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FRONT OFFICE Mario Lemieux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ron Burkle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 David Morehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Jim Rutherford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bill Guerin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
GAME NOTES 85
Jason Karmanos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Mike Sullivan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
IN THIS ISSUE
Sergei Gonchar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Around The NHL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Jacques Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Mike Buckley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Crosby and the Penguins Host Fifth Annual Little Penguins Golden Ticket Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Kevin Acklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Season Ticket Holder Spotlight . . . . . . . 9
Kevin Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Penguins Podcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Terry Kalna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Pens Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Mark Recchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
James Santilli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
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Penguins Staff Directory. . . . . . . . . . . .147
G A M E I N F O R MATI O N Penguins Roster and Headshots . . . . . 66
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Captials Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Captials Headshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
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2018.19 Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
2018.19 WBS Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
2018.19 Promotional Schedule. . . . . . . .19
2018.19 Nailers Schedule . . . . . . . . . . .132
Matt Cullen: 1,500 NHL Games by the Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The History of the Penguins Wearing Yellow Jerseys . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Get Social with the Penguins. . . . . . . . 57
2018.19 Third Jersey Schedule . . . . . . 141
Pittsburgh Penguins Making an Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Crosby, Little Penguins Share Lasting Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Official Penguins Twitter Handles . . . . .61
Frozen in Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
GNC Student Rush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
The Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Penguins Players on Social . . . . . . . . . 65
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Orr’s Jeweler’s Ice Crew Member Bio: Dom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Seat Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Building Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Penguins Prospect: Jordy Bellerive. . . 78 In the Room presented by RAM . . . . . . 81
DICK’S Sporting Goods Box Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
2018.19 NHL Key Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Upcoming Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
NHL Fan Code of Conduct. . . . . . . . . . 103
Bites and Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Penguins Honors and Awards . . . . . . 105
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2018.19 On and Off-Ice Officials . . . . 109 Penguins Radio Network . . . . . . . . . . .110
Warm Up Pucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Radio Network Broadcasters . . . . . . . . 113
50/50 Raffle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Iceburgh Calls the Penalties. . . . . . . . . 116 PensTV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Crosby and Malkin Create Lasting Memories for Local Children. . . . . . . . . .91
Hockey Etiquette 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Game Day Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
MATT CULLEN: 1,500 NHL GAMES BY THE NUMBERS
CROSBY, LITTLE PENGUINS SHARE LASTING MEMORY
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The first four-goal game in Winnipeg RW Blake Wheeler’s 12-year career paced the Jets to a 5-2 victory on Mar. 3 in Columbus. Wheeler’s outburst was the third four-goal game in the NHL this season and second for Winnipeg (RW Patrik Laine had five goals on Nov. 24). Wheeler became the fifth Jets/ Thrashers player to score at least four goals in a game (Mathieu Perreault in 2015, Ilya Kovalchuk in 2005 and Pascal Rheaume in 2002). Alex Ovechkin, Patrice Bergeron, Connor McDavid, Evander Kane, Dustin Brown and Mark Jankowski accomplished the four-goal feat last season.
NEVER BEEN BETTER Panthers C Aleksander Barkov matched his career high with his 28th goal in a 3-2 loss to Ottawa on Mar. 3. Barkov previously scored 28 goals in 2015-16 (28G-31A in 66 games).
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HOW SWEEP IT IS
San Jose G Martin Jones improved to 31-13-5 in a 5-2 victory over Chicago on Mar. 3 and moved to within one win of tying Marc-Andre Fleury of Vegas (32-19-5) for the NHL lead. Only twice in franchise history has a San Jose goaltender led the league or tied for the league lead in wins. Antti Niemi tied for the top spot with 24 wins in 2012-13 and Evgeni Nabokov led the NHL with 46 victories in 2007-08.
The Capitals’ 3-2 shootout victory over the Rangers on Mar. 3 in New York completed the first sweep of a season series against New York in Washington franchise history. The Caps’ extended their points streak against the Rangers to 10 games (9-0-1) and their winning streak against the Rangers to six, Washington’s longest ever against New York. 4
CROSBY AND THE PENGUINS HOST FIFTH ANNUAL
L E A R N T O P L AY G O LD E N TI C KET EVENT
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The Little Penguins Learn to Play program, in partnership with Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, the NHL, NHLPA, CCM and DICK’S Sporting Goods hosted its fifth annual Golden Ticket Event on Feb. 27. One-hundred members of the fall and winter programs were randomly selected to attend the event after receiving a Golden Ticket in their equipment boxes upon pickup at DICK’s Sporting Good in September and January. The successful event was held at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township. Participants were invited to watch the Penguins practice on the morning of the 27th, which was followed by an on-ice clinic. Members of the program had the opportunity to work with some of the program’s elite instructors through fun and interactive stations. To start the session, the Little Penguins were greeted by Crosby and other members of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Crosby and his teammates stayed on the ice and helped coach the kids for the session. The Little Penguins Learn to Play Program has played a crucial role in the growth of youth hockey in Western Pennsylvania. A combined effort
between Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, CCM, DICK’s Sporting Goods, the NHL and NHLPA has provided free head-to-toe equipment to over 2,000 children between the ages of 4-9 this year. Now in its eleventh season, the program has introduced over 10,000 players to the sport since its inception in 2008-09 and has allowed children to develop a love for the game. The Little Penguins Learn to Play program is looking forward to another year of fun and exciting hockey. To learn more, visit learntoplay.nhl.com/penguins for more information. The next Little Penguins session will take place in the Fall of 2019 with registration opening in July. 7
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DO YOU, OR A FAMILY MEMBER CURRENTLY PLAY HOCKEY? IF SO, WHICH TEAM AND/OR LEAGUE? My five-year-old son is learning to ice skate and play hockey.
I attend games with my family! Usually my parents, husband or sons. AT WHAT POINT IN YOUR FANDOM DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE HOOKED ON HOCKEY?
HAVE YOU WITNESSED ANY PLAYER OR TEAM MILESTONES IN PERSON? WHICH MEMORIES STAND OUT? I have been to playoff games that resulted in us winning the series. The atmosphere has to be the most amazing feeling ever. It’s so emotional and meaningful to see the players, coaches, fans and workers in one place, who are all different, unify as one to cheer on our team’s success. I was also there for the last game in the Civic Arena. It was an amazing experience.
We’ve been hooked on hockey since the days of Mario Lemieux to the rising Sidney Crosby era. Now, I enjoy watching new players learn from the best NHL organization in the world. DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL GAME DAY ATTIRE. A Penguins shirt, hat and a sign to cheer on our Penguins. 9
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Angie and Jordan enjoying a recent Penguins game together.
loves his family and children so much. They are his world. My sons are why I do what I do in my life.
Angie’s son, Jordan, celebrating his 5th birthday with his friend Iceburgh.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST-PRIZED PENGUINS RELATED KEEPSAKE? My most prized possession would be a puck that was thrown over the glass by Patric Hornqvist to my son on his 5th birthday. The look on my son’s face is something I’ll always cherish.
IF TRAPPED IN AN ESCAPE ROOM, WHICH TWO PITTSBURGH PENGUINS’ PLAYERS WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO HELP YOU BREAKOUT AND WHY? Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin. It would be hilarious because we probably wouldn’t make it out.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SNACK AT PPG PAINTS ARENA? Nachos and cheese!
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE GAME DAY EXPERIENCE? The excitement, the warmup and the buildup to when the puck drops!
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE AWAY GAME DESTINATION? IF SO, WHERE? Las Vegas against the Golden Knights. WHICH NHL TEAM OR NON-PENGUINS’ PLAYER DO YOU ENJOY WATCHING AT PPG PAINTS ARENA? I love the Golden Knights and Marc-Andre Fleury or seeing Alex Ovechkin lose. It’s a tossup. WHICH PITTSBURGH PENGUINS’ PLAYER WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF MOST LIKE? WHY? Letang. I follow him on Instagram. He
An excited Jordan after catching a pre-game warmup puck.
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The Penguins Radio Network will be airing two cutting edge podcasts for the 2018-19 season. The two podcasts — A Great Day for Hockey Talk and The Scoop — will be distinctly different and provide unique perspectives, anecdotes and insights on the Penguins team.
A 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 A 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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TUESDAY, OCT. 30 THEME NIGHT
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Sidney Crosby Bobblehead presented by UPMC
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Penguins Ball Cap presented by PPG
THURSDAY, DEC. 6 THEME NIGHT
Superhero
2009 Stanley Cup Champions Trading Cards presented by Upper Deck
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BY THE NUMBERS BY JASON SEIDLING
achievement. “I don’t think people
On a seasonably cold and windy afternoon on Monday, Mar. 4, all was normal inside the Pittsburgh Penguins’ locker room at PPG Paints Arena. As the last stragglers got in extra work on the ice, Brooks, Wyatt and Joey Cullen were seated next to their father, Matt, inside the locker room. The trio was lacing up its skates in advance of hitting the ice, something the boys had done dozens of times throughout the years. Before long, the three Cullen boys were engaged in a half-ice game of “posts” with Penguins’ forwards Garrett Wilson and Teddy Blueger. One night later, all was not normal at PPG Paints Arena. Not only was it ‘90s Theme Night, but it was also a very special evening at 1001 Fifth Avenue. So special that a pre-game ceremony was held to commemorate the occasion. That night, as the Penguins worked hard to secure two gigantic standings points against the Florida Panthers, Matt Cullen was skating on a line with Wilson and Blueger in his 1,500th career National Hockey League game. “It’s crazy,” fellow American-born player Phil Kessel said of Cullen’s
realize how many [games] that is. It’s an unreal accomplishment. I’m sure he can play more years. I mean watch him out there. He is skilled, smart and thinks the game well.” The Penguins honored Cullen for his remarkable achievement with an on-ice ceremony that included his wife, Bridget, and all three boys. His teammates and the organization presented him with three gifts: a framed piece from Wendell August Forge commemorating the key moments from his career, a gold-plated stick and a Polaris Ranger Crew XP 100 EPS — custom-painted by PPG in black and gold. Cullen became just the second American-born player in NHL history to reach 1,500 games, joining Hall of Famer Chris Chelios (1,651) in the exclusive club. That night, Cullen also jumped into the top-20 games played leaders in NHL history. Here are some other interesting facts surrounding Cullen’s impressive achievement. 23
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As of Mar. 4, a total of 7,051 skaters had suited up for at least one NHL game since the league formed in 1917. Since Cullen’s NHL debut on Oct. 28, 1997, a total of 3,461 skaters have played at least one game, not including him. That means that Cullen’s NHL career has overlapped 49.1% of all skaters to ever play an NHL game. Since Cullen’s debut, excluding him, a total of 2,683 players have made their NHL debut.
OCT. 28, 1997
Anaheim 2, Toronto 2 at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens
FIRST NHL POINT NOV. 2, 1997 (his 21st birthday) Detroit 4, Anaheim 3 at Joe Louis Arena
Cullen and Jason Marshall combined to set up a Teemu Selanne opening goal
FIRST NHL GOAL JAN. 21, 1998
Anaheim 8, Florida 3 at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
HUGE MILESTONES
Cullen scored on Kevin Weekes 3:07 into the third period on assists from Jeff Nielsen and Ruslan Salei
Without question, the three dates from Cullen’s immaculate career that he will remember most are the three Stanley Cups he won — one with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 and back-to-back titles with the Penguins in 2016 and ’17. Other key moments from Cullen’s career that will likely remain ingrained for a lifetime are:
1,000TH NHL GAME
JAN. 10, 2012
Minnesota 5, San Jose 4 (SO) at Xcel Energy Center
Cullen scored a goal in regulation then scored the game-deciding shootout tally
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
OTTAWA: Daniel Alfredsson, Mike Fisher, Erik Karlsson, Alexei Kovalev, Jason Spezza
Not long after Cullen joined the Penguins for his first stint with the team in 2015, several of his teammates, led by Tom Kuhnhackl, began calling him “Dad” because of how much more experience he had than many of the rookies on the roster. Sticking with the “Dad” theme, in the first half of his playing career, Cullen skated with Ted Donato on the Anaheim Ducks and Michal Nylander with the New York Rangers. In recent years, he has played against both of their sons – Ryan Donato, formerly of Boston, and William Nylander of Toronto.
MINNESOTA: Brent Burns, Mikko Koivu, Zach Parise, Ryan Suter NASHVILLE: Mike Fisher, Seth Jones, Pekka Rinne, Shea Weber, Roman Josi, James Neal PITTSBURGH: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Phil Kessel, Marc-Andre Fleury, Matt Murray, Patric Hornqvist
WELL-SCHOOLED Phil Kessel used smart as one of the adjectives to describe Cullen. Here is betting that Cullen would be one of the first people to note that he has been fortunate to skate for several of the top coaches of all-time, which enhanced his already-strong Hockey IQ. During his eight stops, Cullen has been taught the finer points of the game from seven head coaches who place among the top-25 all-time wins leaders (rankings as of Mar. 4): Barry Trotz (4th), Paul Maurice (8th), Mike Babcock (9th), Mike Keenan (11th), Bryan Murray (15th), Peter Laviolette (20th) and Bruce Boudreau (24th). Here in Pittsburgh, Cullen has been coached for the majority of his two stints by Mike Sullivan, a two-time Stanley Cup champion who is regarded as one of the finest coaches in today’s game. Additionally, one of Sullivan’s assistants, Jacques Martin, sits 18th on the all-time wins list.
NOTABLE TEAMMATES When you suit up for eight teams in 21 seasons, you are going to play with a pretty incredible list of talent. Below are some of the most famous faces with whom Cullen has shared a locker room: ANAHEIM: Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne, Adam Oates, Dan Bylsma, Petr Sykora FLORIDA: Valeri Bure, Olli Jokinen, Roberto Luongo, Stephane Matteau CAROLINA: Craig Adams, Rod Brind’Amour, Mark Recchi, Eric Staal, Doug Weight, Justin Williams, Ray Whitney, Brandon Sutter NY RANGERS: Jaromir Jagr, Henrik Lundqvist, Darius Karparaitis, Pascal Dupuis, Brendan Shanahan, Martin Straka 28
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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 the Penguins’ minor league, junior and
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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 Feb. 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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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.
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 43
SERGEI
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.
JACQUES
MARTI N
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. 44
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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. 46
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Kevin Acklin is in his first season as senior vice president and general counsel with the Penguins. He provides strategic advice to the senior executive team and serves as point person on the development on the former Civic Arena site. Kevin most recently served as vice president and chief legal officer of Peoples Natural Gas Company. He previously served as chief of staff to Mayor William Peduto, overseeing all day-to-day operations of the City of Pittsburgh. A native of the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Kevin graduated from Central Catholic High School, earned his undergraduate degree in Government
from Harvard University and his law degree from Georgetown University. Beginning his law career in Boston, Kevin returned to Pittsburgh and was most recently a partner in the law firm Saul Ewing LLP. He specialized in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions. Kevin also handled various matters for pro bono clients, with a focus on representing community groups and victims of domestic violence. After leading his hockey team at Central Catholic in penalty minutes, Kevin has reformed and now helps coach teams for his two sons and daughter, all three ice hockey players.
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Kevin Hart is in his 28th season with the Penguins. He joined the franchise in 1992 after working five years with Deloitte for retail, manufacturing, health care, development and non-profit clients. He is responsible for company financial reporting, annual budget, forecasts, and tax reporting. Additionally, Kevin serves as the team’s liaison with the NHL on matters including Hockey Related Revenue, Revenue Sharing, Player Salaries and CBA. Risk management programs and credit facility affairs are also under his direction. A lifelong resident of Pittsburgh, Kevin has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and
Business Administration from Thiel College. While attending Thiel, Kevin was involved in student government, residence life and NCAA Football. As a walk on to the Thiel football team, he was a three-year starter earning four varsity letters. Kevin is the Treasurer and a board member of the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Amateur Hockey. A USA Hockey Level IV certified coach, he has coaching experience at amateur and high school levels. Kevin resides in Robinson Township with his wife Linda and three children: Nicholas, Julianne and Megan. 48
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Terry Kalna is in his third 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.
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2
1
4
5
CASEY DESMITH
CHAD
JUSTIN
ZACH
POS: G HT: 6-0 WT: 181
POS: D HT: 5-11 WT: 191
POS: D HT: 6-2 WT: 193
POS: D HT: 6-3 WT: 217
RUHWEDEL
SCHULTZ
8
7
TROTMAN
10
12
MATT
BRIAN
GARRETT
DOMINIK
POS: C HT: 6-1 WT: 202
POS: D HT: 6-4 WT: 207
POS: LW HT: 6-2 WT: 199
POS: C HT: 5-11 WT: 190
DUMOULIN
CULLEN
17
WILSON
19
SIMON
27
28
BRYAN
RUST
JARED MCCANN
NICK
MARCUS
POS: RW HT: 5-11 WT: 192
POS: C HT: 6-1 WT: 185
POS: C HT: 6-6 WT: 215
POS: D HT: 6-3 WT: 177
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POS: G HT: 6-4 WT: 178
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POS: C HT: 6-0 WT: 204
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59
71
TEDDY
KRIS
JAKE
EVGENI
POS: C HT: 6-0 WT: 185
POS: D HT: 6-0 WT: 201
POS: LW HT: 5-11 WT: 180
POS: C HT: 6-3 WT: 195
BLUEGER
LETANG
72
GUENTZEL
73
MALKIN
81
87
PATRIC
JACK
PHIL
SIDNEY
POS: RW HT: 5-11 WT: 189
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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BOSTON BRUINS AS OF 03.05.19
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PLAYER
POS
HT
WT
13 14 20 22 25 27 33 37 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 48 52 55 63 73 74 86 90
Charlie Coyle Chris Wagner Joakim Nordstrom Peter Cehlarik Brandon Carlo John Moore Zdeno Chara Patrice Bergeron Tuukka Rask Jaroslav Halak David Backes Danton Heinen Steven Kampfer David Krejci Torey Krug Matt Grzelcyk Sean Kuraly Noel Acciari Brad Marchand Charlie McAvoy Jake DeBrusk Kevan Miller Marcus Johansson
C RW C LW D D D C G G RW C D C D D C C LW D LW D LW
6-3 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-9 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-9 5-9 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1
220 198 194 202 212 210 250 195 176 185 215 188 198 188 186 174 213 205 181 208 188 210 205
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NOTES Boston had earned points in 16 straight games (12-0-4) after a 1-0 win against New Jersey on Mar. 2, the third game on a six-game homestand. The Bruins faced Carolina, Florida and Ottawa before coming here on Mar. 10 to start a stretch which will see them play seven of their next eight on the road. . . Brad Marchand was leading the Bruins in scoring with 76 points through 65 games, while David Pastrnak had a team-high
BRAD MARCHAND 31 goals, including 15 on the power play. . . Goaltender Tuukka Rask was 13-0-3 in his last 16 decisions at that point. He is the Bruins’ all-time winningest goaltender. 69
HEADSHOTS
BOSTON BRUINS AS OF 03.05.19
Charlie Coyle 13
Chris Wagner 14
Joakim Nordstrom 20
Peter Cehlarik 22
Brandon Carlo 25
John Moore 27
Zdeno Chara 33
Patrice Bergeron 37
Tuukka Rask 40
Jaroslav Halak 41
David Backes 42
Danton Heinen 43
Steven Kampfer 44
David Krejci 46
Torey Krug 47
Matt Grzelcyk 48
Sean Kuraly 52
Noel Acciari 55
Brad Marchand 63
Charlie McAvoy 73
Jake DeBrusk 74
Kevan Miller 86
Marcus Johansson 90
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PLAYER
POS
HT
WT
1 2 3 6 8 9 10 13 18 19 20 23 26 29 43 44 62 65 70 72 74 77 92
Pheonix Copley Matt Niskanen Nick Jensen Michal Kempny Alex Ovechkin Dmitry Orlov Brett Connolly Jakub Vrana Chandler Stephenson Nicklas Backstrom Lars Eller Dmitrij Jaskin Nic Dowd Christian Djoos Tom Wilson Brooks Orpik Carl Hagelin Andre Burakovsky Braden Holtby Travis Boyd John Carlson T.J. Oshie Evgeny Kuznetsov
G D D D LW D RW LW C C C RW C D RW D LW LW G C D RW C
6-4 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-2
200 203 194 194 235 212 195 197 203 210 207 216 197 169 218 217 186 201 211 185 218 195 204
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NOTES Washington was in first place in the Metropolitan Division after a 2-1 shootout win in New York against the Rangers on Mar. 3, the Capitals’ sixth win in seven games. . . After playing here, Washington will finish its four-game road trip with games in Philadelphia, Tampa and New Jersey. . . Former Penguin Carl Hagelin scored his first goal for the Capitals in the win over the
CARL HAGELIN Rangers. . . Alex Ovechkin was leading the NHL with 45 goals through the first 66 games, while T.J. Oshie had 21. . . John Carlson was fourth in scoring among NHL defensemen with 57 points through Mar. 3. 73
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WA S H I N GTO N C A P ITA LS AS OF 03.05.19
Pheonix Copley 1
Matt Niskanen 2
Nick Jensen 3
Michal Kempny 6
Alex Ovechkin 8
Dmitry Orlov 9
Brett Connolly 10
Jakub Vrana 13
Chandler Stephenson 18
Nicklas Backstrom 19
Lars Eller 20
Dmitrij Jaskin 23
Nic Dowd 26
Christian Djoos 29
Tom Wilson 43
Brooks Orpik 44
Carl Hagelin 62
Andre Burakovsky 65
Braden Holtby 70
Travis Boyd 72
John Carlson 74
T.J. Oshie 77
Evgeny Kuznetsov 92
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POSTION: C HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 194 DATE OF BIRTH: 5/2/99 PLACE OF BIRTH: North Vancouver, BC ACQUIRED: Signed as free agent on Sept. 16, 2017. CURRENT TEAM: Lethbridge Hurricanes
NEWS AND NOTES during those three contests. Perhaps the greatest improvement by Bellerive has been his consistency of late. The North Vancouver, BC native has five multi-point games over his last seven overall. His 75 points (29G-46A) ranks 14th in the WHL. He remains just off his pace from a year ago when he averaged 1.30 points per game during his breakout season.
The Lethbridge Hurricanes finished a perfect 3-0 in three games during the week ending Mar. 3. That improves the Hurricanes’ record to 8-2-0 in their last 10 games. Unfortunately, Edmonton has played just as well, winning six straight games, while holding a two-point lead over Lethbridge in the Central Division. Jordy Bellerive continued his strong play by collecting four points (1G-3A)
C A R E E R STATI STI C S
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
YEAR
TEAM
LEAGUE
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
+/-
PP
SH
GW
S
GP
G
A
PTS
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Penticton
BCHL
3
1
1
2
4
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1
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1
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2015-16
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WHL
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11
25
36
75
16
4
1
3
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2
0
0
0
2
2016-17
Lethbridge
WHL
70
27
29
56
86
-4
5
2
5
--
20
7
7
14
22
2017-18
Lethbridge
WHL
71
46
46
92
82
-2
16
1
6
322
16
9
16
25
20
2018-19
Lethbridge
WHL
63
29
46
75
57
+20
8
1
3
252
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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.
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THE SERIES
VS BOSTON BRUINS twice and assisted on another goal in a 5-3 Penguins win. Jake Guentzel broke a 3-3 tie midway through the third period, and Pittsburgh also got goals from Derek Grant and former Bruin Phil Kessel. Sidney Crosby had two assists and Casey DeSmith stopped a career-high 48 shots in the victory. . . The Bruins have won four of the last six games between the teams, although Pittsburgh has won four straight at home and is 8-2-1 at home in its last 11 games against Boston. . . The Bruins are 1-for-25 on the power play in their last nine games here.
The Penguins host the Boston Bruins on Mar. 10, concluding the series for this regular season. The home team has won each of the previous meetings this campaign. . . On Nov. 23 in Boston, Joakim Nordstrom beat Tristan Jarry at 1:57 of overtime for a 2-1 Bruins’ victory. Jake DeBrusk’s second period goal had tied the game for Boston, following Evgeni Malkin’s power play goal seven minutes prior. Jaroslav Halak made 36 saves for the Bruins. . . In Pittsburgh on Dec. 14, Zach Aston-Reese scored 85
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THE SERIES
VS WA S H I N GTO N C A P ITA LS On Mar. 12, the Penguins and Washington Capitals meet for the final time in this regular season. Pittsburgh has won two of the previous three meetings this season and five of the last eight. . . On opening night, the Penguins earned a wild 7-6 overtime win on Kris Letang’s second goal of the game at 1:20 against Braden Holtby. Washington scored twice in 21 seconds late in the third period to forge a 6-6 tie in a game that saw seven Pittsburgh players record multiple points. Jake Guentzel had two goals, as did T.J. Oshie. . . In Washington on Nov. 7,
Oshie’s goal with 1:14 left gave the Capitals a 2-1 victory, as Holtby made 41 saves. Crosby and Alex Ovechkin had traded power play goals earlier in the game. . . Back in Washington on Dec. 19, Bryan Rust’s goal with 1:02 left in the second period was the winner in a 2-1 Penguins victory. Crosby and Lars Eller had scored earlier in that period, and Matt Murray made 31 saves for Pittsburgh. . . Each of the last four regular season games between these teams to be decided after regulation have been won by Pittsburgh. . . The Penguins are 5-1-0 in their last six regular season home games against Washington. 86
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THE PENGUINS three of its last six home games before
Pittsburgh completed a home-
hosting Florida on Mar. 5. . . Crosby
and-home series
passed Jaromir Jagr to become the
against Columbus
second-leading goal scorer in team
on Mar. 9 on the
history when he scored his 440th
road and will travel to Buffalo on Mar. 14
goal at Montreal on Mar. 2. . . Malkin
before playing at home Mar. 16 and 17
was just four points shy of 1,000 for his
against St. Louis and Philadelphia,
career as the Penguins hosted Florida
respectively. . . The Penguins improved
on Mar. 5. He had seven goals in his
to 4-1-2 in their last seven games after
last eight games before facing the
a convincing 5-1 victory at Montreal
Panthers. . . Murray was 5-1-2 with a
on Mar. 2. That was their 17th road
save percentage of .924 in his last eight
victory of the season, matching their
starts after stopping 36 shots in the win
hoping to get both Letang (upper body)
over the Canadiens. . . Guentzel became
and Brian Dumoulin (concussion)
the fourth American-born player to
back in the lineup during the week of
score 30 goals for the Penguins when
Mar. 4, while Rust and Chad Ruhwedel
he scored twice in Montreal, joining
remained out. . . Pittsburgh had won
Kevin Stevens, Joe Mullen and Kessel.
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Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin put huge smiles on hundreds of children’s faces throughout the 2018-19 regular season by hosting a wide variety of local children’s charities to the excitement of a Pittsburgh Penguins home game in each of their
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Make-A-Wish Greater PA and West Virginia, Presley Ridge, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Southwinds, Special Olympics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, The Children’s DEPAUL SCHOOL FOR HEARING Home, The Children’s Institute, The Highmark game takes their minds off the Caring Place and Variety problems they deal with on a daily basis the Children’s Charity. and provides a much needed diversion. In addition, Crosby and Malkin Since 2007, Crosby has been treating both hosted United States Veteran’s children and their families to A Hockey organizations during the Penguins’ Night in Pittsburgh. Malkin joined the 2018-19 campaign. Penguins’ charity suite program in 2011 At each game, guests enjoy all and has also introduced the excitement the action from the comfort of a of NHL hockey to hundreds of luxury suite. Complimentary snacks youngsters affiliated with local charities. are available, a visit from team For all the charity suite guests — from mascot Iceburgh, and a Penguins young children to WWII veterans — It’s A team memento. For many children and their families, Hockey Night in Pittsburgh takes on an enjoying an evening out at a Penguins extra special meaning! 92
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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.
Security In the interest of guests and staff safety, a search process is required for all events in order to prevent guests from bringing unauthorized and prohibited items into the arena. 100
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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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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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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 play-by-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,
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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.
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 199 113
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 WPXI-TV’s coverage of Penguins hockey.
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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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Apr. 3, 2019
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HOCKEY
ETIQUETTE 101 OUR GOAL? To create an awesome game experience for all fans! Help make that happen with these important reminders: 1.
DO NOT ENTER OR EXIT THE SEATING AREA DURING PLAY! Hockey is fast — and goals can be missed in an instant. Fans moving through rows and up aisles can block the view of an entire seating area. Wait until the whistle blows to make your move. HINT #1: The red light above the penalty boxes is lit for TV timeouts. TV timeouts occur at the first whistle stop inside the 14:00, 10:00, and 6:00 minute mark of each period, EXCEPT following an icing call or goal. When the light comes on, this is your chance to make a dash to the restroom or your seats! HINT #2: The concourse TVs feature a countdown clock during the intermissions. Smart, huh? Thank the season ticket holders for recommending this great idea!
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NO LEANING! We know you are into the game, but leaning creates a ripple effect, obstructing the view of the fans in the rows behind you. Sit back so all can enjoy the game!
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KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PUCK! Pucks can hurt when they enter the seating area!
4.
PPG Paints Arena is a NON-SMOKING FACILITY; smoking of any kind, including e-cigarettes, is prohibited.
5.
It’s hard to like fans of the opposing team, we get it. However, we think it is pretty cool that they chose to come to our building. Be aware of children sitting around you and let the guys on the ice do the talking! HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE!
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TH E H I STO RY O F TH E PENGUINS WEARING
YE LLO W J E R S EYS BY JASON SEIDLING
Over the years, as the Penguins’ jerseys would change and the logo was modified, the club stayed with predominantly black and white jerseys — mixed in with a touch of gray in the late 1990s and two different shades of blue thirds, a light-blue throwback in 2008 and a dark-blue version in 2011. But the Penguins didn’t return to a predominantly yellow jersey until the 2017 Coors Light Stadium Series Game against the Philadelphia Flyers. For that game, a 4-2 victory at Heinz Field on Feb. 25, 2017, the Penguins wore “Pittsburgh Gold” jerseys for the first time since 1985. The Stadium Series jerseys featured a standalone skating Penguin minus the golden triangle
The Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled new third jerseys for the 2018-19 season, featuring a dynamic gold background with black sleeves and white and gold striping in early October. For long-time Penguins’ fans, the new sweaters were a blast from the past to the early 1980s when the Pens became one of the first teams in the NHL to introduce a third jersey. For three seasons from 1982-85, the Penguins wore gold alternate jerseys, complete with matching yellow helmets. When the jerseys were first debuted, they were only worn for Sunday home games. The final season for the original gold jerseys came in 1984-85 – Mario Lemieux’s rookie season. 134
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STADIUM SERIES | FEB. 25, 2017
new design incorporates elements from the popular 2017 Stadium Series uniform while acknowledging the heritage of gold jerseys worn by Mario Lemieux and the Penguins in the 1980s. As adidas noted in its press release announcing the third jerseys, the goal was to create a signature look for these new thirds, as the crest spotlights the standalone skating penguin on a singletoned gold sweater. Mixing the past with the present, the contrasting black sleeves are highlighted with white and
from the traditional Penguins’ logo. The sleek new design also featured two patches — one to commemorate the Stadium Series and another paying tribute to Pittsburgh’s heritage as the “City of Champions.” Pittsburgh wore yellow socks with a single black stripe that evening. Based upon the popularity of the yellow Stadium Series jerseys, the Penguins elected to go back to a mostly yellow sweater when they went about designing their current third jerseys. The 137
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gold striping that are inspired from the Penguins’ 1984 jerseys, while the letters and numbering mirror the current home and away jerseys. Additional design details include the sleeve numbers being raised to the shoulder of the jersey to mimic the 1980s look. One difference in this year’s third jersey outfit is that the yellow socks will feature both a black and a white stripe. Just like they did at the 2017 Stadium Series Game, the Penguins will be wearing yellow helmets when they wear their third jerseys. Pittsburgh wore its new yellow third jerseys for the first time on Thursday, Nov. 15 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The team is scheduled to wear the jerseys 12 times in 2018-19 — all at PPG Paints Arena.
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THIRD JERSEY S C H E DU LE
Thursday, November 15 Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:00 PM
Wednesday, November 21 Dallas Stars | 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 24 Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:00 PM
Friday, December 14 Boston Bruins | 7:00 PM
Thursday, December 27 Detroit Red Wings | 7:00 PM
Tuesday, January 8 Florida Panthers | 7:00 PM
Wednesday, January 30 Tampa Bay Lightning | 8:00 PM
Wednesday, February 13 Edmonton Oilers | 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 17 New York Rangers | 12:30 PM
Thursday, March 7 Columbus Jackets | 7:00 PM
Tuesday, March 12 Washington Capitals | 7:00 PM
Friday, March 29 Nashville Predators | 7:00 PM
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EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS Co-owner/Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mario Lemieux Co-owner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Burkle CEO/President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Morehouse Executive Vice President and General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Rutherford Senior Vice President and General Counsel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Acklin Senior Vice President, Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Hart Senior Vice President, Sales and Broadcasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Kalna Senior Vice President, Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Santilli Senior Vice President, Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erik Watts Vice President, Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rich Hixon Vice President, Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom McMillan Vice President, Ticket Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Slencak Deputy General Counsel and Director of Human Resources . . . . Tracey McCants Lewis Director, Events and Hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Smerdel Executive Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Carper, Nicole Schaaf, Molly Trunzo Coordinator, Shipping and Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Hart Receptionist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Hart
ERIK WATTS
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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
CHAD SLENCAK
Vice President, Ticketing
SCOUTS Director, Professional Scouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek Clancey Professional Scouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Bowness, Craig Patrick, 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 Pakaslahti, Tommy Westlund Special Assignment Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gilles Meloche, Kevin Stevens
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Vice President, Facilities
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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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
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Not every kid can say that they got to hit the ice with Sidney Crosby and members of the Pittsburgh Penguins to learn a few tricks from the pros. But 100 lucky kids were given that opportunity through the Little Penguins Learn to Play Hockey program on Feb. 27 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. The Little Penguins program, now in its 11th season, provides free head-to-toe hockey equipment along
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“It’s great to see that it’s caught on,
After watching the Penguins practice,
and really from Day 1 it has,” Crosby
the kids quickly got into their gear — all
said. “But it seems to be getting more
of them wearing No. 87 Crosby practice
popular and that tells me that hockey is
jerseys — before joining the players on
growing and that the kids are enjoying
the ice. “I think it’s so nice,” Amy Panty, the
it, and hopefully they’re telling their
mother of participant MJ, said. “All
friends. They’ve now picked it up after
the stuff they provide — the ice time,
going through it.”
teaching them the fundamentals of
One hundred randomly-selected kids
hockey and teaching them the basics so
received Golden Tickets with their free
that they can grow and love hockey,”
equipment at DICK’S Sporting Goods.
The rink was divided into sections,
This ticket was an invitation for the kids
with various drills set up for the players
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to work with the kids. As time went on,
and then take the ice with Crosby and
the kids would rotate between drills
his teammates for a clinic.
so that they got the chance to interact
“Today was our annual Golden Ticket
with different Penguins.
event for our Little Penguins Program,”
The Penguins players who joined
said Mike Chiasson, Penguins manager
Crosby on the ice were Nick Bjugstad,
of youth hockey. “These kids were
Jared McCann, Garrett Wilson, Juuso
chosen amongst our 25 participating
Riikola, Dominik Simon and Casey
rinks when they picked up their
DeSmith. All the players were greeted
equipment, so it was pretty exciting
with stick taps from the kids as they
for them.”
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around the net as the kids scrambled to stay in front of the goal. “I think I went a little too hard, but it was a lot of fun,” Wilson joked. “I remember when I was their age and skating with bigger players, that was always a lot of fun. So I tried to make it fun for them and I had a great time.” Ian, a participant from North Versailles, never thought he would have the opportunity to be on the ice learning from the best, but he was extremely happy when he found his Golden Ticket. “I was really in shock, I loved it,” he said. “I was jumping around everywhere. I was so happy for it.” DeSmith had kids skate around tires and then attempt to shoot on him. One young boy skated up to the Penguins netminder and scored on the rebound, and his smile was so big that he ended up falling over — much to the amusement of DeSmith.
One of the skills the kids worked on was their skating, though it might have been a little difficult with Crosby chasing them around trying to play freeze tag. Any time a kid was frozen, the only way to be unfrozen was by having Crosby slide under the kids’ legs. “A lot of them will probably realize a few years down the road and a lot of them are probably too young to realize how special it is now,” Chiasson said. “It’s just fun to see everyone smiling and having a good time out there. I think to see the team up close and for the parents to see it as well is very special, and a memory they’ll always have.” Wilson was having fun participating in the 4-on-4 drill, as he was getting down and sliding around trying to block shots from the kids. At one point, all the kids were standing in front of one net trying to prevent Wilson from scoring. The Penguins forward kept skating 157
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That young boy was not the only one falling, though. Many kids were slipping and sliding, which made for a fun atmosphere for everyone involved. Though that didn’t stop them from pulling out their best moves to try and impress the Penguins players. “It was fun,” said Derek Barbe, a participant from Beaver County. “We got a lot of compliments from the players and they were very nice to set this up for us.” As the day was coming to an end, all the kids and players gathered at center ice for a group picture and one final chat with Crosby and the Penguins. Many of these kids then went off the ice
and immediately told their parents how cool the experience was. “It’s just all about getting the opportunity, and that’s the whole point of it,” Crosby said. “And the fact that they enjoy themselves, have fun and meet new kids, I think that’s the experience we want them to make of it.”
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positions in the Metropolitan Division and/or one of the two wild card spots in the Eastern Conference. Head coach Mike Sullivan’s response, as always, will be to stress the critical details and components of the game he desires the Penguins to play the rest of the way. Such as:
General manager Jim Rutherford declared the post-trade deadline Penguins good enough to make a run at another Stanley Cup but also less than a lock to earn the chance to compete for one in the postseason. “I feel comfortable with this team,” Rutherford assessed. “But I say that being a little bit nervous as to whether we’re going to get in. “It’s going to be a battle to the end but we’re certainly good enough. And once we get in, we’re good enough to take a run.” The “battle” Rutherford referenced will result from the tight juxtaposition of teams fighting for one of the top three
PUCK-MANAGEMENT “Especially at this time of year, everybody checks so hard,” Sullivan emphasized. “We talk to the guys all the time, we don’t want to take their sticks out of their hands. But when we play a north-south game and we play straight 169
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SECONDARY SCORING
ahead, and when the play’s not there to be made and we put pucks behind
“It’s critical,” Sullivan said. “You’ve
the defensemen and try to get after a
gotta get contributions throughout your
forecheck and create offense that way, I
lineup. When you get that it’s a great
think that’s when our team is at its best.
formula for success. We’re going to
“It’s a much more efficient game
need that moving forward from all of
and it gives us an opportunity to play to
our guys.
our strengths.”
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“You want to find ways to help each other,” captain Sidney Crosby said.
“The second period is an important
“Whether it’s back-checking, or line
period because it’s a long-change
changes, making sure you’re not putting
period,” Sullivan said. “If you don’t
guys in bad situations or you’re stuck
get the puck below the goal line it
out there for longer periods of time,
makes for a tough change and you’re
managing the puck, just
vulnerable to a transition opportunity.
trying to take the
It’s hard to get defensemen off the ice.
pressure off them
It’s hard to get the far wing off the ice.
a little bit.”
“Those are the challenges when you don’t manage the puck the right way in the second period.”
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SHOT OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THEY ARISE “We’re trying to encourage our guys to shoot it more,” Sullivan said. “When you shoot the puck it has a chance of going in the net. If it doesn’t go in the net it creates a next-play opportunity with a rebound. “I’ve always been a firm believer that nothing breaks coverage down better than a shot on goal because it forces decision-making, and usually opportunity presents itself within that.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 173
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UNDERSTANDING HOW THE GAMES WILL BE PLAYED “I think every game from here on out is going to have a similar playoff-type atmosphere because points are so
“We just try to go out there and play hockey and give ourselves the best chance to win,” goaltender Matt Murray said. “All that noise doesn’t really matter to us.” Added Sullivan: “I like the group that we have. We like this group, our coaching staff. We have a terrific group of players. We just have to make sure we come together as a team, we stay in the moment and we stay focused just on that one task at hand, and that’s that one game in front of us.”
tight,” defenseman Jack Johnson said. “I don’t remember any time in my career where it was this tight from teams that are just out of it to even teams in first (place). I think from here on in it’s going to be intense.”
RELYING ON AND TRUSTING IN WHO THEY ARE COLLECTIVELY “I know this team, before I even got here, has a ton of character,” Johnson said. “You don’t win as many times as they have without it. It’s great to see it but I’m not surprised by the guys in the room.”
I think from here on in it’s going to be intense. JACK JOHNSON
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