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Jason Karmanos. . . . . . . . . . . .42

Stars Headshots . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Mike Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Opponents By the Numbers . . . . . . .96

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Around the NHL . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Staff Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . 153

2016.17 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . .18

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GAME NOTES

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The Series vs. New Jersey On Nov. 26 the Penguins and New Jersey Devils meet for the first game between the Metropolitan Division rivals this season. The teams split their series last season over the course of four games, each team going 1-1-0 on home ice. Both Pittsburgh losses came via shutouts, as Cory Schneider stopped 21 shots in a 4-0 home win over the Penguins last Nov. 14 and Scott Wedgewood made 39 saves in a 3-0 win here last March 24. . . Each of Pittsburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last three losses to the Devils were shutouts; of the Penguinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; last 20 regular season losses to New Jersey, they were shut out in six, scored one goal in 11 and scored two goals in three. When Pittsburgh scores at least three goals against New Jersey, it has won 75 of 110 games all-time. . . The Penguins are 11-3-0 in their last 14 home games against the Devils and have recorded shutouts against New Jersey in three of their last five home wins over the Devils. . . New Jersey is 1-for-18 on the power play in its last six games here while the Penguins are 4-for-14 (28.5%) on the power play over their last four home games against the Devils. . . Sidney Crosby has 25 goals and 55 points in 52 career regular season games against New Jersey, while Evgeni Malkin has 19 goals and 42 points in 45 career games against the Devils. continued on page 6

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The Series vs. Dallas On Dec. 1, the Penguins host the Dallas Stars, a team that has beaten them four straight times — Pittsburgh’s longest losing streak against Dallas. The last Penguins’ win over the Stars came here on March 18, 2014, a 5-1 victory in which Crosby had two goals and an assist. . . Dallas has scored first in seven of its last nine games against the Penguins. . . Pittsburgh has never won an overtime game against Dallas. In fact, the Penguins have only one OT win against the Dallas franchise (former Minnesota North Stars), that coming in Minnesota on Dec. 19, 1985 by a 4-3 score thanks to a goal by Dan Frawley. . . Pittsburgh has lost two straight home games to the Stars after winning each of the previous six games here. . . The teams will meet again in Dallas on Feb. 28. . . The Penguins are 8-2-1 in their last 11 home games against Western Conference teams. . . Among active players with at least 20 career points against the Penguins, the Stars’ Jason Spezza is averaging 1.175 points per game against them (17 goals and 47 points in 40 games). That is tops among active players. continued on page 8

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Pittsburgh was off to an 11-4-3 start after 18 games, which left them second to the New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division before meeting New York in a recent home-and-home series. . . Crosby had 12 goals in his first 12 games after scoring the lone goal in Pittsburgh’s 2-1 shootout loss in Buffalo on Nov. 19. Since the start of the 1988-89 season, the only other Pittsburgh players to accomplish that are Mario Lemieux (three times) and Kevin Stevens. . . Crosby’s goal against the Sabres was the 350th of his career. . . Matt Murray’s 11-game regular season winning streak was snapped in a 7-1 road loss in Washington on Nov. 16. . . Patric Hornqvist was out of the Pittsburgh lineup last week with a concussion. . . Kris Letang’s overtime goal on Nov. 18 beat the Islanders on the road, 3-2, giving him more regular season OT goals (four) than any defenseman in team history. . . Chris Kunitz had two goals and six points in his last seven games after setting up Crosby’s goal against Buffalo before being placed on IR with a lower body injury. . . The Dec. 1 game here against Dallas begins a three-game homestand that also brings the Wings and Senators to Pittsburgh on Dec. 3 and 5, respectively.

Kris Letang’s overtime goal on Nov. 18 beat the Islanders on the road, 3-2, giving him more regular season OT goals (four) than any defenseman in team history. 8

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With whom do you attend Penguins home games? My son, Matt and my girlfriend, Marianne What is your earliest memory of Penguins hockey? My 12th birthday in 1969. My dad took me and 10 friends to the Civic Arena. We sat in Section B right behind the opposing players’ bench. I can’t remember who we played or who won, but those were the blue uniform days.

Pearce Miller Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Season Ticket Location: Section 108

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What motivated you to become a season ticket holder? I love hockey and following the Penguins. The game is the most exciting professional sports event and the Stanley Cup is the most difficult and coveted trophy to win. I had my first set of season tickets in 1981 — the year before my son was born. Michel Dion was the goaltender back in those days. Aside from on-ice action, what do you enjoy most Pearce Miller and his son, Matt, at a playoff game about attending Penguins games? Interacting with the other season ticket holders around me! What lesser known Penguins player (past or present) has left a lasting impression on you? What did he do to make that impression? Troy Loney. My brother and I hung the “Loney Watch” sign when he was on his point scoring streak. We got to know him and his wife, Aafke, and he was always available to talk. I see him at games every so often now and he still remembers my name and never hesitates to say hello. He’s a class individual, as are most of the players. continued on page 15

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What is the most unique keepsake in your person collection of Penguins memorabilia? I have quite a few and it’s hard to limit it to just one, but the signed Troy Loney stick written to me personally is probably the highlight. I spell my name differently and Troy remembered that without having to ask me. What non-Penguins player do you enjoy seeing on PPG Paints Arena ice? Carey Price — Montreal’s goaltender. Henrik Lundqvist would be next, but only because we own him and love to see him lose. What has been your favorite off-ice Penguins event to attend and why? The Wine Tasting Gala. I enjoy the interaction with players and coaches. I have yet to get to the Aces and Ice charity event, but that would be the top of the line. What is your favorite memory from the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoff run? Watching Sid show why he is still the best in the world. The HBK line would follow.

Pearce and his girlfriend, Marianne, enjoying the Penguins 2016 Playoff run

Pearce’s grandson, Shai, focused on the Penguins game, while surrounded by his favorite Penguins toys

Pearce and Matt honoring longtime STH, Sy, after he lost his battle with cancer

Pearce’s son, Matt and grandson, Shai attending a game together

AROUND THE NHL

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Carolina went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill in a 3-2 victory over Winnipeg on Nov. 20, which extended the Hurricanes’ streak to 19 consecutive penalties killed and upped Carolina’s league-leading success rate in that department to 91.3 percent. C

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Jackets extended their winning streak to four and improved to 8-1-1 over their last 10 games with a 3-2 win at Washington on Nov. 20. G Sergei Bobrovsky improved to 7-1-0 in his last nine appearances with the victory over the Capitals and to 10-4-1 on the season with a 2.19 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage. CGY

SUNSHINE SIX-PACK:

Flames RW Garnet Hathaway scored his first career goal in his 18th career game, a 3-2 Calgary win at Detroit on Nov. 20. Hathaway, a native of Naples, Fla., became the sixth Florida-born player to score a goal in the NHL. He joined Jakob Chychrun (Boca Raton), Dan Hinote (Leesburg), Blake Geoffrion (Plantation), Jayson Megna (Fort Lauderdale) and Shayne Gostisbehere (Pembroke Pines) in the NHL’s Florida GoalScoring Fraternity. 16

STILL PITCHING SHUTOUTS:

Minnesota G Devan Dubnyk’s 1-0 shutout of Boston on Nov. 17 was his NHL-leading fourth of the season and his league-leading 14th since making his NHL debut on Jan. 15, 2015. Minnesota had given up the fewest goals in the NHL (29) through the Wild’s first 16 games. VS

FIVE-TIMES-FIVE: Capitals C Nicklas Backstrom’s five-point night in a 7-1 victory over the Penguins on Nov. 16 (2+3) was the fifth fivepoint game of Backstrom’s career and his first since Dec. 10, 2013 against Tampa Bay (1+4). Only the Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin, with six such performances, has more five-point games since Backstrom entered the NHL in 2007-08.

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MARIO LEMIEUX Co-Owner/Chairman

Mario Lemieux, one of the most respected figures in the National Hockey League, added a new line to his Hall of Fame career last season: Two-time champion owner. The Penguins claimed the Cup for the second time since Lemieux and partner Ron Burkle bought the team out of bankruptcy in 1999. It gave him four Stanley Cups overall, including two as a player in 1991 and 1992. Under the leadership of Lemieux and co-owner Ron Burkle, the Penguins have become one of the premier franchises in the NHL and 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 – including 10 straight playoff appearances and four conference final appearances in the past nine seasons, in addition to the two Cups. The Penguins entered the 2016-17 season having sold out every game for nineplus seasons while setting new standards for television ratings, corporate sales and social media. Lemieux and Burkle were driving forces in the quest for a new multi-purpose arena for Pittsburgh and were proud to open the arena in August, 2010. The facility is rated one of the top facilities in North America. Known as “Le Magnifique,” Lemieux was one of the greatest players in NHL history from 1984-97 and 2000-06, winning six league scoring titles, three MVP awards and two Conn Smythe Trophies in addition to two Stanley Cups. A gifted 6-foot-4 centerman, he dominated play for parts of three decades despite a relentless 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 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 Dec. 27, 2000 — becoming the first player-owner of the modern era. In addition to his legendary hockey accomplishments, he continues to oversee the Mario Lemieux Foundation for cancer research and neo-natal research and hosts its annual celebrity golf tournament, which has raised more than $9 million for charity. More information is available at mariolemieux.org. The Penguins ownership group, local labor organizations and members of the Pittsburgh business community honored Lemieux in 2012 with a statue to commemorate his career and contributions to the city and the region. Appropriately named “Le Magnifique,” the statue, by nationally-acclaimed sculptor Bruce Wolfe, can be seen outside the arena. For full bio, please visit pittsburghpenguins.com.

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Ron Burkle, one of the preeminent investors in retail, manufacturing, technology and distribution industries, is in his 18th season as co-owner of the Penguins. He teamed with Mario Lemieux to buy the team out of bankruptcy in September, 1999, and together they have become one of the outstanding ownership tandems in professional sports, leading the team to Stanley Cup championships in 2009 and 2016. Among Burkle’s many significant contributions to the Penguins was his essential role in negotiations for a new arena. It 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. Under the leadership of Lemieux and Burkle, the Penguins have sold out every game for nine-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 10 straight playoff berths and reached the conference finals four times in the past nine years, in addition to the two Stanley 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 Alliance Entertainment, 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 trustee of the Carter Center, the National Urban League, Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy and AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA). Ron was the Founder and Chairman of the Ralph’s/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, including 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. For full bio, please visit pittsburghpenguins.com.

DAVID MOREHOUSE Chief Executive Officer & President

David Morehouse is Chief Executive Officer and President of the Stanley Cupchampion Penguins, overseeing all aspects of the team’s operation. The Penguins have become one of the NHL’s strongest business entities during his tenure– selling out every game for nine-plus seasons, setting new standards for television ratings and corporate sales and increasing their focus on innovative youth marketing. Morehouse joined the team as consultant on the new arena project in 2004 and was named team president in April 2007. He was given the additional responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer just as the 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 were 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.

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JIM RUTHERFORD Executive Vice President & General Manager

Jim Rutherford enters his third year as Penguins executive vice president and general manager fresh off the greatest season of his managerial career. 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. When the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks to win the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup on June 12, 2016, Rutherford became the first GM in the post-1967 Expansion Era to manage multiple teams to Cup victories, having also done so with Carolina in 2006. As a reward for quick, on-the-fly re-shaping of the Penguins’ roster, Rutherford won the NHL General Manager of the Year Award for his work in ’15-16. Rutherford spent the previous 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. Before his 22 years in the NHL, 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. For full bio, please visit pittsburghpenguins.com.

JASON BOTTERILL Associate General Manager

Jason Botterill enters this third season as associate general manager having assisted GM Jim Rutherford in making numerous personnel moves over the last year that resulted in the Penguins winning the Stanley Cup in 2016, the second championship Botterill has helped build during his tenure in Pittsburgh. As associate GM, Botterill advises Rutherford on all hockey-related matters, including scouting, player development and contract negotiations. During the summer of 2015, Botterill played a leading role in hiring Mike Sullivan as head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. Following a hot start to the season with WB/S, Sullivan was eventually promoted to Pittsburgh and helped guide the Penguins to the Stanley Cup victory. In addition to his duties in Pittsburgh, Botterill serves as the GM of WB/S, which has made the playoffs all seven years he has overseen the team, including back-to-back berths in the Eastern Conference Final in 2013 and ‘14. Prior to his promotion, Botterill spent the previous five years as the Penguins assistant GM from 2009-14, and the two years prior to that as the team’s director of hockey administration beginning in 2007-08 where he was a key architect of the Penguins’ 2009 Stanley Cup championship team. Botterill was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the first round (20th overall) in 1994 NHL Draft and played in 88 NHL games for Dallas, Atlanta, Calgary and Buffalo before his career was cut short due to injury. He also suited up for 393 career minor-league games in the American and International Hockey Leagues, tallying 257 career points. A native of Edmonton who grew up in Winnipeg, Botterill played four years of college hockey at the University of Michigan and helped lead the Wolverines to an NCAA title in 1996. Botterill represented Canada in three straight World Junior Championships from 1994-96, winning gold medals all three years. Following his playing career, he received his MBA from his alma mater, the University of Michigan.

For full bio, please visit pittsburghpenguins.com.

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BILL GUERIN Assistant General Manager

Bill Guerin capped his second season as the Penguins assistant general manager by earning the first Stanley Cup championship of his executive career in 2015-16. Guerin’s responsibilities as assistant general manager include serving as a liaison between the players and management. Guerin was Pittsburgh’s player development coach from 2011-14, where he was instrumental in helping develop the Penguins’ minor league, junior and college prospects, including Tom Kuhnhackl, Bryan Rust and Conor Sheary, who all played huge roles in the 2016 championship run. 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 a key in Pittsburgh’s ’09 title. 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.

JASON KARMANOS Vice President Of Hockey Operations

Jason Karmanos begins his third season as the Penguins vice president of hockey operations having won the Stanley Cup for the second time in his executive career, after originally winning a championship with Carolina in 2006. Karmanos assists GM Jim Rutherford in all aspects of hockey operations as one of the leaders in the Penguins’ implementation of advance statistics and analysis. Before joining Pittsburgh, Karmanos spent 15 years as an executive for the Carolina Hurricanes from 1998-2013, serving various roles with Carolina, including executive director of hockey operations and vice president/assistant general manager under Rutherford. Karmanos played four years of college hockey at Harvard University from 199296, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors. In 1994, Karmanos represented Team USA at the World Junior Championships, compiling three points (1G-2A) in seven games. 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.

For full bios, please visit pittsburghpenguins.com.

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Mike 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 secondbest 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 WB/S, his club went 18-5, which was good enough for first place in the Atlantic Division. Sullivan’s club also had a franchise-best 11-game winning streak. A native of Marshfield, Massachusetts, 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. Sullivan served as an NHL assistant coach for seven-consecutive years from 2007-14 with Tampa Bay, the NY Rangers and Vancouver. 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. During the 2014-15 season, Sullivan was a member of the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks player development staff. 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. For full bio, please visit pittsburghpenguins.com.

RICK TOCCHET Assistant Coach

Rick Tocchet is in his third season as an assistant coach of the Penguins. In his current role, Tocchet works closely with the team’s speedy and dynamic forward group, which had eight players reach double figures in points during the 2016 playoffs, a key reason Pittsburgh was able to win the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup, the first Cup win of Tocchet’s coaching career. Tocchet was hired as an assistant coach by Tampa Bay in July, 2008 and was elevated to interim head coach on Nov. 14 of that year. He was named head coach following the ‘08-09 season, where he remained in that position until 2010. Tocchet began his coaching career as an assistant with the Colorado Avalanche for two years (2002-04) before spending one season (‘05-06) with the Phoenix Coyotes. A veteran of 18 NHL seasons, including parts of three seasons with the Penguins from 1992-94, Tocchet won a Stanley Cup championship with Pittsburgh in 1992. The four-time NHL All-Star (1989, ‘90, ‘91, ‘93) played 1,144 career NHL games and totaled 440 goals, 952 points and 2,972 penalty minutes in his NHL career. Tocchet was originally drafted by Philadelphia in the sixth round (125th overall) of the 1983 NHL Draft.

JACQUES MARTIN Assistant Coach

Jacques Martin stepped back behind the Penguins’ bench for a second tour of duty as an assistant coach in December 2015, playing a crucial role in the team’s Stanley Cup win, the first championship of Martin’s lengthy NHL career. Martin, who enters his fourth season in the Pittsburgh organization, presides over the Penguins’ defensemen and penalty killing unit in his current role. He was instrumental in Kris Letang hitting career highs in all offensive categories in 2015-16. Martin’s PK unit finished with the fifth-best success rate in the NHL. 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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MIKE BALES Goaltending Coach Mike Bales has established himself as one of the NHL’s top goaltending coaches during his first three seasons with the team. During the Penguins’ 2016 Stanley Cup championship drive, Pittsburgh used three goaltenders who thrived under his tutelage, including rookie Matt Murray, whose 15 playoff wins equaled the NHL rookie record. Under Bales’ guidance, Marc-Andre Fleury has compiled two of the finest seasons of his career. During the 2014-15 campaign, Fleury established a franchise record with 10 shutouts, a figure that led the entire NHL. Bales began his Penguins’ career as the team’s goaltending development coach from 2011-13. Bales, a native of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, spent 18 seasons playing professionally from 1992-2010, including stints in the NHL with Boston and Ottawa. Bales also saw action with teams in the AHL, IHL, Germany, Sweden and Northern Ireland. He was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fifth round (105th overall) of the 1990 NHL Draft. Before turning pro, Bales played three collegiate seasons with Ohio State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) from 1989-92. For full bio, please visit pittsburghpenguins.com.

TRAVIS WILLIAMS Chief Operating Officer Travis Williams is in his ninth season as a senior executive with the Penguins, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer and overseeing finance, legal affairs, technology, business development and arena operations. He also assists CEO David Morehouse in the day-to-day management of the business. In addition, Williams serves as the Penguins’ point man on the development of the former Civic Arena site and oversaw the construction of the 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 new arena — bringing the project to completion on time and under budget. 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. A native of Indianapolis, he graduated from Penn State University and received a Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University, summa cum laude. For full bio, please visit pittsburghpenguins.com.

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Terry Kalna is in his second 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 ROOT SPORTS, 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. For full bio, please visit pittsburghpenguins.com.

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This is my eighth year working for the Pittsburgh Penguins in two different capacities, both of which have involved attending the head coach’s daily media conference with reporters. Whether it’s been Mike Sullivan or Dan Bylsma or Mike Johnston speaking behind the podium, it’s been hard not to notice how often special teams, especially the power play, dictates the conversation. For sure, the amount of time spent discussing the power play is way too often. Except, it might not be discussed enough. That’s right, I definitely contradicted myself, but it’s true. Through the first 18 games of the regular season, the Penguins had scored at least once on the power play 12 times. The team’s record in those 12 games: 9-1-2. When the Penguins don’t score on the man-advantage, they are just 2-3-1. Any team that features a top power-play unit with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel and Kris Letang masterfully moving the puck along the perimeter and through the opposition’s PK box should be expected to produce at a high rate. Pittsburgh’s numbers have been great, as the team went into action on Nov. 21 with the league’s fourth-highest success rate at 24.2 percent.

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But the power play isn’t just about the raw numbers, as the impactful timing of clutch goals can help win a game just as easily as a huge night on the power play. Take the weekend of Nov. 18-19 for example, when the Penguins played back-to-back road games against the New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres immediately after a dismal 7-1 loss to the Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh’s worst defeat since 2011. Heading into that weekend, Pittsburgh had been held without a power-play goal in four of six games, with two of those games representing half of the team’s four regulation losses to that point. During both games that weekend, the Islanders and Sabres both went about challenging the Penguins’ power play, rather than sitting back as a lot of teams had done. As a result, neither the break-in entries nor the in-zone execution was anywhere near as crisp as head coach Mike Sullivan would have liked. But Crosby scored from an improbable angle to open the scoring against the Islanders, then one-timed another goal the next night to send Pittsburgh to overtime. Yes, not necessarily how the Penguins drew it up, but those goals went a long way to Pittsburgh netting three of four points in the standings on the weekend, and preventing a losing stretch from beginning. “Our power play still has to be a little more consistent,” Crosby said following the overtime win in Brooklyn. “I don’t think that we have created enough, and I don’t think we have been sharp enough in different aspects. That is up to us as a group to make sure we are executing and working another team’s PK. You have to be ready to work against another team’s PK.” That’s why fans should feel good about the Penguins continuing both their success on the power play, and putting wins in the win column. Because their players demand excellence, even in times when the numbers suggest things are going okay.

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The players of the 2016 National Champions Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U18 squad have been very lucky since they won the championship. Since then, there have been 12 players that have moved on in their hockey careers to participate in junior hockey leagues across North America. Each one of these players made a significant contribution to the championship winning team. This talent filled squad was captained by Logan Stork, who was a twoyear member of the Midget Majors. Stork was the lone representative for the Penguins at the T1EHL All-Star Showcase in Minnesota last season. He was drafted into the USHL by the Des Moines Buccaneers and is currently playing for the Minnesota Wilderness. Stork played a major role for the team at Nationals, finishing with nine points in six games and scoring the double-OT game winner in the Semifinals. Jordan Timmons was the team’s leading scorer with a season total of 91 points, which happened to be the most points accumulated for a Penguins Elite player at the Midget Major level. He was drafted in the first round (15th overall) by the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL. The USHL is the only Tier 1 Junior Hockey League in the United States. With that said, he is going to get the opportunity to develop with some of the best up and coming players. Another key piece to last year’s national championship team is veteran goalie Chad Veltri. Veltri was an integral part of solidifying the team’s first national championship. His calm demeanor and work ethic has allowed him to excel at the major midget level giving him many looks from scouts across the nation. His strong start to the season with the Penguins Elite gave him the opportunity to be called up to the Corpus Christi Ice Rays of the NAHL in late October. During his stint with the Ice Rays, Veltri recorded a 41 save shutout in his debut. He has since been called up to Cedar Rapids of the USHL. Other players participating around North America: Luke Edgerton and Eric Cooley (Amarillo Bulls) — USHL, Connor Quinn and Austin Tonkovich (Trenton Golden Hawks) — Tier II, Ontario Junior Hockey League, Nick Long (Elliot Lake Wildcats) and Will Casey (Soo Eagles) — Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Ian Houk-Graves (Carolina Eagles) — U.S. Premier Hockey League. 70

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SIDNEY CROSBY

Mark Madden

Two Stanley Cups. Two Olympic gold medals. A World Cup of Hockey. Two NHL MVPs. Stanley Cup playoff MVP. World Cup MVP. Two NHL scoring titles. NHL leader in goals. Four-time first-team NHL All-Star. All sorts of ancillary honors. There isn’t much Sidney Crosby hasn’t done, or won. Except… Crosby missed the first six games of the current season, and then came out firing. He got 12 goals in his first 12 games. Is 50 goals in 50 games a possibility? Only five players have done it in their team’s first 50 games, including Mario Lemieux in 1988-89. Three others have done in in their first 50 games, but after their team’s first 50 games. The feat hasn’t been done in any fashion since 1995-96, when Lemieux netted No. 50 in his 50th game (the Penguins’ 59th). It’s a tough ask. Unlikely. A longshot. But the simplicity of Crosby’s scoring gives rise to a degree of optimism. Ten of Crosby’s 12 goals came from below the hash marks. His touch around the net is incomparable. That’s where the goals are. Crosby had 12 goals and four assists in his first 12 games. His goal at Buffalo on Nov. 19 was No. 350 of his career. That goal mirrored his tally the previous night at Brooklyn against the New York Islanders: A quick finish near the bottom of the right circle. Both came on the power play. Chris Kunitz fed Crosby in Buffalo. The goal at Brooklyn came on the rebound of a Kris Letang shot. “In that situation, I think [Kunitz] knew I was over there,” Crosby said after scoring at Buffalo. “We kind of play different spots. [Evgeni Malkin is] there sometimes, and sometimes I end up in front. We just try to fill areas, and usually somebody’s in that area when there’s a loose puck. “Kuny made a good, heads-up play to put it in that area, and I had a good look.” It’s not like scoring a lot of goals made Crosby forget how to pass. Crosby set up Letang for the overtime game-winner in the Penguins’ 3-2 victory at Brooklyn, darting by Islanders forward Brock Nelson before feeding Letang near the left post. Crosby opened up the Islanders defense by faking a shot, then dishing. “They were tired, and just trying to stay close together to protect the net,” Crosby said. “So I just tried to beat my guy, and saw Tanger coming around. He was able to hide behind the net, so I was just trying to get it over in that area, and he buried it.” It’s been an interesting season for Crosby to date. continued on page 79

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He faced two of hockey’s up-and-coming young stars in much-hyped games at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena: a 4-3 win over Edmonton and Connor McDavid on Nov. 8, and a 4-1 victory over Toronto and Auston Matthews on Nov. 12. Crosby had a goal and assist against the Leafs. Crosby, 29, spent much of both games playing head-to-head against the two 19-year-old phenoms. “That’s probably the two best players in the world right now,” Penguins goalie Matt Murray said after Crosby and McDavid faced off. “Both of them are fun to watch. I’m glad I’m on Sid’s team and I don’t have to play Connor too much.” McDavid got three assists in Edmonton’s loss, and readily admitted his buzz: “There definitely was a little bit of a level of excitement to play against a guy like him, someone that I grew up watching. It definitely wasn’t hard to get up for this one.” “It was a good chance for me to measure myself against the best player in the world. Going head-to-head with him was a good test.” The Penguins got off to an 11-4-3 start, helped greatly by Crosby’s pyrotechnics. But Crosby, ever the perfectionist, wants better. “I don’t think we’ve created enough or been sharp enough in different aspects,” Crosby said after winning at Brooklyn. Mark Madden hosts a radio show 3-6 p.m. weekdays on WXDX-FM (105.9).

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