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Mario Lemieux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Game Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Ron Burkle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Penguins Roster and Headshots . . . . 66

David Morehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Penguins by the Numbers . . . . . . . . . 68

Jim Rutherford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Maple Leafs by the Numbers . . . . . . . .71

Bill Guerin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Maple Leafs Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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Maple Leafs Headshots . . . . . . . . . . . 74 IN THIS ISSUE Penguins Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Jacques Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Promotional Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Mark Recchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

League Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Mike Buckley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

NHL Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Travis Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Season Ticket Holder Spotlight . . . . . .19

Terry Kalna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Around the NHL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Staff Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Pens Pass: Last Minute Ticket Club . 55

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The Art of Coming from Behind

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Penguins 100 Point Club. . . . . . . . . . 138

Bringing Math and Science to Life Through the Game of Hockey. . . . . . . 59

Declaration of Principles. . . . . . . . . . . 141

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Five Youth Hockey Player Pointers . .142

Official Penguins Twitter Handles . . . 63

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Pennsylvania Youth Hockey in the Spotlight at the East-West Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

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2017.18 On and Off-Ice Officials . . . . 131

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2017.18 NHL Key Dates . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Warm-Up Pucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

GNC Student Rush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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NHL LEAGUE

LEADERS As of 02.13.18

POINTS RNK NAME

GP

G

A PTS +/- PIM

SOG

SPCT

PPG

1 2

56 55 56 57 56

30 23 18 24 21

41 43 48 41 44

32 22 10 34 20

194 178 167 198 154

15.5 12.9 10.8 12.1 13.6

4 4 3 9 12

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Nikita Kucherov, TBL Connor McDavid, EDM Johnny Gaudreau, CGY Phil Kessel, PIT Steven Stamkos, TBL

71 66 66 65 65

12 12 19 -5 18

PPP SHG TOI 24 14 19 13 27

0 0 0 0 0

20:08 21:28 19:24 18:43 18:43

GOALS RNK NAME

GP

G

A PTS +/- PIM

SOG

SPCT

PPG

1 2

55 53 56 57 55

33 30 30 29 29

27 33 41 22 19

20 51 32 29 8

227 165 194 227 119

14.5 18.2 15.5 12.8 24.4

10 13 4 9 4

4

Alex Ovechkin, WSH Evgeni Malkin, PIT Nikita Kucherov, TBL Tyler Seguin, DAL William Karlsson, VGK

60 63 71 51 48

8 4 12 10 30

PPP SHG TOI 22 28 24 16 8

0 0 0 1 2

19:57 18:49 20:08 20:22 18:23

ASSISTS RNK NAME

GP

G

A PTS +/- PIM

SOG

SPCT

PPG

1 2

Jakub Voracek, PHI Johnny Gaudreau, CGY

56 56

11

53

64

6

42

164

6.7

4

PPP SHG TOI 28

0

19:41

4

Claude Giroux, PHI Blake Wheeler, WPG Josh Bailey, NYI

56 56 53

18 18 14 14

48 46 46 46

66 64 60 60

19 11 6 -6

10 16 38 13

167 117 165 95

10.8 15.4 8.5 14.7

3 7 4 4

19 27 26 26

0 0 0 0

19:24 20:15 20:22 18:05

POWER-PLAY GOALS RNK NAME

GP

G

A PTS +/- PIM

SOG

SPCT

PPG

1 2 3 4

56 53 56 56 40

25 30 21 19 16

17 33 44 16 22

20 51 20 48 24

164 165 154 131 102

15.2 18.2 13.6 14.5 15.7

14 13 12 10 10

A PTS +/- PIM

Patrik Laine, WPG Evgeni Malkin, PIT Steven Stamkos, TBL Wayne Simmonds, PHI Filip Forsberg, NSH

42 63 65 35 38

-2 4 18 -7 8

PPP SHG TOI 20 28 27 16 18

0 0 0 1 0

16:50 18:49 18:43 18:33 17:59

PLUS/MINUS RNK NAME

GP

G

1 2

William Karlsson, VGK Auston Matthews, TOR Reilly Smith, VCK Zdeno Chara, BOS

55 48 55 54

29 19 26 21 16 30 5 11

48 47 46 16

5

Brad Marchand, BOS

41

21

53

8

32

SOG

SPCT

PPG

30 26 26

8 4 22

119 146 127

24.4 17.8 12.6

4 2 6

PPP SHG TOI 8 6 11

0 1

18:23 18:22 17:57

26 25

37 37

95 107

5.3 19.6

0 7

0 13

0 1

23:16 19:41

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NHL

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EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC

GP

W

L

OTL

PTS

GF

GA

HOME

ROAD

LAST 10

TAMPA BAY BOSTON TORONTO FLORIDA DETROIT MONTREAL OTTAWA BUFFALO

56 54 58 53 54 55 54 56

38 34 34 24 22 22 19 16

15 12 19 23 23 26 26 30

3 8 5 6 9 7 9 10

79 76 73 54 53 51 47 42

201 180 192 154 147 144 144 132

149 131 162 172 165 172 188 185

19-5-1 18-7-4 18-8-0 13-9-3 11-11-0 14-10-6 12-11-5 7-16-4

19-10-2 16-5-4 16-11-3 11-14-3 11-12-2 8-16-1 7-15-4 9-14-6

7-3-0 8-2-0 8-2-0 6-4-0 4-4-2 4-5-1 4-6-0 5-4-1

METROPOLITAN

GP

W

L

OTL

PTS

GF

GA

HOME

ROAD

LAST 10

WASHINGTON PITTSBURGH PHILADELPHIA NEW JERSEY CAROLINA COLUMBUS NY ISLANDERS NY RANGERS

55 57 56 55 56 55 57 56

32 31 28 27 26 28 27 27

17 22 19 20 21 23 24 24

6 4 9 8 9 4 6 5

70 66 65 62 61 60 60 59

173 176 165 163 151 147 193 164

161 171 162 170 166 155 210 172

20-8-2 20-7-1 14-9-5 15-10-3 14-9-5 17-10-1 15-9-4 18-10-3

12-9-4 11-15-3 14-10-4 12-10-5 12-12-4 11-13-3 12-15-2 9-14-2

4-3-3 7-2-1 6-3-1 3-7-2 5-4-1 3-6-1 4-4-2 3-7-0

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL

GP

W

L

OTL

PTS

GF

GA

HOME

ROAD

LAST 10

NASHVILLE WINNIPEG ST. LOUIS DALLAS MINNESOTA COLORADO CHICAGO

54 56 58 57 55 55 56

33 32 34 33 30 30 24

12 15 21 20 19 21 24

9 9 3 4 6 4 8

75 73 71 70 66 64 56

169 179 167 175 165 174 158

140 151 147 151 156 163 161

18-5-3 20-5-2 19-12-0 20-9-1 19-4-5 19-7-1 12-12-3

15-7-6 12-10-7 15-9-3 13-11-3 11-15-1 11-14-3 12-12-5

6-1-3 6-2-2 6-4-0 7-3-0 6-2-2 4-5-1 2-6-2

PACIFIC

GP

W

L

OTL

PTS

GF

GA

HOME

ROAD

LAST 10

VEGAS SAN JOSE CALGARY LOS ANGELES ANAHEIM EDMONTON VANCOUVER ARIZONA

55 56 56 55 57 55 56 56

36 30 29 30 27 23 22 14

15 18 19 20 19 28 28 32

4 8 8 5 11 4 6 10

76 68 66 65 65 50 50 38

187 165 159 159 160 157 147 135

152 156 159 133 164 184 180 194

19-4-2 15-8-3 13-13-3 14-9-3 15-9-4 12-14-2 10-14-3 7-16-4

17-11-2 15-10-5 16-6-5 16-11-2 12-10-7 11-14-2 12-14-3 7-16-6

6-4-0 4-4-2 4-3-3 6-4-0 5-3-2 4-5-1 4-6-0 4-4-2

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NOTES

THE SERIES vs. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS The Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs meet tonight for the second time this season. The Leafs earned a 4-3 victory here on Dec. 9 as Tyler Bozak scored twice and Mitch Marner had three assists. Goaltender Frederik Andersen made 33 saves as Toronto won its third straight game over Pittsburgh. Riley Sheahan, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby scored for the Penguins, who fell behind, 3-0, after just 13 minutes of play. . . Toronto has not won four straight games over the Penguins since Dec. 27, 2005 through April 18, 2006. . . The Leafs have also won four of the last five

against Pittsburgh and two of the last three games played here. . . The Penguins have scored a power play goal in six straight games against Toronto (6-for-21, 28.5 percent). The Leafs, meanwhile, have scored just one power play goal in their last nine games against Pittsburgh (1-for-29, 3.4 percent). . . The teams will play only one game in Toronto during the regular season, that coming Mar. 10. . . Prior to losing four of their last five against Toronto, the Penguins had won 11 of 14 against the Leafs and seven straight. . . Pittsburgh has scored first in 12 of its last 16 games against Toronto; however, the Leafs have scored first in 11 of their last 17 games played here and three continued on page 15

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straight. . . Crosby has points in five straight games against Toronto (4G-3A) and goals in four of those five. He has points in 17 of his 20 career home games against the Leafs (14G-19A). . . Malkin averages 1.66 points per game in his career

THE PENGUINS

Tonight the Penguins conclude a three-game homestand that began by hosting the Senators and Kings.

They begin a three-game road trip tomorrow night in Columbus and play six of their next nine games on the road. They face Carolina and Florida next Friday and Saturday, respectively. . . Pittsburgh moved to within four points of the first-place Washington Capitals in the Metro Division with a 4-1 win at St. Louis on Feb. 11, a game in which Crosby

against the Leafs (18G-37A in 33 games), his best mark against one franchise. Yet the Leafs are one of three teams (Anaheim, Dallas) against whom he has never recorded a game-winning goal.

joined Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr as the only Penguins to score 400 career goals for the team.

Malkin was 42 goals shy of joining them at that point. . . Pittsburgh had won 11 of its last 15 games before hosting Ottawa on Feb. 13, a game in which they put an eight-game home winning streak on the line. . . That streak was the Penguins’ longest in four seasons since winning a team-record 13 straight here during the 2013-14 season. . . Carl Hagelin continued on page 16

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scored his first regular season short-handed goal in a Pittsburgh uniform during a 4-3 shootout loss in Dallas on Feb. 9. He had 12 points in his last 14 games before facing Ottawa on Feb. 13. . . Sheahan scored a goal for the second straight game in the win at St. Louis and had seven points in his last eight games at that point. . . Patric Hornqvist remained out of the Pittsburgh lineup last week with a lower body injury, joining forward Tom Kuhnhackl on the injured list. . . Ian Cole was a plus player in six of his last seven games (plus-9 total) after the win against his former team in St. Louis. . . Dominik Simon had two assists in the Blues’ game, the fourth time this season he

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had recorded multiple points in a game. . . Matt Murray ran his record to 5-0-1 in his last six decisions by stopping 33 shots in the victory at St. Louis. . . After the win against the Blues, the Pittsburgh penalty killers had moved up to fourth in the NHL, killing at an 83.1 percent pace for the season. That was also the best mark in the Eastern Conference. . . Through the team’s first 57 games, Phil Kessel was second in NHL scoring with 65 points while Malkin was seventh with 63 points and Crosby ninth with 62. . . Olli Maatta reached the 20th spot on the Penguins’ all-time list of regular season games played by a Pittsburgh defenseman in the win over the Blues.

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JEAN HALLER SEASON TICKET HOLDER SINCE

HOMETOWN PITTSBURGH, PA

1988

With whom do you attend Penguins home games? Originally we had four seats and took the children. They were in elementary school and worked on their homework between periods. Now I attend games with my husband.

What is your earliest memory of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey?

I worked at Central Medical Pavilion when it first opened. I had to take overnight calls and was able to go to games with my pager. There were not many people at the games but I loved it. I had grown up in Boston where it was impossible to get tickets so this was a real treat.

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How would you describe your game watching style? I am not quite as obsessed as my husband who constantly looks at the program to learn about opposing players. I love the entertainment of the game — the speed, the crowd. Did I say the crowd?

Offense or Defense? Offense for sure. It is such an amazing thing to watch them set up a play and score.

Defense is important but offense pumps the adrenaline for me!

If you could host three Penguins players for dinner, past or present, who would you invite? Mario Lemieux, Matt Cullen and Max Talbot continued on page 20

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Finish this sentence. Hockey is

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What Penguins related story do you retell most often? Two: Bryan Trottier was our waiter for a Cystic Fibrosis fundraising dinner. My son Ed was with me in his father’s place and he wanted to see Bryan’s Stanley Cup ring. Bryan took it off and gave it to him to hold and then walked away to serve food. My son was speechless. I also retell the story when Evgeni Malkin delivered my season tickets. I grabbed my camera to get photos only to find that I did not have a battery in it.

I knew my daughter would not believe me so I had Geno call her and leave a message. He could barely speak English but did his best.

Jean’s grandson Henry enjoying some time on top of the Stanley Cup.

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Jean and Henry with their grandchild Morgan and dog Murphy.

Have you attended a Penguins away game? When our daughter was in grade school I asked her where she wanted to go for Spring Break — thinking she would say Florida or an island somewhere. She said Chicago to see the Penguins and her favorite player Robbie Brown, who was in the minors at that point.

How did you celebrate the Penguins most recent Stanley Cup victory?

When the children were younger we went to the parades and the Point celebration. This time, we enjoyed the game on TV and all of the postgame interviews.

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Jordan Cole, Malin Hornqvist, Erica Hagelin, and Jillian (Schultz) Wickett visited patients and family members room-to-room to distribute the black speckled, limited edition knit beanies. continued on page 25

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The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Penguins Foundation teamed up with Love Your Melon to create an exclusive co-branded beanie to locally benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown. RMHC provides families with a home-away-fromhome for seriously ill children receiving medical treatment.

Additionally, 50 percent of net profits from the sale of all Love Your Melon products is donated to Love Your Melon’s nonprofit partners in the fight against pediatric cancer.

Fans can order the Love Your Melon knit beanie online at pittsburghpenguinsfoundation.org.

While supplies last, the beanies will also be available at the PensGear store located at PPG Paints Arena.

The ladies surprised patients with the fashionable knit beanies in an effort to keep the children warm when traveling to and from the hospital for treatments.

A most welcome surprise ‌ with plenty of huge smiles all around!

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Boston’s 5-3 triumph on Feb. 11 at New Jersey ran the Bruins’ road winning streak to seven consecutive games and their point streak on the road to 13 straight games (11-0-2). Both were the longest such runs in the NHL this season. Boston achieved at least one point in 13 or more consecutive road games for the fifth time in franchise history.

NOT THIS TIME: Vancouver’s 6-0 win on Feb. 11 at Dallas snapped the Stars’ 14-game point streak against the Canucks (13-0-1).

YOUNG GUNS FIRING: Toronto C Mitch Marner’s two goals and three assists in a 6-3 win over Ottawa on Feb. 10 made him the first Maple Leafs player to register at least five points in a game since Tomas Kaberle on Oct. 26, 2009.

At 20 years, 281 days old, Marner became the fifth-youngest player in franchise history to record at least five points in a game.

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The five games of five-plus points by a player 21 or younger in 2017-18 are the most in a season since 1992-93 when Pavel Bure, Mike Ricci, Robert Reichel, Michael Nylander and Owen Nolan each had one such performance. There have been 14 five-point games overall this season, the most since 2009-10 (17).

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MARIO

LEMIEUX LEMIEUX CO-OWNER/CHAIRMAN

Mario Lemieux is known as one of the greatest players in NHL history, with two Stanley Cups, six league scoring titles, three MVP awards, two Conn Smythe Trophies, a Calder Trophy, a Masterton Trophy — and an Olympic gold medal for good measure.

Now, he’s also established himself as one of the league’s greatest owners.

Lemieux and co-owner Ron Burkle led the Penguins to another championship in 2016-17, their third in nine years, giving Mario more Cups as an owner than he won as a player.

His transition from excellence on the ice to excellence in the front office – with five Cups in all – has been another remarkable achievement in a truly unprecedented pro sports career.

“I don’t know that there’s another individual who’s had the impact on a franchise that Mario has had on the Pittsburgh Penguins,” said David Morehouse, the Penguins’ president and CEO. “He saved the team as a player and led it to two Stanley Cups. He bought the team out of bankruptcy, led the effort for a new arena and delivered three more Cups. And that doesn’t even touch on what he’s done for the city as a philanthropist with the Mario Lemieux Foundation. He is one of a kind.”

Lemieux and Burkle organized a group of investors that bought the Penguins out of bankruptcy in 1999. The combination of Lemieux’s hockey acumen and Burkle’s business savvy made them a formidable

front office tandem and led to a series of spectacular achievements both on and off the ice.

The Penguins, during that time, have become one of the premier franchises in all of sports, leading the way in fan relations, youth marketing, community outreach and innovative technology while consistently putting a winning team on the ice. That includes qualifying for the playoffs for 11 straight seasons — the longest streak in hockey — and reaching the Cup Final four times and the Conference Finals five times in the past 10 years.

As a player, “Le Magnifique” was a gifted 6-foot-4 centerman who dominated play for parts of three decades. Although he faced a numbing series of medical setbacks, including multiple back surgeries and a battle with Hodgkin’s disease, he retired in 2006 as the No. 7 all-time scorer in NHL history with 1,723 points. He also ranked eighth all-time in goals (690) and 10th in assists (1,033).

After retiring as a player for the first time in 1997, he put together an ownership group to buy the Penguins out of bankruptcy in September 1999 and then returned to the ice on December 27, 2000 — becoming the first player-owner of the modern era. He also captained Team Canada to an Olympic gold medal in 2002.

In addition to his legendary hockey accomplishments, he continues to oversee the Mario Lemieux Foundation, which has raised more than $25 million for charity. More information is available at mariolemieux.org.

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RON

BURKLE BURKLE CO-OWNER

Ron Burkle, one of the preeminent investors in retail, hospitality, technology and distribution industries, is also now a three-time Stanley Cup champion as co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Burkle teamed with Mario Lemieux to buy the team out of bankruptcy in September, 1999, and together they have become one of the outstanding ownership duos in professional sports, winning three Cups in the past nine seasons, including rare backto-back championships in 2016 and 2017.

Among Burkle’s many significant contributions to the Penguins was his essential role in negotiations for a new arena. PPG Paints Arena is considered one of the finest indoor facilities in North America and has attracted many nationallevel events to Pittsburgh, including NCAA basketball and hockey. But he also helped create a winning mindset for the Penguins organization both on and off the ice.

Although Burkle prefers to operate quietly and behind the scenes, Lemieux understands his immense role in the team’s success.

“Ron is one of the main reasons we still have hockey in Pittsburgh,” Lemieux told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “If I was not able to buy the Penguins and have Ron as our top investor, I don’t think the Penguins would be here today. He’s a great guy and a very smart businessman. He loves Pittsburgh, he loves the Penguins. I think people should know that.”

Under the leadership of Lemieux and Burkle, the Penguins have sold out every game for 10-plus seasons and consistently ranked among the most fan-friendly and community-minded teams in the NHL and all of pro sports.

The Penguins have earned 11 straight playoff berths and reached the conference finals five times in the past 10 years, in addition to the three Cups. The team’s solid foundation of ownership has enabled hockey management to spend to the salary cap, sign many of the team’s core players to long-term contracts and put a competitive team on the ice year after year.

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

Ron is Co-Chairman of the Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA and is broadly involved in the community.

He is a trustee of the Carter Center, the National Urban League, Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy and AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA). Ron was the Founder and Chairman of the Ralph’s/Food4Less Foundation and the Fred Meyer Inc. Foundation. He was a member of the board of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY), KB Home (NYSE: KBH), Kaufman & Broad S.A. (Euronext: KOF), Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO), the J. Paul Getty Trust, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Music Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

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DAVID

MOREHOUSE MOREHOUSE PERM AD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & PRESIDENT

In 10 seasons as a senior executive with the Penguins, David Morehouse has seen the team win three Stanley Cups, make the Cup finals four times and reach the conference finals five times.

Though his expertise is on the team’s business side — especially branding and marketing — Morehouse’s greatest achievement has been creating a corporate culture that has driven the Penguins to consistent excellence both on and off the ice.

“It’s no coincidence that we’ve enjoyed this kind of success with David Morehouse as our key senior executive” said co-owner Ron Burkle.

“We’ve obviously made a lot of great acquisitions on the player side, but one of the best acquisitions we’ve ever made was David himself.”

The Penguins have become one of the NHL’s strongest business entities during Morehouse’s tenure — selling out every game for 10-plus seasons, setting new standards for television ratings and corporate sales and increasing their focus on innovative youth marketing.

He joined the team as consultant on the new arena project in 2004 and was named team president in April 2007. He was given the additional responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer just as the team’s new arena was opening in August 2010.

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Under Morehouse’s leadership, the Penguins have reshaped their strategic vision with an emphasis on branding, fan relations, community interaction, corporate outreach and cutting-edge technology, while maintaining a high level of performance on the ice.

A strong commitment to fan outreach includes an annual event where players personally deliver season tickets to fans’ homes and a special preseason game were all 18,000 tickets are distributed free to local youth.

Morehouse also was a driving force behind the new UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, which opened in August 2015.

It is the first facility to combine hockey with a world-class medical center and sports performance complex.

Morehouse joined the Penguins following a career in national politics that included stints at the White House, Pentagon and on Capitol Hill — as well as key roles in two Presidential campaigns. He attended the Community College of Allegheny County and Duquesne University and received a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is a native of the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Beechview.

JIM

RUTHERFORD RUTHERFORD PERM AD EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER

Jim Rutherford enters his fourth season with the Penguins as the executive vice president and general manager of the NHL’s first backto-back championship team in almost two decades.

Pittsburgh’s six-game defeat of the Nashville Predators in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final not only gave the Penguins a second-straight Cup victory, but it made Rutherford just the seventh GM since the 1967 NHL Expansion to win three Stanley Cups. One year earlier, Rutherford became the first GM since ‘67 to manage multiple teams to Cup victories, having also done so with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006.

During the course of the 2015-16 campaign, Rutherford transformed the Penguins into Stanley Cup champions, thanks in large part to his acquisitions of Phil Kessel, Nick Bonino, Trevor Daley and Carl Hagelin, plus the promotion of Mike Sullivan to head coach in December of 2015.

As a reward for his quick, on-thefly re-shaping of the Penguins’ roster, Rutherford won the NHL General Manager of the Year Award for his work in ’15-16.

Pittsburgh’s roster didn’t require as much tinkering in 2016-17, but Rutherford once again added key pieces at the right time, including bolstering his defense by trading for veteran Ron Hainsey near the deadline. Hainsey earned top-pair minutes in the absence of Kris Letang.

Rutherford spent 20 years as GM of the Carolina Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers franchise from 1994-2014, where he

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was a key architect of the Hurricanes’ 2006 Stanley Cup championship squad and their 2002 Stanley Cup finalist team.

In addition to his general manager duties, he also served 20 years as president of Carolina/Hartford, taking the post in 1994. In his role as president/ GM, Rutherford oversaw operations on both the hockey and business sides of the organization.

Over the course of his executive career, Rutherford has won multiple awards, including The Hockey News‘ Executive of the Year in 2002 and ’06. Additionally, he was voted by his NHL general management peers as Sporting News ‘Executive of the Year’ in 2006.

Before his 23 years in the NHL, Rutherford was recognized as the 1987 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Executive of the Year, and the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Executive of the Year in back-to-back years with the Windsor Spitfires in 1987 and ’88. He oversaw a Spitfires team that won the OHL championship in 1988 and earned a berth in the Memorial Cup. Rutherford played 13 years as a goaltender in the NHL, appearing in 457 career NHL games with Pittsburgh, Toronto, Los Angeles and Detroit. He was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the first round (10th overall) of the 1969 NHL Draft.

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ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER Bill Guerin begins his fourth season as assistant general manager fresh off of helping the Penguins capture a second-straight Stanley Cup championship, the fourth Stanley Cup win of his career, and his second as an executive.

This season, Guerin’s duties will change slightly, as one of his primary roles will be to serve as the general manager of the Penguins’ minor-league affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins, where he will oversee that team’s staff and also serve as the alternate governor at AHL league meetings.

Guerin was Pittsburgh’s player development coach from 2011-14, where he was instrumental in helping develop the Penguins’ minor league, junior and college prospects,

including Tom Kuhnhackl, Bryan Rust and Conor Sheary, who all played huge roles in the Pens’ back-to-back championship runs.

Originally drafted by New Jersey in the first round (5th overall) of the 1989 NHL Draft, Guerin won two Stanley Cups (Pittsburgh, 2009; New Jersey, 1995) and spent 18 seasons in the NHL — including his final two with the Penguins.

Guerin’s leadership and on-ice performance after being acquired at the NHL trade deadline was a key in Pittsburgh’s ’09 title.

Guerin, a four-time NHL All-Star, tallied 429 career goals and 856 points in 1,263 career NHL games, including five 30-goal and two 40-goal seasons. He was elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013.

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KARMANOS ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER

KARMANOS

Jason Karmanos begins his first season as the Penguins’ assistant general manager after receiving a promotion over the summer.

Karmanos spent his first three seasons in the Pittsburgh organization as the team’s vice president of hockey operations.

As assistant GM, Karmanos will continue to be involved in all facets of hockey operations decision-making, but he will also oversee the Penguins’ amateur scouting staff.

Karmanos is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, having also helped build the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2006 championship club in addition to his consecutive titles in Pittsburgh.

Before joining Pittsburgh, Karmanos spent 15 years as an executive for the Carolina Hurricanes from 1998-2013, serving various

roles with Carolina, including executive director of hockey operations and vice president/assistant general manager under Jim Rutherford. In addition to winning a Cup together in ’06, Rutherford and Karmanos also built the Hurricanes squad that was a Cup finalist in 2002.

Karmanos played four years of college hockey at Harvard University from 1992-96, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors. In 1994, Karmanos represented Team USA at the World Junior Championships, compiling three points (1G-2A) in seven games.

After graduating, Karmanos attended training camp with the Penguins in 1996 and played pro hockey for two seasons before his career was cut short due to an eye injury.

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SULLIVAN SULLIVAN HEAD COACH

Mike Sullivan made history in his first two seasons behind the Penguins’ bench, winning the Stanley Cup both years. By doing so, Sullivan became the first Americanborn coach in NHL history to win multiple Cups, and he joined the legendary Toe Blake of the Montreal Canadiens as the only coaches to win the championship in each of their first two seasons with a team.

By winning a second Cup, Sullivan joined the Steelers’ Chuck Noll (four Super Bowls) and the Pirates’ Danny Murtaugh (two World Series) as the only coaches in Pittsburgh’s professional sports history with multiple titles.

Despite the burden of being the defending champs, Sullivan’s club finished the 2016-17 regular season with 50 wins and 111 points — the latter the second-most in the history of the franchise — good enough for the second-best record in the entire league. In the playoffs, Sullivan navigated the Penguins to a secondconsecutive title despite missing top blueliner Kris Letang for the duration of the postseason.

Sullivan led the Penguins to one of the greatest in-season turnarounds in franchise history during his first year as head coach in 2015-16, a journey that resulted in a Stanley Cup victory against the San Jose Sharks on June 12, 2016.

Adhering to Sullivan’s advice to ‘Just Play’, the Penguins ended the regular season with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference and fourth-best mark in the league, in large part because of a 14-2 run to conclude the regular season. By leading the Penguins to the franchise’s fourth Cup, Sullivan became just the sixth American-born head coach to win the Stanley Cup.

Prior to being promoted to Pittsburgh, Sullivan spent the first two-plus months of the 2015-16 season as the head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. During his 23-game tenure in WB/S, his club went 18-5, which was good enough for first place in the Atlantic Division. Sullivan’s club also had a franchise-best 11-game winning streak.

A native of Marshfield, Massachusetts, Sullivan began his coaching career in 2002-03, starting the season as head coach of the AHL’s Providence Bruins before joining the NHL’s Bruins as an assistant coach late in the year. He was promoted to head coach of the NHL Bruins at age 35 in 2003-04, winning a Northeast Division crown in the first of his two years at the helm.

Sullivan served as an NHL assistant coach for seven-consecutive years from 2007-14 with Tampa Bay, the NY Rangers and Vancouver.

In addition to his professional coaching experience, Sullivan has coached the United States three times internationally, including the 2016 World Cup of Hockey when he was an assistant coach. He was the head coach at the 2007 World Championship and an assistant coach at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turino, Italy.

During the 2014-15 season, Sullivan was a member of the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks’ player development staff.

Sullivan’s 11-year NHL career began with the expansion San Jose Sharks in 1991-92 and included stops in Calgary, Boston and Arizona.

Sullivan played four years of collegiate hockey at Boston University from 1986-90, serving as the Terriers captain as a senior.

Sullivan represented the U.S. as a player at the 1988 World Junior Championship.

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GONCHAR GONCHAR ASSISTANT COACH

Sergei Gonchar enters his first season behind the bench as an assistant coach after spending his first two seasons in the Penguins organization as the club’s defensemen development coach.

Gonchar earned plenty of praise from the Penguins’ defensemen in his previous role as defenesemen development coach. He did some of his best teaching with Justin Schultz, who finshed 2016-17 as one of the NHL’s highest-scoring blueliners.

One of the top power-play quarterbacks of his era, Gonchar produced 811 career

points in 20 NHL seasons, the most of any Russian-born defenseman. He ranks in the top-20 all-time among NHL defensemen in both games played and points. During his five-year run in Pittsburgh from 2005-10, Gonchar tallied 259 points (54G-205A).

Gonchar is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, winning all three crowns with Pittsburgh. He was an alternate captain on the Penguins’ ’09 team, and an executive in 2016 and ’17. Gonchar also helped the Penguins’ advance to the Cup Final in 2008.

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MARTIN ASSISTANT COACH

Jacques Martin presided over a defensive group that overcame numerous injury woes to help the Penguins capture a second-straight Stanley Cup in 2017, the second championship of Martin’s lengthy NHL career.

One of the most respected coaches in NHL history, Martin performed some of his best work in the 2017 playoffs, as Pittsburgh had to spread its minutes out evenly on the back end with All-Star blueliner Kris Letang sidelined for the duration of the postseason.

Martin, who will be entering his fifth season with the Pittsburgh organization in 2017-18, has over 25 years of NHL

experience as a general manager, head coach and assistant coach with Pittsburgh, Montreal, Florida, Ottawa, Colorado/Quebec, Chicago and St. Louis.

He won 613 games and made 12 playoff appearances in 17 seasons as an NHL head coach. He won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s ‘most outstanding coach’ with Ottawa in 1999 and was a finalist for the award on three other occasions.

Martin won gold medals as an assistant coach for Team Canada at the 2002 Olympics and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. He was also an assistant coach on the 2006 Canadian Olympic Team.

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MARK

RECCHI RECCHI PERM AD ASSISTANT COACH

Mark Recchi moves behind the Penguins’ bench as an assistant coach after spending the previous three seasons as the team’s player development coach.

As player development coach, Recchi worked with Pittsburgh’s prospects throughout the organization from WilkesBarre/Scranton to the junior and college ranks. Two of the players Recchi worked with at WB/S, Jake Guentzel and Carter Rowney, played huge roles in Pittsburgh’s 2017 title run.

Recchi enjoyed a 22-year NHL playing career that began with the Penguins in

1988-89 and wrapped up with the Boston Bruins in 2010-11. In that span, Recchi accumulated 577 goals and 1,533 points in 1,652 contests, numbers that earned him enshrinement in the Hockey Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2017.

A seven-time NHL All-Star, Recchi won three Stanley Cup championships as a player: 1991 with Pittsburgh; 2006 as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes; and 2011 with Boston. He added his name to the Cup two more times as a Penguins executive in 2016 and ’17.

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BUCKLEY BUCKLEY GOALTENDING COACH

Mike Buckley enters his first season as the Penguins goaltending coach after spending the previous four seasons as Pittsburgh’s goaltending development coach.

Buckley played a crucial role in Pittsburgh’s back-to-back Stanley Cup championship runs, serving as an eye in the sky and traveling with the club both years.

His finest work thus far has been guiding the development of Matt Murray from top prospect to the first goalie in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup-clinching game twice as a rookie. Before Murray became a star at the NHL level, Buckley worked with him as a

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first-year pro in 2014-15, when Murray was the AHL’s Rookie of the Year and Goaltender of the Year.

In Buckley’s four seasons as goaltending development coach, the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins finished with the lowest goals-against average in the league three times.

Following a four-year college career at UMass-Amherst that ended in 2000, Buckley played five seasons of professional hockey from 2000-05, including parts of three campaigns with the Mississippi Sea Wolves and Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL.

TRAVIS

WILLIAMS WILLIAMS PERM AD CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Travis Williams is in his 10th season as a senior executive with the Penguins, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer and overseeing finance, legal affairs, technology, business development and arena operations.

He also assists CEO David Morehouse in the day-to-day management of the business.

In addition, Williams serves as the Penguins’ point man on the development of the former Civic Arena site and oversaw the construction of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry.

Williams joined the Penguins in 2008 as Senior Vice President of Business Affairs/ General Counsel. One of his first responsibilities was to guide the construction and development of the team’s new arena – bringing the project to completion on time and under budget for the start of the 2010-11 season. He now serves as

the team’s liaison with building manager AEG Facilities, working closely with AEG on all arenarelated events, including major concerts and national-level sporting events.

Previously, Williams had been a partner at Reed Smith LLP, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, investment management, commercial lending and general corporate matters. During his 12 years at Reed Smith, Williams also represented several sports franchises, regional sports networks and other sports-related businesses.

A native of Indianapolis, he graduated from Penn State University and received a Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University, summa cum laude. While at Duquesne, he was a member of the Duquesne Law Review and the Duquesne Business Law Journal.

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KALNA KALNA

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND BROADCASTING

Terry Kalna is in his third season as senior vice president of sales and broadcasting following an 18-year career in motorsports management. Kalna, a native of Greensburg, oversees corporate sales, partnership activation, ticket sales and premium sales in addition to the Penguins Radio Network. He is also the primary contact with AT&T SportsNet, the Penguins’ local television rightsholder.

Kalna spent the previous eight years as managing director of international speedway corporation, a sister company to NASCAR that operates 13 racetracks across the country —

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including Daytona, Talladega, Darlington and Richmond.

Kalna also has deep connections to hockey.

He has been a member of USA Hockey’s Marketing Council since 2011 and recently earned his USA Hockey Level 5 coaching certification. He played youth hockey in Greensburg and for the Amateur Penguins before moving on to prep school hockey at Tabor Academy and Cranbrook Kingswood School. He graduated from Hobart College in 1998 with degrees in economics and history.

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Headshots and Roster As of 02.13.18

3

2

4

6

CHAD

OLLI

JUSTIN

JAMIE

POS: D HT: 5-11 WT: 191

POS: D HT: 6-2 WT: 206

POS: D HT: 6-2 WT: 193

POS: D HT: 6-7 WT: 255

MAATTA

RUHWEDEL

8

SCHULTZ

12

OLEKSIAK

15

17

BRIAN

DOMINIK

RILEY

BRYAN

POS: D HT: 6-4 WT: 207

POS: C HT: 5-11 WT: 176

POS: C HT: 6-3 WT: 214

POS: RW HT: 5-11 WT: 192

DUMOULIN

SIMON

22

SHEAHAN

28

RUST

30

35

MATT

IAN

MATT

TRISTAN

POS: D HT: 5-11 WT: 200

POS: D HT: 6-1 WT: 219

POS: G HT: 6-4 WT: 178

POS: G HT: 6-2 WT: 194

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POS: RW HT: 6-2 WT: 200

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ZACH

TEDDY

POS: C HT: 6-0 WT: 204

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59

62

71

KRIS

JAKE

CARL

EVGENI

POS: D HT: 6-0 WT: 201

POS: C HT: 5-11 WT: 180

POS: LW HT: 5-11 WT: 186

POS: C HT: 6-3 WT: 195

LETANG

GUENTZEL

75

HAGELIN

MALKIN

81

87

RYAN

PHIL

SIDNEY

POS: RW HT: 6-1 WT: 225

POS: RW HT: 6-0 WT: 202

POS: C HT: 5-11 WT: 200

REAVES

KESSEL

CROSBY

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BY THE NUMBERS

PENGUINS As of 02.13.18

PLAYER

GP

G

A

PTS +/-

PIM

PPG

PPP

SHG

SH

SPCT

TOI

Phil Kessel

57

24

41

65

34

9

33

0

198

12.1

18:44

-5

Evgeni Malkin

53

30

33

63

4

51

13

28

0

165

18.2

18:49

Sidney Crosby

57

19

43

62

-8

44

7

30

0

164

11.6

20:50

Patric Hornqvist

49

16

15

31

-3

34

9

15

0

156

10.3

17:12

Kris Letang

54

3

28

31

-15

48

2

15

0

158

1.9

25:25:

Jake Guentzel

57

16

12

28

-16

32

6

10

0

124

12.9

16:29

Bryan Rust

46

8

18

26

-1

18

2

4

2

78

10.3

15:59

Riley Sheahan

48

6

15

21

1

2

0

1

0

71

8.5

15:42

Conor Sheary

54

12

8

20

-6

6

2

2

0

98

12.2

14:39

Olli Maatta

57

3

16

19

-3

16

0

5

0

118

2.5

18:59

Carl Hagelin

56

6

12

18

4

22

0

0

1

111

5.4

15:44

Justin Schultz

40

3

12

15

8

12

0

6

0

69

4.3

19:01

Ian Cole

43

3

9

12

0

41

0

1

0

59

5.1

17:36

Dominik Simon

22

4

7

11

1

12

0

0

0

31

12.9

12:41

Tom Kuhnhackl

50

2

6

8

-1

6

0

1

0

47

4.3

10:24

Brian Dumoulin

55

3

4

7

-15

14

0

0

0

70

4.3

20:27

Ryan Reaves

54

3

3

6

-9

82

0

0

0

30

10

6:46

Matt Hunwick

33

3

2

5

-3

14

0

0

1

45

6.7

18:08

Carter Rowney

32

2

2

4

-10

4

0

0

1

16

12.5

10:04

Jamie Oleksiak

22

2

2

4

7

32

1

1

0

29

6.9

16:27

Chad Ruhwedel

30

1

2

3

-7

10

0

0

0

48

2.1

15:51

Daniel Sprong

8

2

1

3

2

0

0

0

0

22

9.1

13:59

Greg McKegg

26

2

2

2

-4

8

0

0

1

21

9.5

9.41

Zach Aston-Reese

4

0

1

1

-1

0

0

0

0

2

0

11:17

Jean-Sebastien Dea

5

1

0

1

1

2

0

0

0

1

100

5:29

Frank Corrado

5

0

0

0

-1

2

0

0

0

6

0

11:30

Zach Trotman

3

0

0

0

-3

0

0

0

0

6

0

12:47

GOALIES

GP

W

L

SV

SV%

SO

TGA

TSA

PIM

ENG

Matt Murray Tristan Jarry Casey DeSmith

36 18 7

19 9 3

12 4 3

921 434 188

0.906 0.919 0.926

1 2 0

96 38 14

472 1017 188

2 2 0

3 2 0

68

OTL GAA 2 2 0

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OPPONENT As of 02.13.18

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER

GP

G

A

Auston Matthews

48

26

21

47

William Nylander

58

14

31

45

21

4

Mitchell Marner

58

12

31

43

-8

16

James van Riemsdyk

57

23

12

35

-9

24

8

Nazem Kadri

56

18

17

35

4

25

6

Jake Gardiner

58

4

31

35

7

28

PTS +/26

PIM

PPG

PPP

SHG

SH

SPCT

TOI

4

2

6

0

146

17.8

18:22

3

7

0

131

10.7

16:37

5

15

0

135

8.9

15:47

15

0

169

13.6

14:39

12

0

142

12.7

16:33

1

9

0

90

4.4

22:52 21:50

Morgan Rielly

52

5

28

33

-7

12

1

14

0

124

4

Zach Hyman

58

11

19

30

24

28

0

0

1

98

11.2

17:29

Patrick Marleau

58

18

11

29

-1

12

2

4

0

147

12.2

17:03

Tyler Bozak

57

8

20

28

-3

18

1

8

0

105

7.6

15:22

Connor Brown

58

12

9

21

-5

10

1

1

1

80

15

15:02 22:12

Ron Hainsey

56

3

16

19

10

18

1

1

0

50

6

Leo Komarov

58

5

9

14

2

25

1

2

1

90

5.6

16:21

Andreas Borgman

48

3

8

11

4

28

0

0

0

46

6.5

13:41

Matt Martin

47

3

8

11

-2

45

0

0

0

44

6.8

7:56

Nikita Zaitsev

41

4

6

10

16

25

0

0

0

41

9.8

22:39

Dominic Moore

40

4

6

10

2

12

0

0

0

40

10

10:41

Connor Carrick

35

3

4

7

6

23

1

1

0

35

8.6

15:09

Roman Polak

35

2

4

6

1

32

0

0

0

28

7.1

17:04

Kasperi Kapanen

15

4

1

5

1

0

0

0

1

28

14.3

11:31

Travis Dermott

15

1

4

5

7

4

0

0

0

29

3.4

16:29

Josh Leivo

12

1

2

3

1

4

0

0

0

19

5.3

10:54

Justin Holl

2

2

0

2

5

0

0

0

0

2

100

17:22

Frederik Gauthier

9

1

0

1

-4

0

0

0

0

12

8.3

8:45

Calle Rosen

4

0

1

1

-3

4

0

0

0

5

0

12:47

Nikita Soshnikov

3

0

0

0

-2

0

0

0

0

0

0

10:26

Eric Fehr

4

0

0

0

-1

2

0

0

0

4

0

10:56

0

-2

Martin Marincin

2

0

0

GOALIES

GP

W

L

Frederik Andersen

48

28

15

4

Curtis McElhinney

10

6

4

1

0

0

Calvin Pickard

2

0

0

0

0

0

16:41

SV

SV%

SO

TGA

TSA

PIM

ENG

2.65 1483 0.906

4

2.65

1,610

2

8

0

2.27

287

0.932

2

2.27

308

0

1

0

3.81

28

.857

0

3.81

28

0

0

OTL GAA

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MAPLE LEAFS

ROSTER As of 02.13.18

2 8 11 12 15 16 20 22 23 24 25 28 29 31 32 34 35 42 43 44 46 47 51

PLAYER

Ron Hainsey Connor Carrick Zach Hyman Patrick Marleau Matt Martin Mitchell Marner Dominic Moore Nikita Zaitsev Travis Dermott Kasperi Kapanen James van Riemsdyk Connor Brown William Nylander Frederik Andersen Josh Leivo Auston Matthews Curtis McElhinney Tyler Bozak Nazem Kadri Morgan Rielly Roman Polak Leo Komarov Jake Gardiner

POS

D D C C LW C C D D RW LW RW C G LW C G C C D D C D

HT

6-3 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-2

NOTES

Toronto was 33-19-5 and three points behind second-place Boston in the Atlantic Division after a 6-3 victory over Ottawa on Feb. 10.

The Leafs hosted Tampa Bay on Feb. 12 and closed out a five-game homestand against Columbus on Feb. 14. They play in Detroit tomorrow night. . . Auston Matthews was leading the Leafs in scoring with 26 goals and 44 points before facing the Lightning, while Mitch Marner and William Nylander were

WT

205 192 213 215 220 175 192 195 208 187 217 185 191 230 210 216 200 199 190 217 235 209 200

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James van Riemsdyk was second on the team in goals with 22 at that point. . . Former Pittsburgh defenseman Ron Hainsey was leading the NHL in time on ice while shorthanded at 4:12 per game at that point.

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MAPLE LEAFS

HEADSHOTS As of 02.13.18

Ron Hainsey 2

Connor Carrick 8

Zach Hyman 11

Patrick Marleau 12

Matt Martin 15

Mitchell Marner 16

Dominic Moore 20

Nikita Zaitsev 22

Travis Dermott 23

Kasperi Kapanen 24

James van Riemsdyk 25

Connor Brown 28

William Nylander 29

Frederik Andersen 31

Josh Leivo 32

Auston Matthews 34

Curtis McElhinney 35

Tyler Bozak 42

Nazem Kadri 43

Morgan Rielly 44

Roman Polak 46

Leo Komarov 47

Jake Gardiner 51

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APRIL Kris Letang

April 24, 1987

Tristan Jarry

April 29, 1995

MAY Matt Hunwick

May 21, 1985

Carter Rowney

May 10, 1989

Chad Ruhwedel

May 7, 1990

Bryan Rust

May 11, 1992

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JOE YEARS ON THE TEAM: One

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FAVORITE QUOTE: “It’s a great day for hockey.” - Badger Bob DREAM JOB: Dentist WHAT DO YOU EAT BEFORE SKATING A PENGUINS GAME: Sandwich WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR PENGUINS ICE CREW HIGHLIGHTS? Getting to meet great people while working for a world class professional sports organization.

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DUMOULIN, GUENTZEL RECEIVE THEIR

COLLEGE DEGREES BY: MICHELLE CRECHIOLO This past summer, Brian Dumoulin took the Stanley Cup to Boston College, where he won two national championships as a member of the men’s ice hockey team. The next time he returns to campus, he’ll be going as a graduate of the school.

Dumoulin recently completed his degree in marketing, something he’s been working on ever since he turned professional in the spring of 2012.

At a surprise graduation party thrown by his fiancée Kayla Ermold at a restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh — complete with a cap and an Eagles-themed cake — Dumoulin’s teammates who joined the celebration made sure to mix in some good-natured chirps with their congratulatory wishes.

“When I was a college dropout, I used to say ‘oh, I can’t afford to pay for this dinner, I’m going to need you to pay for it. I’m

just a college dropout,’” joked Ian Cole. “So now, he can’t use that excuse any more, either.”

And players like Bryan Rust, who used all four years of his NCAA eligibility, no longer have bragging rights.

“We’ll occasionally flaunt it around,” Rust joked about the players who received their degrees at the conclusion of their college careers.

“Guys who didn’t finish or guys who finished late, it doesn’t come up often. But when it does, we have the upper hand.”

Dumoulin will be more than happy to handle his own tabs moving forward, considering the dedication that it took to receive his diploma, which his dad Pete texted him a picture of when it came in the mail.

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when I started. It got harder and harder as the years went by to go back because all of my classes I had to do in the classroom, I couldn’t do them online.”

Then, his final course required for graduation wasn’t available during the summers, so Dumoulin arranged to do an independent study in applied marketing for the fall semester with one of his professors. Dumoulin would speak with his teacher — who gave him case studies to read — for a couple of hours once a week.

Usually Dumoulin would try to arrange their conversations for a day off, but a few times he would talk to his professor on the road once they got into the team hotel. The professor would take the slides he used for the classroom lecture that met twice a week and explain them to Dumoulin; then they would discuss the assigned case studies.

“He was awesome, he helped me out a lot,” Dumoulin said. “A lot of it was just dialogue. It was more business-focused, and a lot of it was about company decisions. Whether to hire more employees, whether to acquire a company, why to acquire a company and stuff like that. A lot of it was on the higher continued on page 91

“I’m proud.

It took me seven summers to do it . . . my classes I had to do in the classroom, I couldn’t do them online.”

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not show anything for it schoolwise, that’s tough to do. It’s almost to the point like, what’s the point of doing it if you’re only going to go for three years and not get your degree? I think that’s the majority of the reason why when I went back for my junior year, was to be able to be in a position where I could get my degree.”

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end of the spectrum with like S&P 500 companies, but it was cool.”

Dumoulin’s class may have been about company decisions, but in talking with him and some of the other Penguins who either received their degree after using all four years of their college eligibility or continued their education after leaving school, it’s truly impressive the amount of thought and planning that have gone into those life decisions.

“I put in a lot of work,” Dumoulin said. “To go there for three years and

Like Dumoulin, Jake Guentzel also has reason to celebrate, as he returned to the University of Nebraska-Omaha over the All-Star break to receive his degree in multidisciplinary studies.

The 23-year-old turned pro in the spring of 2015 with nine classes left to graduate, opting to take two classes a semester while living in Wilkes-Barre and then Pittsburgh.

Unlike Dumoulin, he was able to take them online, doing coursework on off days.

“Days off I just tried to get ahead as much as I could. A lot of alone time at home, so I had plenty of time,” Guentzel said with a laugh. “It was my mom who said you had to do it right away. I’d rather get it done right away than hold out for a couple years and then not want to do it at all. It was good to get it done.”

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ELBOWING

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

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Cameras with detachable lenses or flashes are not permitted. Video, audio and professional camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited in the building.

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

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For the convenience of our fans, ATMs are available in the arena: KeyBank - Outside section 119 and 230, and across from the DICK’S Sporting Goods Box Office PNC Bank on PNC Legends Level - Outside of party suite 44 and suite 13

Designated Drivers Guests of legal drinking age who hold a valid driver’s license and wish to sign up to be a designated driver, may visit Guest Services at section 104 for specific Designated Driver booth locations during Pittsburgh Penguins games.

In return for safe and sober transportation of their group from the arena, the designated driver will receive a coupon redeemable for a complimentary soft drink during the game.

Emergency Evacuation

Banners and signs are permitted for most events, providing they are appropriate, as deemed by building management.

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Banners and Signs

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If an item is lost or found during an event please see the Guest Services office located outside section 104. Guests inquiring about lost items after an event should call 412.804.7903. Items lost at events are held in storage for thirty (30) days and then either disposed of or donated to an appropriate charity.

Smoking is not permitted inside the arena.

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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.

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Re-Entry Policy Exit and re-entry is not permitted at the arena.

Security In the interest of guests and staff safety, a search process is required for all events in order to prevent guests from bringing unauthorized and prohibited items into the arena.

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In the event a parent and child might be separated at an arena event, parents can register their child with the Tag-A-Kid program.

A wristband with the parent’s seat location and contact number will be given to the child. Registration is available at the Guest Services office located outside section 104.

Video Cameras Use of video or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited.

The arena reserves the right to confiscate any tape or film and remove the patron from the building.

Wheelchairs A limited number of wheelchairs are available for transporting guests that are disabled to their seating location. Guests can be transported from the gates to their seats. If a wheelchair is needed for the duration of the event, guests must supply their own wheelchairs.

Wheelchairs cannot be reserved in advance. Upon arrival, guests can arrange for a wheelchair at any entrance of the arena. Please see an arena employee to assist with wheelchair transportation.

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OUR GOAL? To create an awesome game experience for all fans! Help make that happen with these important reminders: 1.

DO NOT ENTER OR EXIT THE SEATING AREA DURING PLAY! Hockey is fast — and goals can be missed in an instant. Fans moving through rows and up aisles can block the view of an entire seating area. Wait until the whistle blows to make your move.

HINT #1: The red light above the penalty boxes is lit for TV timeouts.

TV timeouts occur at the first whistle stop inside the 14:00, 10:00, and 6:00 minute mark of each period, EXCEPT following an icing call or goal. When the light comes on, this is your chance to make a dash to the restroom or your seats!

HINT #2: The concourse TVs feature a countdown clock during the intermissions. Smart, huh? Thank the season ticket holders for recommending this awesome idea!

2.

NO LEANING! We know you are into the game, but leaning creates a ripple effect, affecting the view of the fans in the rows behind you.

Sit back so all can enjoy the game!

3.

KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PUCK! Pucks can hurt when they enter the seating area!

4.

PPG Paints Arena is a non-smoking facility; smoking of any kind, including e-cigarettes, is prohibited.

5.

It’s hard to like fans of the opposing team, we get it. However, we think it is pretty cool that they chose to come to our building. Be aware of children sitting around you and let the guys on the ice do the talking!

6.

Cheer, clap and let the players know you are here! Hockey is the best sport to watch live — have fun!

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2009

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2013

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2016

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1988, 1993, 1996

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1999

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2007, 2013

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2012

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1985

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2007

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1999, 2000

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2007, 2013, 2014

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2012

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1995

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1981

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2007

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1993

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1995

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2013

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2011

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1973

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1993

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One of the most unique broadcasters in professional sports, Mike Lange is calling games in his 43rd season with the Penguins, handling radio play-by-play on the club’s flagship station, 105.9 FM The X and the Penguins Radio Network.

Known for his creative and colorful style, including trademark phrases such as “Buy Sam A Drink And Get His Dog One, Too,” Lange was awarded the Foster Hewitt award by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.

Lange’s relationship with the Penguins began in 1974-75, when he broke into the NHL as a radio play-by-play man. He left for one season, but returned in 1976-77 and has been a fixture on the Penguins’ scene ever since.

Lange did radio exclusively until 1979, when games were simulcast on radio and

TV. He served as the television voice of the Penguins through 2005-06, before returning to the radio booth in 2006-07.

A native of Sacramento, California, Lange earned a degree in broadcasting from Sacramento State University before starting his career as the voice of the Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) in 1970. He also served as the play-by-play voice of the San Diego Gulls (WHL) in 1973-74 before joining the Penguins. In addition to his tenure with the Penguins, Lange handled play-by-play duties for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1986-87. A well-known member of the Pittsburgh community, Lange makes numerous personal appearances throughout the year and is actively involved in charity work.

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Two-time Stanley Cup Champion Phil Bourque is in his 15th season on the Penguins broadcast team, serving as color commentator alongside Mike Lange.

A gritty winger/defenseman, Bourque was signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent in 1982, and went on to record 164 points (75G-89A) in 344 regular-season games with the Penguins between 1983 and 1992.

During his career he totaled 199 points (88G-111A) in 477 games with the Penguins, New York Rangers and Ottawa.

Since retiring from professional hockey in 2000, Bourque has co-hosted Penguins pre- and post-game shows on the Penguins Radio Network and worked as a contributor for WPXI-TV’s coverage of Penguins hockey.

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Alphonso, Shandor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Amell, Derek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Barton, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Berg, Devin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Brisebois, David. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Cameron, Lonnie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Cherrey, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Cormier, Michel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Daisy, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Devorski, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Driscoll, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Galloway, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Gawryletz, Brandon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Gibbons, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Gibbs, Darren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Henderson, Don. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Heyer, Shane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Knorr, Trent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Kovachik, Brad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Mach, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 MacPherson, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Miller, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Mills, Bevan* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Murchison, Kiel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Murphy, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Murray, Jonny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Nagy, Kory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Nansen, Derek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Nowak, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Pancich, Bryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Racicot, Pierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Rody, Vaughan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Sericolo, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Smith, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Shewchyk, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Suchanek, Libor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Wheler, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 * Minor League Officials Jim Gricar Zack Haney DJ Johnson Chris Keller Bob Maitland Mike McGuire

Bob Moretti Leo Rudzki Keith Schreiber Phil Spano Eugene Susi Dan Wagner

Jim Weaver Jeff Stuart Andy Tumas Dennis Lohr

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OCTOBER 3 4 4 5 6 10 23

Opening day playing rosters set (5 p.m. ET) Opening night of 2017-18 NHL regular season Pittsburgh Penguins raise Stanley Cup banner First regular-season game at Little Caesars Arena (Minnesota Wild @ Detroit Red Wings) First NHL game for Vegas Golden Knights (vs.

Dallas Stars) First NHL home game for Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena (vs. Arizona Coyotes) NHL Alumni Awards Gala – Honorees: Mario Lemieux, Wendy McCreary (Toronto, Ont.)

NOVEMBER 1 10-11

10 13 17 24 26

Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month 2017 SAP NHL Global Series™: Colorado Avalanche & Ottawa Senators (Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden) Hockey Hall of Fame Game: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Toronto, Ont.) NHL General Managers’ Meeting 2017 Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown™: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins NHL Founders Day (1917)

DECEMBER 1 13 16

Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents (5 p.m. ET) U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction 2017 Scotiabank NHL 100 Classic™: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators (Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Ont.) 19 100th Anniversary of League’s first games played 19-27 Holiday roster freeze in effect 24-26 Holiday break (no scheduled practices – dressing rooms closed) 26-Jan. 5 IIHF World Junior Championship (Orchard Park/ Buffalo, NY)

JANUARY 1

2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic®: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers (Citi Field, New York, NY) Week of 15th NHL Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings release 20 18th Annual Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada (Host: Corner Brook, Nfld.)

25 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Guelph, Ont.) 26-29 NHL All-Star Break (no games played) 26-28 No scheduled practices – dressing rooms closed 27-29 2018 NHL All-Star Weekend (Amalie Arena, Tampa Bay, Fla.) 30 NHL regular season resumes

FEBRUARY 1 26

Hockey Is for Everyone Month 2018 NHL Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)

MARCH 1 2-4 3

19-21 23-25

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APRIL 5-7

NCAA Frozen Four (Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.)

7 Last day of regular season Week of 9th NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings release 11 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin 19-29 IIHF Under-18 World Championship (Chelyabinsk/ Magnitogorsk, Russia) TBA 2018 NHL Draft Lottery

MAY 4-20

IIHF World Championship (Copenhagen/Herning, Denmark) 17-27 CHL Memorial Cup (Brandt Centre, Regina, Sask.)

27-June 2 2018 NHL Scouting Combine (Buffalo, N.Y.)

JUNE 13 22-23 TBA

Last possible day for 2018 Stanley Cup Final 2018 NHL Draft™ (American Airlines Center, Dallas, Tex.) 2018 NHL Awards

JULY 1 5

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AUGUST 6

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Pay attention to your passing.

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STAFF

DIRECTORY OWNERSHIP

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh Penguins LP

EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS Co-owner/Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mario Lemieux Co-owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Burkle CEO/President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Morehouse Executive Vice President and General Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Rutherford COO/General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Travis Williams Senior Vice President, Sales and Broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Kalna Senior Vice President, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Hart Vice President, Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom McMillan Vice President, Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Santilli Vice President, Ticket Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Slencak Director, Events and Hospitality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Smerdel Executive Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Carper, Nicole Schaaf, Molly Trunzo Coordinator, Shipping and Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Hart Receptionist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Hart

KEVIN HART

Senior Vice President, Finance

TOM MCMILLAN

Vice President, Communications

HOCKEY OPERATIONS Assistant General Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Guerin, Jason Karmanos Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Sullivan Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sergei Gonchar, Jacques Martin, Mark Recchi Goaltending Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Buckley Video Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Saucier Director, Player Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Young Player Development Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jarrod Skalde Goaltending Development Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brendan Sullivan Director, Team Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Britt Director of Hockey Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sam Ventura Hockey Operations Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erik Heasley Executive Assistant to EVP/GM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michele Colaianni

SCOUTS Director, Professional Scouting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek Clancey Professional Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Bowness, Al Santilli Director of Amateur Scouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrik Allvin Amateur Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin Alexander, Brian Fitzgerald, Luc Gauthier, Frank Golden, Jay Heinbuck, Jamie Huffman, Dan McLean, Casey Torres, Warren Young European Scouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petri Pakaslanti, Tommy Westlund Special Assignment Scouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gilles Meloche, Kevin Stevens

EQUIPMENT/TRAINING STAFF Head Equipment Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Heinze Assistant Equipment Managers . . . . . . . . . . .JC Ihrig, Danny Kroll, Jon Taglianetti Head Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Stewart Director of Sports Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curtis Bell Assistant Athletic Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Steidle Physical Therapist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick Joreitz Head Team Physician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Dharmesh Vyas, M.D. Assistant Team Physician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Melissa McLane, D.O. Director, Sport Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andy O’Brien Strength and Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Trinca Assistant Strength Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexi Pianosi

JAMES SANTILLI

Vice President, Marketing

CHAD SLENCAK

Vice President, Ticketing

DAVE SOLTESZ President, Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation

RICH HIXON

President, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex

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COMMUNICATIONS

GAME ENTERTAINMENT AND PRODUCTION

Senior Director, Communications . . . .Jennifer Bullano Ridgley Director, Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Seidling

Senior Director, Production and Game Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rod Murray

Producer, Penguins Radio Network . . . . . . . . . David Reynolds

Director, Event Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Wareham

Producer, Penguins Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne Anderson

Director, Production Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Davenport

Radio Broadcasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Bourque, Mike Lange

Producer, New Media Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Cottington

Radio Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Josh Getzoff

Producers, In The Room . . . . . . . . . Andrew McIntyre, Jon Otte

Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Steigerwald

Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meghan McManimon Manager, Motion Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aaron Spiegel

PARTNERSHIP SALES/MARKETING Senior Director, Partnership Sales and Media . . . .Mark Turley Senior Director, Partnership Marketing . . . . . . . . . . Ross Miller Director, Partnership Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jack Tipton Manager, Partnership Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brett Baur Director, Partnership Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lori Wineland

Producers, Motion Graphics Design . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Distilli, Ethan Mansberger Producer/Host, PensTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celina Pompeani Public Address Announcer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Mill

FINANCE

Managers, Partnership Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . .Devin Beahm, Matt Dentinger, Paige Hancher, Erin Lockwood, Jim Meyer

Director, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark R. Kuczinski

Liaison, Partnership Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pierre Larouche

Financial Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek Bacon

Senior Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy Ussack Payroll Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Winschel

MARKETING

Accounts Payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tawni Love

Senior Director, Creative Services and Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barb Pilarski

TICKETING

Senior Director, Digital Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . Leo McCafferty

Senior Director, Premium Seating. . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Magness

Manager, Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Halley

Senior Director, Ticket Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Murphy

Graphic Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Scheponik

Managers, Premium Seating . . . . . . . . Kyle Lux, Jon Seelnacht

Director, Fan Development and Special Events . . . Jill Shipley

Manager, Premium Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julia Ivery

Manager, Fan Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Spencer Coordinator, Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine King Manager, Youth Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Chiasson Local Manager, Learn to Play Program. . . . . . .Rocky Saganiuk

NEW MEDIA

Managers, Group Sales . . . . . . . . . Mike Zatchey, Ashley Smith Manager, Ticket Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Rudy Senior Ticket Sales Account Executives . . . . . George Birman, Jeff Blizman, Bonnie Golinski Ticket Sales Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Fischer Inside Sales Representatives . . . . . .Kevin Devine, Paige Wise

Director, Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sam Kasan

Managers, Box Office . . . . . . . . . . Carol Coulson, Kelly Gabany

Manager, Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michelle Crechiolo

Manager, Box Office Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Onufer

Director, New Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andi Perelman

Director, Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy Davis

Coordinators, New Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Kabana, Jamie Louden, Evan Schall

Customer Service Representative . . . . . . . . . . . .Holly Bandish

Graphics Coordinator, New Media . . . . . . . . . Jourdan Gottlieb

TECHNOLOGY Senior Director, Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erik Watts Building Audio/Video Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Miller, Drew Warren Systems Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Henry Junior Systems Administrators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Lange, Justin Mellor, Alex Navarette Manager, CRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Walczak

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BY: JASON SEIDLING Fifty-seven games into the 2017-18 campaign, the Pittsburgh Penguins owned an NHL-best 26.3-percent conversion rate on the man-advantage.

Not only was that success rate tops in the NHL, but if it holds up over the final 25 games, it would establish a new franchise record.

Currently, the 1995-96 team, led by Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Ron Francis, own the top mark with a 26-percent success rate.

In the 22 years that have passed since the ’95-96 club set the record, only one NHL team — the 2012-13 Washington Capitals — have

exceeded that mark (the Caps converted 26.8% of their power plays). Of course, that Caps squad was aided by the 48-game lockout schedule that year.

We shouldn’t be surprised that this year’s group is scoring at such a prolific pace. When you toss Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel, Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang over the boards, success should be expected.

Paul Steigerwald, who has been a broadcaster for the team since 1980, has watched all of the top power plays in franchise history. Watching nearly every Penguins game in that continued on page 152

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period makes ‘Steigy’ an expert to talk about some of the best power plays in franchise history, and where this year’s unit ranks in comparison.

‘Steigy’ thinks when all is said and done, this year’s power play has an excellent chance of being considered the greatest in team history, even if doesn’t maintain its position ahead of the 1995-96 outfit, “because of how much more difficult it is to score in this era, especially with sophisticated video scouting for the penalty killers and the emphasis on blocking shots. And the current power play features at least two Hall of Famers in ‘Sid’ and ‘Geno,’ possibly a third in Kessel, and one of the best netfront players ever, Hornqvist.”

Below ‘Steigy’ breaks down what made some of the best power plays in franchise history so good.

1995-96 26.0% (109/420) Ranked 1st in the NHL Top Power-Play Performers: Mario Lemieux (31G-48A); Ron Francis (12G-42A); Jaromir Jagr (20G-31A); Sergei Zubov (3G-29A); Tomas Sandstrom (17G-13A); and Petr Nedved (8G-12A) Steigy’s Take: This power play had perfect balance. Mario, a right shot, played the half wall on the left side, and Jagr, a left shot, played on the right side. Francis was a master at playing down low along the goal line and he could distribute pucks from there or step out and feed Mario for one-timers.

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shot. Nedved could carry the puck and shoot off the rush.

The variety of lefties and righties, three of whom were Hall of Famers (Zubov might some day be one too), made this the most prolific power play, percentage-wise, in Penguins history. Mario did not play the second of back-to-backs that season, but Nedved filled in nicely.

1981-82 24.8% (99/400) Ranked 7th in the NHL Top Power-Play Performers: Rick Kehoe (17G-33A); Pat Boutette (14G-27A); Randy Carlyle (7G-33A); Paul Gardner (21G-18A); Mike Bullard (10G-9A); and Paul Baxter (4G-11A) Steigy’s Take: Head coach Eddie Johnston choreographed this power play. He borrowed the concept of picks from Boston Celtics coach Tommy Heinsohn, and the players

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executed them brilliantly. Opposing penalty killers were confounded by EJ’s revolutionary and almost illegal approach. Carlyle, the only Norris Trophy winning defenseman in team history, was a master on the point, and he could lug the puck tirelessly.

He quarterbacked the power play from the point. Paul Gardner was a courageous net-front guy who was a master at tipping and deflecting pucks. Kehoe was a deadly sniper, and Pat Boutette was like Chris Kunitz; he retrieved pucks and went to the dirty areas to extend plays.

2012-13 24.7% (42/170) Ranked 2nd in the NHL Top Power-Play Performers: Evgeni Malkin (4G-14A); Sidney Crosby (3G-14A); James Neal (9G-7A); Chris Kunitz (9G-7A); Kris Letang (1G-12A); Paul Martin (2G-7A); and Jarome Iginla (4G-2A)

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Steigy’s Take: As usual, and despite the fact that the No. 1 unit had only one right-handed shot, Kris Letang, they still had so much elite talent it was almost impossible for them not to have a top ranked power play. Sid was injured late in the season and right-handed shooting Jarome Iginla gave them another threat when he arrived at the trading deadline.

A smaller sample size but big time production.

1988-89 24.5% (119/486) Ranked 3rd in the NHL Top Power-Play Performers: Mario Lemieux (31G-48A); Paul Coffey (11G-53A); Dan Quinn (16G-31A); Rob Brown (24G-23A); Zarley Zalapski (5G-23A); and John Cullen (8G-17A) Steigy’s Take: This power play didn’t lead the NHL, but it did score the most goals — 119 on a whopping 486 opportunities. The individual numbers are staggering. Coffey gained entry into the attacking zone with ease, and he had an accurate half slapper from the point. Brown could pass the puck with the best

of them. Mario, who emerged as the world’s best player, had an astounding 79 power-play points.

1992-93 23.9% (105/440) Ranked 2nd in the NHL Top Power-Play Performers: Mario Lemieux (16G-39A); Ron Francis (9G-41A); Kevin Stevens (26G-18A); Larry Murphy (6G-36A); Rick Tocchet (20G-20A); Jaromir Jagr (10G-12A); and Joe Mullen (9G-9A) Steigy’s Take: In 1992-93, the Penguins had all the ingredients for a great power play. Mario and Jagr on opposite sides. Ron Francis winning draws and distributing pucks from the point or down low.

Larry Murphy had a habit of knowing when to jump in from the point and he kept countless plays alive with an uncanny knack of keeping pucks in at the blue line. Stevens was a load in front of the net. Jagr was establishing himself as an offensive force. Joe Mullen was simply a great goal scorer. Five Hall of Famers (and Rick Tocchet) contributed to this explosive power play.

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3 1988-89

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THE ART OF

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BY: MIKE PRISUTA

The Penguins’ surge into 2018 resulted in a 12-4-1 effort through the conclusion of the team’s annual Dad’s Trip over the second weekend in February.

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It also produced the type of hockey the Penguins had become accustomed to playing while in the process of winning the past two Stanley Cups.

“We’ve had to win some games by high scores, that happens sometimes,” captain Sidney Crosby observed just before the Penguins were accompanied by their fathers to Dallas on Feb. 9 and to St. Louis on Feb. 11. “Some games kind of end up that way. I think if we want to improve on anything it would probably be keep the goals against a little bit lower.

“Every game’s going to be different, but kind of looking at the big picture you want to make sure that you’re consistently keeping the other team to two goals or less.”

The Penguins accomplished that nine times in their first 17 games since the calendar turned to January.

It was no coincidence their record in those games was 8-1.

That success was achieved in large part by playing the type of hockey head coach Mike Sullivan has been preaching, by being opportunistic as opposed to high risk.

The Penguins’ newfound attention to detail defensively also helped allow them to re-familiarize themselves with the art of coming from behind.

They’d posted a record of 4-14-1 when the opponent scored first during the 2017 portion of

their schedule, as head-scratching a statistic as any over the season’s first three months.

But the Penguins’ 4-1 win on Feb. 11 at St. Louis upped their record in 2018 to 4-2-0 when initially facing a 1-0 deficit.

“I just think our guys kept playing,” Sullivan offered after the Penguins had climbed out of a 2-0 hole and scratched out a 5-4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Feb. 6 at PPG Paints Arena. “It was hard game. Vegas is not an easy team to play against.

“We got down early in the game and we just kept telling our guys, ‘Keep playing, let’s just work to get the next goal.’”

The Penguins got the next five that night.

And while they won’t consistently be able to reel off that many in succession most nights, they should rarely, if ever, face a deficit they consider insurmountable, in Sullivan’s estimation.

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“We’re never out,” he maintained after the Vegas game. “With the talent that we have in our room, we always have the ability to come back.

We just have to play the game the right way and we have to have a certain resilience to our mindset that we don’t let the momentum changes in a game affect us.

“That’s what I really like about our team here in the last month or so is we’re showing signs of that resiliency, we’re just playing. We’re not vulnerable to the emotions in the game. The puck goes in against us or we don’t get puck luck or things don’t go our way, we just keep playing the game. And that’s an important aspect of our team identity.”

Another intangible the Penguins have been honing as of late is their ability to continue to bring what they must emotionally night after night no matter the circumstances on a given night.

A recent high-profile challenge toward that end over multiple games was the absence of winger Patric Hornqvist due to a lower-body injury.

“It’s hard to replace ‘Horny’s’ energy, I’ll tell you that,” Sullivan acknowledged. “He brings so much energy to our dressing room, to the bench. It’s not quite as vocal when he’s not around, but certainly our team plays at its best when it brings a level of emotion. I’ve always believed that this game is rooted in emotion. It’s about passion. It’s about a will to win, and if you’re not emotionally invested it’s hard to be at your best. I think ‘Horny’ might epitomize that.

“We have to make sure that we bring that same level of emotion even though he’s not in our lineup. We need that necessary emotion to be at our best. It gives us the best chance to win.”

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BY: ALEX ROESSLER Youth hockey teams from all over Pennsylvania gathered at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex for the second annual East-West Challenge.

The Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey League (PAHL) and the Delaware Valley Hockey League (DVHL) have partnered with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers to create a statewide youth hockey experience. The top three AA teams from each league were selected to participate. This showcase gives players from opposite sides of the state the opportunity to compete and measure their skill.

The tournament was set up so that the teams from the East would play three round robin games against the three teams from their age group in the West and vice versa. The top team from each side of the state then met in the championships.

In the 10U (Squirt) division, the Pittsburgh Predators and Warwick Wildcats were the top teams as both

finished round robin play with 2-0-1 records. The only thing that stood in the way of perfect records for these two teams was each other as they battled to a 1-1 tie in their round robin matchup. Their unbeaten records earned them a spot in the championship round and the Warwick Wildcats were victorious 3-0.

In the 12U (PeeWee) division, the Steel City Ice Renegades and the Palmyra Black Knights finished round robin play as the top teams. When the two teams met in the round robin, it played out to an exciting 4-4 tie.

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by Palmyra on a late goal that sealed their 3-2 victory.

The 14U (Bantam) division also saw the Palmyra Black Knights represent the East in the championship game as they took on the Mt. Lebanon Hornets.

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