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IN THIS ISSUE Penguins All-Time Stats vs. Flyers . .

NHL Standings . . . . . . . . . .

League Leaders . . . . . . . . .

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

Front Office Bios . . . . . . . . .

2010.11 Schedule. . . . . . . . .

Our New Home . . . . . . . . .

Staff Directory . . . . . . . . . .

Gam e No te s. . . . . . . . . . .

Trib Total Media All-Time Team . . .

Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network. .

Community Update . . . . . . . .

StarKist Shootout . . . . . . . . .

CONSOL Energy Center has Something For Everyone . . . . . .

Building Information. . . . . . . .

Seating Chart . . . . . . . . . .

Concessions Guide . . . . . . . .

Box Office and Upcoming Events . .

All-Time Home Openers . . . . . .

Frozen in Time . . . . . . . . . .

Penguins Headshots. . . . . . . .

Penguins By the Numbers . . . . .

Team Rosters . . . . . . . . . .

Flyers By the Numbers . . . . . . .

Flyers Headshots . . . . . . . . .

Penguins Game Vault . . . . . . .

Ice Crew Presented by Highmark . . .

2010.11 Critical Dates . . . . . . .

2010.11 Promotional Items . . . . .

2010.11 WB/S Penguins Schedule . .

2010.11 Wheeling Nailers Schedule .

Rossi’s Road: First Peek of CONSOL Came Via Minnesota . . . . . . .

Honors and Awards . . . . . . . .

PAHL Breakdown . . . . . . . . .

PAHL: Growing the Game . . . . .

Iceburgh Calls the Penalties . . . . .

On-Ice Officials. . . . . . . . . .

Pens Profile: Mike Comrie . . . . .

Prospect: Brian Strait . . . . . . .

Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation . . .

Winter Classic History . . . . . . . pittsburghpenguins.com . . . . . .

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PENGUINS VS. FLYERS 2009-10 Record: 41-35-6; Third place, Atlantic Division, 18th overall 2010 Playoff Record: Defeated New Jersey, 4-1 in ECQF; Defeated Boston Bruins, 4-3 in ECSF; Defeated Montreal, 4-1 in ECF; Lost to Chicago, 4-2 in SCF 2009-10 Top Scorer: Mike Richards (82gp, 31-31-62) General Manager: Paul Holmgren Assistant General Manager: Barry Hanrahan Assistant General Manager: John Paddock Head Coach: Peter Laviolette Assistant Coach: Joe Mullen Assistant Coach: Kevin McCarthy Assistant Coach: Craig Berube Goaltending Coach: Jeff Reese Player Development Coach: Derian Hatcher

All-time scorer vs. Pittsburgh: Bobby Clarke (76gp, 44-64-108) All-time Pittsburgh scorer vs. Philadelphia: Mario Lemieux (70gp, 51-73-124) Longest Philadelphia win streak vs. Pittsburgh: 11, Dec. 12, 1982-Mar. 28, 1984 Longest Pittsburgh win streak vs. Philadelphia: 8, Oct. 5, 2006-Mar. 4, 2007 Longest Philadelphia undefeated streak vs. Pittsburgh: 13, Oct. 28, 1982-Mar. 28, 1984 (12-0-1) Longest Pittsburgh undefeated streak vs. Philadelphia: 14, Mar. 26, 1991-Jan. 30, 1993 (10-0-4) Last Philadelphia win at home: Dec. 13, 2008 (6-3) (0-4-1 since last win) Last Pittsburgh win at home: Mar. 27, 2010 (4-1) (0-0-0 since last win) Last Philadelphia win at Pittsburgh: Jan. 7, 2010 (7-4) (0-1-0 since last win) Last Pittsburgh win at Philadelphia: Jan. 24, 2010 (2-1) (0-0-0 since last win) Most goals by Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh: 13, Mar. 22, 1984 (Phi, 13-4) Most goals by Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia: 11, Nov. 16, 1993 (Pgh, 11-5) Most goals by both teams: 17, Mar. 22, 1984 (Phi, 13-4) Last Philadelphia shutout vs. Pittsburgh: Apr. 6, 2008 (2-0) – Martin Biron Last Pittsburgh shutout vs. Philadelphia: Oct. 5, 2006 (4-0) – Marc-Andre Fleury Last Philadelphia hat trick vs. Pittsburgh: Dec. 11, 2007 – R.J. Umberger Last Pittsburgh hat trick vs. Philadelphia: Oct. 28, 2006 – Sidney Crosby Last Pittsburgh trade with Philadelphia: June 25, 2010 – Third-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft for rights to Dan Hamhuis Overtime record vs. Pittsburgh: 9-9-15

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NHL STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS RNK

TEAM

GP

W

L

OTL

PTS

GF

GA

HOME

AWAY

L10

1

WASHINGTON

82

54

15

13

121

318

233

30-5-6

24-10-7

6-1-3

2

NEW JERSEY

82

48

27

7

103

222

191

27-10-4

21-17-3

5-2-3

3

BUFFALO

82

45

27

10

100

235

207

25-10-6

20-17-4

5-5-0

4

PITTSBURGH

82

47

28

7

101

257

237

25-12-4

22-16-3

5-4-1

5

OTTAWA

82

44

32

6

94

225

238

26-11-4

18-21-2

7-2-1

6

BOSTON

82

39

30

13

91

206

200

18-17-6

21-13-7

6-3-1

7

PHILADELPHIA

82

41

35

6

88

236

225

24-14-3

17-21-3

4-5-1

8

MONTREAL

82

39

33

10

88

217

223

20-16-5

19-17-5

3-4-3

9

NY RANGERS

82

38

33

11

87

222

218

18-17-6

20-16-5

7-1-2

10

ATLANTA

82

35

34

13

83

234

256

19-16-6

20-16-5

7-1-2

11

CAROLINA

82

35

37

10

80

230

256

21-17-3

16-18-7

3-5-2

12

TAMPA BAY

82

34

36

12

80

217

260

21-14-6

14-20-7

5-3-2

13

NY ISLANDERS

82

34

37

11

79

222

264

23-14-4

13-22-6

6-4-0

14

FLORIDA

82

32

37

13

77

208

244

16-16-9

11-23-7

5-4-1

15

TORONTO

82

30

38

14

74

214

267

18-17-6

16-21-4

2-6-2

RNK

TEAM

GP

W

L

OTL

PTS

GF

GA

HOME

AWAY

L10

1

SAN JOSE

82

51

20

11

113

264

215

27-6-8

24-14-3

8-1-1

2

CHICAGO

82

52

22

8

112

271

209

29-8-4

23-14-4

6-3-1

3

VANCOUVER

82

49

28

5

103

272

222

30-8-3

19-20-2

5-4-1

4

PHOENIX

82

50

25

7

107

225

202

29-10-2

21-15-5

5-3-2

5

DETROIT

82

44

24

14

102

229

216

25-10-6

19-14-8

8-1-1

6

LOS ANGELES

82

46

27

9

101

241

219

22-13-6

24-14-3

4-3-3

7

NASHVILLE

82

47

29

6

100

225

225

24-14-3

23-15-3

6-3-1

8

COLORADO

82

43

30

9

95

244

233

24-14-3

19-16-6

3-5-2

9

ST LOUIS

82

40

32

10

90

225

223

18-18-5

22-14-5

6-3-1

10

CALGARY

82

40

32

10

90

204

210

20-17-4

22-14-5

6-3-1

11

ANAHEIM

82

39

32

11

89

238

251

25-11-5

20-15-6

4-5-1

12

DALLAS

82

37

31

14

88

237

254

23-11-7

14-21-6

5-2-3

13

MINNESOTA

82

38

36

8

84

219

246

25-12-4

14-20-7

6-4-0

14

COLUMBUS

82

32

35

15

79

216

259

20-12-9

13-24-4

3-5-2

15

EDMONTON

82

27

47

8

62

214

284

18-19-4

12-23-6

3-4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

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NHL LEAGUE LEADERS RNK

NAME

GP

G

1 2 4 5 6 7 8

Henrik Sedin, VAN Sidney Crosby, PIT Alex Ovechkin, WAS Nicklas Backstrom, WAS Steven Stamkos, TB Martin St. Louis, TB Brad Richards, DAL Joe Thornton, SJ

82 81 72 82 82 82 80 79

29 51 50 33 51 29 24 20

RNK

NAME

GP

G

1 3 4 5 6 7 8

Sidney Crosby, PIT Steven Stamkos, TB Alex Ovechkin, WAS Patrick Marleau, SJ Marian Gaborik, NYR Ilya Kovalchuk, NJ Alexander Semin, WAS Dany Heatley, SJ

81 82 72 82 76 76 73 82

51 51 50 44 42 41 40 39

RNK

NAME

GP

G

1 2 3 4 5 6 8

Henrik Sedin, VAN Joe Thornton, SJ Nicklas Backstrom, WAS Brad Richards, DAL Martin St. Louis, TB Paul Stastny, COL Alex Ovechkin, WAS Patrick Kane, CHI

82 79 82 80 82 81 72 82

29 20 33 24 29 20 50 30

RNK

NAME

GP

1 2 3

Steven Stamkos, TB Dany Heatley, SJ Anze Kopitar, LA Teemu Selanne, ANA Marian Gaborik, NYR Evgeni Malkin, PIT Mike Richards, PHI Alex Ovechkin, WAS

82 82 82 54 76 67 82 72

51 39 34 27 42 28 31 50

RNK

NAME

GP

G

1 2 3 4 5

Jeff Schultz, WAS Alex Ovechkin, WAS Mike Green, WAS Nicklas Backstrom, WAS Daniel Sedin, VAN Christian Ehrhoff, VAN Alexander Semin, WAS Henrik Sedin, VAN

73 72 75 82 63 80 73 82

3 50 19 33 29 14 40 29

6

8

6

POINTS A PTS 83 58 59 68 44 65 67 69

112 109 109 101 95 94 91 89

GOALS A PTS 58 44 59 39 44 44 44 43

109 95 109 83 86 85 84 82

ASSISTS A PTS 83 69 68 67 65 59 59 58

112 89 101 91 94 79 109 88

+/- PIM 35 15 45 37 -2 -8 -12 17

48 71 89 50 38 12 14 54

+/- PIM 15 -2 45 21 15 10 36 14

71 38 89 22 37 53 66 54

+/- PIM 35 17 37 -12 -8 2 45 16

48 54 50 14 12 50 89 20

POWER PLAY GOALS G A PTS +/- PIM 44 43 47 21 44 49 31 59

95 82 81 48 86 77 62 109

-2 38 14 54 6 16 3 16 15 37 -6 100 -2 79 45 89

PLUS/MINUS A PTS

+/- PIM

20 59 57 68 56 30 44 83

23 109 76 101 85 44 84 112

50 45 39 37 36 36 36 35

32 89 54 50 28 42 66 48

SOG SPCT PPG PPA SHG SHA 166 298 368 222 297 242 284 141

17.5 17.1 13.6 14.9 17.2 12.0 8.5 14.2

4 13 13 11 24 7 13 4

23 21 23 26 17 30 27 25

2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

SOG SPCT PPG PPA SHG SHA 298 297 368 274 272 290 278 280

17.1 17.2 13.6 16.1 15.4 14.1 14.4 13.9

13 24 13 12 14 12 8 18

21 17 23 13 12 15 19 12

2 1 0 4 1 0 2 1

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

SOG SPCT PPG PPA SHG SHA 166 141 222 284 242 199 368 261

17.5 14.2 14.9 8.5 12.0 10.1 13.6 11.5

4 4 11 13 7 9 13 9

23 25 26 27 30 16 23 20

2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

SOG SPCT PPG PPA SHG SHA 297 280 259 173 272 268 237 368

17.2 13.9 13.1 15.6 15.4 10.4 13.1 13.6

24 18 14 14 14 13 13 13

17 12 24 13 12 15 18 23

1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0

SOG SPCT PPG PPA SHG SHA 43 368 205 222 225 181 278 166

7.0 13.6 9.3 14.9 12.9 7.7 14.4 17.5

0 13 10 11 8 6 8 4

0 23 25 26 13 17 19 23

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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FAMILIAR FACE, NEW ROLE

John MacLean

New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello brought an old friend back to the fold when he hired former Devil John MacLean to serve as the team’s head coach on June 17.

MacLean was promoted to New Jersey following a one-year stint with the Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League.

MacLean, who replaces the retired Jacques Lemaire, is the Devils’ all-time leading goal scorer with 347. Five of MacLean’s players — Martin Brodeur, Patrik Elias, Jay Pandolfo, Brian Rolston and Jamie Langenbrunner — were teammates of his.

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Nikolai Zherdev

Unable to land a National Hockey League contract in 2009-10, former New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nikolai Zherdev returned to his native Russia and spent the season toiling for Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Zherdev is back in the NHL this year after signing a oneyear deal with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 9. A three-time 20-goal scorer at the NHL level, Zherdev will be asked to step onto one of the Flyers’ top offensive lines to help replace the production lost when Simon Gagne and his 259 career goals were traded to Tampa Bay.

The New York Rangers tapped into the international free agent pool on May 26 when they signed 5-foot-9 Norwegian forward Mats Zuccarello Aasen to a contract. Last season, Zuccarello Aasen led the Swedish Elite league in scoring with 64 points (23G-41A) in 55 games with MoDo. Zuccarello Aasen, 23, began attracting attention from NHL scouts during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver when he picked up three points (1G-2A) in four games for Team Norway. He also starred at the 2010 World Championships in Germany, tying for the team lead with three goals in six contests.

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RON BURKLE Ron Burkle has now added a new arena — Pittsburgh’s CONSOL Energy Center — to his tremendous list of accomplishments in the business world.

Burkle, widely recognized as one of the preeminent investors in retail, manufacturing and distribution industries, is in his 12th season as co-owner of the Penguins.

Among Burkle’s many significant contributions to the Penguins was his role in negotiations for the new arena deal.

Burkle founded the Yucaipa Companies in 1986 and has served as Chairman of the Board and controlling shareholder of numerous companies, including Alliance Entertainment, Golden State Foods, Dominick’s, Fred Meyer, Ralphs and Food4Less.

Ron is co-chairman of the Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA and is broadly involved in the community. He is a trustee of the Carter Center, the National Urban League and the Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy. He has received numerous awards, including the AFL-CIO’s Murray Green Meany Kirkland Community Service Award, the Los Angeles County Federation Man of the Year and the Los Angeles County Boy Scouts Jimmy Stewart Person of the Year award.

MARIO LEMIEUX Mario Lemieux will always be remembered for the magic he created on the ice, but one of the crowning achievements of his remarkable business career came this season — the opening of CONSOL Energy Center, home of the Penguins and Pittsburgh’s new multi-purpose entertainment venue.

Even before the reality of CONSOL Energy Center, Lemieux and coowner Ron Burkle had turned the Penguins into a premier NHL franchise. The Penguins have been named No. 1 in Fan Relations by ESPN the Magazine, sold out a team-record 166 straight games, sold out every suite for three straight seasons and established records for local television ratings, merchandise sales and website hits.

Lemieux was one of the greatest players in NHL history from 1984-97 and 2000-06, winning six league scoring titles, three MVPs trophies and two Conn Smythe Trophies as playoff MVP, in addition to two Stanley Cups.

A gifted centerman, he dominated play for parts of three decades. He retired in 2006 as the No. 7 all-time scorer in NHL history with 1,723 points.

In addition to his legendary hockey accomplishments, he continues to oversee the Mario Lemieux Foundation for cancer research and neo-natal research and hosts its celebrity golf tournament, which has raised more than $8 million for charity. More information is available at mariolemieux.org.

Mario, his wife Nathalie and their four children live in Sewickley.

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DAVID MOREHOUSE Pittsburgh native David Morehouse was named CEO of the Penguins in September and leads the team into an exciting new era at CONSOL Energy Center.

Morehouse had served as team president since 2007, overseeing ticket sales, marketing, corporate sales, communications and brand development, as well as representing the team in corporate relations and governmental affairs.

Under his leadership the Penguins have become one of the top organizations in professional sports — ranked No. 1 in Fan Relations and No. 5 overall as a franchise among 122 pro teams in North America by ESPN The Magazine.

As team president, Morehouse implemented a brand strategy that featured a new commitment to marketing, fan interaction and community outreach, as well as a targeted focus on the team’s young fan demographic.

Morehouse grew up in the Beechview section on Pittsburgh. 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 and his wife, Vanessa, have three children and live in Bell Acres.

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RAY SHERO Ray Shero, 48, was named GM of the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 25, 2006.

His fresh ideas and calm but firm management style helped transform the Penguins from a team that did not qualify for the playoffs in 2005-06 to one that reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2007-08 and won the Cup in 2008-09.

One of his first acts as GM was to declare a goal of building a team that could compete for championships on a yearly basis. He revamped the team’s hockey operations staff and structure, upgraded professional and amateur scouting, added a team operations director and opened new lines of communication with the business side of the organization.

Ray built his hockey sense and managerial style during 14 seasons as an NHL assistant general manager — six with the Ottawa Senators and eight with the Nashville Predators.

Shero played college hockey at St. Lawrence University and was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1982. He spent seven years as a player agent before making the transition to the front office.

The native of St. Paul, Minn. is actively involved with USA Hockey and is a member of the USA Hockey National Team Advisory Group.

Ray and his wife, Karen, and their two sons reside in Upper St. Clair.

JASON BOTTERILL Jason Botterill enters his second full season as assistant general manager after being promoted to his current position on May 22, 2009 by general manager Ray Shero.

As assistant GM, Botterill works closely with Shero on all hockeyrelated matters, including scouting, player development and contract negotiations. He also manages hockey operations and acts as GM for the club’s top-minor league affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.

Prior to his promotion, Botterill, 34, worked two seasons as director of hockey administration with the Penguins. Before joining Pittsburgh, Botterill worked with NHL Central Registry and also scouted for the Dallas Stars.

Botterill was a first-round draft pick (20th overall) by Dallas in 1994 and played 88 NHL games over six seasons with Dallas, Atlanta, Calgary and Buffalo.

A native of Edmonton who grew up in Winnipeg, Botterill played four seasons at the University of Michigan, where he earned his MBA, and helped lead the Wolverines to the NCAA title in 1996. He also played for Team Canada at the World Junior Championships in 1994, 1995 and 1996, helping his team win gold medals in all three tournaments.

He resides in Pittsburgh along with his wife, Andrea.

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DAN BYLSMA In just one-plus seasons behind the bench, Dan Bylsma has already become one of the most successful coaches in Penguins’ history.

After being promoted to Penguins head coach in February 2009, Bylsma, 40, directed the team to its third Stanley Cup in franchise history — a feat previously accomplished by legendary coaches “Badger” Bob Johnson and Scott Bowman. In the process Bylsma became the 14th rookie head coach, and just the fourth in the past 50 years, to capture the Stanley Cup. Of those 14, only Montreal’s Al MacNeil (1970-71) took over mid-season.

Bylsma played nine NHL seasons as a right winger with Los Angeles and Anaheim from 1995-2004. He played 429 NHL regular-season games, recording 19 goals and 62 points, and also played in the 2003 Stanley Cup Final with Anaheim.

Bylsma was an assistant coach at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for two seasons from 2006-08 and was named head coach at the start of the 2008-09 season. He went 35-16-1-2 in 54 games with WB/S before being promoted to Pittsburgh.

He played four seasons of college hockey at Bowling Green.

Dan and his wife, Mary Beth, have one son and reside in the North Hills.

TONY GRANATO Tony Granato, 46, begins his second season on the Penguins’ coaching staff. Granato, among his many responsibilities, works with the Penguins’ forwards and penalty killing units. He oversaw the NHL’s ninth-ranked penalty killing group with an 84.1-percent success rate, and second best on the road at 85.3 percent.

Prior to joining the Penguins, Granato spent six seasons behind the bench for the Colorado Avalanche and served two stints as Avalanche head coach from 2002-04 and 2008-09. Granato compiled a 215-104-17-16 record and led Colorado to a Northwest Division title in 2003.

Granato played 13 seasons in the NHL with the NY Rangers, Los Angeles and San Jose.

In 1997, he was the recipient of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for overcoming a near career-ending brain injury. In 773 career games, the feisty forward posted 248 goals, 492 points and 1,425 penalty minutes. He appeared in 79 career postseason games and helped lead Los Angeles to a Stanley Cup Final berth in 1993.

Granato played four years at the University of Wisconsin and was inducted into the Badgers’ Hall of Fame in 2000. Granato also played for the U.S. National team in 1987-88 and represented his country in the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary.

Tony and his wife, Linda, are the parents of four children and reside in the South Hills.

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TODD REIRDEN Todd Reirden, 39, joined Pittsburgh’s coaching staff on July 31, 2010 after coaching with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins the previous two seasons. Reirden, an NHL defenseman for parts of five seasons, works closely with the team’s defensemen.

Reirden, completed his first full season as WB/S head coach in 200910, leading a young and inexperienced team to an impressive 41-34-2-3 record, finishing third in the East Division, and a berth in the Calder Cup playoffs.

Prior to joining the Penguins organization, Reirden spent one season as an assistant coach with the Bowling Green Falcons (CCHA) — his alma mater. He was a teammate of Bylsma’s during the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons at Bowling Green.

Selected by New Jersey in the 12th round (242nd overall) of the 1990 NHL Enrty Draft, Reirden played professionally for 13 seasons, retiring after the 2006-07 campaign with Graz EC of the Austrian Hockey League. He appeared in 183 NHL games with Edmonton, St. Louis, Atlanta and Phoenix, recording 46 points (11+35) and 181 penalty minutes.

Todd and his wife, Shelby, have one son.

GILLES MELOCHE Former NHL goaltender Gilles Meloche is in his fifth season as the Penguins’ full-time goaltending coach and 25th with the organization.

Meloche has been instrumental in developing Marc-Andre Fleury into a Stanley Cup-winning netminder.

Meloche served as a Penguins scout from 1989-2006 and also doubled as a goaltending coach/consultant during much of that time. He was also part of the staff when the Penguins won Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992.

A native of Montreal, Quebec, Meloche spent 18 seasons as an NHL goaltender with Chicago, California, Cleveland, Minnesota and Pittsburgh. He played the final three seasons of his career in Pittsburgh following a 1985 trade.

Meloche appeared in 788 NHL games during his career, posting a record of 270-351-131 with a 3.64 goals-against average. In 45 career playoff games, he posted a 21-19 record and a 3.48 goals-against average.

Gilles and his wife, Sophie, reside in Pittsburgh. His son, Eric, is a pro player who was a member of the Penguins organization from 2000-04.

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OUR NEW HOME CONSOL Energy Center opened in August, 2010 as Pittsburgh’s new multi-purpose entertainment venue — home of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins as well as other professional and collegiate sports, concerts, children’s shows, skating shows and more.

It replaces the old Civic Arena/ Mellon Arena, which had operated since 1961 and was home of the Penguins from their inception in CONSOL Energy Center represents an exciting new era for 1967. It was the oldest arena in the the city, the region and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

National Hockey League.

“CONSOL Energy Center represents an exciting new era for the city, the region and the Pittsburgh Penguins,” said David Morehouse, CEO of the hockey team. “With open concourses, comfortable seating, cutting-edge technology, a state-of-the-art scoreboard and sound system, and an extensive array of food and beverage options, it is a spectacular symbol for the Pittsburgh of the 21st century.”

CONSOL Energy Center was completed on time and under budget, thanks to the combined efforts of architectural firms Populous and Astorino; the owner’s representative, ICON; the construction company, PJ Dick/Hunt; and the excellent construction workers and skilled trade workers of Western Pennsylvania.

The new arena seats 18,087 for hockey, 19,000 for basketball and almost 20,000 for concerts. It is a green building and is the first NHL arena to attain LEED Gold certification.

Even before its doors had opened, CONSOL Energy Center landed commitments from shows that would have bypassed the old arena — the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament first and second rounds, the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four, and back-to-back concerts by music legend Paul McCartney.

McCartney, who first played Pittsburgh with the Beatles in 1964 but hadn’t performed here since 1990, christened the new arena with a grand opening concert on August 18, 2010.

In its first season of operation, CONSOL Energy Center also will be home to the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League — bringing indoor football back to the city for the first time in almost 20 years.

A funding plan for the new arena project was completed in March, 2007, thanks to the combined efforts of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, among others.

The Sports & Exhibition Authority owns the building on behalf of the city and county, and the Penguins have the lease. The new arena is managed by SMG, with Jay Roberts serving as general manager.

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SCOUTS Director of Player Personnel . . . . . . . . . Dan MacKinnon Director of Professional Scouting . . . . . . Derek Clancey Professional Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andre Savard Kevin Stevens Director of Amateur Scouting . . . . . . . . . Jay Heinbuck Assistant Director of Amateur Scouting . . . . Randy Sexton Amateur Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Allison Brian Fitzgerald Luc Gauthier Chuck Grillo Jim Madigan David McNamara Wayne Meier Ron Pyette European Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrik Allvin Robert Neuhauser

Assistant Equipment Managers . . . . . . . . Paul DeFazaio Dan Kroll Team Physician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr . Charles Burke Head Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Stewart Assistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Adams Physical Therapist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Mortland

COMMUNICATIONS Director of Communications . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Bullano Communications Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . Erik Heasley Director of Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Kasan Manager of Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Seidling Executive Producer, Penguins Radio Network . . Ray Walker Radio Broadcasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Lange Phil Bourque Penguins HD Radio Host/ Penguins Radio Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Mears

TECHNOLOGY Director, Information Technology . . . . . . . . . Erik Watts Director of Media Technology . . . . . . . . . Chris DeVivo Building Audio Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Duffy Media Asset Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Henry

MARKETING Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ross Miller Marketing Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Swartz Creative Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barb Pilarski Graphic Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erin Halley Lori Haramia Director of Fan Development & Special Events . .Jill Shipley Fan Development Coordinator . . . . . . . .Laura Spencer Director, Community/Alumni Relations . . . . Cindy Himes Community Relations Coordinator . . . . . . Kathleen Unger Community Relations/Alumni Liaison . . . . . .Ed Johnston Director of New Media . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremy Zimmer New Media Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Meck

YOUTH HOCKEY Executive Director of Strategic Planning . . . . . .Rich Hixon Director of Amateur Hockey . . . . . . . Mark Shuttleworth Manager of Amateur Hockey Development . . .Max Malone

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GAME NOTES THE SERIES Tonight the Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers renew their rivalry as they open the 2010-11 NHL season in the first regular-season game at CONSOL Energy Center . The game, the first of six between the teams this season, features the last two teams to represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Final . The Flyers lost in six games to Chicago last June . . . This marks the second time these teams have met in the first NHL game at a new arena . The Flyers beat Pittsburgh, 1-0, on Oct . 19, 1967 in the first game at the Spectrum in Philadelphia . Bill Sutherland’s goal at 2:59 of the third period was the game-winner, and Doug Favell made 17 saves in the first shutout ever against the Penguins . . . These teams met one year ago tomorrow in Philadelphia, a 5-4 Pittsburgh victory in which Evgeni Malkin and Alex Goligoski each had one goal and one assist . . .

The Penguins won the series last season, 5-1-0 . Sidney Crosby had four goals and 10 points to lead all scorers in the series, while Malkin had two goals and eight points . Jeff Carter led the Flyers with six goals and eight points .

Kris Letang led Pittsburgh with a plus-5, while Ian Laperriere and Kimmo Timonen were both minus-5 for Philadelphia . . . Carter has 14 goals and 28 points in 32 career games against Pittsburgh; Crosby has 24 goals — his most against one team — and 56 points in 32 career games against the Flyers while Malkin has 15 goals and 39 points in 26 career games against Philadelphia . . . The Last season Sidney Crosby had four goals and 10 points Penguins are 12-4-0 in their to lead all scorers in the series against Philadelphia . last 16 games against the Flyers . . . Pittsburgh has won the last six games between the teams to be decided after regulation, earning four of those wins in shootouts and two in overtime . The Penguins have won more shootouts against Philadelphia than any other team . . . The last time the Flyers beat the Penguins after regulation was back on Oct . 14, 2005 in Philadelphia (6-5 OT), and the Flyers have not beaten the Penguins after regulation here in Pittsburgh in more than 24 years (April 5, 1986, 4-3 OT) . . . Philadelphia has scored first in eight of the last 10 meetings with Pittsburgh and 16 of the last 21 . . . The Penguins are 12-3-0 in their last 15 regular-season home games against Philadelphia . . . The teams’ next meeting is in continued on page 31

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Philadelphia Oct . 16, and their next game here is Oct . 29 . . . Pittsburgh has played more regular-season games against the Flyers (248) than against any other team . The Penguins are 85-129-30-4 in the series .

THE PENGUINS CONSOL Energy Center becomes the third building in Pittsburgh to host an NHL game .

The New York Americans beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, on defenseman Charlie Langlois’ overtime goal at 3:10 at Duquesne Gardens on Dec . 2, 1925 in the first NHL game ever played in Pittsburgh . The first home goal was scored that night by Pirates’ star Lionel Conacher at 9:15 of the second period . . . The Penguins lost the first NHL game ever played at the Civic Arena on Oct . 11, 1967 by the same 2-1 score against Montreal, with star forward Andy Bathgate scoring the team’s first goal at 7:06 of the third period . . . The first pro hockey game at the Civic Arena was the Buffalo Bisons’ victory over the AHL Pittsburgh Hornets on Oct . 14, 1961 by the score of — you guessed it — 2-1 . Rookie defenseman Paul Jackson scored the first Hornets’ goal in the building at 5:58 of the third period . . . The collective record of the NHL’s other 29 teams in their first game at their current arenas is 10-15-4 . The collective record of the last seven NHL teams in their home opener in a new arena is 1-4-2, with only Dallas (2001) winning . . . This marks the seventh time the Penguins have been involved in the first regular-season NHL game at an arena and the first time in North America since they beat Carolina, 4-3, at Greensboro Coliseum on Oct . 3, 1997 . . . CONSOL Energy Center is the 67th different arena to host a Penguins’ regular-season game . . . Pittsburgh is 18-18-6 all-time in season openers and 22-13-7 in

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home openers . The Penguins have won three of their last four season openers and three of their last four home openers . . . Among the new faces hoping to be in the lineup tonight for Pittsburgh were Paul Martin, Zbynek Michalek and former Flyers Arron Asham and Mike Comrie . Comrie’s last goal in a Flyers’ uniform came against the Penguins on Jan . 12, 2004 . . . Jordan Staal, out with a post-surgery infection after his foot tendon was cut last spring, has his consecutive game streak snapped at 302 tonight — second only to Ron Schock’s 313 .

Former Penguins’ forward Bill Guerin was in the Flyers’ training camp on a tryout basis and was hoping to earn a spot on the opening night roster . . . Among other new faces for Philadelphia in training camp were Sean O’Donnell, Jody Shelley, Andrej Meszaros, Matt Walker and Nikolai Zherdev . . . Chris Pronger was uncertain to start the season on time after off-season knee surgery . . .

The Flyers play in St . Louis on Saturday and then return home for a five-game homestand . . . This is the 10th time the Flyers have been involved in the first NHL game at an arena and the first time since tying Minnesota at Xcel Energy Center on Oct . 11, 2000 (3-3) .

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Former Penguins’ forward Bill Guerin was in the Flyers’ training camp on a tryout basis and was hoping to earn a spot on the opening night roster .

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The Trib Total Media Penguins All-Time Team honors 15 of the greatest players in Penguins history, as voted by the fans and a panel of media and team officials. Active NHL players were not eligible. The all-time team represents all eras of Penguins history and salutes the incredible history of hockey in our city. Visit the interactive display at the Trib Total Media Penguins All-Time Team Zone located at the Trib Total Media Gate. You will also see segments honoring other notable Penguins, builders (coaches, GMs, support staff) and, of course, fans.

66 MARIO LEMIEUX

Center, 1984-97, 2000-06

10 RON FRANCIS Center, 1991-98

25 KEVEN STEVENS

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Defense, 1991-95

Right Wing, 1990-2001

19 JEAN PRONOVOST Right Wing, 1968-78

TOM BARRASSO Goaltender, 1988-2000

4 DAVE BURROWS Defense, 1971-78, 1980-82

17 RICK KEHOE

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77 PAUL COFFEY Defense, 1987-92

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COMMUNITY UPDATE IT’S A GREAT DAY TO GIVE BLOOD! On September 20, the Pittsburgh Penguins joined forces with the Central Blood Bank to hold their annual Score One for Life blood drive. More than 240 registered donors showed up at the Verizon Gate of the CONSOL Energy Center to donate their blood and support the Penguins.

From start to finish, the blood drive was rewarding and fun for everyone.

Participants waiting their turn to donate were entertained by the Penguins’ mascot, Iceburgh, who gave out hugs, took pictures with fans, and danced for the crowd.

All donors received a commemorative t-shirt and a chance to win Penguins memorabilia, but those who registered between 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM were able to preview what’s to come for the 2010-11 season. Those lucky donors had the opportunity to watch the Penguins in action during one of their team practices.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Central Blood Bank have collaborated in saving lives for the past 18 years. The Score One for Life blood drive is always scheduled at the end of summer when low donation rates create a critical shortage of blood

by September. This year’s blood drive collected 290 units of blood which will help a total of 870 patients.

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STAY TUNED! THIS YEAR’S COMPETITION WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 10 AND 16.

You can also view this and previously shown competitions at pittsburghpenguins.com.

The Pittsburgh Penguins Shootout Challenge presented by StarKist is back for its second season with a new age group being added to the competition. Squirt players (ages 9-10) will join Pee Wee players (ages 11-12) in participating in this exciting event being held October 10 and 16 at CONSOL Energy Center. Each age group will have its own competition and championship. And, in another new twist this year, a second competition will be held to crown an overall individual shooter and goaltender in each age group!

Both days of the competition will be recorded and will appear as feature segments on the main scoreboard during an intermission of upcoming Penguins home games.

Each segment will also appear on the Penguins web site.

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CONSOL ENERGY CENTER HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE In November 1998, the future of the Pittsburgh Penguins was in jeopardy.

The team had just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and relocation rumors were spreading like wildfire.

Fast forward to October 2010, and not only are the Penguins alive and thriving in Pittsburgh, tonight they officially christen the spectacular CONSOL Energy Center to replace the outdated Civic Arena.

The 12 years in between were tumultuous and uncertain at times, but thanks to Ron Burkle, Mario Lemieux, Ken Sawyer, David Morehouse and Ray Shero, the Penguins have been rebuilt On March 13, 2007, Lemieux announced to an ecstactic crowd, that a new home into a winning team. would be built for the Penguins.

On March 13, 2007, Lemieux stood at the Civic Arena zamboni entrance to announce that a new home would be built for the Penguins.

Crews broke ground for the new arena in August 2008.

Now tonight, just two short years later, CONSOL Energy Center hosts its first-ever regular season hockey game as the Penguins host the Philadelphia Flyers. This will be the first time the Penguins have played a regular season home game in any building other than Tonight the Pittsburgh Penguins host the the Igloo.

Philadelphia Flyers in the first-ever regular season “We’ve been seeing the place being hockey game at CONSOL Energy Center. built for the past couple of years and it’s great for us to finally be in it,” Pascal Dupuis said. “It’s top of the line on everything.”

The players and fans alike have been raving about the new digs for several months, and once CONSOL Energy Center started hosting concerts and practices, the praises only grew louder. continued on page 47

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The crowd during the first game against Detroit was loud even before the puck dropped giving the Penguins a taste of the energy that will live inside of the CONSOL Energy Center.

“It’s an unbelievable place,” Matt Cooke said.

“It’s fantastic,” Brent Johnson said. “I think they did a great job.”

The team has been in the arena for a few weeks now, but head coach Dan Bylsma is looking forward to seeing the building full and the energy and excitement when the puck drops tonight.

“To get that feeling for what it’s going to be like with the fans in here, jumping and playing a game here is something that we all anticipate,” he said.

The Penguins got a taste of that energy in the preseason. The first game against Detroit was loud even before the puck dropped, but three first-period goals and a fight cranked the decibel reading to deafening levels.

“It was pretty loud during the [Jesse] Boulerice fight and during different points throughout the night,” captain Sidney Crosby said. “It definitely had a nice feel to it.”

Ryan Craig, who scored two goals in the arena’s first-ever game, said he was impressed with the crowd.

“That’s an unbelievable crowd for preseason,” he said. “The building’s full and 20 seconds in they’re chanting ‘Let’s go Pens!’”

But even though the preseason was raucous, Bylsma said he expects the regular season to be even better. continued on page 48

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“I still don’t think we’ll get the full effect until the regular season,” he said.

The arena’s open concourses, 800 televisions, breathtaking views and perfect sight lines are all amenities that make CONSOL Energy Center great for the fans, but from the players’ point of view, the locker room is the cum de laude of the building.

“It’s a little bigger than we’re used to, but I’ll get used to it,” Crosby said. “It’s a pretty amazing room and they’ve done a great job. It’s going to be a lot of fun to be here.”

The players can thank equipment manager Dana Heinze and head athletic trainer Chris Stewart for the design of the locker room. The oval shape makes it so there are no corners and everyone is together. The ceiling is tiled to resemble the roof of the Igloo, and there are even murals along the top of the wall honoring members of the Penguins Trib Total Media All-Time Team.

“There are a lot of details and even just having some of the alumni up here, I think that’s a nice touch,” Crosby The Penguins locker room is shaped like an oval, said. “For a brand so there are no corners and everyone is together. new building, it feels pretty homey right away.”

The locker room may feel like home to the players, but the team is still getting used to the particulars of the ice, and Bylsma said that he is excited to create a home-ice advantage here.

“As far as the rink and the details of the rink and some of the bounces, I think I see something new every day,” he said.

The boards behind the net seem to be a little livelier than the boards at the Civic Arena, but the Penguins are adjusting to take advantage of it.

“It’s pretty lively, and the corners are a little shallower, so the puck comes around the boards a little faster,” Bylsma said. “We’ll experiment with shooting off the end boards and using that as part of our strategy on the power play.”

The Penguins will look to use that home-ice advantage for the first time tonight, and when the puck drops it will signal the beginning of a new era.

While the Igloo will certainly be missed, the Penguins welcome the change.

“As much nostalgia and integrity that [the Civic Arena] had, it realistically didn’t meet the standards of the new NHL,” Cooke said. “I think anybody that played there appreciates that building and understands what the history is with that building, but it’s time to move on.

“And this facility makes it very easy to come to work every day.”

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BUILDING INFORMATION ALCOHOL Guests of CONSOL Energy Center must be 21 years of age or older to purchase and/or consume alcoholic beverages. ARAMARK reserves the right to check proof of legal drinking age. There is a maximum of TWO (2) alcoholic beverages per purchase at all concession stands and portable vendors. For Pittsburgh Penguins games, all alcohol sales within the arena will conclude at the beginning of the third period. Individual concerts and events are determined on a showby-show basis.

ATM MACHINES For the convenience of our fans, ATMs are available in CONSOL Energy Center: First Niagara Bank - 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

AUTOMOTIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AAA will have a “Puck Truck” at all Penguins home games. The “Puck Truck” is available to assist patrons that have trouble with their vehicles in CONSOL Energy Center lots only. Fans can call 1.800.AAA.HELP after the start of the third period.

FIRST AID There are two (2) UPMC First Aid Stations, one on each level of CONSOL Energy Center. UPMC First Aid is located adjacent to the Guest Services office outside section 104 and behind the concession stand at section 232.

BABY CHANGING STATIONS Baby changing stations are available in all restrooms, located on all seating levels of CONSOL Energy Center.

BAGS, BACKPACKS AND PURSES For security purposes, only small personal bags (purses, baby or diaper bags, etc.) will be permitted inside CONSOL Energy Center and all items are subject to search upon entrance.

Large bags, coolers, backpacks and sealed packages, including gifts for performers and/or athletes of any kind are not permitted unless otherwise noted on the individual event page.

BANNERS AND SIGNS Banners and signs are permitted for most events, providing they are appropriate, as deemed by building management. Signs must not be commercial in nature or utilize wood, metal or other types of objects for support. They cannot be hung or fastened anywhere in the building or in any way obstruct another guest’s view or building signage.

CAMERAS Cameras are permitted into CONSOL Energy Center for Pittsburgh Penguins hockey games and most events. If allowed, CONSOL Energy Center 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 and recording devices are strictly prohibited in the building. continued on page 55

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HOSPITALITY & VIP PACKAGES EXECUTIVE FIRST STAR EXPERIENCE Lower level seats and a dinner buffet for ten.

LINE CHANGE VIP EXPERIENCE Lexus Club dinner and First Niagara Club seats for four.

ALL-STAR DINNER PACKAGE Pre-game event and game tickets for forty to one hundred and sixty guests.

PARTY SUITES Enjoy the game and a buffet dinner in our oversized party suites accommodating forty to one hundred and sixty guests.

Please call for pricing & availability.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT THE PREMIUM SEATING DEPARTMENT:

412.642.PENS premiumseating@pittsburghpenguins.com 1001 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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For all other non-hockey events, camera policies will vary. Please check the individual event page for further information.

CREDIT CARDS VISA, Discover, MasterCard and American Express credit cards are accepted at all merchandise and concession stands.

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 CONSOL Energy Center, the designated driver will receive a coupon redeemable for a complimentary soft drink during the game.

DOORS OPEN Doors generally open one (1) hour prior to the start of an event at CONSOL Energy Center, including Pittsburgh Penguins games. Please check the individual event page for further information. CONSOL Energy Center has a no re-entry policy; once you leave the building during an event, you will not be permitted to return.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION In the event of an emergency, CONSOL Energy Center 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.

ENTRANCES AND EXITS There are four (4) points of entry into CONSOL Energy Center: American Eagle Gate (Fifth Avenue and Washington Place), Trib Total Media

Gate (Centre Avenue Lower Entrance), Verizon Gate (Centre Avenue Upper Entrance), and a private parking garage entrance for suite ticket holders.

FAMILY RESTROOMS Family restrooms are available on all levels of CONSOL Energy Center near sections 106/107, 108, 115, 121, 213, 225, party suite 44 and suite 13.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES No food or beverages of any kind are permitted to be brought into CONSOL Energy Center. Concession stands located throughout the arena sell a wide variety of food, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. Patrons requesting to bring in outside food or beverage due to health conditions should contact Guest Services in advance at info@consolenergycenter.com.

Pennsylvania State Law prohibits the sale of alcohol to all persons under the age of 21. Guests are required to show proper identification and proof of age when purchasing alcoholic beverages.

LOST AND FOUND 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.

PENSGEAR PensGear, the official team store of the Pittsburgh Penguins, is located in the lobby of CONSOL Energy Center, inside the Trib Total Media Gate. Store hours vary. Please call 412.553.8553 for more information. Refer to page 133 for additional store locations throught CONSOL Energy Center. continued on page 56

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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.

QUESTIONS For general questions, please call 412.642.1800 or e-mail info@consolenergycenter.com.

RE-ENTRY POLICY Exit and re-entry is not permitted at CONSOL Energy Center.

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.

SMOKING POLICY Smoking is not permitted inside CONSOL Energy Center.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Birthday and anniversary messages can be displayed at Pittsburgh Penguins hockey games only. A $20 donation is required to the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. To have a birthday or anniversary message displayed, visit the ‘Fan Zone’ section of pittsburghpenguins.com. All requests must be placed at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to each game.

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TAG-A-KID In the event a parent and child might be separated at a CONSOL Energy Center 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.

VIDEO CAMERAS Use of video or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited.

CONSOL Energy Center 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 CONSOL Energy Center. Please see a CONSOL Energy Center employee to assist with wheelchair transportation.

WILL CALL Tickets ordered or prepaid can be picked up at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Box Office, located in the lobby of the Trib Total Media Gate. Will Call windows open one (1) hour prior to events and patrons must present valid photo identification and the credit card of record when picking up tickets.

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SEATING CHART A P

217

216 215

213

111

112

113

114

115

107

11

106

225 41 42 43

116

110

117 DOUBLE ATTACK

118

104

P

120

105

103

102

101 122

121

8

208

5

9

207

C

8 4 B 8 A 7 6 5

228

B

A

7

6

UPMC FIRST AID

4

1

59 58 57 56 55 54

(Lower Level)

4

3

2

1

3

3

2

53

52

51

205

204

203 202 201

234

229

48 49 50

230

8

231

232

7

206

227 9

119

10

10

226

47

209

12

9

40

PARTY

13 12 11

23

46

210

22

39

PARTY

15 14

21

224 38

45

16

20

223

PARTY

211

6

108

13

17

5

16 15 14

18

34 35 36 37

44

212

33

222

PARTY

D

221

19

109

20 19

32

D

23 22 21 P

P

219 220

27 28 29 30 31 25 26 25 B F 17 18 E 24 A

214

GATE

218

233

B UPMC FIRST AID

1

11

(Upper Concourse)

2

P

GATE

P

C

GATE

CLUB LOGE BOXES

PNC LEGENDS LEVEL SUITES

UPPER LEVEL SEATING

LOGE BOXES

CLUB SUITES

LOWER LEVEL SEATING

PARTY SUITES

CLUB SEATING

ACCESSIBLE SEATING

A

GARAGE ENTRY

B

AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS GATE

C

TRIB TOTAL MEDIA GATE

D

VERIZON GATE

P P P P

PENSGEAR STORES

FIRST NIAGARA ATM

TRIB TOTAL MEDIA GATE

1

TRIB TOTAL MEDIA ALL-TIME TEAM ZONE AND INTERACTIVE STANLEY CUP DISPLAY

2

DICK’S SPORTING GOODS BOX OFFICE AND WILL CALL

LOWER CONCOURSE

3

FIRST NIAGARA CLUB

4

GUEST SERVICES

MEN’S RESTROOMS

UPMC FIRST AID

WOMEN’S RESTROOMS

5

HIGHMARK WALL OF CHAMPIONS AND HIGHMARK KIDS ZONE

FAMILY RESTROOMS

6

CAPTAIN MORGAN CLUB

PNC LEGENDS LEVEL

7

LEXUS CLUB

8

CAL U CONFERENCE CENTER

9

PARTY SUITES

PNC ATM

UPPER CONCOURSE

10

SMOKEHOUSE

UPMC FIRST AID

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CONCESSIONS GUIDE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES/BEER Amber Bock Draft 102, 106, 108, 112, 206 Bass Bottle 102, 106, 108, 112, 121, 206, 213 Beck’s Bottle 102, 106, 108, 112, 121, 206, 213 Bud Light Draft 101, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 116, 121, 205, 206, 211, 212, 223, 231 Bud Light Can 106, 116, 204, 217 Budweiser Bottle 102, 106, 108, 112, 206 Coors Light Draft 108, 206, 230 Coors Light Bottle 102, 106, 112 Coors Light Can 109, 234 Corona Bottle 102, 112, 206 Czechvar Bottle 121, 213 Heineken Bottle 102, 106, 108, 112, 206 Hoegaarden Bottle 121, 213 Iron City Light Bottle 102, 112, 206 Iron City Light Can 109, 234 Labatt Blue Draft 102, 106, 112, 206 Labatt Blue Bottle 108 Labatt Blue Can 106, 116, 204, 217

Labatt Blue Light Draft 103, 108, 113, 206, 232 Labatt Blue Light Bottle 102, 106, 112 Labatt Blue Light Can 106, 116, 204, 217 LandShark Bottle 121, 213 Michelob Ultra Bottle 102, 112 Miller Lite Draft 101, 102, 106, 111, 112, 205, 206 Miller Lite Bottle 108 Miller Lite Can 106, 116, 204, 217 O’Doul’s Bottle 102, 106, 108, 112, 206 Redbridge (gluten free) Bottle 102, 112, 121, 206, 213 Rolling Rock Can 109, 234 Stella Artois Bottle 102, 106, 108, 112, 121, 206, 213 Shock Top Bottle 121, 213 Yuengling Draft 108, 119 Yuengling Bottle 102, 106, 108, 112, 206 Yuengling Can 109, 234

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES/ COCKTAILS, WINE, MALTERNATIVES Cocktails 102, 112, 206 Wine 102, 112, 206

Bacardi Lemon 102, 106, 108, 109, 112, 116, 204, 206, 217, 234 Smirnoff Ice 102, 106, 108, 109, 112, 116, 204, 206, 217

SOFT DRINKS, BOTTLED WATER, JUICE, COFFEE 22 oz. Fountain Soft Drink (assorted Dr. Pepper/Snapple Products)

101, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 116, 119, 120, 121, 205, 206, 211, 212, 223, 230, 231, 232 32 oz. Fountain Soft Drink Souvenir Cup (assorted Dr. Pepper/Snapple Products)

101, 103, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 116, 119, 120, 121, 205, 206, 211, 212, 223, 230, 231, 232 Bottled Soft Drink (assorted Dr. Pepper/Snapple Products)

105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 201, 211, 212, 214, 215, 218, 223, 231, 232, 233 Bottled Water 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 201, 205, 206, 211, 212, 214, 215, 223, 230, 231, 232, 233 Coffee (Tim Hortons) 103, 113, 116, 121, 223, 231 Snapple Iced Tea 107, 108, 109, 116, 120, 121, 205, 206, 211, 212, 223, 230, 231, 232 continued on page 62

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Venom Energy Drink 106, 107, 108, 109, 116, 120, 121, 211, 212, 223, 230, 231, 232

BBQ AT SMOKEHOUSE Beef Brisket, Chicken & Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Platters 205 BBQ Chicken or Pork Nachos 205

CHICKEN SPECIALTIES Chicken Tenders 101, 108, 111, 120, 212, 232 WingStreet® Wings (Pizza Hut®)

107, 120, 212, 232 Grilled Chicken Sandwich 107, 206, 212, 232 Grilled Chicken Ciabatta Sandwich 101, 111 Kickin’ Chicken Sandwich 108 Mediterranean Chicken Wrap 103, 108, 113 Smoked BBQ Chicken Nachos 205 Smoked BBQ Chicken Sandwich 205

GRILL ITEMS Angus Beef Cheeseburger 101, 107, 111, 206, 211, 212, 232 Hot Dog 101, 103, 107, 109, 111, 113, 116, 121, 206, 212, 223, 230, 231, 232

Topped Hot Dog 214, 218 Italian Sausage 107, 212, 232 Smoked Sausage 109, 116, 121, 223, 231

FRESH MADE WRAPS & SALADS Caesar Salad 103, 108, 113 Fruit Plate 108 Mediterranean Chicken Wrap 103, 108, 113

SPECIALITY ITEMS & CARVERY Cheesesteak Dippers 101, 111 Chef’s Specialty Carved Sandwiches 107 Chef’s Specialty Sauté 107 Cuban Pork Sandwich 103, 113 Fresh Squeezed Lemonade 105, 201 Kielbasa Grinder 101, 107, 111, 206 Meatball Grinder 108 Primanti Bros. Sandwiches 119 Onion Rings 107, 206 Specialty Nuts 105, 201 Sirloin French Dip 108 , 206

FRENCH FRIES, NACHOS, POPCORN & SNACKS French Fries 101, 107, 111, 119, 120, 206, 212, 232 Topped French Fries 108, 206 Nachos Grande 103, 109, 113, 116, 121, 211, 223, 230, 231 Jumbo Pretzels 103, 108, 109, 113, 116, 120, 121, 211, 223, 230, 231 Peanuts 103, 109, 113, 116, 121, 206, 211, 212, 223, 230, 231 Popcorn 103, 105, 109, 113, 116, 121, 201, 212, 223, 230, 231 Cracker Jack 109, 116, 121, 206, 211, 223, 230, 231 Candy 103, 109, 113, 116, 121, 206, 211, 212, 223, 230, 231

ICE CREAM/ ITALIAN ICE Ice Cream Cup 109, 116, 223 Ice Cream Waffle Cone 109, 116, 223 Italian Ice 116 Misto Shake 116

PIZZA HUT® Pizza Singles 9” 103, 107, 113, 120, 212, 232

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BOX OFFICE & UPCOMING EVENTS BOX OFFICE During the hockey season, the Dick’s Sporting Goods Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturdays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and closed on Sundays with the exception of game days.

On an event day, the Dick’s Sporting Goods Box Office hours vary. Hours are subject to change as a result of event times, holidays or inclement weather.

Please call 412.642.1800 for more information.

In the off-season, the Dick’s Sporting Goods Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and is closed on Saturdays and Sundays with exception of event days.

The Dick’s Sporting Goods Box Office is located inside the Trib Total Media Gate.

UPCOMING EVENTS George Strait and Reba McEntire with Lee Ann Womack Oct. 14, 2010 • 7:00PM 2010 RMU Hockey Showcase Oct.17, 2010 • 12:00PM Eagles Oct. 19, 2010 • 8:00PM So You Think You Can Dance Oct. 22, 2010 • 7:30PM Dane Cook Oct. 27, 2010 • 8:00PM

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ALL-TIME HOME OPENERS HOME (22-13-7) vs. NY Rangers

3-2

W

Oct. 3, 2009

at NY Islanders

4-3

W*

Oct. 11, 2008

vs. New Jersey

1-2

L*

Oct. 20, 2008

at Boston

2-1

W*

Oct. 6, 2007

vs. Anaheim

5-4

W

Oct. 5, 2007

at Carolina

1-4

L

Oct. 5, 2006

vs. Philadelphia

4-0

W

Oct. 12, 2006

at NY Rangers

6-5

W

Oct. 8, 2005

vs. Boston

6-7

L*

Oct. 5, 2005

at New Jersey

1-5

L

Oct. 10, 2003

vs. Los Angeles

0-3

L

Oct. 11, 2003

at Philadelphia

3-3

T*

Oct. 10, 2002

vs. Toronto

0-6

L

Oct. 14, 2002

at Toronto

5-4

W

Oct. 10, 2001

vs. Colorado

1-3

L

Oct. 14, 2001

at Buffalo

1-4

L

Oct. 13, 2000

vs. Tampa Bay

3-2

W

Oct. 19, 2000

at Ottawa

3-3

T*

Oct. 8, 1999

vs. Colorado

3-3

T*

Oct. 1, 1999

at Dallas

4-6

L

Oct. 17, 1998

vs. NY Rangers

3-3

T*

Oct. 10, 1998

at NY Islanders

4-3

W

Oct. 1, 1997

vs. Los Angeles

3-3

T*

Oct. 3, 1997

at Carolina

4-3

W

Oct. 5, 1996

vs. Tampa Bay

3-4

L*

Oct. 8, 1996

at Hartford

3-7

L

Oct. 7, 1995

vs. Toronto

8-3

W

Oct. 9, 1995

at Colorado

6-6

T*

Jan. 27, 1995

vs. Ottawa

5-4

W

Jan. 20, 1995

at Tampa Bay

5-3

W

Oct. 7, 1993

vs. Montreal

2-1

W*

Oct. 5, 1993

at Philadelphia

3-4

L

Oct. 6, 1992

vs. Philadelphia

3-3

T*

Oct. 10, 1992

at Montreal

3-3

T*

Oct. 6, 1991

vs. Philadelphia

2-2

T*

Oct. 4, 1991

at Buffalo

5-4

W

Oct. 7, 1990

vs. New Jersey

7-4

W

Oct. 5, 1990

at Washington

7-4

W

Oct. 10, 1989

vs. Winnipeg

5-1

W

Oct. 5, 1989

at Boston

4-5

L

Oct. 11, 1988

vs. Washington

8-7

W

Oct. 7, 1988

at Washington

6-4

W T*

Oct. 13, 1987

vs. Buffalo

8-3

W

Oct. 8, 1987

at NY Rangers

4-4

Oct. 9, 1986

vs. Washington

5-4

W

Oct. 12, 1986

at Chicago

4-1

W

Oct. 10, 1985

vs. Montreal

3-5

L

Oct. 16, 1985

at Chicago

5-5

T*

Oct. 17, 1984

vs. Vancouver

4-3

W

Oct. 11, 1984

at Boston

3-4

L

Oct. 8, 1983

vs. NY Rangers

1-6

L

Oct. 4, 1983

at St. Louis

3-5

L

Oct. 9, 1982

vs. NY Rangers

3-5

L

Oct. 5, 1982

at New Jersey

3-3

T

Oct. 10, 1981

vs. Quebec

2-1

W

Oct. 6, 1981

at St. Louis

2-6

L

Oct. 11, 1980

vs. Winnipeg

5-4

W

Oct. 9, 1980

at Philadelphia

4-7

L

Oct. 10, 1979

vs. Winnipeg

4-2

W

Oct. 14, 1979

at Boston

4-1

W

Oct. 11, 1978

vs. Toronto

2-3

L

Oct. 12, 1978

at Boston

2-8

L

Oct. 12, 1977

vs. St. Louis

4-2

W

Oct. 14, 1977

at Washington

1-2

L

Oct. 6, 1976

vs. Vancouver

9-5

W

Oct. 7, 1976

at Montreal

1-10

L

Oct. 11, 1975

vs. Washington

7-5

W

Oct. 7, 1975

at Washington

4-2

W

Oct. 12, 1974

vs. Detroit

7-2

W

Oct. 9, 1974

at Minnesota

4-2

W

Oct. 13, 1973

vs. NY Rangers

2-8

L

Oct. 12, 1973

at Atlanta

4-3

W

Oct. 7, 1972

vs. Los Angeles

4-2

W

Oct. 11, 1972

at St. Louis

5-2

W

Oct. 9, 1971

vs. Philadelphia

3-2

W

Oct. 10, 1971

at Buffalo

1-2

L

Oct. 10, 1970

vs. Buffalo

1-2

L

Oct. 15, 1970

at Minnesota

2-4

L

Oct. 11, 1969

vs. California

2-2

T

Oct. 19, 1969

at Boston

0-4

L

Oct. 12, 1968

vs. Montreal

1-1

T

Oct. 16, 1968

at Toronto

2-2

T

Oct. 11, 1967

vs. Montreal

1-2

L

Oct. 13, 1967

at St. Louis

3-1

W

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Brent Johnson 1

Alex Goligoski 3

Zbynek Michalek 4

Deryk Engelland 5

Ben Lovejoy 6

Paul Martin 7

Andrew Hutchinson 8

Pascal Dupuis 9

Mark Letestu 10

Chris Kunitz 14

Dustin Jeffrey 15

Mike Rupp 17

Mike Comrie 19

Ryan Craig 23

Matt Cooke 24

Max Talbot 25

Craig Adams 27

Eric Godard 28

Marc-Andre Fleury 29

Eric Tangradi 42

Brooks Orpik 44

Arron Asham 45

Simon Despres 47

Tyler Kennedy 48

Kris Letang 58

Evgeni Malkin 71

Sidney Crosby 87

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GP

G

A

PTS

+/-

PIM

PPG

PPA

SHG

SHA

SOG

SPCT

Sidney Crosby

81

51

58

109

Evgeni Malkin

67

28

49

77

15

71

13

21

2

1

298

17.1

-6

100

13

15

2

1

268

Sergei Gonchar

62

11

39

10.4

50

-4

49

6

24

0

1

138

Jordan Staal

82

21

8.0

28

49

19

57

1

4

2

1

195

10.8

Bill Guerin

78

Pascal Dupuis

81

21

24

45

-9

75

11

7

0

0

227

9.3

18

20

38

5

16

0

0

0

0

157

11.5

Alex Goligoski

69

8

29

37

7

Chris Kunitz

50

13

19

32

3

22

2

15

0

0

98

8.2

39

2

5

1

0

131

9.9

Matt Cooke

79

15

15

30

17

Ruslan Fedotenko

80

11

19

30

-17

106

2

1

0

1

105

14.3

50

3

4

0

0

158

Kris Letang

73

3

24

27

7.0

1

51

0

5

0

0

174

Brooks Orpik

73

2

23

1.7

25

6

64

0

1

0

1

61

3.3

Tyler Kennedy

64

13

Michael Rupp

81

13

12

25

10

31

1

0

0

0

175

7.4

6

19

5

120

0

0

0

0

87

14.9

Mark Eaton

79

3

13

16

5

26

0

1

0

0

65

4.6

Craig Adams

82

0

10

10

-5

72

0

0

0

0

84

0.0

Jay McKee

62

1

9

10

6

54

0

0

0

2

42

2.4

Alexei Ponikarovsky

16

2

7

9

-6

17

1

3

0

0

37

5.4

Jordan Leopold

20

4

4

8

5

6

0

0

0

0

26

15.4

Martin Skoula

33

3

5

8

-4

6

1

0

0

0

23

13.0

Max Talbot

45

2

5

7

-9

30

0

0

0

0

49

4.1

Chris Bourque

20

0

3

3

-4

10

0

2

0

0

20

0.0

Eric Godard

45

1

2

3

2

76

0

0

0

0

17

5.9

Chris Conner

8

2

1

3

-1

0

0

0

0

0

11

18.2

Ben Lovejoy

0.0

12

0

3

3

8

2

0

0

0

0

14

Deryk Engelland

9

0

2

2

-2

17

0

0

0

0

4

0.0

Luca Caputi

4

1

1

2

-1

2

0

0

0

0

4

25.0

Nick Johnson

6

1

1

2

-2

2

0

0

0

0

7

14.3

Mark Letestu

10

1

0

1

-2

2

0

0

0

0

9

11.1

Dustin Jeffrey

1

0

0

0

E

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

Nate Guenin

2

0

0

0

-2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0.0

Tim Wallace

1

0

0

0

E

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

Eric Tangradi

1

0

0

0

E

0

0

0

0

0

3

0.0

TEAM TOTALS

82

249

433

682

40

1195

56

108

7

9

2688

9.3

GOALIES

GP

W

L

GAA

SV

SV%

SO

TGA

TSA

PIM

ENG

Marc-Andre Fleury

67

37

21

2.65

1604

0.910

1

168

1772

10

4

Brent Johnson

23

10

6

2.76

490

0.910

0

51

541

0

6

1

0

1

12.25

9

0.640

0

5

14

0

0

John Curry Alexander Pechurskiy TOTALS

1

0

0

1.69

12

0.920

0

1

13

0

0

92

47

28

2.72

2115

0.904

1

225

2340

10

10

71

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

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#

Player

POS HT

WT

#

Player

1

Brent Johnson

G

6-3

3

Alex Goligoski

D

199

24

Matt Cooke

LW

5-11 205

5-11 180

25

Max Talbot

C

5-11 190

4

Zbynek Michalek

D

6-2

210

27

Craig Adams

RW 6-0

5

Deryk Engelland

D

6-2

202

28

Eric Godard

RW 6-4

6

Ben Lovejoy

D

6-2

215

29

Marc-Andre Fleury

7

Paul Martin

D

6-1

190

42

Eric Tangradi

8

Andrew Hutchinson

D

6-2

195

44

Brooks Orpik

9

Pascal Dupuis

RW 6-1

205

45

Arron Asham

10

Mark Letestu

C

5-11 195

47

Simon Despres

D

6-4

14

Chris Kunitz

LW

6-0

48

Tyler Kennedy

C

5-11 183

15

Dustin Jeffrey

LW

6-1

205

58

Kris Letang

D

6-0

201

17

Mike Rupp

C

6-5

230

71

Evgeni Malkin

C

6-3

195

19

Mike Comrie

C

5-10 185

87

Sidney Crosby

C

5-11 200

23

Ryan Craig

C

6-1

193

215

POS HT

WT

197 214

G

6-2

180

LW

6-4

221

D

6-2

219

RW 5-11 205 220

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Oskars Bartulis Braydon Coburn Sean O’Donnell Matt Walker Bill Guerin Blair Betts Dan Carcillo Ian Laperriere Andreas Nodl Jeff Carter Mike Richards Scott Hartnell Chris Pronger James van Riemsdyk Ville Leino Matt Carle Erik Gustafsson Claude Giroux Johan Backlund

POS HT D D D D R C L R L C C L D L R D D C G

6’1’’ 6’5’’ 6’2” 6’3” 6’2” 6’3’’ 6’0’’ 6’1’’ 6’1’’ 6’3’’ 5’11’’ 6’2’’ 6’6’’ 6’3’’ 6’0” 6’0’’ 5’10” 5’11’’ 6’2’’

WT

#

Player

184 220 237 213 220 210 205 200 196 200 195 210 214 205 182 205 180 172 198

33 34 35 36 37 39 41 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 58 60 73 93

Brian Boucher Ben Holmstrom Serge Bobrovsky Darroll Powe Jon Kalinski Mike Testwuide Andrej Meszaros Marc-Andre Bourdon Kimmo Timonen Jody Shelley Kevin Marshall Eric Wellwood Danny Briere Michael Leighton Joonas Lehtivouri David Labrecque Adam Morrison Nikolai Zherdev

POS HT G C G R C R D D D L D L C G D C G R

6’2’’ 6’1” 6’2” 5’11’’ 6’1’’ 6’3” 6’2” 6’0’’ 5’10’’ 6’3” 6’1’’ 5’11” 5’10’’ 6’3” 5’11’ 6’0’’ 6’3’’ 6’2”

WT 200 171 190 212 175 210 220 206 194 225 207 179 179 192 167 170 166 197 73

FLYERS BY THE #S PLAYER

GP

G

A

PTS

+/-

PIM

PPG

PPA

SHG

SHA

SOG

SPCT

Mike Richards

82

31

31

62

-2

79

13

18

1

1

237

13.1

Jeff Carter

74

33

28

61

2

38

11

11

2

0

319

10.3

Chris Pronger

82

10

45

55

22

79

5

21

0

1

175

5.7

Danny Briere

75

26

27

53

-2

71

8

9

0

0

193

13.5

Claude Giroux

82

16

31

47

-9

23

8

13

0

0

145

11.0

Scott Hartnell

81

14

30

44

-6

155

8

6

0

0

171

8.2

Simon Gagne

58

17

23

40

-1

47

5

14

0

0

183

9.3

Kimmo Timonen

82

6

33

39

-2

50

1

18

2

1

121

5.0

Matt Carle

80

6

29

35

19

16

2

12

0

0

137

4.4

James van Riemsdyk

78

15

20

35

-1

30

4

3

0

0

173

8.7

Arron Asham

72

10

14

24

-2

126

0

0

0

0

91

11.0

Dan Carcillo

76

12

10

22

5

207

1

1

0

0

105

11.4

Ian Laperriere

82

3

17

20

-1

162

0

0

0

1

53

5.7

Braydon Coburn

81

5

14

19

-6

54

1

2

0

0

122

4.1

Blair Betts

63

8

10

18

7

14

1

0

1

0

63

12.7

Darroll Powe

63

9

6

15

E

54

0

0

0

0

103

8.7

Oskars Bartulis

53

1

8

9

-12

28

0

1

0

0

26

3.8

Danny Syvret

21

2

2

4

1

12

0

0

0

0

14

14.3

Ville Leino

13

2

2

4

2

4

0

0

0

0

23

8.7

Mika Pyorala

36

2

2

4

-3

10

0

0

0

0

41

4.9

David Laliberte

11

2

1

3

1

6

0

0

0

0

8

25.0

Ryan Parent

48

1

2

3

-14

20

0

0

0

0

27

3.7

Jon Kalinski

10

0

2

2

-2

0

0

0

0

0

9

0.0

Ole-Kristian Tollefsen

18

0

2

2

1

23

0

0

0

0

12

0.0

Lukas Krajicek

27

1

1

2

-10

14

0

0

0

0

25

4.0

Andreas Nodl

10

0

1

1

-2

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

Riley Cote

15

0

0

0

E

24

0

0

0

0

7

0

Jared Ross

3

0

0

0

-1

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

TEAM TOTALS

82

232

394

626

-16

1362

68

129

6

4

2589

9.00

GOALIES

GP

W

L

GAA

SV

SV%

SO

TGA

TSA

PIM

ENG

Ray Emery

29

16

11

2.64

709

0.910

3

74

783

2

3

Michael Leighton

27

16

5

2.48

675

0.920

1

60

735

0

0

Brian Boucher

33

9

18

2.76

716

0.900

1

80

796

2

2

Johan Backlund

1

0

1

3.00

22

0.920

0

2

24

0

0

Jeremy Duchesne

1

0

0

3.59

3

0.750

0

1

4

0

0

91

41

35

2.64

2125

0.907

5

217

2342

4

5

TOTALS

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Sean O’Donnell 6

Matt Walker 8

Bill Guerin 9

Blair Betts 11

Dan Carcillo 13

Ian Laperriere 14

Andreas Nodl 15

Jeff Carter 17

Mike Richards 18

Scott Hartnell 19

Chris Pronger 20

James van Riemsdyk 21

Ville Leino 22

Matt Carle 25

Erik Gustafsson 27

Claude Giroux 28

Johan Backlund 30

Brian Boucher 33

Ben Holmstrom 34

Serge Bobrovsky 35

Darroll Powe 36

Jon Kalinski 37

Mike Testwuide 39

Andrej Meszaros 41

Marc-Andre Bourdon 43

Kimmo Timonen 44

Jody Shelley 45

Kevin Marshall 46

Eric Wellwood 47

Danny Briere 48

Michael Leighton 49

Adam Morrison 73

Joonas Lehtivouri 58

David Labrecque 60

Nikolai Zherdev 93

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Although Malkin missed the game as a result of a preseason shoulder injury, Crosby, Staal and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury gave Penguins fans a glimpse of what was to come in the coming months by leading the way to a 4-0 victory over the rival Flyers.

Crosby — who went on to win the scoring title in 2006-07 — shot out of the gate with a goal and an assist, Fleury stopped all 40 shots the Flyers threw his way to pick up his second career shutout Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 40 shots the and Staal led the way for a penalty killing Flyers threw his way on October 5, 2006, to unit which killed off all 10 Flyers’ power pick up his second career shutout. plays, including a pair of five-on-threes.

Playing the first game of the general manager Ray Shero era, Pittsburgh scored twice in each of the first two periods. Michel Ouellet and Jarkko Ruutu tallied in the first period, while Crosby and Joe Melichar added second-period markers.

Ouellet and Ruutu, whose goals staked the Penguins to a 2-0 lead by the midway point of the opening frame, finished with two points (1G-1A) each.

Pittsburgh’s defensive corps, which had added Mark Eaton in the offseason to help provide more of a defensive, shutdown presence, held Flyers star Peter Forsberg scoreless in 16:39 minutes.

Staal wasn’t the only Penguin making his NHL debut against the Flyers. Nineteen-yearold defenseman Kris Letang also saw his first NHL action.

The Penguins’ victory, which came on the heels of a 22-win campaign the year before, set the tone not only for a remarkable regular season that would see the team complete the fourth-best turnaround (47 points) in National Hockey League history, but also for a year which saw the Penguins post a perfect 8-0 record against Philadelphia.

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Opening Day of Rookie Camp

14

NHL Board of Governors Meeting (New York, NY)

17

Opening Day of NHL Training Camps

21

Pre-season schedule begins

28

Kraft Hockeyville — Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators (Dundas, ON)

OCTOBER 1

Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month

6

Opening Day Playing Rosters set (3:00 p.m. ET)

7

Opening Night — 93rd NHL Regular Season begins

7

NHL Face-Off (Toronto)

7

2010 Compuware NHL Premiere — Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild (Helsinki, FIN)

7

Official Opening of CONSOL Energy Center — Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins

8

2010 Compuware NHL Premiere — Minnesota Wild at Carolina Hurricanes (Helsinki, FIN)

8

2010 Compuware NHL Premiere — Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks (Stockholm, SWE)

9

2010 Compuware NHL Premiere — San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets (Stockholm, SWE)

9

2010 Compuware NHL Premiere — Phoenix Coyotes at Boston Bruins (Prague, CZE)

9

Stanley Cup Banner Raised — Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks

10

2010 Compuware NHL Premiere — Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes (Prague, CZE)

21

U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Buffalo, NY) Inductees: Art Berglund, Derian Hatcher, Kevin Hatcher, Dr. George V. Nagobads, Jeremy Roenick

28

A Celebration of Lester Patrick (Boston, MA) Recipients: Cam Neely, David Andrews, Jerry York, Jack Parker

30

Busiest Day in NHL season — 28 teams play

NOVEMBER 6

Hockey Hall of Fame Game (Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs)

7

Hockey Hall of Fame Legends Classic

8

Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Toronto, ON) Inductees: Dino Ciccarelli, Cammi Granato, Angela James (Player category); Jim Devellano, The late Daryl “Doc” Seaman (Builder category)

8-18

2010 Subway Super Series (CHL)

9

NHL General Managers Meeting (Toronto)

11-13

U20 4 Nations Cup

26

NHL Founder’s Day (1917) — 13 games on schedule

DECEMBER 1

Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents

6-7

NHL Board of Governors Meeting (Palm Beach, FL)

19-27

Holiday Roster Freeze in effect. For all players on an NHL active roster, injured reserve, or players with non-roster and injured non-roster status as of midnight, local time, December 19, a roster freeze shall apply through midnight local time December 27, with respect to waivers, trades and loans, subject to the exceptions provided for in CBA Article 16.10.

24-25

No scheduled practices — dressing rooms closed

26 – Jan.5

IIHF World U20 Championship (Buffalo, NY)

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JANUARY 1

2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic — Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins (Heinz Field, Pittsburgh)

17-19

Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Toronto, ON)

27-31

NHL All-Star Break (no games played)

28

NHL Board of Governors Meeting (Raleigh, NC)

29

Honda SuperSkills, 7 p.m. ET, Raleigh, NC (RBC Center)

30

58th NHL All-Star Game, 4 p.m. ET, Raleigh, NC (RBC Center)

FEBRUARY 1

Hockey is for Everyone Month Celebration

1

NHL Regular Season Schedule Resumes

12

CBC’s Hockey Day in Canada (Host: Whitehorse, YT) Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers; Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens; Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks

18-20

Hockey Weekend Across America (USA Hockey)

20

Hockey Day in America

20

2011 NHL Heritage Classic — Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames (McMahon Stadium, Calgary)

28

Trade deadline (3:00 p.m. ET)

MARCH 14-16

NHL General Managers Meeting (Boca Raton, FL)

APRIL 7-9

NCAA Frozen Four (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN)

10

Last day of 2010-11 regular season

13

Stanley Cup Playoffs begin

14-24

IIHF U18 World Championship (Germany)

29-May 15

IIHF World Championship (Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia & Ladislav Trojak Arena in Kosice, Slovakia)

30

2011 RBC Royal Bank Cup (Edgeworth Centre, Camrose, AB)

MAY 20-29

2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup (Hershey Centre, Mississauga, ON)

29-June 4

NHL Combine (Location: TBA)

JUNE 17/18

Last possible day for 2011 Stanley Cup Final

TBA

Deadline for first club-elected salary arbitration (later of June 15 or 48 hours after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final, 5:00 p.m. ET)

22

2010 NHL Awards (Las Vegas, Nevada)

24-25

NHL Entry Draft (St. Paul, MN)

JULY 1

Free Agency period begins

5

Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration notification (5:00 p.m. ET)

6

Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration notification (5:00 p.m. ET)

20 – Aug.4

Salary arbitration hearings held

AUGUST 6

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Oct. 9 Oct. 12 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 Nov. 7 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Dec. 26 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 1 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 14

7:05 7:05 7:00 3:00 7:05 7:05 7:30 7:00 7:35 7:05 5:05 7:05 7:00 7:00 7:05 7:00 3:05 7:05 6:05 7:05 3:00 7:00 7:05 7:05 7:05 7:30 7:05 4:00 7:05 7:05 7:30 5:05 7:05 7:30 7:05 7:00 7:00 7:05 7:05 7:05

Hershey Adirondack Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Hershey Binghamton Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Syracuse Wilkes-Barre Binghamton Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Norfolk Wilkes-Barre Binghamton Albany Wilkes-Barre Rochester Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Binghamton Adirondack Toronto Wilkes-Barre Norfolk Wilkes-Barre Abbotsford Abbotsford Wilkes-Barre Albany Syracuse Hershey Norfolk Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Bridgeport Providence Wilkes-Barre

@ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Charlotte @ Charlotte @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Adirondack @ Hershey @ Rochester @ Wilkes-Barre @ Rochester @ Wilkes-Barre @ Worcester @ Albany @ Wilkes-Barre @ Hershey @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Binghamton @ Wilkes-Barre @ Springfield @ Albany @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Norfolk @ Wilkes-Barre @ Albany 1 @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Syracuse @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre 2 @ Wilkes-Barre @ Charlotte @ Charlotte @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Providence

Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 23 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Mar. 4 Mar. 6 Mar. 8 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 16 Mar. 19 Mar. 20 Mar. 23 Mar. 25 Mar. 26 Mar. 27 Mar. 30 Apr. 1 Apr. 2 Apr. 3 Apr. 8 Apr. 9 Apr. 10

1 at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ; 2 at CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 3 at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA

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Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Syracuse Wilkes-Barre Albany Charlotte Charlotte Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Manitoba Wilkes-Barre Manitoba Wilkes-Barre Adirondack Hershey Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Norfolk Springfield Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Hartford Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Worcester Charlotte Albany Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Charlotte Rochester Wilkes-Barre Hershey Wilkes-Barre Adirondack

@ Adirondack @ Hartford @ Wilkes-Barre @ Adirondack 3 @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Albany @ Binghamton @ Wilkes-Barre @ Syracuse @ Wilkes-Barre @ Bridgeport @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Norfolk @ Norfolk @ Binghamton @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Toronto @ Hershey @ Wilkes-Barre @ Abbotsford @ Abbotsford @ Manitoba @ Manitoba @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Binghamton @ Adirondack @ Hershey @ Norfolk @ Wilkes-Barre @ Wilkes-Barre @ Syracuse @ Wilkes-Barre @ Hershey @ Wilkes-Barre

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Jan. 15

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Cincinnati @ Wheeling

Oct. 16

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Wheeling

@ Toledo

Jan. 18

7:30

Wheeling

Oct. 22

7:30

Wheeling

@ Elmira

Jan. 21

7:30

Trenton

@ Wheeling*

Oct. 23 7:30

Trenton

@ Wheeling*

Jan. 22

7:00

Wheeling

@ Trenton

Oct. 24 5:00

Trenton

@ Wheeling

Jan 23

4:00

Wheeling

@ Trenton

Oct. 28 11:00 am Reading

@ Wheeling

Jan 28

7:30

Wheeling

@ Elmira

Oct. 29 7:30

Reading

@ Wheeling

Jan. 29

7:30

Trenton

@ Wheeling

Oct. 30

7:30

Wheeling

@ Cincinnati

Jan. 30

5:00

Trenton

@ Wheeling*

Nov. 6

7:30

Cincinnati @ Wheeling

Feb. 2

7:00

Wheeling

@ Reading

Nov. 7

5:00

Elmira

@ Wheeling

Feb. 4

7:30

Wheeling

@ Cincinnati

Reading

@ Wheeling

Feb 5

8:00

Cincinnati @ Wheeling

Nov. 11 7:00 Nov. 12 7:30

Trenton

@ Wheeling*

Feb 11

7:05

Reading

@ Wheeling*

Nov 14

7:00

Wheeling

@ Kalamazoo

Feb 12

8:05

Toledo

@ Wheeling*

Nov.18

7:00

Wheeling

@ Kalamazoo

7:00

Wheeling

@ Greenville

Feb 14

Nov. 19 7:30

Wheeling

@ Greenville

Feb. 18 7:30

Reading

@ Wheeling*

Nov. 21 TBA

Wheeling

@ South Carolina

Feb. 19

7:00

Wheeling

@ Reading

Nov 24 7:00

Greenville @ Wheeling

Feb. 20

4:00

Wheeling

@ Trenton

Nov. 27 7:30

Kalamazoo @ Wheeling

Feb. 23

7:00

Wheeling

@ Toledo

Nov. 28 7:00

Greenville @ Wheeling

Feb. 25

7:30

Wheeling

@ Elmira

Dec. 2

7:00

Trenton

Feb 27

5:00

Greenville @ Wheeling

Dec. 3

7:30

Kalamazoo @ Wheeling

Mar. 2

7:00

Wheeling

Gwinnett

@ Wheeling*

Mar. 4

7:30

Cincinnati @ Wheeling

Dec. 10 7:30

@ Wheeling

@ Elmira

Dec. 11 7:30

Gwinnett

@ Wheeling*

Mar. 5

7:00

Wheeling

@ Reading

Dec. 15 7:30

Wheeling

@ Kalamazoo

Mar. 6

5:00

Wheeling

@ Reading

Dec. 17 7:30

Wheeling

@ Cincinnati

Mar. 11 7:30

Kalamazoo @ Wheeling*

Dec. 18 7:30

Wheeling

@ Cincinnati

Mar. 12

7:30

Wheeling

@ Kalamazoo

Dec 19

7:35

Reading

@ Wheeling

Mar. 13

4:00

Wheeling

@ Kalamazoo

Dec 26

5:00

Cincinnati @ Wheeling

Mar. 16 7:00

Toledo

@ Wheeling

Dec. 28 7:00

Wheeling

@ Gwinnett

Mar. 19 7:35

@ Wheeling

Dec. 29 7:00

Wheeling

@ Gwinnett

South Carolina

Dec. 31 7:00

Wheeling

@ Gwinnett

Mar. 20 5:00

Kalamazoo @ Wheeling

Jan. 2

TBA

Wheeling

@ Greenville

Mar. 23

7:30

Wheeling

@ Florida

Jan. 8

7:30

Reading

@ Wheeling

Mar. 25

7:30

Wheeling

@ Florida

Jan 9

5:00

Toledo

@ Wheeling

Mar. 26

7:30

Wheeling

@ Florida

Jan. 12

7:00

Wheeling

@ Trenton

Mar. 30

7:00

Wheeling

@ Reading

Jan. 14

7:30

Wheeling

@ Cincinnati

Mar. 31 7:00

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Second intermission of the first hockey game at CONSOL Energy Center, and I turned to a colleague and said, “This place may never feel normal.” As for this article — well, normal is not something Penguins fans should expect.

This marks my fourth year as the lead Penguins reporter for Trib Total Media, which means I’ve spent the past three years following the team every day. That includes road trips to places from Sunrise, Fla., to Vancouver, British Columbia, with a bunch of stops through the Atlantic Division cities in between.

My main job is to deliver all the news (big and small, good and bad) to Penguins fans, but often the best stories are the ones that aren’t fit for print.

At least, not fit for print in a newspaper. The Penguins and I figure IceTime is the perfect publication for one reporter’s tales from the road. This one dates to Xcel Energy Center • Home of the Minnesota Wild three years ago.

The Penguins were in St. Paul for a game against the Minnesota Wild. I was excited for every trip that season, my first traveling to cover an NHL team, but this particular city was of most interest. Most of my previous year had been spent helping cover the Penguins’ push for new arena funding, and during that time I’d heard many team officials speak of one NHL arena as being nearly perfect.

The Xcel Energy Center was that building with its glowingly open concourses; madefor-hockey fans upper-level sightlines; lower-bowl intimacy; spacious dressing rooms; and — especially of interest to me — an elevator designated for the media and coaches. The official groundbreaking for CONSOL Energy Center was several months away, but I arrived early this day at Xcel Energy Center because I figured this arena was as close as I would get to a preview of what was to come to Pittsburgh.

I was nearly late to the Wild’s practice because I kept walking around those open concourses with my eyes bugging out. The very concept confounded me to the point that I sought out former Penguins CEO Ken Sawyer to ask if the concourses Pittsburgh’s new arena would be like this one.

“Well, we’re going to take a lot of the ideas we like, and this is one, and make them part of our arena,” he said.

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THE RICHARDS continued from page 97 GROUP TRG JOB #: HER-10-0010 I thought of that conversation last April when I toured CLIENT: Hyundai the inside of CONSOL Energy Center for the first time.

JOB NAME: Walking along the then-unfinished concourses I recalled Quality/Pittsburgh Penguinsdays Programfrom Ad my youth when I would attend Penguins TRIM: home games with my mom, or aunt and uncle. At those 5.375" X 8.5" LIVE: games I would resist any urge to leave my seat during 4.375" X 7.5" BLEED:an intermission. A pop wasn’t worth fighting all that 5.625" X 8.75" concourse traffic. I wasn’t going to miss a dazzling move COLOR: CMYK

by Mario, a sharp shot by Yags or a big hit by Kaspar LS: 133/SWOP INSERTION DATE:I was waiting in line at the men’s room. because 2011 Football Publications A few weeks ago CONSOL Energy Center opened FOR QUESTIONS its doors for its first hockey game. By this point I had CALL: Karen Newman been working from inside the building for days and 214-891-5875

“CONSOL Energy Center is the arena Pittsburgh hockey fans

had toured it enough to get comfortable with my surroundings. However, nothing is like a game night, and there was something happening away from the ice - Rob Rossi I had to see.

About two minutes before the first period ended I left my media area — long gone are the days of my work space being called a “press box” — and headed to the elevator designated for media/coaches. I successfully pleaded for approval to snag a quick ride to Level 3, and by the time I set foot on the lower-bowl concourse floor the first intermission had started.

I had time to take three full laps before heading upstairs. On my way to the elevator I noticed a young boy and his mom leaving their seats and headed to a concession stand. About four minutes remained before the second-period faceoff.

“No chance,” I thought.

“They’ll never make it for faceoff.”

With a minute to spare mother and son walked away from that concession stand with a couple of drinks.

This place may never feel normal, but CONSOL Energy Center is the arena Pittsburgh hockey fans deserve.

deserve.”

Rob Rossi covers the Penguins for Trib Total Media. He also is a contributor for Penguins HD Radio.

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HONORS AND AWARDS

Last season, Crosby (co-)claimed the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the NHL’s goal-scoring champion and also added his first Mark Messier Leadership Award.

ART ROSS TROPHY Mario Lemieux Jaromir Jagr

1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Mario Lemieux

1985

Evgeni Malkin

2007

Sidney Crosby

2007

JAMES NORRIS TROPHY

Evgeni Malkin

2009

Randy Carlyle

HART MEMORIAL TROPHY Mario Lemieux

1988, 1993, 1996

Jaromir Jagr

1999

Sidney Crosby

2007

ROCKET RICHARD TROPHY Sidney Crosby

2009-10

LADY BYNG TROPHY Rick Kehoe

1981

Ron Francis

1995, 1998

CONN SMYTHE TROPHY

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CALDER MEMORIAL TROPHY

1981

FRANK J. SELKE TROPHY Ron Francis

1995

BILL MASTERTON TROPHY Lowell MacDonald

1973

Mario Lemieux

1993

LESTER B. PEARSON AWARD Mario Lemieux

1986, 1988, 1993, 1996

Jaromir Jagr

1999, 2000

Sidney Crosby

2007

Mario Lemieux

1991, 1992

MARK MESSIER LEADERSHIP AWARD

Evgeni Malkin

2009

Sidney Crosby

2010

The PAHL is comprised of twenty-eight amateur hockey associations within the greater Pittsburgh region. While based out of Pittsburgh, the league’s network extends north to Erie, south to Morgantown, WV, east to State College, and as far west as Youngstown, Ohio.

Over 250 teams are represented, where participants include boys and girls in age groups from Mites (ages 4-6) to Midgets (ages 15-18) and skill levels from B to AA. Promoting competitive play, the growth of amateur hockey and the development of young athletes, the PAHL continues its strong tradition as a new season begins.

PAHL ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDE: Allegheny Badgers

Lawrence County Lightning

Altoona Trackers

Mon-Valley Thunder

Amateur Penguins

Morgantown Blades

Arctic Foxes

Mt. Lebanon Hornets

Armstrong Arrows

North Hills Vipers

Beaver Badgers

North Pittsburgh Wildcats

Butler Valley Dawgs

Phantom Fireworks

Cambria Warriors

Pittsburgh Aviators

Crawford County Flames

Pittsburgh Predators

Erie Lady Lions

South Hills Panthers

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Greater Pittsburgh Huskies

State College Jr. Icers

Indiana Chiefs

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Johnstown Jets

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PAHL: GROWING THE GAME In a similar fashion to the Pittsburgh Penguins and the NHL, the beginning of fall marks the start of another Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey League (PAHL) season.

Nearing its 30th year in operation, driven by dedicated volunteers, the PAHL is considered to be one of the premier amateur hockey organizations in the country.

Many players who were trained in the PAHL have been selected to compete at the highest levels of amateur hockey. The USA National Team Development Program, the United States Hockey League, NCAA programs, and prestigious junior clubs all throughout Canada have discovered the PAHL pipeline.

More than a few from that group [RJ Umberger, Ryan Malone, John Zeiler, Nate Guenin, and, Dylan Reese — of late] have managed to achieve their dreams of playing in the NHL. The individual achievements of PAHL alumni have made an indelible impression on current league administrators, coaches, and players.

The league’s impact on the hockey landscape has not gone unnoticed by one of its most dedicated fans — the Pittsburgh Penguins.

In years past, PAHL officials witnessed the positive correlation between growing the sport at the amateur level and the triumphs of the local NHL franchise.

Conversely, the Penguins can argue that their success is a by-product of an avid fan base — a significant portion of which play youth or amateur hockey throughout Western Pennsylvania.

For this reason,the relationship between the PAHL and the Penguins continues to make strides.

Most recently, five-thousand tickets were donated to the PAHL as part of the Ultimate Home Game event hosted by ImaginePittsburgh.com and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Several area youth hockey associations had the opportunity to watch the Penguins defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets in preseason play on September 25th at the CONSOL Energy Center.

Given the Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey League track record and the sheer volume of youth hockey jerseys in the crowd, it should come as no surprise that future NHL stars were certainly in attendance that evening.

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ICEBURGH CALLS THE PENALTIES

HOLDING Using hands on an opponent or his equipment.

INTERFERENCE Having contact with an opponent not in possession of the puck.

KNEEING Using the knee to impede an opponent.

TRIPPING Using the stick, arm or leg to cause the opponent to trip or fall.

BOARDING Driving the opponent into the boards.

CHARGING Taking three or more strides before checking an opponent.

CROSS CHECKING Hitting an opponent with both hands on the stick and no part of the stick on the ice.

ELBOWING Using the elbow to impede an opponent.

HIGH STICKING Carrying the stick above the shoulder against an opponent.

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UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT Challenging or disputing the ruling of an official and abusing the line of respect.

ICING Shooting the puck across the opponent’s goal line from behind the center red line and allowing the opponent to touch the puck first.

WASHOUT Disallowing of a goal when signaled by a referee. No off-side or icing when used by a linesman.

HOOKING Using the stick or blade to hook an opponent.

SLASHING Swinging the stick at an opponent.

ROUGHING Engaging in fisticuffs or shoving.

MISCONDUCT Called for various forms of unsportsmanlike conduct.

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Mike Comrie has life beat.

His family owns The Brick, one of Canada’s largest retail outlets. He’s married to Hilary Duff, the beautiful singer/ actress. He doesn’t have many worries.

But Comrie would like to win a Stanley Cup. So, just 20 days after entering holy matrimony, the 30-year-old Edmonton native forged another promising union, signing a one-year deal with the Penguins.

“We’re excited,” said Comrie, referring to his wedding and wife. “But it’s back to business, and on to Pittsburgh. I’m thrilled with the opportunity.”

Opportunity is certainly thick for Comrie. His quickness and versatility make him a good match for either of the Penguins’ superstar forwards, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

Comrie knows where the net is: He had 33 goals for Edmonton in 2001-02, 30 for Phoenix in 2005-06.

Mononucleosis limited Comrie to just 43 games in Edmonton last season. He

Mike Comrie’s quickness and versatility make him a good match for either of the Penguins’ superstar forwards.

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“I’ve never played with anyone like those guys,” Comrie said of Crosby and Malkin.

“Watching how they use linemates, and their defensemen — the play never dies with them.

“You just try to keep up with them.

They think of the game at an elite level. If you’re on the ice with either one of those guys, you have to think the game as high as you can. Try to get open and make plays. Read off each other and react.”

When Comrie joined the Penguins, it was debated whether he’d play wing or center. But if Comrie has a preference, he’s not telling.

“Early in my career I played mostly center,” said the 5-foot-10, 185-pounder. “The last couple of years, I’ve played wing. But the first guy back plays low. Everybody makes plays, not just the center.

“With the skill this team has, if you get your stick open around the net, you’re going to find a lot of pucks. Position doesn’t matter. The less stagnant you are, the more success you’ll have.”

Comrie spent a lot of time centering Malkin during pre-season. The combination worked well, with Comrie’s wheels opening space for Malkin. “[Malkin] is a tremendous player,” Comrie said after the Penguins’ first exhibition, a 5-1 win over Detroit Sept. 22 at CONSOL Energy Center. “We were pretty close tonight. We set each other up a few times. If you make plays, he’ll convert.”

Comrie netted the first goal that evening, making him the first player to score in a competitive hockey game at the Penguins’ luxurious new rink.

Mike Comrie spent a lot of time centering Malkin during the pre-season.

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Mike Comrie netted the first goal in CONSOL Energy Center history on September 22 against the Detroit Red Wings.

But Comrie didn’t get the puck. “I’m not sure where it is,” he added, laughing.

“It was a play coming through the middle. I got a shot on net, then a rebound in the air, then another rebound in the air. It was nice, but I’m not sure if it will be on the back of a Trivial Pursuit card someday.”

Comrie knows Crosby and Malkin will pile up points. He also knows contributions from players like him are often the difference between winning and losing.

“We know Sid and Geno are going to get their goals and make plays,” Comrie said.

“If everyone else chips in, it will be a step in the right direction.”

Comrie is likeable, quick to crack wise. When Malkin was discussed, he joked about speaking a little Russian (Comrie doesn’t). When The Brick came up, he glibly mentioned the chain’s web site. Turns out over 30,000 sofas are priced to move.

But Comrie’s reasons for signing with the Penguins are quite serious.

“You don’t make a decision like I made for money,” Comrie said. “I made it for love of the game, and to try to win the Stanley Cup.” Sounds like a decent movie script. Comrie’s wife could play herself.

Mark Madden hosts a radio show 3-6 p.m. weekdays on WXDX-FM (105.9).

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The motivation to make amends after last year’s fall to the Canadiens should be a driving force for this year’s team throughout this season.

The Sidney Crosby-era Penguins finally took a step backward last season, which should inspire them to re-establish their championship pedigree this season.

In the event it doesn’t, head coach Dan Bylsma has an alternative form of motivation in mind.

“What do they call them, ‘Herbies’?” Bylsma wondered out loud on the eve of training camp.

If it comes to that, Penguins players may indeed become reacquainted with one of hockey’s long-standing drills designed to inflict a little attitude adjustment, “Herbies” require players to skate from the goal line to the blueline and back, from the goal line to the center red line and back, from the goal line to the far blueline and back, and finally from the goal line to the other goal line and back. They’ve been known to get a team’s attention.

A steady diet of ‘Herbies,’ however, ought not to be necessary given the Penguins’ recent progression. continued on page 141

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CONSIDER: J In 2005-06 they added Sidney Crosby, a development that had everyone anticipating much better days ahead despite a 22-46-14 record.

J In 2006-07 they made the playoffs and lost to an Ottawa team that was destined to reach the Stanley Cup Final.

J In 2007-08 they won three consecutive postseason rounds before ultimately succumbing to the NHL’s modern-day dynasty, the Detroit Red Wings.

J In 2008-09 they captured the Stanley Cup. But last season ended with a second-round exit at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens, an outcome which marked the first time in five Crosby campaigns that the Penguins did less rather than more than most everyone was expecting.

As tough as that was to take, the motivation to make amends should be a driving force for this year’s team throughout this season.

At least that’s the theory.

“I think that’s a good theory,” Bylsma said. “I absolutely agree. There has been a steady dose of improvement and successes and feeling good about what we’ve done or where we’re going.

“Certainly last year, the exiting of the playoffs, losing in Game Seven is a fairly healthy dose of cough medicine. It doesn’t seem to be less fresh, that disappointment, and a little bit of the sting of not meeting expectations.”

To avoid a repeat, and in an effort to exceed what will be expected of this year’s Penguins and what they’ll demand from themselves, Bylsma opened training camp “shooting for a different mindset and a different approach.”

He did so understanding all along that the idea last season was to attempt to gradually establish peak efficiency and peak performance, given the demands of the previous two seasons and the subsequent trust his players had earned.

This season’s “mindset” and “approach” will demand a little more from the players a little more often and a little sooner because of the way the Canadiens series came to a stunning, sudden halt in Game Seven last May. “We played the way we wanted to play,” Bylsma said. “But at the end I’m not sure we built up enough credit to win in that series throughout the year and going into the playoffs, building those habits, building that championship execution, those championship habits in your team. We played well enough to win that series and I’d play it over again the same way and make the same decisions, but you don’t win a championship starting on April 15.

“You win it before that, you build before that and that’s something we’ll be doing.”

It’s not as if the new season will reveal a reinvention of the wheel in terms of how the Penguins practice, prepare and perform.

But the gas pedal is going to be stepped upon a little more often.

And the Penguins are going to floor it a little sooner than they did a year ago.

“Things won’t be dramatically different,” Bylsma insisted. “There won’t be a different continued on page 143

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Dan Bylsma. There won’t be a different approach from our staff. But I think there will be a few details that are noticeably different from [the players’] standpoint.”

If not, a series of ‘Herbies’ might be required to extract the required focus and fortitude.

Bylsma doesn’t anticipate having to resort to such a drastic tactic while guiding a team he expects will individually and collectively find last season’s regression of a Cup defense unacceptable.

But he’s reserving the right to get the Penguins climbing again, contending again and celebrating again by any means necessary.

Mike Prisuta is the sports director for WDVE-FM and the sports anchor for “Jim, Randy & The DVE Morning Show.”

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