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FRONT OFFICE Mario Lemieux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ron Burkle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 David Morehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Jim Rutherford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bill Guerin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Jason Karmanos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Mike Sullivan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Sergei Gonchar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Jacques Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Mark Recchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Mike Buckley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Travis Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Terry Kalna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Penguins Staff Directory. . . . . . . . 131
G A M E I N F O R MATI O N Penguins Roster and Headshots . . 66 SAFETY WARNING: Pucks can be propelled into the spectator areas any time during warm-up or play in progress, or after the stoppage of play. To help avoid injury, stay alert whenever you are in the arena bowl. If you are injured, ask the nearest usher for assistance and directions to the medical station.
Canucks Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Canucks Headshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Game Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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Pens Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Radio Network Broadcasters . . . . 113
2018.19 Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Iceburgh Calls the Penalties. . . . . 116
2018.19 Promotional Schedule. . . . 19
PensTV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vintage Record Machine. . . . . . . . . 22 Hockey Etiquette 101. . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Just the Beginning for Dominik Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Get Social with the Penguins. . . . . 57
Frozen in Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Pittsburgh Penguins Making an Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
What Works and What Doesn’t . . 153
Official Penguins Twitter Handles . 61
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Penguins Player Birthdays . . . . . . . 73
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Upcoming Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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Bites and Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Prospect Profile: Clayton Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 WBS Penguins Schedule . . . . . . . . 82
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2018.19 NHL Key Dates . . . . . . . . . . 95
Warm Up Pucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
NHL Fan Code of Conduct. . . . . . . 103
50/50 Raffle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Penguins Honors and Awards . . . 105 2018.19 On and Off-Ice Officials . 109
Penguins New Golf Event A Huge Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Radio Network Listing . . . . . . . . . . 110
Game Day Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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NHL BY MIKE PRISUTA
PICKING UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF Kings LW Ilya Kovalchuk had a pair of assists in Los Angeles’ 4-2 victory over Detroit on Oct. 7 and surpassed the 400-assist milestone for his career. The helpers were Kovalchuk’s first NHL points since Apr. 25, 2013. He returned to the NHL when he signed with the Kings © Getty Images
on June 23 and, thanks to his two-point night against the Red Wings, became one of eight active NHL players who have played a minimum of 100 career games and averaged at least one point per game (417G-401A in 818 career games).
HISTORIC NIGHT Hurricanes RW Andrei Svechnikov, who was born on Mar. 26, 2000, became the first player born in the 2000s to score an NHL goal in Carolina’s 8-5 victory
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
over the New York Rangers on Oct. 7.
St. Louis LW Alexander Steen appeared
Svechnikov (18 years, 195 days) became
in his 900th career NHL game in the Blues’
the third-youngest player to score a goal
5-4 overtime loss to the Blackhawks on
in Hurricanes/Whalers history, behind
Oct. 6. Steen’s father Thomas played in
Jeff Skinner (18 years, 157 days) and Paul
950 games with the original Winnipeg
Lawless (18 years, 181 days).
Jets from 1981-95. The Steens became the third father-son duo in NHL history
Carolina overcame deficits of 2-0, 3-2, 4-3 and 5-4 and won for the first time
to each have appeared in 900 or more
in franchise history in a game in which
regular-season games, joining the Howes
the Hurricanes/Whalers overcame four
(Gordie, 1,767; Mark, 929) and the Hulls
separate deficits.
(Brett, 1,269; Bobby, 1,063).
The only team to pull that off in 2017-18 was the Penguins on Apr. 5 at Columbus (5-4 in overtime). 4
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KICKS-OFF 2018.19 SEASON BY ALEX ROESSLER
As the Penguins’ season gets underway, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League (PIHL) is also beginning play for the 2018-19 regular season. With 160 teams at 60 schools over the Varsity, JV and Middle School divisions, a total of 1,297 games will be played this season. 56 Varsity teams, 47 JV and 57 Middle School teams make up those 160 teams which all fall under the PIHL umbrella. Regular season play will run until Feb. 21 at the Varsity level and Mar. 1 for the JV and Middle School levels. The first round of the postseason will commence in the first week of March with the Penguins Cup Finals and D2 Championship scheduled at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on Mar. 18 and 19. Last season, Seneca Valley (Class AAA), Armstrong (Class AA), Bishop McCort (Class A) and Moon (Division 2) all claimed victory in the Penguins Cup playoffs for their respective divisions. One of the changes brought on by the new season is the news that Division 2 Champion Moon will move up to the Class AA division. This season, the Varsity classification includes nine
schools in Class AAA, 14 in Class AA, 22 teams that play in Class A and 11 in the Division 2 level. The Penguins Cup Playoffs will determine a champion in each of those classification. The next important date on the calendar will feature the biggest stakes. State bragging rights will be on the line when the PIHL Penguins Cup Champions host the Flyers Cup Champions for the Pennsylvania State Championships at RMU on Mar. 23. Class AAA, AA and A will all compete for state supremacy against teams Eastern Pennsylvania.
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WITH WHOM DO YOU ATTEND PENGUINS GAMES? I attend most games with my husband Phil. Occasionally, I go with my parents or my brother.
point. We were also at the double OT
AT WHAT POINT IN YOUR FANDOM DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE HOOKED ON HOCKEY? The 2008-09 season. My friends were season ticket holders and would invite me to games. I became hooked on going and more conversant in the game. When we won the Cup, there was no looking back!
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playoff game against Ottawa. PPG Paints Arena was electric both nights! DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL GAME DAY ATTIRE. with either my Max Talbot jersey (first jersey I purchased) or Marc-Andre Fleury jersey. If a certain pair of socks are worn during a win, they can be worn again. If they’re on during a loss, they get washed and put lower in the pile for next time! WHAT IS YOUR MOST-PRIZED PENGUINS RELATED KEEPSAKE?
HAVE YOU WITNESSED ANY PLAYER OR TEAM MILESTONES IN PERSON? WHICH MEMORIES STAND OUT? We were at the game where Chris Kunitz assisted on Sidney Crosby’s 1000th
My pictures from the 2012 Penguins Foundation Wine Gala. This was the first Christmas present my husband ever gave me and it was a wonderful time. 9
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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SNACK AT PPG PAINTS ARENA? The “Smack Yo Mama” grilled cheese from The Yard or the Penguins Roll from Nakama. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE AWAY GAME DESTINATION? IF SO, WHERE? I’ve been to Scotiabank Arena (formerly the Air Canada Centre) for a Leafs game and we’ve been to the TD Garden for a Bruins game. I loved the ACC; it’s such a cool atmosphere to watch hockey in Canada. My goal is to go to every arena in the league at some point!
Christine and her Dad Frank cheering on the Penguins.
WHICH NHL TEAM OR NON-PENGUINS’ PLAYER DO YOU ENJOY WATCHING AT PPG PAINTS ARENA? TJ Oshie. I loved watching him when he played for the Blues. It’s a little harder to appreciate him now that he plays for Washington, though. We also like great goalies and have enjoyed watching Carey Price, Henrik Lundqvist, and Jonathan Quick. WHICH PITTSBURGH PENGUINS’ PLAYER WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF MOST LIKE? WHY? Patric Hornqvist. I stand up for others and can sometimes enjoy getting under an opponent’s skin!
Christine and Phil at the annual Season Ticket Holder Skating Party at PPG Paints Arena.
IF TRAPPED IN AN ESCAPE ROOM, WHICH TWO PITTSBURGH PENGUINS’ PLAYERS WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO HELP YOU BREAKOUT AND WHY? Kris Letang and Brian Dumoulin. Breakouts require good defensemen, no?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE GAME DAY EXPERIENCE? The crowd. There’s always a great ambience and it’s so fun to feel like you’re part of the process even though you aren’t on the ice. 10
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The Penguins Radio Network will be airing two cutting edge podcasts for the 2018-19 season. The two podcasts — Great Day for Hockey Talk and The Scoop — will be distinctly different and provide unique perspectives, anecdotes and insights on the Penguins team.
GREAT DAY FOR HOCKEY TALK Will be hosted by Paul
Steigerwald has been associated
Steigerwald, a former longtime
with the Penguins organization
Penguins broadcaster. The Scoop will
since 1980, and over the years has
be co-hosted by Josh Getzoff, Sam
seen the franchise at its highest
Kasan and Michelle Crechiolo.
highs and lowest lows. With Great
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby
Day for Hockey Talk, Steigerwald
and hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster
will offer his own personal takes
Mike Lange highlight a list of
and memories, spanning from the
interesting guests throughout the
organization’s past to present,
season. Other guests will include
and the evolution of the franchise
players, coaches, alumni, media and
and game.
others associated with the Penguins and the sport of hockey.
THE SCOOP Getzoff, Kasan and Crechiolo
many personalities on the current
will offer a fresh perspective on
Penguins team, as well as never-
the Penguins. The podcast will
before-heard player anecdotes from
feature an in-depth look at the
on the road and inside the room.
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Yet as important and impressive as those accomplishments were, no defenseman has meant as much to the Pittsburgh Penguins as Kris Letang. And now, he is starting to accumulate the records to back up that statement. Letang’s ascent to the top of the Penguins’ offensive leaderboards among defensemen began last year. He jumped Coffey for most regular-season assists by a Pens defensemen when he collected his 333rd career helper on Mar. 3, 2018 against the New York Islanders. Then, during the playoffs, he surpassed another Hall of Famer, Larry Murphy, for most playoff points and assists by a Penguins blueliner. Heading into the 2018-19 regular season, Letang had
Twenty-three years from now, in 2040-41, the Pittsburgh Penguins will celebrate their 75th year in the National Hockey League. Usually when milestone anniversaries such as those occur, it presents a great opportunity for the team, the fans and the media to have some fun and choose an “all-time team” to commemorate the occasion. In that scenario, Hall of Fame defenseman Paul Coffey will undoubtedly occupy one of the spots on defense. Next to him will sit current Penguins’ blueliner Kris Letang. Coffey, in his prime, was a marvelous talent on the ice. Thanks to his spectacular end-to-end rushes and his out-of-this-world offensive acumen, Coffey established himself as the greatest offensive defenseman the game had seen since legendary Boston Bruins blueliner Bobby Orr. During his four-and-a-half seasons in Pittsburgh from 1987-92, Coffey’s contributions to the Penguins included helping to legitimize what had been to that point a mediocre franchise, offering a legitimate sidekick for Mario Lemieux and ultimately, the Pens’ first Stanley Cup championship in 1991.
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his sights set on owning every major statistical mark in club history. He needed just two games to chalk the major milestone of the bunch off his list. Fittingly, Letang did so against the club that he spent his childhood rooting for, the Montreal Canadiens. With time winding down in the second period of the Penguins’ 5-1 loss to the Habs on Oct. 6, Letang received a pass at the left point from Daniel Sprong. Like he had done dozens of times prior, Letang quickly unleashed a wrist shot toward the net. Canadiens goalie Carey Price was unable to corral Letang’s shot, and Riley Sheahan was at the top of the crease to knock the rebound into the back of the cage. The point was the 441st of Letang’s career, lifting him out of a tie with Coffey into first place on the Penguins’ all-time points list by a defenseman.
and I’ve played with great players,” Letang said afterward. “To get my name next to Paul Coffey is pretty cool.” Unfortunately the only disappointment was that Letang’s accomplishment came in a losing effort, which subdued the post-game celebration of the feat. Before Letang took a photo with his milestone puck in front of his locker room stall, he did allow for a quick joke at his own expense, noting that Coffey reached 440 points “in like 30 games.” Yes, looking at raw totals, it did take Coffey less than half the number of games played. But if you dive deeper into the numbers, and adjust for the way the game is played these days, the disparity in games played takes nothing away from Letang’s accomplishment. 25
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David Golebiewski writes a weekly “Stats n’ At” column for DKPittsburghSports.com. This was one of his notes in his Oct. 8 column: At first glance, Letang’s offensive stats don’t seem to stack up with those of Coffey, who racked up his 440 points in less than half the amount of career games in Pittsburgh (331) as Letang (684). However, the comparison becomes much more interesting when you adjust for the vastly different offensive eras during which these guys played. Coffey played for the Penguins between 1987-88 and 1991-92 , when the average NHL team netted between 3.46 and 3.74 goals per game. Letang has played since 2006-07, and the average team goals per game has hovered between 2.7 and 2.9 between then and the present day. Two totally different eras of offensive hockey. According to Hockey-Reference, Letang’s adjusted points per game total (which adjusts a player’s production based on the offensive environment during his career) is 1.1, compared to his actual total of 0.64 per game. Coffey had 1.13 adjusted points per game during his Penguins tenure, versus his actual total of 1.33. In terms of adjusted points per game, Letang and Coffey are a cut above other notable Pittsburgh defensemen like Ron Stackhouse (0.47), Randy Carlyle (0.64), Larry Murphy (0.87) and Sergei Gonchar (0.83).
spot among defensemen with 703 games played. Knock on wood, Letang should surpass Orpik in late November. Once he does that, the final step for him to own every major team record by a defenseman will be surpassing Coffey in goals. As of Oct. 8, Coffey held a 108-98 advantage. “It’s fun,” Sidney Crosby told Michelle Crechiolo of pittsburghpenguins.com about Letang’s pursuits. “That’s the best part about the game, just sharing those kinds of things with your teammates. It’s a pretty cool feat. I don’t see him slowing down any time soon.”
Looking at things from another angle, Letang logged his first significant NHL action in 2007-08, joining the Penguins full-time that November. Since then, only two – yes, TWO – defensemen in the NHL have averaged more points per game than Letang’s 0.65. The two? None other than the San Jose Sharks’ dynamic duo of Erik Karlsson (0.83) and Brent Burns (0.67). That’s some lofty company there. Now that Letang has crossed off passing Coffey’s points mark, he can focus on the next record ahead of him. Brooks Orpik currently owns the top
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Mario Lemieux is one of the greatest players in NHL history, with two Stanley Cups, six NHL scoring titles, three MVP awards, two Conn Smythe Trophies, a Calder Trophy, a Masterton Trophy – and an Olympic gold medal for good measure. Now, he’s also established himself as one of the league’s greatest owners. Lemieux and co-owner Ron Burkle led the Penguins to three Stanley Cups in a nine-year span between 2009 and 2017, giving Mario more Cups as an owner than he won as a player. Lemieux and Burkle organized a group of investors that bought the Penguins out of bankruptcy in 1999. The combination of Lemieux’s hockey acumen and Burkle’s business savvy made them a formidable front office tandem and led to a series of spectacular achievements both on and off the ice. The Penguins, during that time, have become one of the premier franchises in all of sports, leading the way in fan relations, youth marketing, community outreach and innovative technology while consistently putting a winning product on the ice. That includes qualifying for the playoffs for 12 straight seasons – the longest current streak in the NHL – and reaching the Cup Final four times and the conference finals five times in the past 11 years. The Penguins entered the 2018-19 season having sold out every game for 11-plus seasons while setting high standards for television ratings, corporate sales and social media. Lemieux and Burkle were driving forces in the quest for a new multi-purpose
arena, which opened in August, 2010. PPG Paints Arena is considered one of the top facilities in North America and has hosted such national events as the 2012, 2015 and 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament opening rounds, the 2012 NHL Draft, the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four, the 2014 USA Gymnastics Championships and the 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup Finals. NCAA national championships in wrestling and women’s volleyball will be held here in 2019. Lemieux also helped to launch the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in nearby Cranberry, PA. Now in its fourth year of operation, the practice home of the Penguins is the first facility of its kind to combine hockey with a world-class medical center and sports performance complex. As a player, “Le Magnifique” was a gifted 6-foot-4 centerman who dominated play for parts of three decades. Although he faced a numbing series of medical setbacks, including multiple back surgeries and a battle with Hodgkin’s disease, he retired in 2006 as the No. 7 all-time scorer in NHL history with 1,723 points. He also ranked eighth all-time in goals (690) and 10th in assists (1,033). After retiring as a player for the first time in 1997, he put together an ownership group to buy the Penguins out of bankruptcy in September 1999 and then returned to the ice on December 27, 2000 – becoming the first player-owner of the modern era. He also captained Team Canada to an Olympic gold medal in 2002. In addition to his legendary hockey accomplishments, he continues to oversee the Mario Lemieux Foundation, which has raised more than $25 million for charity. More information is available at mariolemieux.org. Mario and his wife, Nathalie, have raised four children and reside in Sewickley. 33
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Ron Burkle, one of the preeminent investors in retail, hospitality, technology and distribution industries, is also a three-time Stanley Cup champion as co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Burkle teamed with Mario Lemieux to buy the team out of bankruptcy in September, 1999, and together they have become one of the outstanding ownership duos in professional sports, winning three Cups from 2009-17. Among Burkle’s many significant contributions to the Penguins was his essential role in negotiations for a new arena. PPG Paints Arena is considered one of the finest indoor facilities in North America and has attracted many national-level events to Pittsburgh, including NCAA basketball and hockey. But he also helped create a winning mindset for the Penguins organization both on and off the ice. Although Burkle prefers to operate quietly and behind the scenes, Lemieux praises his immense role in the team’s success. “Ron is one of the main reasons we still have hockey in Pittsburgh,” Lemieux told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “If I was not able to buy the Penguins and have Ron as our top investor, I don’t think the Penguins would be here today. He’s a great guy and a very smart businessman. He loves Pittsburgh, he loves the Penguins. I think people should know that.” Under the leadership of Lemieux and Burkle, the Penguins have sold out every game for 11-plus seasons and consistently ranked among the most fan-friendly and community-minded teams in the NHL and all of pro sports.
The Penguins have earned 12 straight playoff berths and reached the conference finals five times in the past 11 years, in addition to the three Cups. The team’s solid foundation of ownership has enabled hockey management to spend to the salary cap, sign many of the team’s core players to long-term contracts and put a competitive team on the ice year after year. Burkle founded the Yucaipa Companies in 1986 and has served as Chairman of the Board and controlling shareholder of numerous companies, including Americold, Soho House, Golden State Foods, Dominick’s, Fred Meyer, Ralphs and Food4Less. Ron is Co-Chairman of the Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA and is broadly involved in the community. He is a member of the Board of The Scripps Research Institute, the National Urban League and Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy. He is a trustee of the Carter Center, and AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA). Ron was the Founder and Chairman of the Ralphs/ Food4Less Foundation and the Fred Meyer Inc. Foundation. He was a member of the board of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY), KB Home (NYSE: KBH), Kaufman & Broad S.A. (Euronext: KOF), Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO), the J. Paul Getty Trust, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Music Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. He has received numerous honors and awards, incuding the AFL-CIO’s Murray Green Meany Kirkland Community Service Award, the Los Angeles County Federation Man of the Year, the Los Angeles County Boy Scouts Jimmy Stewart Person of the Year Award and the APLA Commitment to Life Award.
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April 2007. He was given the additional responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer just as the team’s new arena was opening in August, 2010. Under his leadership, the Penguins have reshaped their strategic vision with an emphasis on branding, fan relations, community interaction, corporate outreach and cutting-edge technology, while maintaining a high level of performance on the ice. A strong commitment to fan outreach includes an annual event where players personally deliver season tickets to fans’ homes and a special preseason game where all 18,000 tickets are distributed free to local youth. Morehouse also was a driving force behind the new UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, which opened in August, 2015. It is the first facility to combine hockey with a world-class medical center and sports performance complex. Morehouse joined the Penguins following a career in national politics that included stints at the White House, Pentagon and on Capitol Hill – as well as key roles in two Presidential campaigns. He attended the Community College of Allegheny County and Duquesne University and received a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is a native of the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Beechview.
In 11 seasons as a senior executive with the Penguins, David Morehouse has seen the team win three Stanley Cups, make the Cup Finals four times and reach the conference finals five times. Though his expertise is on the team’s business side – especially branding and marketing – Morehouse’s greatest achievement has been creating a corporate culture that has driven the Penguins to consistent excellence both on and off the ice. “It’s no coincidence that we’ve enjoyed this kind of success with David Morehouse as our key senior executive,” said co-owner Ron Burkle. “We’ve obviously made a lot of great acquisitions on the player side, but one of the best acquisitions we’ve ever made was David himself.” The Penguins have become one of the NHL’s strongest business entities during Morehouse’s tenure – selling out every game for 11-plus seasons, setting new standards for television ratings and corporate sales and increasing their focus on innovative youth marketing. The Penguins again led all U.S.-based NHL teams in local television ratings in 2017-18. Morehouse joined the team as a consultant on the new arena project in 2004 and was named team president in 36
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Three-time Stanley Cup champion Jim Rutherford is in his fifth season as the executive vice president and general manager of Penguins. Highly-regarded by his peers as one of the top executives in the NHL, Rutherford’s tenure with the Penguins has included back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and ’17, four playoff appearances and the third-most wins (regular season and playoffs) among all NHL clubs in that span entering the 2018-19 campaign. Pittsburgh’s six-game defeat of the Nashville Predators in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final not only made the Penguins the NHL’s first repeat champion since 1998, but it allowed Rutherford to become just the seventh GM since the 1967 NHL Expansion to win three Stanley Cups. One year earlier, Rutherford became the first GM since ‘67 to manage multiple teams to Cup victories, having also done so with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006. During the course of the 2015-16 campaign, Rutherford transformed the Penguins into Stanley Cup champions, thanks in large part to his acquisitions of Phil Kessel, Nick Bonino, Trevor Daley and Carl Hagelin, plus the promotion of Mike Sullivan to head coach in December of 2015. As a reward for his quick, on-the-fly reshaping of the Penguins’ roster, Rutherford won the NHL General Manager of the Year Award for his work in ’15-16. Pittsburgh’s roster didn’t require as much tinkering in 2016-17, but Rutherford once again added key pieces at the right time,
including bolstering his defense by trading for veteran Ron Hainsey near the deadline. Hainsey earned top-pair minutes in the absence of Kris Letang. Rutherford spent 20 years as GM of the Carolina Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers franchise from 1994-2014, where he was a key architect of the Hurricanes’ 2006 Stanley Cup championship squad and their 2002 Stanley Cup finalist team. In addition to his general manager duties, he also served 20 years as president of Carolina/Hartford, taking the post in 1994. In his role as president/GM, Rutherford oversaw operations on both the hockey and business sides of the organization. Over the course of his executive career, Rutherford has won multiple awards, including The Hockey News‘ Executive of the Year in 2002 and ’06. Additionally, he was voted by his NHL general management peers as Sporting News ‘Executive of the Year’ in 2006. At the junior hockey level, Rutherford was recognized as the 1987 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Executive of the Year, and the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Executive of the Year in back-to-back years with the Windsor Spitfires in 1987 and ’88. He oversaw a Spitfires team that won the OHL championship in 1988 and earned a berth in the Memorial Cup. Rutherford played 13 years as a goaltender in the NHL, appearing in 457 career NHL games with Pittsburgh, Toronto, Los Angeles and Detroit. He was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the first round (10th overall) of the 1969 NHL Draft.
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Bill Guerin is in his fifth season as assistant general manager of the Penguins. One of Guerin’s primary roles is serving as the general manager of the Penguins’ minor-league affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins. During his first season in charge of WBS in 2017-18, Guerin helped the team improve its consecutive playoff streak to 16-straight years, the longest active run in the AHL. A two-time Stanley Cup champion as assistant GM of the Penguins (2016 and ’17), Guerin was Pittsburgh’s player development coach from 2011-14, where he was instrumental in helping develop
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the Penguins’ minor league, junior and college prospects. Originally drafted by New Jersey in the first round (5th overall) of the 1989 NHL Draft, Guerin won two Stanley Cups (Pittsburgh, 2009; New Jersey, 1995) and spent 18 seasons in the NHL — including his final two with the Penguins. Guerin’s leadership and on-ice performance after being acquired at the NHL trade deadline was integral during Pittsburgh’s ’09 title run. Guerin, a four-time NHL All-Star, tallied 429 career goals and 856 points in 1,263 career NHL games, including five 30-goal and two 40-goal seasons. He was elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013.
KARMANOS
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
Karmanos spent 15 years as an executive with Carolina from 1998-2013, serving various roles including vice president/ assistant general manager under Jim Rutherford. In addition to winning a Cup in 2006, Karmanos helped build the Hurricanes squad that was a Cup finalist in 2002. Karmanos played four years of college hockey at Harvard University from 1992-96, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors. In 1994, Karmanos represented Team USA at the World Junior Championships. After graduating, Karmanos attended training camp with the Penguins in 1996 and played pro hockey for two seasons before his career was cut short due to an eye injury.
Jason Karmanos is in his second season as the Penguins’ assistant general manager after spending his first three seasons as the team’s vice president of hockey operations. As assistant GM, Karmanos continues to be involved in all facets of hockey operations decision-making, and he also oversees the Penguins’ amateur scouting staff. He played a vital role in helping the Penguins swing the complex three-team trade to acquire Derick Brassard on February 23, 2018. A three-time Stanley Cup champion, Karmanos helped build the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2006 championship club in addition to his consecutive titles in Pittsburgh in 2016 and ‘17. 41
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Mike Sullivan begins his fourth season as head coach of the Penguins. His first three years produced back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and ’17 and a team-record-tying nine-straight playoff series victories. Heading into the 2018-19 campaign, Sullivan is already arguably the mostsuccessful coach in club history. Not only is he the only two-time Stanley Cup winner to coach the Penguins, but his nine playoff series victories are a team record, his 38 postseason wins are second-most and his 130 regular-season victories are fourth-most. By winning the Stanley Cup in his first two years behind the Penguins bench, Sullivan became the first American-born coach in NHL history to win multiple Cups, and he joined the legendary Toe Blake of the Montreal Canadiens as the only coaches to win the championship in each of their first two seasons with a team. Despite the burden of being the defending champs, Sullivan’s club finished the 2016-17 regular season with 50 wins and 111 points — the latter the second-most in the history of the franchise — good enough for the secondbest record in the entire league. Sullivan led the Penguins to one of the greatest in-season turnarounds in franchise history during his first year as head coach in 2015-16, a journey that resulted in a Stanley Cup victory against the San Jose Sharks on June 12, 2016. Adhering to Sullivan’s advice to ‘Just Play’, the Penguins ended the regular season with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference and fourth-best
mark in the league, in large part because of a 14-2 run to conclude the regular season. By leading the Penguins to the franchise’s fourth Cup, Sullivan became just the sixth American-born head coach to win the Stanley Cup. Prior to being promoted to Pittsburgh, Sullivan spent the first two-plus months of the 2015-16 season as the head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. During his 23-game tenure in WBS, his club went 18-5, which was good enough for first place in the Atlantic Division. A native of Marshfield, MA, Sullivan began his coaching career in 2002-03, starting the season as head coach of the AHL’s Providence Bruins before joining the NHL’s Bruins as an assistant coach late in the year. He was promoted to head coach of the NHL Bruins at age 35 in 2003-04, winning a Northeast Division crown in the first of his two years at the helm. In addition to his professional coaching experience, Sullivan has coached the United States three times internationally, including the 2016 World Cup of Hockey when he was an assistant coach. He was the head coach at the 2007 World Championship and an assistant coach at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turino, Italy. Sullivan’s 11-year NHL career began with the expansion San Jose Sharks in 1991-92 and included stops in Calgary, Boston and Arizona. Sullivan played four years of collegiate hockey at Boston University from 1986-90, serving as the Terriers captain as a senior. Sullivan represented the U.S. as a player at the 1988 World Junior Championship. 43
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GONCHAR ASSISTANT COACH
Sergei Gonchar enters his second season as an assistant coach for the Penguins, where he and Jacques Martin work closely with the team’s defensemen. Since moving in a coaching role, which began with a two-year stint as the Penguins’ defenseman development coach from 2015-17, Gonchar earned plenty of praise for his work developing young blueliners. Justin Schultz and Jamie Oleksiak are two defensemen whose game has progressed the most under Gonchar’s tutelage.
One of the top power-play quarterbacks of his era, Gonchar produced 811 career points in 20 NHL seasons, the most of any Russian-born defenseman. He ranks in the top-20 all-time among NHL defensemen in both games played and points. During his five-year run in Pittsburgh from 2005-10, Gonchar tallied 259 points (54G-205A). Gonchar is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, winning all three titles with Pittsburgh. He was an alternate captain on the Penguins’ ’09 team, and an executive in 2016 and ’17. Gonchar also helped the Penguins advance to the Cup Final in 2008.
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ASSISTANT COACH
Jacques Martin enters his fourth season as a Penguins’ assistant coach in 2018-19. He is in charge of the Penguins’ penalty killing unit and he works closely with Sergei Gonchar presiding over the team’s defensemen. Martin led a defensive group that overcame numerous injury woes, including the season-ending loss of Kris Letang, to help the Penguins capture a secondstraight Stanley Cup in 2017, the second championship of Martin’s lengthy NHL career. Martin has over 25 years of NHL experience as a general manager, head
coach and assistant coach with Pittsburgh, Montreal, Florida, Ottawa, Colorado/Quebec, Chicago and St. Louis. He won 613 games and made 12 playoff appearances in 17 seasons as an NHL head coach. He won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s ‘most outstanding coach’ with Ottawa in 1999 and was a finalist for the award on three other occasions. Martin won gold medals as an assistant coach for Team Canada at the 2002 Olympics and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. He was also an assistant coach on the 2006 Canadian Olympic Team.
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Mark Recchi is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Penguins. He works closely with the team’s forwards and the power-play unit. As the Penguins’ player development coach from 2014-17, Recchi worked with Pittsburgh’s prospects throughout the organization from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to the junior and college ranks. Two of the players Recchi worked with at WBS, Jake Guentzel and Carter Rowney, played huge roles in Pittsburgh’s 2017 Stanley Cup championship run.
Recchi enjoyed a 22-year NHL playing career that began with the Penguins in 1988-89 and wrapped up with the Boston Bruins in 2010-11. In that span, Recchi accumulated 577 goals and 1,533 points in 1,652 contests, numbers that earned him enshrinement in the Hockey Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2017. A seven-time NHL All-Star, Recchi won three Stanley Cup championships as a player: 1991 with Pittsburgh; 2006 as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes; and 2011 with Boston. He added his name to the Cup two more times as a Penguins executive in 2016 and ’17.
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Mike Buckley is in his second season as the Penguins goaltending coach after spending the previous four seasons as Pittsburgh’s goaltending development coach. Buckley played a crucial role in Pittsburgh’s back-to-back Stanley Cup championship runs, serving as an eye in the sky and traveling with the club both years. His finest work thus far has been guiding the development of Matt Murray from top prospect to the first goalie in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup-clinching game twice as a rookie. Before Murray became a star at the NHL level, Buckley worked with him as a
first-year pro in 2014-15, when Murray was the AHL’s Rookie of the Year and Goaltender of the Year. In Buckley’s four seasons as goaltending development coach, the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins finished with the lowest goals-against average in the league three times. Following a four-year college career at UMass-Amherst that ended in 2000, Buckley played five seasons of professional hockey from 2000-05, including parts of three campaigns with the Mississippi Sea Wolves and Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL.
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Travis Williams is in his 11th season as a senior executive with the Penguins, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer and overseeing day-to-day business and arena operations. In addition, Williams serves as the Penguins’ point man on the development of the former Civic Arena site and oversaw the construction of the much-acclaimed UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. Williams joined the Penguins in 2008 as Senior Vice President of Business Affairs/General Counsel. One of his first responsibilities was to guide the construction and development of the team’s new arena – bringing the project to completion on time and under budget for the start of the 2010-11 season. He now
serves as the team’s liaison with building manager AEG Facilities, working closely with AEG on all arena-related events, including major concerts and national-level sporting events. Previously, Williams had been a partner at Reed Smith LLP, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, investment management, commercial lending and general corporate matters. During his 12 years at Reed Smith, Williams also represented several sports franchises, regional sports networks and other sportsrelated businesses. A native of Indianapolis, he graduated from Penn State University and received a Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University, summa cum laude. While at Duquesne, he was a member of the Duquesne Law Review and the Duquesne Business Law Journal.
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Terry Kalna is in his fourth season as senior vice president of sales and broadcasting following an 18-year career in motorsports management. Kalna, a native of Greensburg, oversees corporate sales, partnership activation, ticket sales and premium sales in addition to the Penguins Radio Network. He is also the primary contact with AT&T SportsNet, the Penguins’ local television rightsholder. Kalna spent the previous eight years as managing director of International Speedway Corporation, a sister company to
NASCAR that operates 13 racetracks across the country — including Daytona, Talladega, Darlington and Richmond. Kalna also has deep connections to hockey. He has been a member of USA Hockey’s Marketing Council since 2011 and recently earned his USA Hockey Level 5 coaching certification. He played youth hockey in Greensburg and for the Amateur Penguins before moving on to prep school hockey at Tabor Academy and Cranbrook Kingswood School. He graduated from Hobart College in 1998 with degrees in economics and history. 48
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BELOW SHOWS EVIDENCE OF GROWTH IN STEM AWARENESS AND INTEREST AFTER STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS FUTURE GOALS PROGRAM.
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R O STE R AND H EADS H OTS AS OF 10.09.18
2
1
3
4
CASEY
CHAD
OLLI
JUSTIN
POS: G HT: 6-0 WT: 181
POS: D HT: 5-11 WT: 191
POS: D HT: 6-2 WT: 206
POS: D HT: 6-2 WT: 193
RUHWEDEL
DeSMITH
6
MAATTA
SCHULTZ
8
7
12
JAMIE
MATT
BRIAN
DOMINIK
POS: D HT: 6-7 WT: 255
POS: C HT: 6-1 WT: 202
POS: D HT: 6-4 WT: 207
POS: C HT: 5-11 WT: 190
OLEKSIAK
DUMOULIN
CULLEN
15
17
SIMON
19
35
RILEY
BRYAN
DERICK
TRISTAN
POS: C HT: 6-3 WT: 214
POS: RW HT: 5-11 WT: 192
POS: C HT: 6-1 WT: 202
POS: G HT: 6-2 WT: 194
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50 JUUSO
KRIS
POS: D HT: 6-0 WT: 189
POS: D HT: 6-0 WT: 201
LETANG
RIIKOLA
59
62
71
72
JAKE
CARL
EVGENI
PATRIC
POS: C HT: 5-11 WT: 180
POS: LW HT: 5-11 WT: 186
POS: C HT: 6-3 WT: 195
POS: RW HT: 5-11 WT: 189
GUENTZEL
HAGELIN
MALKIN
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HORNQVIST
81
87
JACK
PHIL
SIDNEY
POS: D HT: 6-1 WT: 227
POS: RW HT: 6-0 WT: 202
POS: C HT: 5-11 WT: 200
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Michael Del Zotto Derrick Pouliot Brock Boeser Christopher Tanev Brendan Leipsic Jake Virtanen Brandon Sutter Loui Eriksson Alexander Edler Jacob Markstrom Ben Hutton Anders Nilsson Elias Pettersson Erik Gudbranson Sven Baertschi Troy Stecher Bo Horvat Alex Biega Tim Schaller Markus Granlund Tyler Motte Nikolay Goldobin Jay Beagle
D D RW D LW RW C LW D G D G C D LW D C D C C C RW C
6-0 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-6 6-2 6-5 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-3
201 196 208 197 179 226 190 179 212 206 206 232 176 217 190 186 215 199 204 180 192 196 210
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CANUCKS
NOTES The Canucks opened their season by splitting a home-and-home against Calgary. . . This is the fifth game on a six-game road trip for Vancouver, which played in Florida last Saturday and concludes the trip in Winnipeg on Thursday. . . Elias Pettersson was leading his team and all NHL rookies in scoring with five points after his first two
ELIAS PETTERSSON
games; he also had the lead in goals (three). . . Former Penguins center Brandon Sutter had one goal and two points through the first two games. . . Former Penguins defenseman Derrick Pouliot was plus-four through two games. 69
HEADSHOTS
VANCOUVER CAN U C KS AS OF 10.09.18
Michael Del Zotto 4
Derrick Pouliot 5
Brock Boeser 6
Christopher Tanev 8
Brendan Leipsic 9
Jake Virtanen 18
Brandon Sutter 20
Loui Eriksson 21
Alexander Edler 23
Jacob Markstrom 25
Ben Hutton 27
Anders Nilsson 31
Elias Pettersson 40
Erik Gudbranson 44
Sven Baertschi 47
Troy Stecher 51
Bo Horvat 53
Alex Biega 55
Tim Schaller 59
Markus Granlund 60
Tyler Motte 64
Nikolay Goldobin 77
Jay Beagle 83
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P E N G U I N S P L AYE R
B I R T H D AY S JULY
SEPTEMBER
Justin Schultz
July 6, 1990
Brian Dumoulin
Sept. 6, 1991
Evgeni Malkin
July 31, 1986
Derick Brassard
Sept. 22, 1987
OCTOBER
AUGUST Aug. 7, 1987
Phil Kessel
Oct. 2, 1987
Dominik Simon
Aug. 8, 1994
Jake Guentzel
Oct. 6, 1994
Casey DeSmith
Aug. 13, 1991
Sidney Crosby
Olli Maatta
Aug. 22, 1994
Carl Hagelin
Aug. 23, 1988
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Whether it’s listening in on coach
“All-access television is part of our
Mike Sullivan’s pregame speech, going
brand now,” said David Morehouse, CEO
to the dog park with Matt Murray,
and president of the Penguins. “We love
filming a mic’d up Jake Guentzel score
giving our fans exclusive behind-the-
four goals in a single playoff game, or
scenes looks at our players, coaches
traveling to Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia,
and special events, and it dates back to
with Sidney Crosby as he trains for the
our experience with HBO’s 24/7 at the
upcoming season, In The Room delivers
2011 Winter Classic. We’re fortunate to
unique, unprecedented coverage of the
have great support from Jim Rutherford,
Pittsburgh Penguins.
Sullivan and our players.”
The show has won four consecutive
4 WINNER TIME EMMY
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C L AY T O N
PH I LLI PS AS OF 10.08.18
POSTION: D HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 182 DATE OF BIRTH: 9/9/99 PLACE OF BIRTH: Edina, MN ACQUIRED: Drafted by Penguins in 3rd round (93rd overall) of 2017 NHL Draft. CURRENT TEAM: University of Minnesota
2 0 1 8 . 1 9 P L AYE R N OT E S The Bob Motzko era is officially
the season opener on Saturday. He continued his hot start the following night, notching a team-high three assists in the 7-4 victory at Mariucci Arena. Phillips currently leads all Gopher players with four assist and a plus-4 rating through two games.
underway in the Twin Cities as the Minnesota Golden Gophers snagged three of a possible four points in a home-and-home series with the defending National Champion Duluth Bulldogs. Clayton Phillips assisted on
2 GP | 0G-4A | PLUS-4 | 1 SOG
the Gophers’ only goal in a 1-1 tie in
C A R E E R STATI STI C S
REGULAR SEASON
YEAR
TEAM
LEAGUE
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
+/-
PP
2015-16
Fargo
USHL
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2016-17
Fargo
USHL
56
7
13
20
35
18
2017-18
Fargo
USHL
3
1
2
3
19
-2
Muskegon
USHL
13
4
5
9
18
Minnesota
Big-10
11
0
0
0
21
81
PLAYOFFS
GW
S
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
0
0
0
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--
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4
0
1
78
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
8
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1
32
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SH
WBS PENGUINS
S C H E DU LE Oct. 6
7:05PM
Springfield
Oct. 11
7:00PM
at Cleveland
Oct. 13
7:00PM
at Cleveland
Oct. 17
7:05PM
Hershey
Oct. 19
7:05PM
at Lehigh Valley
Jan. 18
7:05PM
Rochester
Oct. 20
7:05PM
Lehigh Valley
Jan. 19
7:05PM
Hershey
Oct. 26
7:05PM
Hershey
Jan. 21
1:05PM
Lehigh Valley
Oct. 27
7:00PM
at Hershey
Jan. 23
10:30AM
at Bridgeport
Nov. 2
7:05PM
Hartford
Jan. 26
7:05PM
at Binghamton
Nov. 3
7:05PM
Hartford
Feb. 1
7:05PM
Cleveland
Nov. 4
3:00PM
at Bridgeport
Feb. 2
7:05PM
Bridgeport
Nov. 9
7:05PM
at Providence
Feb. 6
8:00PM
at Rockford
Nov. 10
7:00PM
at Hartford
Feb. 8
8:00PM
at Milwaukee
Nov. 11
3:05PM
at Providence
Feb. 9
8:00PM
at Grand Rapids
Nov. 14
10:35AM
at Springfield
Feb. 13
7:00PM
at Hershey
Nov. 16
7:05PM
Charlotte
Feb. 16
7:05PM
Utica
Nov. 17
7:05PM
Charlotte
Feb. 17
3:00PM
at Hartford
Nov. 23
7:05PM
at Springfield
Feb. 22
7:05PM
Hershey
Nov. 24
7:05PM
Hershey
Feb. 24
3:05PM
Rockford
Nov. 25
3:05PM
Providence
Mar. 1
7:05PM
at Providence
Nov. 28
7:00PM
at Hershey
Mar. 2
7:30PM
at Hartford
Nov. 30
7:05PM
at Rochester
Mar. 6
7:05PM
Lehigh Valley
Dec. 1
4:00PM
at Toronto
Mar. 8
7:05PM
Hartford
Dec. 7
7:05PM
Cleveland
Mar. 9
7:05PM
Syracuse
Dec. 8
3:05PM
Bridgeport
Mar. 13
7:05PM
at Lehigh Valley
Dec. 9
5:00PM
at Hershey
Mar. 16
7:05PM
Providence
Dec. 12
7:05PM
at Springfield
Mar. 17
3:05PM
Toronto
Dec. 15
7:05PM
Lehigh Valley
Mar. 19
7:00PM
at Hershey
Dec. 16
3:00PM
at Bridgeport
Mar. 22
7:05PM
Lehigh Valley
Dec. 19
7:05PM
Bridgeport
Mar. 23
7:05PM
at Lehigh Valley
3:05PM
Springfield Providence
Dec. 21
7:00PM
at Hershey
Mar. 24
Dec. 22
7:00PM
at Syracuse
Mar. 27
7:05PM
Dec. 26
7:05PM
Lehigh Valley
Mar. 30
7:05PM
Springfield
Dec. 28
7:05PM
Hershey
Apr. 2
10:30AM
at Bridgeport
Dec. 29
7:05PM
at Lehigh Valley
Apr. 5
7:05PM
Binghamton
Dec. 31
6:05PM
at Binghamton
Apr. 6
7:05PM
at Lehigh Valley
Jan. 4
7:05PM
Grand Rapids
Apr. 7
3:05PM
at Lehigh Valley
Jan. 5
7:05PM
Milwaukee
Apr. 12
7:00PM
at Utica
Jan. 11
7:00PM
at Charlotte
Apr. 13
7:05PM
Bridgeport
Jan. 12
6:00PM
at Charlotte
Apr. 14
3:05PM
Binghamton
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GAME
NOTES BY BOB GROVE
THE SERIES
VS VANCOUVER CAN U C KS last season. . . Pittsburgh is 8-4-0 in its last 12 games against Vancouver and has won four of its last six home games against the Canucks. The Penguins are 14-6-0 with one tie in their last 21 home games against Vancouver. . . All-time, Pittsburgh has lost only one of the 12 games against Vancouver that have gone to overtime. Four finished in ties, and the Penguins won seven of the other eight (four by shootout, three in OT). The Canucks’ only win in a game decided after regulation came in Vancouver on Dec. 9, 2003, when former Penguin Markus Naslund scored his fourth goal of the game 24 seconds into the extra session for a 4-3 win. Naslund is one of 15 opponents to score four goals in a regular season game against Pittsburgh.
Tonight the Penguins host the Vancouver Canucks to start a season series that will conclude on Oct. 27 in Vancouver. It’s the first time the teams have faced each other twice in the month of October. . . The Canucks swept the Penguins last season, earning a 4-2 home victory on Nov. 4 thanks to a Brock Boeser hat trick and a 5-2 win here Nov. 22 with Boeser scoring twice more. It was their second sweep of the Penguins in four seasons, also winning twice in 2014-15. The last 13 seasons in which Pittsburgh and Vancouver have met at least twice, the Penguins came away with eight sweeps and the Canucks three. . . Jake Guentzel had three goals in the two games against the Canucks 85
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THE PENGUINS Pittsburgh plays the first of four straight road games starting in Toronto on Thursday and will follow that with games in Edmonton on Oct. 23, Calgary on Oct. 25 and Vancouver on Oct. 27. The Penguins’ next game at home is against the New York Islanders on Oct. 30. . . Guentzel got his season off to a good start when he scored twice in the opener, a 7-6 overtime victory here over Washington. Kris Letang also scored twice, including the winner at 1:20 for the first regular season home overtime goal of his career. . . Letang became the Penguins’ all-time leading scorer among defensemen during a 5-1 home loss to Montreal on Oct. 6, passing Paul Coffey
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by recording his 441st point with an assist on a Riley Sheahan goal late in the second period. At that point, Letang also led all Pittsburgh defensemen in shots (1,733) and overtime goals (five). . . Right wing Daniel Sprong recorded assists in each of the first two games of the season, tallying points in consecutive games for the first time in his young NHL career. . . Patric Hornqvist had notched points in eight straight regular season games dating back to last season before being held off the scoresheet against the Canadiens. . . Center Matt Cullen, playing left wing on a line with Sheahan to start this season, is still taking a few faceoffs and excelling. He was 4-0 through two games. . . Sidney Crosby was off to a great start in the faceoff circle, going 30-17 (63.8 percent) through two
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games. Crosby, who took a career high
fifth on the team among forwards. . .
1,935 draws last season, was on pace
Jamie Oleksiak scored the season-
to take 1,927 at that point. Pittsburgh
opening goal in the Penguins’ win over
was third in the NHL heading into
the Capitals. Heading into last week,
last week, winning 56.4 percent of its
Pittsburgh was 5-0-0 all-time in the
faceoffs. . . Letang was 15th in the league
regular season when Oleksiak scored a
in average time on ice per game through
goal. . . After this game, the Penguins will
two games (25:07) after averaging 25:20
play five of their next six games on the
last season. . . The Pittsburgh penalty kill,
road. . . Brassard, centering the third line
ranked 17th last season, was a perfect
early this season, won 58.3 percent of
five-for-five to start the season and was
his faceoffs heading into last week. His
getting some help from Derick Brassard,
best NHL season in the circle was a 50.2
who has never been a regular penalty
percent performance with the Rangers
killer in the NHL. Brassard averaged 1:09
in 2015-16.
on the penalty kill through two games,
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NIGHT OF ASSISTS CHARITY GALA Treat your sweetie this Valentine’s Day to tickets to the Penguins Foundation’s second annual Night of Assists! On Thursday, February 14, dance the night away during this signature event at PPG Paints Arena, while supporting the Foundation’s youth and special needs programs with the players, coaches and team celebrities.
03.16.19
PENGUINS CHARITY NIGHT ON AT&T SPORTSNET Help raise $2 million+ for two tremendous causes during the eighth annual Penguins Charity Night on AT&T SportsNet! A record-setting number of Penguins Charity Bags, stuffed with exclusive items and autographed memorabilia, will go on sale on Saturday, March 16 in support of the Mario Lemieux Foundation for cancer and neonatal research and the Penguins Foundation’s youth initiatives.
Learn more today at pittsburghpenguinsfoundation.org and check back often for further details.
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HUGE SUCCESS Team and Alumni Raise Funds to Benefit Local Youth
The Penguins gave their annual golf tournaments a new and exciting twist this year and officially kicked-off the 2018-19 season by hosting the organization’s first Summer Sticks Topgolf Edition presented by UPMC and Verizon. The event was held on Sept. 11 at the new Topgolf Pittsburgh facility in Bridgeville. The tournament replaced the former Summer Sticks Golf Classic with the current team, and the Penguins Alumni Charity Tournament that featured a day of golf with members of the team’s alumni. The combined event included 60 golf teams with each having a celebrity captain from the Penguins organization. The new event raised over $100,000 for the Pittsburgh Penguins 91
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Johnson Memorial Scholarships and the academic-based City/Allegheny County Scholarships. Due to the huge success of Summer Sticks and the strong support of UPMC, the Penguins Foundation has awarded a total of 103 scholarships over the past five years to deserving high school seniors. Also, annually the Alumni Charity Golf Tournament benefits a host of local children’s charities with the support from corporate partner Verizon. It was a one-of-a-kind evening that supported the Penguins team, its Foundation and the Penguins Alumni
Alumni Association and the Penguins
Association Charities.
Foundation in its mission to help fund college courses for local high
Each year, the Summer Sticks event
school graduates.
provides funding for the Penguins
Tournament prizes were awarded but
Foundation’s scholarship programs
everyone left this event a winner!
including the hockey-based Bob
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OCTOBER 2018
17-24 Hockey Week Across America 23 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series™: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
6 2018 NHL Global Series™ 22 NHL Alumni Awards Gala
(Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa.)
NOVEMBER 2018
25 2019 NHL Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
1-30 Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month 1-2 2018 NHL Global Series™ 9 Hockey Hall of Fame Game 12 Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 13 NHL General Managers’ Meeting 23 2018 Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown™ 26 NHL Founders Day (1917)
MARCH 2019 4-6 NHL General Managers’ Meeting 29-31 NCAA Regionals
APRIL 2019 6 Last day of 2018-19 regular season (15 games)
10 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin 11-13 NCAA Frozen Four Week of 15th NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings release 18-28 IIHF Under-18 World Championship TBA 2019 NHL Draft Lottery
DECEMBER 2018 1 Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents (5 p.m. ET) 12 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction 19 101st Anniversary of League’s first games played 19-27 Holiday roster freeze in effect 24-26 Holiday break
MAY 2019
(no scheduled practices – dressing rooms closed)
10-26 IIHF World Championship 17-26 2019 CHL Memorial Cup 27-June 1 2019 NHL Scouting Combine
26-Jan. 5 IIHF World Junior Championship
JANUARY 2019 JUNE 2019
1 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® 8 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game Week of 21st NHL Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings release 23 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 24-27 NHL All-Star Break (no games played) 24-26 No scheduled practices – dressing rooms closed 25 2019 NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ 26 2019 NHL All-Star Game 27-28 2019 AHL All-Star Classic 28 NHL regular season resumes
15 Last possible day for 2019 Stanley Cup Final TBA 2019 NHL Awards™ (Las Vegas, Nev.) 20 NHL General Managers’ Meeting 21-22 2019 NHL Draft™ (Rogers Arena, Vancouver, B.C.)
JULY 2019 1 Free agency begins (12 p.m. ET) 5 Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration notification (5 p.m. ET) 6 Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration notification (5 p.m. ET) 20-Aug. 4 Salary arbitration hearings held
FEBRUARY 2019 AUGUST 2019
9 Hockey Day in Canada 9 19th Annual Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada
6 Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered
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and recording devices are strictly prohibited in the building. For all other non-hockey events, camera policies will vary. Please check the individual event page for further information.
For the convenience of our fans, ATMs are available in the arena: KeyBank - Outside section 119 and 230, and in the lobby of the Trib Total Media Gate PNC Bank on PNC Legends Level - Outside of party suite 44 and suite 13
Designated Drivers Guests of legal drinking age who hold a valid driver’s license and wish to sign up to be a designated driver, may visit Guest Services at section 104 for specific Designated Driver booth locations during Pittsburgh Penguins games. In return for safe and sober transportation of their group from the arena, the designated driver will receive a coupon redeemable for a complimentary soft drink during the game.
Banners and Signs Banners and signs are permitted for most events, providing they are appropriate, as deemed by building management.
Emergency Evacuation In the event of an emergency, the arena staff will utilize the public address (PA) system to inform guests of the situation and any instructions as applicable. All exits and emergency exits are posted with appropriate signage.
Cameras Cameras are permitted into the arena for Pittsburgh Penguins hockey games and most events. If allowed, building policy states only small personal still cameras equipped with three (3) inch lens or smaller be brought into the building. Cameras with detachable lenses or flashes are not permitted. Video, audio and professional camera
First Aid There are two (2) First Aid Stations presented by UPMC, one on each level of the arena. First Aid is located adjacent to the Guest Services office outside section 104 and behind the concession stand at section 232. 99
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Lost and Found
Smoking Policy
If an item is lost or found during an event please see the Guest Services office located outside section 104. Guests inquiring about lost items after an event should call 412.804.7903. Items lost at events are held in storage for thirty (30) days and then either disposed of or donated to an appropriate charity.
Smoking is not permitted inside the arena.
TAG-A-KID In the event a parent and child might be separated at an arena event, parents can register their child with the Tag-A-Kid program. A wristband with the parent’s seat location and contact number will be given to the child. Registration is available at the Guest Services office located outside section 104.
Prohibited Items Bags, back packs, air horns, coolers (hard/soft sided), thermoses, large purses, cans, bottles, flasks, alcoholic beverages, laser pointers, video or audio recording devices, professional cameras/lens, tripods, banners or signs on poles, weapons or any other items deemed dangerous and/or inappropriate are strictly prohibited. Small purses, camera cases, binocular cases and diaper bags will be permitted, however, all items that do not pass security must be returned to vehicles.
Video Cameras Use of video or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited. The arena reserves the right to confiscate any tape or film and remove the patron from the building.
Wheelchairs A limited number of wheelchairs are available for transporting guests that are disabled to their seating location. Guests can be transported from the gates to their seats. If a wheelchair is needed for the duration of the event, guests must supply their own wheelchairs. Wheelchairs cannot be reserved in advance. Upon arrival, guests can arrange for a wheelchair at any entrance of the arena. Please see an arena employee to assist with wheelchair transportation.
Questions For general questions, please call 412.642.1800.
Re-Entry Policy Exit and re-entry is not permitted at the arena.
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The National Hockey League and its Member Clubs are committed to creating a safe and comfortable environment and enjoyable entertainment experience. NHL fans have a right to expect an environment in which they will be treated in a consistent, professional and courteous manner by all Arena, Team and League personnel. The Players and Officials have the same rights. Accordingly, fans are responsible for their own conduct.
The following standards have been established with respect to fan conduct: Fans are entitled to enjoy the hockey experience free from disruptive or inconsiderate behaviors or unruly actions. Fans may not interfere with the event and/or athletes in any manner. Fans shall refrain from using abusive language or obscene gestures. Fans may not engage in fighting, throwing objects or other behavior deemed detrimental to the experience of other guests and those who engage in any of these actions will immediately be ejected from the game. Fans are encouraged to report inappropriate behavior to arena staff. Fans who choose to consume alcohol must do so in a legal and responsible manner. Intervention with an intoxicated or impaired fan will be handled in a prompt and safe manner. Fans shall comply with requests from arena staff regarding arena operational and emergency procedures. Fans may not engage in unauthorized commercial activity while on arena property. Violation of the Fan Code of Conduct may result in eviction from the arena without a ticket refund.
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PENGUINS
HONORS AND AWARDS
2017
CHAMPIONSHIPS STANLEY CUP
1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, 2017
PRESIDENTS’ TROPHY
1993
5
1
PRINCE OF WALES TROPHY
1991, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017
DIVISION TITLES
1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2013, 2014
6
8
NHL AWARD WINNERS CONN SMYTHE TROPHY
HART MEMORIAL TROPHY
Mario Lemieux
1991, 1992
2
Evgeni Malkin
2009
1
Sidney Crosby
2016, 2017
2
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Ray Shero
2013
1
Jim Rutherford
2016
1
Mario Lemieux
1988, 1993, 1996
3
Jaromir Jagr
1999
1
Sidney Crosby
2007, 2013
2
Evgeni Malkin
2012
1
CALDER MEMORIAL TROPHY
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Mario Lemieux
1985
1
Evgeni Malkin
2007
1
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NHL AWARD WINNERS CONTINUED TED LINDSAY/LESTER B. PEARSON AWARD
Mario Lemieux
1986, 1988, 1993, 1996
4
Jaromir Jagr
1999, 2000
2
Sidney Crosby
2007, 2013, 2014
3
Evgeni Malkin
2012
1
FRANK J. SELKE TROPHY
Ron Francis
1995
1
JAMES NORRIS TROPHY
Randy Carlyle
1981
1
LADY BYNG MEMORIAL TROPHY
2007 2010, 2017
1981
1
Ron Francis
1995, 1998
2
NHL PLUS/MINUS AWARD
MAURICE “ROCKET” RICHARD TROPHY
Sidney Crosby
Rick Kehoe
2
Mario Lemieux
1993
1
Ron Francis
1995
1
Pascal Dupuis
2013
1
JACK ADAMS AWARD
ART ROSS TROPHY
Dan Bylsma
Mario Lemieux
1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997
6
Jaromir Jagr
1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
5
Sidney Crosby
2007, 2014
2
Evgeni Malkin
2009, 2012
2
2011
1
BILL MASTERTON MEMORIAL TROPHY
Lowell MacDonald
1973
1
Mario Lemieux
1993
1
2012
MARK MESSIER LEADERSHIP AWARD
Sidney Crosby
2010
1
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REFEREES
LINESMEN
Anderson, Reid*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Blandina, Brandon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Brenk, Jacob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Charron, Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chmielewski, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Dunning, Mitch*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Dwyer, Gord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Furlatt, Eric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Halkidis, Beaudry*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Hanson, Trevor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Hebert, Ghislain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Hebert, Jean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Joannette, Marc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Kozari, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Lambert, Pierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 L’Ecuyer, Frederick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Lee, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Luxmore, Thomas John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 MacDougall, Peter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Markovic, Michael* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 McCauley, Wes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 McIsaac, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Meier, Brad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Morton, Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Nicholson, Kendrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 O’Donnell, Conor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 O’Halloran, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 O’Rourke, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Peel, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Pochmara, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Pollock, Kevin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Rank, Garrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Rehman, Kyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rooney, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Schlenker, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Skilliter, Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 South, Furman* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Schrader, Brandon*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 St-Laurent, Francois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 St. Pierre, Justin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Sutherland, Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Syvret, Corey* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Walsh, Ian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Watson, Brad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
NHL OFF-ICE OFFICIALS
Alphonso, Shandor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Amell, Derek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Baker, Tyson* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Barton, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Berg, Devin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Brisebois, David. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Cameron, Lonnie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Cherrey, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Cormier, Michel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Daisy, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Devorski, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Driscoll, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Galloway, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Gawryletz, Brandon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Gawryletz, Travis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Gibbons, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Gibbs, Darren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Knorr, Trent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Kovachik, Brad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Mach, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 MacPherson, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Marquis, Jesse*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Miller, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Mills, Bevan* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Murchison, Kiel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Murphy, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Murray, Jonny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Nagy, Kory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Nansen, Derek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Nowak, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Pancich, Bryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Racicot, Pierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Rody, Vaughan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Sericolo, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Smith, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Shewchyk, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Suchanek, Libor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Tobias, James* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 * Minor league officials
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Bob Moretti Leo Rudzki Keith Schreiber Phil Spano Eugene Susi Dan Wagner
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PENGUINS RADIO NETWORK PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER
One of the most unique broadcasters in professional sports, Mike Lange is calling games in his 44th season with the Penguins, handling radio play-by-play on the club’s flagship station, 105.9 FM The X and the Penguins Radio Network. Known for his creative and colorful style, including trademark phrases such as “Buy Sam A Drink And Get His Dog One, Too,” Lange was awarded the Foster Hewitt award by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001. Lange’s relationship with the Penguins began in 1974-75, when he broke into the NHL as a radio playby-play man. He left for one season, but returned in 1976-77 and has been a fixture on the Penguins’ scene ever since.
Lange did radio exclusively until 1979, when games were simulcast on radio and TV. He served as the television voice of the Penguins through 2005-06, before returning to the radio booth in 2006-07. A native of Sacramento, CA, Lange earned a degree in broadcasting from Sacramento State University before starting his career as the voice of the Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) in 1970. He also served as the play-by-play voice of the San Diego Gulls (WHL) in 1973-74 before joining the Penguins. In addition to his tenure with the Penguins, Lange handled play-by-play duties for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1986-87. A well-known member of the Pittsburgh community, Lange makes numerous personal appearances throughout the year and is actively involved in charity work.
PHIL
BOURQUE
PENGUINS RADIO NETWORK COLOR ANALYST
Two-time Stanley Cup Champion Phil Bourque is in his 16th season on the Penguins broadcast team, serving as color commentator alongside Mike Lange. A gritty winger/defenseman, Bourque was signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent in 1982, and went on to record 164 points (75G-89A) in 344 regular-season
games with the Penguins between 1983 and 1992. For his career he totaled 199 points (88G-111A) in 477 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators. Since retiring from professional hockey in 2000, Bourque has co-hosted Penguins pre- and post-game shows on the Penguins Radio Network and worked as a contributor for WPXITV’s coverage of Penguins hockey. 113
JOSH
GETZOFF
RADIO BROADCAST HOST AND PENSTV HOST
Josh Getzoff is in his fourth season as a radio broadcast host and PensTV host with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He joins the Penguins after spending the previous two years as the sports director for FOX Champaign in Champaign, IL. While in Champaign, Getzoff covered the University of Illinois and Big Ten athletics, local high school athletics, and various professional teams in the region. In June of 2015, he was named the Television
Sportscaster of the Year by the Illinois Broadcasters Association. In addition to his time in Illinois, Getzoff has also worked as a sports anchor/reporter at WENY-TV and radio update anchor at 1410 WELM ESPN Radio in Elmira, NY, and served as a member of the on-site production team during NBC’s coverage of Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a graduate of Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications in Ithaca, NY.
ICEBURGH
C A L L S T H E P E N A LT I E S
SPEARING
SLASHING
ROUGHING
Using the stick like a spear
Swinging the stick at an opponent
Engaging in fisticuffs or shoving
ELBOWING
KNEEING
HOOKING
Using the elbow to impede an opponent
Using the knee to impede an opponent
Using the stick or blade to hook an opponent
BOARDING
HOLDING
TRIPPING
Driving the opponent into the boards
Using hands on an opponent or his equipment
Using the stick, arm or leg to cause the opponent to trip or fall
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CHARGING
HIGH STICKING
MISCONDUCT
Taking three or more strides before checking an opponent
Carrying the stick above the shoulder against an opponent
Called for various forms of unsportsmanlike conduct
WASHOUT
ICING
CROSS CHECKING
Disallowing of a goal when signaled by a referee. No offside or icing when used by a linesman
Shooting the puck across the opponent’s goal line from behind the center red line and allowing the opponent to touch the puck first
Hitting an opponent with both hands on the stick and no part of the stick on the ice
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
INTERFERENCE Having contact with an opponent not in possession of the puck
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D I R E CTO RY OWNERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh Penguins LP
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS Co-owner/Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mario Lemieux Co-owner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Burkle CEO/President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Morehouse Executive Vice President and General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Rutherford COO/General Counsel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Travis Williams Senior Vice President, Sales and Broadcasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Kalna Senior Vice President, Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Hart Vice President, Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom McMillan Senior Vice President, Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Santilli Vice President, Ticket Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Slencak Director, Events and Hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Smerdel Executive Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Carper, Nicole Schaaf, Molly Trunzo Coordinator, Shipping and Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Hart Receptionist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Hart
KEVIN HART
Senior Vice President, Finance
TOM MCMILLAN
Vice President, Communications
HOCKEY OPERATIONS Assistant General Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Guerin, Jason Karmanos Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Sullivan Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sergei Gonchar, Jacques Martin, Mark Recchi Goaltending Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Buckley Video Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Saucier Director, Player Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Young Player Development Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Kostopoulos Goaltending Development Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andy Chiodo Skills Development Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ty Hennes Director, Team Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Britt Director of Hockey Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Ventura Manager Hockey Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erik Heasley Executive Assistant to EVP/GM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michele Colaianni
JAMES SANTILLI
Senior Vice President, Marketing
CHAD SLENCAK
SCOUTS
Vice President, Ticketing
Director, Professional Scouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek Clancey Professional Scouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Bowness, Al Santilli Director of Amateur Scouting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrik Allvin Amateur Scouts . . . . . . . . Colin Alexander, Brian Fitzgerald, Luc Gauthier, Frank Golden, Jay Heinbuck, Jamie Huffman, Dan McLean, Wayne Meier, Reine Rauhala, Casey Torres, Warren Young European Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petri Pakaslanti, Tommy Westlund Special Assignment Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gilles Meloche, Kevin Stevens
DAVE SOLTESZ President, Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation
EQUIPMENT/TRAINING STAFF Head Equipment Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dana Heinze Assistant Equipment Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . Paul DeFazio, Danny Kroll, Jon Taglianetti Head Athletic Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Stewart Director of Sports Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Curtis Bell Assistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Steidle Head Team Physician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Dharmesh Vyas, M.D. Assistant Team Physician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Melissa McLane, D.O. Director, Sport Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy O’Brien Strength and Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Trinca Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexi Pianosi
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President, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex
COMMUNICATIONS
PARTNERSHIP SALES/MARKETING
Sr. Director, Communications. . . . . Jennifer Bullano Ridgley
Sr. Director, Partnership Sales and Media . . . . . Mark Turley
Director, Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Seidling
Sr. Director, Partnership Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . Ross Miller
Executive Producer, Penguins Radio. . . . . Wayne Anderson
Sr. Director, Partnership Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Tipton
Radio Broadcasters . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Bourque, Mike Lange
Sr. Manager, Partnership Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Baur
Radio Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Getzoff
Manager, Partnership Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darryle Bajomo
Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Steigerwald
Director, Partnership Operations . . . . . . . . . . . Lori Wineland
NEW MEDIA
Sr. Managers, Partnership Marketing . . . . . . . Devin Beahm, Paige Hancher, Erin Lockwood, Jim Meyer
Director, Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Kasan
Manager, Partnership Marketing . . . . . . . . . . Matt Dentinger
Manager, Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Crechiolo
Liaison, Partnership Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pierre Larouche
Director, New Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andi Perelman
FINANCE
Coordinators, New Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jonathan Kabana, Jamie Louden, Evan Schall
Director, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark R. Kuczinski Sr. Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Troy Ussack
MARKETING
Financial Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek Bacon
Sr. Director, Creative Services and Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barb Pilarski
Payroll Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrea Winschel Accounts Payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tawni Love
Sr. Director, Digital Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . Leo McCafferty
TICKETING
Manager, Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Halley Manager, Graphic Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Scheponik
Sr. Director, Premium Seating . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Magness
Graphic Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jen Navari
Sr. Director, Ticket Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Murphy
Director, Fan Development and Special Events. . Jill Shipley
Managers, Premium Seating . . . . . .Kyle Lux, Jon Seelnacht
Manager, Fan Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Spencer
Manager, Premium Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Ivery
Manager, Youth Hockey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Chiasson
Managers, Group Sales . . . . . . . .Mike Zatchey, Ashley Smith
Local Manager, Learn to Play Program . . . . Rocky Saganiuk
Manager, Ticket Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Rudy
TECHNOLOGY
Sr. Ticket Sales Account Executives . . . . . . . George Birman, Jeff Blizman, Bonnie Golinski
Systems Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Henry
Ticket Sales Account Executive. . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Fischer
Junior Systems Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Lange, Justin Mellor, Alex Navarette
Inside Sales Representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Devine, Dani McSweeney
Manager, CRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Walczak
Managers, Box Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Gabany Manager, Box Office Operations . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Onufer
GAME ENTERTAINMENT AND PRODUCTION
Box Office Assistant Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirsten Burkes Director, Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy Davis
Sr. Director, Production and Game Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rod Murray
Customer Service Representative. . . . . . . . . . Holly Bandish
Director, Event Presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill Wareham
Sr. Director, Database Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Exley
Director, Production Operations. . . . . . . . . . .Mike Davenport
Manager, Database Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . Danny Gardner
Producers, In The Room . . . . . . . Andrew McIntyre, Jon Otte
PENGUINS FOUNDATION
Producer, PensTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Cottington Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meghan McManimon
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Soltesz
Manager, Motion Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Spiegel
Director, Foundation Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Susko Manager, Foundation Programs . . . . . . . . . . Abbey Braddock
Producers, Motion Graphics Design . . . . . . . . . .Dave Distilli, Ethan Mansberger
Program Coordinators . . . . .Madison Connelly, Darya Snozik
Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Celina Pompeani
Director, Community/Alumni Relations. . . . . . . Cindy Himes
Public Address Announcer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Mill
Liaison, Community Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Johnston
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Dominik Simon saw his first extended stay in the National Hockey League last season. Now, after making the opening-night roster for the 2018-19 season, the Czech-born forward is determined to earn a permanent spot and prove why he’s an asset for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
“It’s such a different story after a couple years,” Simon said. “The first two years you come here you’re nervous, you don’t feel like you fit in well. But finally, you start feeling like you belong here. It feels great. It gives you that calm before the game (while) fighting for a spot, trying to embrace it, trying to 138
enjoy it and have fun. I need to have a
Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey
good season. I want to show them that I
League before appearing in in 33 games
belong here.”
with Pittsburgh during the 2017-18
Simon was drafted by Pittsburgh in the fifth round of the 2015 NHL
campaign, where he compiled 12 points on four goals and eight assists.
Draft, selected 137th overall after
In eight Stanley Cup playoff games
spending the season with HC Plzen of
— making his postseason debut in
the Czech Extraliga, the team owned
Round One versus Philadelphia — Simon
by former Penguin Martin Straka,
registered three assists. His versatility enabled the
and playing on a line with another former Penguins Jaromir Jagr at the
coaching staff to utilize him on any
World Championship.
of the four lines, including a humbling
Simon came to the organization as a center, but has since settled into the
stretch alongside Penguins captain Sidney Crosby.
wing position. He spent the majority of his first two seasons with Wilkes-
“It’s been a lot of things, you know?” Simon said of his professional career 139
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in North America thus far. “Over the
has since evolved into a dynamic
span of the time I have been here, even
checking line, capable of implementing
the first two years in USA in the AHL, it
a smothering forecheck and an
teaches you a lot. You just got to keep
energetic offense. “They’re complementary players,”
learning every day, just trying to stick
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said.
with it and do your best.
“Rusty brings a ton of speed to the line.
“It’s a lot of things, it’s your effort, it’s the accountability before the game, it’s
He’s a north-south guy. Brass plays
the attitude, so much stuff. It adds up
well with north-south guys. (Simon) is
together and you feel better and better.
good in traffic and down underneath
It hopefully shows on the ice.”
the hashmarks. He can make plays in tight areas.”
Simon, Derick Brassard and Bryan
The 24-year old perceives the game
Rust have displayed noticeable chemistry early on since being put
methodically. He excels in gritty areas
together in training camp. The line
and battles with a relentless tenacity 141
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you don’t know the city, you feel like a complete stranger. Then over time, when you’re with the team and the staff and organization longer, it starts feeling more comfortable. It feels like family and friends are around. It’s a team.” Despite adjusting to life in the United States, Simon feels an immense amount of pride in being able to represent his country in the NHL. He appreciates any opportunity where he can connect with fellow countrymen on opposing rosters. “There’s not too many of us,” Simon said. “We always talk after every game when Czech guys play against each other. It’s really good to see them. It’s really good to speak Czech at least a little, you know?” While No. 12 is living out his dream, he is conscious of the stakes at hand. He is determined to make a memorable impact during his first full NHL season and help his team position themselves to be a promising contender for the Stanley Cup. “I’m just enjoying it every day and trying to take the most from every day,” Simon said.
throughout the duration of each shift. Sullivan continued to praise Simon’s elusiveness and ability to hold onto the puck. “I think Dominik in particular has been a big part of their success,” Sullivan said. “He makes a lot of real subtle plays. He protects the puck extremely well. For a guy that maybe isn’t all that big, he’s stiff on the puck. He’s really good in traffic and tight space. He’s got very good hands and he sees it pretty good offensively. He makes a lot of those subtle plays that create opportunity. We’re trying to encourage him to shoot the puck more because we think he’s got a sneaky shot. He’s got a sneaky release.” Suiting up for the Penguins is still surreal for the Prague native, who is just living in the moment. He continues to be enamored by the city of Pittsburgh and life in the U.S. and has enjoyed exploring the food and history within the city. The initial culture shock has diminished with the help of his teammates and members of the Penguins organization. “The beginnings were different,” Simon said. “You don’t know anyone,
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There are consequences to such actions, even for a team as experienced, as battle-tested and as highly skilled as the Penguins. A 7-6 overtime victory over the defending-Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals on Oct. 4 and a 5-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens a couple of nights later, both on PPG Paints Arena ice, provided an early-season wake-up call forward Patric Hornqvist maintained the Penguins could just as soon have done without.
The Penguins devoted themselves in training camp and during the preseason games to reacquainting themselves with the way they need to play. They spent the first week of the regular season being reminded of what can happen when they stray too far from head coach Mike Sullivan’s “Play the Right Way” mantra. Trading chances isn’t a part of the plan. Becoming a high-risk team in pursuit of offense isn’t a part of the program. 153
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how to play defense and become harder to play against, we’re not going to control outcomes.” These are lessons the Penguins have traditionally learned well under Sullivan. An under-rated but critical component of their two Stanley Cup runs in the 2015-16 and the 2016-17 seasons was how difficult a team the Penguins were to play against. When their talent is coupled with tenacity, they’re a hard team to beat. When their creativity and explosiveness are consistently applied based on the circumstances of a given play or a game rather than with a disregard for the potential ramifications, the city of Pittsburgh holds a parade. But when they stray, even the Penguins are vulnerable. And in that regard the opening games of 2018-19 provided a valuable teaching tool for Sullivan and an important lesson for the Penguins. “We obviously play an aggressive style but it’s a calculated style,” Sullivan
“It’s never a good thing,” Hornqvist acknowledged. “I’d rather have it now than later, but we have to be better, that’s the bottom line.” Allowing 11 goals through two games, including two while trying to protect a two-goal lead against Washington and one while skating on the power play against Montreal provided perspective in Sullivan’s estimation rather than a reason to over-react. “I think we’re a team right now that just wants to score instead of just playing the game the right way, and that means playing on both sides of the puck,” Sullivan observed after the Montreal game “It’s in the details. It’s making calculated decisions. It’s making good line changes. “Right now we’re not even close to where we need to be. We have a long way to go if we’re going to become the team we want to become. It starts with a mindset. “I know we have a talented group. I know we can score, but until we learn
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quick. The stakes are higher. It’s not preseason, not a controlled scrimmage. It’s the regular season. “We’ll continue to get better.” Sullivan’s message in the wake of what transpired in the early going wasn’t anything new to the Penguins. And it wasn’t anything they won’t hear again repeatedly when needed. “One of the conversations that we’ve had with our team is, we’re talking a lot about our team identity because we’re trying to define what that is specifically,” Sullivan said. “As I said to our guys, part of the fabric of our team identity has to be becoming a team that’s hard to play against and becoming a team that doesn’t beat itself. “Otherwise, it’s hard to win, in our estimation. Our coaching staff feels strongly about that.”
explained. “It’s not about just throwing caution to the wind. “As we say to our players all the time, we’re trying to focus on the process. It’s about how you win and how you lose. More so than the result, what’s concerning to me is the process. And that’s where our focus is going to be right now.” The corrections Sullivan committed to preaching didn’t figure to be a hard sell given the Penguins’ grasp of what works and what doesn’t. “We understand we should play better in the D-zone,” center Evgeni Malkin said. “We understand we should play better in every zone. “We need to play better in the D-zone, for sure.” Added captain Sidney Crosby: “It’s something we have to clean up 157
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