Iceburgh Goes Home. Takes a Cold Bath.
The Penguins are out. Gritty threw him over a railing at least twice during the series. And then came the news about the Emperor Penguins.
PITTSBURGH, PA — The Flyers eliminated the Penguins last night after six games. Cam York scored at 17:32 of overtime at Xfinity Mobile Arena and that was that. Iceburgh watched from the visitor’s penalty box area. Nobody put him there. He just went.
He did not speak to media following the loss.
It has been a difficult three weeks. During the series, Gritty — who completed a six-session anger management course in February and received a certificate of completion with his name spelled wrong — threw Iceburgh over the railing during a confrontation in the stands. This happened more than once. The second time was more enthusiastic than the first.
Iceburgh has not addressed this publicly.
He also has not addressed the April 9 IUCN Red List update reclassifying the Emperor Penguin from Near Threatened to Endangered. The announcement cited accelerating sea-ice loss. Population decline of up to 59 percent projected over the next three generations.
Iceburgh is, technically, a King Penguin. He is aware of this distinction. He is choosing not to make it right now.
He is back in Pittsburgh. The players scheduled their tee times. He went home and ran a cold bath. No timer set.
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that Cam York scored “2:28 into overtime.” The goal came at 17:32 of overtime — 2:28 was time remaining in the period, not elapsed. Strange things can happen with time in such moments.
