Pittsburgh Penguins, Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby
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Eddie Johnston gets inducted into the Penguins’ in-house Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Johnston is renowned for much during his tenure with the team, but his masterpiece was general managing the Penguins to finishing last overall in 1984,
In a game against the Vancouver Canucks, Sidney Crosby, affectionately known as No. 87, surpassed the legendary Mario Lemieux (No. 66) for the most total points in Penguins history, amassing an impressive 1,
Matthew Schaefer, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft, made his NHL debut with NHL legends like Crosby, Malkin, Lemieux and his head coach Patrick Roy looking on and he hardly disappointed. Halfway through the first period, Schaefer — who only turned 18 last month — neatly set up Jonathan Drouin to even the game.
We are eight games into the 2025-26 season, and this Pittsburgh Penguins' team is certainly no joke right now.
When discussing the success and championships of the Pittsburgh Penguins, it is easy to focus on players such as Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby, and Evgeni Malkin. However, those franchise-altering players and five Stanley Cups would not have been possible without the framework and guidance from Eddie Johnston.