trophy for the league's top player (Sidney Crosby was the last Penguin to win this in 2007), the player-voted Ted Lindsay Award for outstanding player and the Art Ross Trophy as the league's top scorer. Although he missed seven games, he led the NHL with 109 points in 2011-2012, including 50 goals, a career best. He credited his success on the influence of his friend, fellow Russian and former Penguin Sergei Gonchar.
First Published June 24, 2012 12:00 am
