Who Wore it Best
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2.9K34PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 95, Aleksey Morozov
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM September 14, 2018Welcome the final part of our series on who wore each number best for the Penguins. The idea is being openly borrowed from our new hockey writer, Cody Tucker, and his project at...
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2.6K18PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 93, Petr Nedved
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 4:11 AM September 13, 2018Petr Nedved set career highs in his first season in Pittsburgh. His shining moment in a Penguins uniform came that spring -- April 24, 1996.
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3.3K14PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 92, Rick Tocchet
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM September 12, 2018On a star-studded Penguins team, Rick Tocchet was the embodiment of blue-collar Pittsburgh.
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4.6K71PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 87, Sidney Crosby
in ClevelandPOSTED: 12:00 AM September 10, 2018Enjoy him, Pittsburgh. Every day. Every game. Every shift.
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3.8K11PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 85, Petr Klima
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM September 9, 2018"If Pittsburgh was the only team in the world to play hockey with, I wouldn't go. I'd rather just work in a car wash," said Petr Klima.
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3.5K22PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 82, Marty Straka
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 3:30 AM September 8, 2018Welcome to our series on who wore each number best for the Penguins. The idea is being openly borrowed from our new hockey writer, Cody Tucker, and his project at the Lansing State Journal covering...
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2.7K16PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 81, Phil Kessel
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 2:00 AM September 7, 2018Phil Kessel is deceptively powerful and possesses one of the hardest snap shots -- usually taken off his back foot, while skating down the right side -- and perhaps the...
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2.9K23PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 77, Paul Coffey
in Cranberry, Pa.POSTED: 4:08 AM September 6, 2018CRANBERRY, Pa. — Welcome to our series on who wore each number best for the Penguins. The idea is being openly borrowed from our new hockey writer, Cody Tucker, and his...
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3.5K8PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 76, Richard Park
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 1:25 AM September 4, 2018Richard Park, the second Korean-born player to reach the NHL, played two stints with the Penguins over a decade apart.
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2.8K37PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 75, Ryan Reaves
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM September 3, 2018Welcome to our series on who wore each number best for the Penguins. Number 75 features 'the Sheriff,' Ryan Reaves.
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2.6K8PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 74, Jay McKee
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 2:54 AM September 2, 2018Jay McKee was a steady shot-blocker during his time in Pittsburgh.
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2.8K20PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 72, Patric Hornqvist
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM September 1, 2018Welcome to our series on who wore each number best for the Penguins. The idea is being openly borrowed from our new hockey writer, Cody Tucker, and his project at the Lansing State Journal covering...
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4.1K58PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 71, Evgeni Malkin
in Cranberry, Pa.POSTED: 12:00 AM August 30, 2018CRANBERRY, Pa. — Welcome to our series on who wore each number best for the Penguins. The idea is being openly borrowed from our new hockey writer, Cody Tucker, and his...
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6.6K80PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 68, Jaromir Jagr
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM August 28, 2018Welcome to our series on who wore each number best for the Penguins. The idea is being openly borrowed from our new hockey writer, Cody Tucker, and his project at the Lansing State Journal covering...
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7.1K158PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 66, Mario Lemieux
in MilwaukeePOSTED: 12:00 AM August 26, 2018He is precisely what his name means in French: He's the best. Ever. Anywhere. At damned near everything.
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3.0K15PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 65, Ron Hainsey
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM August 25, 2018Ron Hainsey made his NHL debut on Oct. 11, 2002. After 907 career games, he finally made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut on April 12, 2017.
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2.9K14PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 63, Tim Wallace
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:17 AM August 24, 2018Tim Wallace's most memorable moment with Pittsburgh came on February 6, 2011.
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2.7K7PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 62, Carl Hagelin
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM August 23, 2018Before he was a Penguin, Carl Hagelin was the ultimate Penguin killer.
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3.0K6PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 61, Steve Oleksy
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:14 AM August 22, 2018Welcome to our series on who wore each number best for the Penguins. The idea is being openly borrowed from our new hockey writer, Cody Tucker, and his project at the Lansing State Journal covering...
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3.2K8PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 59, Jake Guentzel
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM August 21, 2018If you could go back in time and re-do the 2013 NHL Draft, there's just no way that Guentzel would fall to the third round, 77th overall.
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3.4K22PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 58, Kris Letang
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM August 20, 2018Only one player has worn the No. 58 in the 51-year history of the Penguins. But even if dozens had donned the digits, it's hard to see how any of...
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3.2K11PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 57, Shawn Heins
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM August 19, 2018Shawn Heins wasn't a star, but his reason for wearing No. 57 gives him the win.
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3.1K19PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 56, Sergei Zubov
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM August 18, 2018It was one season and nothing more, but his surreal skill level, patience, poise and -- on those maddeningly rare occasions he'd use it -- his shot made it memorable.
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3.5K52PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 55, Larry Murphy
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 12:05 AM August 17, 2018Suffice it to say this was the hardest of all the selections in this series. Harder even than No. 11 between Darius Kasparaitis and Jordan Staal.
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2.4K16PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 54, Alexandre Picard
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM August 16, 2018Alexandre Picard is the first and only player to wear No. 54 for the Penguins, and he did so for 17 games in the 2011-12 season.
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2.7K5PenguinsWho wore it best: No. 52, Rusty Fitzgerald
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:23 AM August 15, 2018Only one player has worn No. 52 for the Penguins.