PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2008
PLAYOFF GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 Playoff information
SECTION 2 Playoff bios
SECTION 3 Playoff matchups
SECTION 4 2007-08 statistics
SECTION 5 Playoff history
SECTION 1
PLAYOFF INFORMATION
CREDENTIALS:
The 2007-08 regular season credentials will not be valid for the 2008 playoffs. Credential requests for all rounds prior to the Stanley Cup Finals, must be submitted to the Penguins Media Relations Department and will be distributed before the first home game of the first round.
Game-by-game credentials will be issued and should be reserved as early as possible. Major daily newspapers, radio and television will receive priority in handling game-by-game requests. These requests must be submitted to Jennifer Bullano or Brian Werger no later than 24 hours prior to the game. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. Game-by-game credentials can be picked up at Gate 3 at Mellon Arena two hours prior to game time.
The NHL handles all credentials for the Stanley Cup Finals. All members of the media must apply to the NHL for Stanley Cup Finals credentials. Applications are available in the media relations office and must be received by the date determined by the league.
Only working members of the media will be admitted to the locker rooms. The Penguins require all members of the media to display credentials at all times at practice sessions and games.
PRESS BOX:
The press box is located on the west side of the building above section D-24. Elevators to the press box are located inside Gate 3 near the press lounge. Please note that ALL seats in the press box are assigned and media must sit in the seat assigned. Due to limited seating, overflow media will be assigned seats in the auxiliary seating areas in the north end and east side of the building when necessary.
PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Only outlets that have covered the team on a regular basis throughout the regular season and have applied for playoff credentials will be assigned shooting locations in the runways and Igloo seating.
Ice-level positions will be available on a game-by-game basis for each period. Photographers at ice- level will be shooting through the glass. Photo assignments will be posted in the press lounge and the media workroom prior to each game.
TELEVISION CREWS:
Due to seating limitations, television crews will not be assigned press box seating. On-air talent will be assigned one seat per station in either the auxiliary press section or, space permitting, in the press box. Television crews are asked to view the game in the press lounge or media workroom. TV crews are not permitted to shoot highlight footage of game action.
PRESS LOUNGE:
The press lounge is located on the lower level near Gate 3. Members of the media and game night staff must show passes or credentials at the door for admittance. The press lounge will be open two hours prior to game time with dinner and beverages available for purchase. The press lounge is equipped with wireless Internet, telephones and electrical outlets and is available to media during and after the game for filing purposes.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2008 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
MEDIA INFORMATION
LOCKER ROOM ACCESS:
The Penguins locker room will open no later than five minutes after the conclusion of the game per NHL regulations. The Penguins training room and the players’ dressing area is off-limits to the media at all times. Entrance to the Penguins locker room is through the side door at Gate 2. ONLY working members of the media with appropriate credentials will be admitted.
POST-GAME PROCEDURES:
Post-game briefings with both Penguins head coach Michel Therrien and the visiting head coach will be held after each game in the media workroom. The workroom is located between the locker
rooms, near the elevators to the press box. Wireless Internet, a mult box and a television will be available in the media workroom. Post-game quote sheets for both head coaches will be available after the game in the press lounge, media workroom and press box.
SERVICES:
Game notes and statistics will be available in the press lounge, media workroom and press box prior to the game. Additional information from the NHL and press releases will also be available at these locations throughout the playoffs.
Game summaries are available after each period in the press box and auxiliary press box seating areas. Final game summaries are distributed in the press box, press lounge, media workroom and both the home and away locker rooms after the game. Out-of-town scores will be distributed
throughout the game. If you require any special needs, please see a member of the Penguins’ media relations staff.
PRACTICES AND MORNING SKATES:
Practice sessions are open to all members of the media. Please confirm location and time with the Penguins’ media relations office as last minutes changes may occur. Credentials are required at practices.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS COMMUNICATION CONTACTS
Tom McMillan Vice President Communications 412-642-1828
[email protected]
Frank Buonomo Senior Director of Team Services and Media Relations 412-642-1922 [email protected]
Brian Werger Assistant Director of Media Relations 412-642-1812 [email protected]
Jennifer Bullano Manager of Media Relations 412-642-1827
[email protected]
Joe Sager Director of Content/Publications 412-642-2188
[email protected]
2008 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS FORMAT
The National Hockey League’s 30 clubs are aligned into two conferences each consisting of three divisions (Eastern Conference: Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast; Western Conference: Central, Northwest, Pacific). The number of teams qualifying for the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs is 16.
First-round playoff berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division, as well as to the next five- best teams (based on regular-season point totals in each conference). The three division winners in each con- ference will be seeded first through third for the playoffs and the next five-best teams (in order of points) will be seeded fourth through eighth. In each conference, the team seeded No. 1 will play the team seeded No. 8;
No. 2 vs. No. 7; No. 3 vs. No. 6; No. 4 vs. No. 5 in the quarterfinal round. Home-ice in the quarterfinals is granted to those teams seeded first through fourth in each conference.
Teams will be re-seeded based on regular-season points at the start of the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals. Home-ice advantage for the Stanley Cup championship series will be determined by points.
All series remain best-of-seven competitions.
Conference Quarterfinals (Series A-H)
The six regular season division champions are ranked in the first three positions in their respective confer- ence, the club with the greater number of points being ranked first. The remaining five playoff clubs in each conference will be ranked based on regular-season points.
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Series A: No. 1 Montreal vs. No. 8 Boston Series E: No. 1 Detroit vs. No. 8 Nashville Series B: No. 2 Pittsburgh vs. No. 7 Ottawa Series F: No. 2 San Jose vs. No. 7 Calgary Series C: No. 3 Washington vs. No. 6 Philadelphia Series G: No. 3 Minnesota vs. No. 6 Colorado Series D: No. 4 New Jersey vs. No. 5 New York Rangers Series H: No. 4 Anaheim vs. No. 5 Dallas Conference Semifinals (Series I-L)
For the Conference Semifinals, the teams will be re-seeded based on the same criteria used in the
Conference Quarterfinals (Division winners, followed by remaining clubs based on regular-season points). The following are possible scenarios:
If one or two division winners are eliminated in the Conference Quarterfinals:
The remaining division winner(s) would be seeded first (and second if two division winners
remain), followed by the remaining teams in order of regular-season points. The No. 1 seed would face the team with the fewest regular-season points, while the second and third teams would meet.
If all three division winners are eliminated in the Conference Quarterfinals:
The remaining four teams would be ranked based on regular-season points. The No. 1 seed would face the No. 4 seed, while the No. 2 and No. 3 teams would meet.
If Conference Quarterfinals end early:
The start dates for the Conference Semifinals may be moved up depending on a number of fac- tors, including building availability and travel schedules.
Conference Finals (Series M and N)
The same criteria used in selection of order for the Conference Quarterfinals (Division winners, followed by remaining clubs based on regular-season points) will again be in effect. The following are possible scenarios:
If a division winner meets a non-division winner with more regular-season points:
The division winner would have home ice advantage.
If the Conference Semifinal series end early:
The start dates for the Conference Finals may be moved up depending on a number of factors, including building availability and travel schedules.
Stanley Cup (Series O)
The Eastern Conference champion and the Western Conference champion will meet in the Stanley Cup Finals series. Home ice will be determined by the higher number of regular season points, subject to the tie- breaking procedures outlined below. Games will be played on a 2-2-1-1-1 basis.
Tie-Breaking Procedure
In the event that two or more teams are tied in points at the conclusion of the regular season, the standing of the teams in each conference will be determined in the following order:
The greater number of games won by the club.
The higher number of points earned in games against each other. If two teams are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two teams are tied, the higher winning percentage of available points earned in games among those teams shall be used to determine the standing.
The greater differential between goals scored for and against for the entire regular season.
Montreal vs. Boston Boston at Montreal, Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m.
Boston at Montreal, Saturday, April 12, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Boston, Sunday, April 13, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Boston, Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m.
*Boston at Montreal, Thursday, April 17, 7 p.m.
*Montreal at Boston, Sunday, April 19, TBD
*Boston at Montreal, Saturday, April 21 TBD Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa Ottawa at Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 9, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Pittsburgh, Friday, April 11, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, Monday, April 14, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, Wednesday, April 16, 7 p.m.
*Ottawa at Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 19, TBD
*Pittsburgh at Ottawa, Sunday, April 20, TBD
*Ottawa at Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 22, TBD Washington vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia at Washington, Friday, April 11, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, Sunday, April 13, 2 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, Thursday, April 17, 7 p.m.
*Philadelphia at Washington, Saturday, April 19, 1 p.m.
*Washington at Philadelphia, Monday April 21, TBD
*Philadelphia at Washington, Tuesday, April 22, TBD New Jersey vs. NY Rangers
NY Rangers at New Jersey, Wednesday, April 9, 7 p.m.
NY Rangers at New Jersey, Friday, April 11, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at NY Rangers, Sunday, April 13, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at NY Rangers, Wednesday, April 16, 7 p.m.
*NY Rangers at New Jersey, Friday, April 18, 7:30 p.m.
*New Jersey at NY Rangers, Sunday, April 20, TBD
*NY Rangers at New Jersey, Tuesday, April 22, TBD
*If necessary
2008 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS SCHEDULE
Detroit vs. Nashville Nashville at Detroit, Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, Saturday, April 12, 2 p.m.
Detroit at Nashville, Monday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Nashville, Wednesday, April 16, 9 p.m.
*Nashville at Detroit, Friday, April 18, 7:30 p.m.
*Detroit at Nashville, Sunday, April 20, 3 p.m.
*Nashville at Detroit, Tuesday, April 22, TBD San Jose vs. Calgary
Calgary at San Jose, Wednesday, April 9, 10 p.m.
Calgary at San Jose, Thursday, April 10, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Calgary, Sunday, April 13, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Calgary, Tuesday, April 15, 10 p.m.
*Calgary at San Jose, Thursday, April 17, 10 p.m.
*San Jose at Calgary, Sunday, April 20, TBD
*Calgary at San Jose, Tuesday, April 22, TBD Minnesota vs. Colorado
Colorado at Minnesota, Wednesday, April 9, 9 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, Friday, April 11, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, Monday, April 14, 10 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, Tuesday, April 15, 10 p.m.
*Colorado at Minnesota, Thursday, April 17, 9 p.m.
*Minnesota at Colorado, Saturday, April 19, TBD
*Colorado at Minnesota, Tuesday, April 22, TBD Anaheim vs. Dallas Dallas at Anaheim, Thursday, April 10, 10 p.m.
Dallas at Anaheim, Saturday, April 12, 10 p.m.
Anaheim at Dallas, Tuesday, April 15, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Dallas, Thusday, April 17, 8 p.m.
*Dallas at Anaheim, Friday, April 18, 10:30 p.m.
*Anaheim at Dallas, Sunday, April 20, TBD
*Dallas at Anaheim, Tuesday, April 22, TBD
*if necessary
2007-08 NHL FINAL STANDINGS
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division
Team Conf. Rank GP W L OT GF GA PTS
y- PITTSBURGH 2 82 47 27 8 247 216 102
x - NEW JERSEY 4 82 46 29 7 206 197 99
x - NY RANGERS 5 82 42 27 13 213 199 97
x - PHILADELPHIA 6 82 42 29 11 248 233 95
NY ISLANDERS 13 82 35 38 9 194 243 79
Northeast Division
Team Conf. Rank GP W L OT GF GA PTS
y - MONTREAL 1 82 47 25 10 262 222 104
x - OTTAWA 7 82 43 31 8 261 247 94
x - BOSTON 8 82 41 29 12 212 222 94
BUFFALO 10 82 39 31 12 255 242 90
TORONTO 12 82 36 35 11 231 260 83
Southeast Division
Team Conf. Rank GP W L OT GF GA PTS
y - WASHINGTON 3 82 43 31 8 242 231 94
CAROLINA 9 82 43 33 6 252 249 92
FLORIDA 11 82 38 35 9 216 226 85
ATLANTA 14 82 34 40 8 216 272 76
TAMPA BAY 15 82 31 42 9 223 267 71
Western Conference Central Division
Team Conf. Rank GP W L OT GF GA PTS
z-DETROIT 1 82 54 21 7 257 184 115
x-NASHVILLE 8 82 41 32 9 230 229 91
CHICAGO 10 82 40 34 8 239 235 88
COLUMBUS 13 82 34 36 12 193 218 80
ST. LOUIS 14 82 33 36 13 205 237 79
Northwest Division
Team Conf. Rank GP W L OT GF GA PTS
y-MINNESOTA 3 82 44 28 10 223 218 98
x-COLORADO 6 82 44 31 7 231 219 95
x-CALGARY 7 82 42 30 10 229 227 94
EDMONTON 9 82 41 35 6 235 251 88
VANCOUVER 11 82 39 33 10 213 215 88
Pacific Division
Team Conf. Rank GP W L OT GF GA PTS
y-SAN JOSE 2 82 49 23 10 222 193 108
x-ANAHEIM 4 82 47 27 8 205 191 102
x-DALLAS 5 82 45 30 7 242 207 97
PHOENIX 12 82 38 37 7 214 231 83
LOS ANGELES 15 82 32 43 7 231 266 71
Teams receive 2 points for a victory (W) 1 point for an overtime or shootout loss (OT), x - clinched playoff spot y -
clinched division z - clinched conference
2007-08 NHL FINAL CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Eastern Conference
Team Games Played Wins Losses OT Goals For Goals Against Points
y-MONTREAL 82 47 25 10 262 222 104
y-PITTSBURGH 82 47 27 8 247 216 102
y-WASHINGTON 82 43 31 8 242 231 94
x-NEW JERSEY 82 46 29 7 206 197 99
x-NY RANGERS 82 42 27 13 213 199 97
x-PHILADELPHIA 82 42 29 11 248 233 95
x-OTTAWA 82 43 31 8 261 247 94
x-BOSTON 82 41 29 12 212 222 94
CAROLINA 82 43 33 6 252 249 92
BUFFALO 82 39 31 12 255 242 90
FLORIDA 82 38 35 9 216 226 85
TORONTO 82 36 35 11 231 260 83
NY ISLANDERS 82 35 38 9 194 243 79
ATLANTA 82 34 40 8 216 272 76
TAMPA BAY 82 31 42 9 223 267 71
Western Conference
Team Games Played Wins Losses OT Goals For Goals Against Points
z-DETROIT 82 54 21 7 257 184 115
y-SAN JOSE 82 49 23 10 222 193 108
y-MINNESOTA 82 44 28 10 223 218 98
x-ANAHEIM 82 47 27 8 205 191 102
x-DALLAS 82 45 30 7 242 207 97
x-COLORADO 82 44 31 7 231 219 95
x-CALGARY 82 42 30 10 229 227 94
x-NASHVILLE 82 41 32 9 230 229 91
EDMONTON 82 41 35 6 235 251 88
CHICAGO 82 40 34 8 239 235 88
VANCOUVER 82 39 33 10 213 215 88
PHOENIX 82 38 37 7 214 231 83
COLUMBUS 82 34 36 12 193 218 80
ST. LOUIS 82 33 36 13 205 237 79
LOS ANGELES 82 32 43 7 231 266 71
Teams receive 2 points for a victory (W) 1 point for an overtime or shootout loss (OT), x - clinched playoff spot y -
clinched division z - clinched conference
SECTION 2
PLAYOFF BIOS
# PLAYER POS S/C HT WT AGE DOB PLACE OF BIRTH
24 Kris Beech C L 6-3 211 27 2/5/81 Salmon Arm, BC
35 Ty Conklin G L 6-0 184 31 3/30/76 Anchorage, AK
87 Sidney Crosby C L 5-11 193 19 8/7/87 Cole Harbour, NS
9 Pascal Dupuis RW L 6-1 205 28 4/7/79 Laval, QC
3 Mark Eaton D L 6-2 212 29 5/6/77 Wilmington, DE
29 Marc-Andre Fleury G L 6-2 176 22 11/28/84 Sorel, QC
2 Hal Gill D L 6-7 250 32 4/6/75 Concord, MA
55 Sergei Gonchar D L 6-2 215 32 4/13/74 Chelyabinsk, Russia
28 Adam Hall RW R 6-3 206 27 8/14/80 Kalamazoo, MI
18 Marian Hossa RW L 6-1 210 29 1/12/79 Sara Lubovna, Slovak
36 Connor James LW R 5-10 180 25 8/25/82 Calgary, AB
48 Tyler Kennedy C R 5-11 183 21 7/15/86 Sault Ste. Marie, ON
27 Georges Laraque RW R 6-3 243 30 12/7/76 Montreal, QC
58 Kris Letang D R 5-11 190 19 4/24/87 Montreal, QC
71 Evgeni Malkin C L 6-3 192 20 7/31/86 Magnitogorsk, Russia
12 Ryan Malone RW L 6-4 216 27 12/1/79 Pittsburgh, PA
39 Chris Minard LW L 6-1 190 26 11/18/81 Owen Sound, ON
44 Brooks Orpik D L 6-2 228 26 9/26/80 San Francisco, CA
10 Gary Roberts LW L 6-2 215 40 5/23/66 North York, ON
37 Jarkko Ruutu LW L 6-0 200 32 8/23/75 Helsinki, Finland
30 Dany Sabourin G L 6-4 200 27 9/2/80 Val d’Or, QC
4 Rob Scuderi D L 6-0 218 28 12/30/78 Syosset, NY
11 Jordan Staal C L 6-4 215 18 9/10/88 Thunder Bay, ON
5 Darryl Sydor D L 6-1 211 35 5/13/72 Edmonton, AB
17 Petr Sykora RW L 6-0 190 31 11/19/76 Plzen, Czech Republic
38 Jeff Taffe LW L 6-3 207 27 2/19/81 Hastings, MN
25 Max Talbot C L 5-11 185 23 2/11/84 Lemoyne, QC
19 Ryan Whitney D L 6-4 215 24 2/19/83 Boston, MA
Executive VP & General Manager Ray Shero
Assistant General Manager Chuck Fletcher
Senior Advisor/Hockey Operations Ed Johnston
Head Coach Michel Therrien
Assistant Coaches Andre Savard, Mike Yeo
Goaltending Coach Gilles Meloche
Strength/Conditioning Coach Mike Kadar
Head Athletic Trainer Chris Stewart
Assistant Athletic Trainer Scott Adams
Physical Therapist Mark Mortland
Equipment Manager Dana Heinze
Assistant Equipment Managers Paul DeFazio, Danny Kroll
Video Coordinator Travis Ramsay
Senior Director of Team Services & Media Relations Frank Buonomo
Assistant Director of Media Relations Brian Werger
Manager of Media Relations Jennifer Bullano
Director of Content/Publications Joe Sager
2007-08 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
HOW THE PENGUINS WERE BUILT
KRIS BEECH – Claimed off waivers on Jan. 26, 2008.
TY CONKLIN – Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on July 19, 2007.
SIDNEY CROSBY – Drafted by the Penguins in the first round (1st overall) of the 2005 Entry Draft.
PASCAL DUPUIS – Acquired from Atlanta on Feb. 27, 2008, with Marian Hossa for Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, Angelo Esposito and a 2008 first-round pick.
MARK EATON – Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on July 3, 2006.
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY – Drafted by the Penguins in the first round (1st overall) of the 2003 Entry Draft.
HAL GILL – Acquired from Toronto for a 2008 second-round draft choice and a 2009 fifth-round draft choice.
SERGEI GONCHAR – Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on Aug. 3, 2005.
ADAM HALL – Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on Oct. 1, 2007.
MARIAN HOSSA – Acquired from Atlanta on Feb. 27, 2008, with Pascal Dupuis for Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, Angelo Esposito and a 2008 first-round pick.
CONNOR JAMES – Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on Aug. 9, 2006.
TYLER KENNEDY – Drafted by the Penguins in the fourth round (99th overall) of the 2004 Entry Draft.
GEORGES LARAQUE – Acquired by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 27, 2007 in exchange for left wing Daniel Carcillo and a third round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
KRIS LETANG – Drafted by the Penguins in the third round (62nd overall) of 2005 Entry Draft.
EVGENI MALKIN – Drafted by the Penguins in the first round (2nd overall) of 2004 Entry Draft.
RYAN MALONE – Drafted by the Penguins in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 1999 Entry Draft.
CHRIS MINARD – Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on July 12, 2007.
BROOKS ORPIK – Drafted by the Penguins in the first round (18th overall) of the 2000 Entry Draft.
GARY ROBERTS – Acquired by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 27, 2007 in exchange for defenseman Noah Welch.
JARKKO RUUTU – Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on July 4, 2006.
DANY SABOURIN – Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on July 1, 2007.
ROB SCUDERI – Drafted by the Penguins in the fifth round (134th overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft.
JORDAN STAAL – Drafted by the Penguins in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2006 Entry Draft.
DARRYL SYDOR – Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on July 2, 2007.
PETR SYKORA – Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on July 2, 2007.
JEFF TAFFE – Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on July 13, 2007.
MAX TALBOT – Drafted by the Penguins in the eighth round (234th overall) of the 2002 Entry Draft.
RYAN WHITNEY – Drafted by the Penguins in the first round (5th overall) of the 2002 Entry Draft.
michel therrien - head coach
andre savard - assistant coach
In his second full season behind the Penguins’ bench, Michel Therrien guided the team to its first division title in 10 years.
Following last season’s 105-point fin- ish and playoff berth, Therrien wanted the Penguins to earn another spot in the postseason this year. They achieved that goal, but soared to the Atlantic Division title with 102 points despite spending most of the season without some of their top players. Captain Sidney Crosby and goaltender Marc-Andre both missed 28 games with high ankle sprains, while Gary Roberts missed nearly four months with a broken leg and high ankle sprain.
In addition, defenseman Mark Eaton suf- fered a season-ending injury after
appearing in only 36 games.
Nevertheless, the Penguins won the franchise’s sixth division title and first- ever in the Atlantic Division. The last divi- sion crown came in the Northeast
Division in 1997-98.
A finalist for the 2007 Jack Adams Trophy as NHL Coach of the Year, Therrien guided the Penguins to a 45- point improvement last season as the Penguins fell just short in the Atlantic Division race.
Therrien was named head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 15, 2005, following a strong two-and-half year stint as head coach of the club’s AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
He led the Baby Penguins to the AHL finals in 2003-04, and his 2005-06 team was off to a remarkable 21-1-2-1 start, including a league-record 15 straight wins, when he was summoned to
Pittsburgh as a mid-season replacement for coach Eddie Olczyk.
Andre Savard helped the Penguins capture their first Atlantic Division cham- pionship in his second season on Michel Therrien’s staff as an assistant coach.
His primary responsibilities include working with the Penguins’ defensemen.
In 2007-08, the Penguins’ defensive unit continued its improvement from the pre- vious season as the Penguins allowed fewer goals than in 2006-07. It marks the second-straight season the team has allowed fewer goals against than in the previous campaign. Savard also helped in the development of young Penguins defensemen such as Ryan Whitney, Rob Scuderi, Brooks Orpik and Kris Letang.
Prior to joining coach Therrien’s staff
as an assistant on July 3, 2006, Savard spent the previous three seasons as the assistant general manager of the
Montreal Canadiens.
He also served as the general man- ager of the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Canadiens’ affiliate team in the
American Hockey League. Savard was the Montreal general manager from Nov.
20, 2000, to the end of the 2002-2003 season. In his first complete season as general manager in 2001-2002, the team reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 1997- 1998. Savard originally joined the
Canadiens as director of hockey person-
nel on July 14, 2000.
mike yeo - assistant coach
gilles meloche - goaltending coach
Mike Yeo helped guide the Penguins to the Atlantic Division title in 2008.
He joined head coach Michel
Therrien in Pittsburgh on Dec. 15, 2005.
Together, the two helped lay the ground- work for this season’s success, in which the Penguins produced their second- straight season with 100 or more points.
Yeo’s primary responsibilities include working with the Penguins’ special teams. The Penguins’ power play
remained one of the NHL’s best in 2007- 08. Meanwhile, the penalty-kill unit improved substantially throughout the season, especially in the second half of the year.
Yeo served as an assistant coach
with the Penguins’ top minor-league affili- ate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for nearly six years. He was named the first assis- tant coach in team history on Jan. 24, 2000, after announcing his retirement as a player.
In 2005-06, Yeo helped guide the Baby Penguins to their most-successful start. The Baby Penguins opened with a 21-1-2-1 record and 45 points in their first 25 American Hockey league games.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won its first nine games of the season and did not lose a game in regulation until its 24th game.
The Baby Penguins also established an AHL road winning streak of 15 games, dating back to April 10 of 2004-05
In his second season as the Penguins’ goaltending coach, Gilles Meloche has helped in the development of Marc-Andre Fleury, while Ty Conklin and Dany Sabourin both enjoyed success between the pipes in Pittsburgh.
He re-joined the coaching staff in 2006-07 mentoring the goaltenders and his impact was huge.
Under Meloche’s tutelage, Fleury built off a 40-win season in 2006-07 with another strong campaign. Despite miss- ing 28 games with a high ankle injury, Fleury returned to the lineup and was solid in the final stretch of the season as the Penguins stormed to the Atlantic Division title.
Likewise, Conklin thrived once he was called up to Pittsburgh and his steady goaltending kept the Penguins atop the Atlantic Division standings despite a rash of injuries to key personnel.
Sabourin also found success in Pittsburgh as he posted 10 wins while serving in a backup role for the Penguins.
Meloche served as the Penguins’
goaltending coach from 1989-2004 and has served as an amateur scout for the Penguins for 17 years after joining the Penguins’ management team in Dec.
1989. Meloche served in the dual role on both Penguins’ Stanley Cup champion teams in 1991 and 1992.
Meloche coaches and evaluates the goaltenders both in Pittsburgh and with the Penguins’ American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
A native of Montreal, Quebec, Meloche spent 18 seasons as an NHL goaltender with the Chicago Blackhawks, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons and Minnesota North Stars before playing his final three seasons with the Penguins after the team acquired Meloche in a 1985 trade.
He appeared in 788 NHL games dur-
ing his career, posting a record of 270-
351-131, with a 3.64 goals-against aver-
age. In 45 career playoff games, he post-
ed a 21-19 record and a 3.48 goals-
against average.
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S GP G A PTS PIM
1996-97 Calgary WHL 8 1 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 Calgary WHL 58 10 25 35 24 -- -- -- -- -- 12 4 5 9 32
1998-99 Calgary WHL 68 26 41 67 103 -- -- -- -- -- 6 1 4 5 8
1999-00 Calgary WHL 66 32 54 86 99 25 15 2 6 -- 5 3 5 8 16
2000-01 Washington NHL 4 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
Calgary WHL 40 22 44 66 103 25 7 2 4 -- 10 2 8 10 26
2001-02 PITTSBURGH NHL 79 10 15 25 45 -25 2 0 0 126 -- -- -- -- --
2002-03 PITTSBURGH NHL 12 0 1 1 6 -3 0 0 0 6 -- -- -- -- --
Wilkes-Barre AHL 50 19 24 43 76 -4 10 1 4 140 5 1 1 2 0
2003-04 PITTSBURGH NHL 4 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 6 -- -- -- -- --
Wilkes-Barre AHL 53 20 25 45 97 15 9 0 3 -- 22 9 6 15 22
2004-05 Wilkes-Barre AHL 68 14 48 62 146 17 3 0 1 -- 11 4 6 10 14
2005-06 Nashville NHL 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 -- -- -- -- --
Milwaukee AHL 48 18 32 50 48 4 9 3 2 -- -- -- -- -- --
Washington NHL 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 -- -- -- -- --
Hershey AHL 10 8 6 14 6 1 2 2 1 -- 21 14 14 28 11
2006-07 Washington NHL 64 8 18 26 46 -11 3 0 0 77 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 Columbus NHL 16 5 4 9 2 3 2 0 0 24 -- -- -- -- --
Vancouver NHL 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 -- -- -- -- --
PITTSBURGH NHL 5 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- --
NHL TOTALS 198 25 42 67 113 -37 7 0 0 261 -- -- -- -- -- PITTSBURGH TOTALS 100 10 17 27 59 -29 2 0 0 142 -- -- -- -- --
Regular Season Playoffs
CAREER RECORD VS NHL GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 5 1 0 1 0
ATL 13 1 3 4 10
BOS 6 1 0 1 0
BUF 8 3 1 4 2
CGY 5 1 1 2 2
CAR 16 2 2 4 6
CHI 2 0 0 0 0
COL 6 1 4 5 6
CBJ 4 2 2 4 0
DAL 4 0 1 1 4
DET 1 0 0 0 0
EDM 3 0 0 0 0
FLA 11 2 2 4 8
LA 7 1 1 2 2
MIN 3 0 3 3 0
MON 6 1 0 1 2
NSH 5 1 0 1 2
NJ 10 0 4 4 2
NYI 11 1 0 1 6
NYR 7 1 2 3 8
OTT 10 1 4 5 12
PHI 11 0 1 1 4
PHO 5 0 0 0 17
PIT 2 1 1 2 4
STL 3 0 0 0 2
SJ 4 0 0 0 4
TB 13 2 7 9 4
TOR 9 1 1 2 2
VAN 4 0 1 1 2
WSH 4 1 1 2 2
TOTALS 197 25 42 67 113
Claimed off waivers on January 26th, joining the Penguins for his second career stint…Made season debut with the team on February 7th vs. NY Islanders…Was 19 for 20 on faceoffs (48.7%) finishing better than 50% in three of five contests he played…Played a sea- son high 10:29 with the Penguins on February 14th vs. Carolina before leaving the contest with a
broken wrist…Missed 23 games of the season with the wrist injury before returning for the regular- season finale…Led Penguins in faceoff winning percentage (52.6%) of players who had taken 100-or- more faceoffs this season…Played 20 games split between Columbus and Vancouver scoring 11 points (6g, 5a).
kris beech - 24
Position: C Shoots: Left
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 211
DOB: 2/5/81 Birthplace: Salmon Arm, BC
Acquired: Claimed off waivers by Penguins on Jan. 26, 2008.
CAREER RECORD VS NHL GP MP GA GAA REC
ANA 2 121 3 1.49 2-0-0
ATL 3 167 7 2.51 1-1-1
BOS 5 266 15 3.38 2-3-0
BUF 5 305 6 1.18 5-0-0
CGY 2 99 6 3.64 1-1-0
CAR 1 60 1 1.00 1-0-0
CHI 4 192 4 1.25 3-0-0
COL 7 350 21 3.60 2-4-0
CBJ 4 250 11 2.64 2-0-2
DAL 4 208 10 2.88 1-1-0
DET 3 73 5 4.11 0-1-0
EDM 1 60 5 5.00 0-1-0
FLA 6 340 9 1.59 5-0-0
LA 4 238 8 2.02 3-1-0
MIN 10 439 16 2.19 1-4-2
MON 3 179 11 3.69 1-2-0
NSH 6 301 14 2.79 2-1-1
NJ 3 185 7 2.27 1-0-2
NYI 4 239 12 3.01 2-2-0
NYR 3 180 10 3.33 2-1-0
OTT 4 216 14 3.89 1-2-1
PHI 4 198 14 4.24 1-2-0
PHO -- -- -- -- --
PIT 2 60 3 3.00 1-0-0
STL 2 80 3 2.25 1-0-0
SJ 4 249 7 1.69 1-1-2
TB 2 120 4 2.00 1-1-0
TOR 6 267 8 1.80 2-1-0
VAN 4 201 11 3.28 2-2-0
WSH 2 98 4 2.45 1-0-1
TOTALS 109 5739 249 2.60 48-32-12
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA GP W-L MIN GA SO GAA
1998-99 N. Hampshire HE 22 18 3 1 1,338 41 0 1.84 -- -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 N. Hampshire HE 37 22 8 6 2,194 91 2 2.49 -- -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 N. Hampshire HE 34 17 12 5 2,048 70 5 2.05 -- -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Edmonton NHL 4 2 0 0 147 4 0 1.63 -- -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Hamilton AHL 37 13 12 8 2,043 89 1 2.61 7 4-2 416 18 0 2.60
2002-03 Hamilton AHL 38 19 13 3 2,140 91 4 2.55 17 9-6 1,024 38 1 2.23
2003-04 Edmonton NHL 38 17 14 4 2,085 84 1 2.42 -- -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 United States WC 5 4 0 1 280 10 1 2.14 -- -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 Wolfsburg Ger 11 -- -- -- 623 31 0 2.99 7 -- -- 11 2 1.59
United States WC 3 1 0 2 180 6 0 2.00 -- -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Edmonton NHL 18 8 5 1 922 43 1 2.80 1 0-1 5 1 0 10.00
Hamilton AHL 3 1 2 0 152 8 0 3.17 -- -- -- -- -- --
Hartford AHL 2 1 0 0 130 5 0 2.31 -- -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Buffalo NHL 5 1 2 0 227 13 0 3.44 -- -- -- -- -- --
Columbus NHL 11 2 3 2 491 27 0 3.30 -- -- -- -- -- --
Syracuse AHL 19 3 12 3 1,085 60 0 3.32 -- -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 PITTSBURGH NHL 33 18 8 5 1,865
78 2 2.51 -- -- -- -- -- --
Wilkes-Barre AHL 18 7 6 0 1,058 39 2 2.21 -- -- -- -- -- --
NHL TOTALS 109 48 32 12 5,739 249 4 2.60 1 0-1 5 1 0 10.71
PITTSBURGH TOTALS 33 18 8 5 1,865
78 2 2.51 -- -- -- -- -- --
Regular Season Playoffs
Recorded a career high 18 wins this season. He had 30 career wins prior to this season...
Appeared in 33 games, the second most of his career in one sea- son…Ranked second in the NHL with a .923 SV%...Won his first nine starts for the Penguins from December 20th to January 10th…Stopped 26 shots in 2-0 shutout of Buffalo on December 29th, his former club. It was his first shutout since January 3rd, 2006…Made 35 saves in 3-0 shutout of Florida on January 5th, his second shutout in four starts and fourth shutout of his
career…Made 43 saves on January 14th in 4-1 win vs. NY Rangers which was a career high in saves at the time…Made a career high 50 saves on February
26th in 4-2 win vs. NY
Islanders…Appeared in his 100th NHL game February 19th vs.
Florida making 27 saves in a 3-2 victory. Also earned his first NHL point in that game when he assist- ed on the game-winning
goal…Penguins nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy which is awarded annually to the NHL play- er who best exemplifies the quali- ties of perseverance, sportsman- ship, and dedication to hockey
ty conklin - 35
Position: G Catches: Left
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 184
DOB: 3/30/76 Birthplace: Anchorage, AK
Acquired: Signed by Penguins as a free agent
on July 19, 2007.
CAREER RECORD VS NHL GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 2 0 2 2 0
ATL 10 5 8 13 14
BOS 9 4 12 16 9
BUF 10 4 8 12 6
CGY 2 1 0 1 2
CAR 10 4 6 10 10
CHI 2 0 2 2 2
COL 2 2 1 3 6
CBJ 2 0 1 1 8
DAL 2 2 2 4 2
DET 2 0 1 1 2
EDM 2 0 3 3 0
FLA 11 5 10 15 10
LA 1 0 3 3 0
MIN 2 1 3 4 2
MON 10 6 10 16 14
NSH 2 0 3 3 4
NJ 20 11 13 24 24
NYI 20 10 25 35 20
NYR 22 9 19 28 14
OTT 9 1 5 6 12
PHI 20 16 21 37 20
PHO 2 1 4 5 0
PIT -- -- -- -- --
STL 2 0 1 1 0
SJ 1 0 0 0 2
TB 11 3 7 10 8
TOR 12 6 13 19 6
VAN 2 1 0 1 6
WSH 11 7 12 19 6
TOTALS 213 99 195 294 209
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S GP G A PTS PIM
2002-03 Shattuck USHS 57 72 90 162 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Rimouski QMJHL 59 54 81 135 74 -- -- -- -- -- 9 7 9 16 13
Canada WJC 6 2 3 5 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 Rimouski QMJHL 62 66 102 168 84 -- -- -- -- -- 13 14 17 31 16
Rimouski Mem. Cup -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 6 5 11 6
Canada WJC 6 6 3 9 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 PITTSBURGH NHL 81 39 63 102 110 -1 16 0 5 278 -- -- -- -- --
Canada WC 9 8 8 16 10 7 2 0 1 25 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 PITTSBURGH NHL 79 36 84 120 60 10 13 0 4 250 5 3 2 5 4
2007-08 PITTSBURGH NHL 53 24 48 72 39 18 6 0 4 173 -- -- -- -- --
PGH/NHL TOTALS 213 99 195 294 209 27 35 0 12 701 5 3 2 5 4
Regular Season Playoffs
After being held scoreless in first game of the season, registered a 19-game point streak (11g, 19a). It was the longest point streak during the NHL regular season…Had a point in 23 of the first 25 games of the season…Recorded a season high four points (1g, 3a) in a 4-2 win vs. Minnesota on October 30th…Tallied a season high nine shots on December 13th vs.
Ottawa…Registered a nine-game point streak (3g, 13a) from December 20th to January 8th recording multiple points in six of those games…Played his 200th NHL game on January 3rd vs.
Toronto and recorded two assists…Missed 28 games after
suffering ankle injury on January 18th vs. Tampa Bay. Was tied for the NHL lead in points (63) and led the league in assists (43) at the time of the injury…Had a point in three straight games (2g, 2a) when first came back from the
injury…Scored three points (2g, 1a) on April 2nd as Penguins clinched the Atlantic
Division…Recorded a point in 43 of 53 games played this season and 24 multi-point games…Led the Penguins with a plus-18
rating…Selected to the starting lineup at the NHL All-Star Game but could not play due to injury.
Leading vote getter for the second straight season.
sidney crosby - 87
Position: C Shoots: Left
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 193
DOB: 8/7/87 Birthplace: Cole Harbour, NS
Acquired: Drafted by Penguins in the first round
(1st overall) of the 2005 Entry Draft.
pascal dupuis - 9
Position: RW Shoots: Left
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 205
DOB: 4/7/79 Birthplace: Laval, QC
Acquired: From Atlanta on Feb. 27, 2008, with Marian Hossa for Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, Angelo Esposito and a 2008 first-round pick
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S GP G A PTS PIM 1996-97 Rouyn-Noranda QMJHL 44 9 15 24 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1997-98 Rouyn-Noranda QMJHL 39 9 17 26 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Shawinigan QMJHL 28 7 13 20 10 -- -- -- -- -- 6 2 0 2 4
1998-99 Shawinigan QMJHL 57 30 42 72 118 -- -- -- -- -- 6 1 8 9 18
1999-00 Shawinigan QMJHL 61 50 55 105 99 -- -- -- -- -- 13 15 7 22 4
2000-01 Minnesota NHL 4 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 8 -- -- -- -- --
Cleveland IHL 70 19 24 43 37 -- -- -- -- -- 4 0 0 0 0
2001-02 Minnesota NHL 76 15 12 27 16 -10 3 2 0 154 -- -- -- -- --
2002-03 Minnesota NHL 80 20 28 48 44 17 6 0 4 183 16 4 4 8 8
2003-04 Minnesota NHL 59 11 15 26 20 5 2 0 1 127 -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 HC Ajoie Swiss-2 8 5 5 10 26 -- -- -- -- -- 6 6 8 14 8
2005-06 Minnesota NHL 67 10 16 26 40 -10 4 0 2 151 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Minnesota NHL 48 10 3 13 38 -7 2 2 0 106 -- -- -- -- --
NY Rangers NHL 6 1 0 1 0 -4 0 0 0 10 -- -- -- -- --
Atlanta NHL 17 3 2 5 4 -6 0 0 1 40 4 1 2 3 4
2007-08 Atlanta NHL 62 10 5 15 24 -4 0 3 1 111 -- -- -- -- --
PITTSBURGH NHL 16 2 10 12 8 4 0 0 0 30 -- -- -- -- --
NHL TOTALS 435 83 91 174 198 -15 18 7 9 920 20 5 6 11 12
PITTSBURGH TOTALS 16 2 10 12 8 4 0 0 0 30 -- -- -- -- --
Regular Season Playoffs
CAREER RECORD VS NHL GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 18 0 6 6 8
ATL 6 2 2 4 4
BOS 9 2 3 5 2
BUF 11 1 2 3 4
CGY 24 7 6 13 12
CAR 13 3 0 3 6
CHI 16 3 5 8 10
COL 28 4 8 12 20
CBJ 17 3 2 5 6
DAL 18 4 5 9 2
DET 20 0 4 4 6
EDM 27 7 5 12 10
FLA 12 2 4 6 0
LA 16 3 4 7 8
MIN -- -- -- -- --
MON 10 2 2 4 6
NSH 16 2 4 6 14
NJ 12 2 1 3 4
NYI 7 2 2 4 4
NYR 13 4 2 6 6
OTT 11 3 1 4 4
PHI 16 5 3 8 14
PHO 15 5 3 8 14
PIT 8 2 0 2 4
STL 16 3 3 6 2
SJ 17 4 1 5 2
TB 13 2 5 7 6
TOR 9 2 1 3 6
VAN 27 6 4 10 20
WSH 14 2 3 5 6
TOTALS 435 83 91 174 198
Acquired with Marian Hossa in trade with Atlanta on February 26th…Scored a goal in his debut with the Penguins on February 28th vs. Boston. He has scored a goal in the first game with all four NHL teams for which he has played…Recorded a season high three assists on March 16th vs.
Philadelphia, his highest point total since February 7th, 2006 (2g, 1a)…Registered a career high five-
game assist streak from March 12- 22 (1g, 8a)…Recorded a season high five shots on March 12th vs.
Buffalo…Has scored 12 points (2g, 10a) in 17 games with the
Penguins after recording 15 points
(10g, 5a) in 62 previous games this
season…Has 10-or-more goals in
six straight seasons…Has scored a
career high three shorthanded
goals this season.
mark eaton - 3
Position: D Shoots: Left
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 212
DOB: 5/6/77 Birthplace: Wilmington, DE Acquired: Signed by Penguins as a free agent on July 3, 2006.
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S GP G A PTS PIM
1995-96 Waterloo USHL 50 4 21 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Waterloo USHL 50 6 32 38 62 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 Notre Dame CCHA 41 12 17 29 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1998-99 Philadelphia AHL 74 9 27 36 38 -- -- -- -- -- 16 4 8 12 0
1999-00 Philadelphia NHL 27 1 1 2 8 1 0 0 1 25 7 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia AHL 47 9 17 26 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Nashville NHL 34 3 8 11 14 7 1 0 1 32 -- -- -- -- --
Milwaukee AHL 34 3 12 15 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Nashville NHL 58 3 5 8 24 -12 0 0 0 52 -- -- -- -- --
2002-03 Nashville NHL 50 2 7 9 22 1 0 0 0 52 -- -- -- -- --
Nashville AHL 3 1 0 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Nashville NHL 75 4 9 13 26 16 0 0 1 82 6 0 0 0 2
2004-05 Grand Rapids AHL 29 3 3 6 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Nashville NHL 69 3 1 4 44 -2 0 0 0 28 5 0 0 0 8
2006-07 PITTSBURGH NHL 35 0 3 3 16 -6 0 0 0 22 5 0 0 0 0
2007-08 PITTSBURGH NHL 36 0 3 3 4 6 0 0 0 28 -- -- -- -- --
NHL TOTALS 384 16 37 53 158 11 1 0 3 321 23 0 0 0 10
PITTSBURGH TOTALS 71 0 6 6 20 0 0 0 0 50 5 0 0 0 0
Regular Season Playoffs
CAREER RECORD VS NHL GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 15 1 1 2 6
ATL 7 0 1 1 0
BOS 10 1 2 3 4
BUF 5 0 0 0 4
CGY 12 0 3 3 4
CAR 8 0 0 0 2
CHI 24 3 0 3 10
COL 17 0 5 5 6
CBJ 24 1 0 1 16
DAL 21 1 0 1 12
DET 22 2 1 3 14
EDM 13 0 5 5 10
FLA 6 0 0 0 4
LA 15 0 2 2 4
MIN 18 1 1 2 0
MON 9 0 0 0 6
NSH 2 0 0 0 0
NJ 12 1 1 2 0
NYI 10 0 0 0 0
NYR 16 2 1 3 6
OTT 10 0 1 1 4
PHI 10 1 2 3 2
PHO 19 1 1 2 8
PIT 6 0 0 0 2
STL 21 0 2 2 8
SJ 14 0 2 2 4
TB 7 0 1 1 0
TOR 9 0 2 2 4
VAN 13 1 3 4 6
WSH 9 0 0 0 10
TOTALS 384 16 37 53 158
Played 350th NHL game on October 6th vs. Anaheim…
Registered an even-or-better plus/minus rating in 28 of 36
games played…Was even-or-better in all 13 games during the month of November (+8)…Tallied two assists on December 5th vs.
Edmonton, his first game with mul- tiple points and assists since
October 25th, 2003 (three assists vs. Colorado)…Missed remainder of the season after suffering knee injury on December 23rd…Led the team with 89 blocked shots at the time of his injury…Logged 20-or- more minutes of ice time in 19 of 36 games played, including season high 25:01 on December 8th vs.
Vancouver.
CAREER RECORD VS NHL GP MP GA GAA REC
ANA 1 60 4 4.00 1-0-0
ATL 7 415 17 2.46 4-3-0
BOS 7 408 16 2.35 3-1-2
BUF 6 369 20 3.25 2-2-2
CGY 2 64 3 2.81 0-1-0
CAR 5 203 11 3.25 1-2-1
CHI 3 185 8 2.59 2-1-0
COL 2 117 8 4.10 1-1-0
CBJ 2 99 5 3.03 1-0-0
DAL 2 125 4 1.92 2-0-0
DET 3 179 8 2.68 1-2-0
EDM 3 179 9 3.02 1-2-0
FLA 4 169 12 4.26 1-3-0
LA 2 122 5 2.46 1-1-0
MIN 2 78 7 5.38 0-2-0
MON 9 504 36 4.29 4-3-1
NSH 2 98 2 1.22 1-1-0
NJ 18 1049 47 2.69 6-10-2 NYI 13 791 39 2.96 7-4-2 NYR 20 1217 59 2.91 9-7-4
OTT 8 375 31 4.96 2-4-0
PHI 18 1048 45 2.58 12-5-0
PHO 1 60 1 1.00 1-0-0
PIT -- -- -- -- --
STL 2 85 5 3.53 0-2-0
SJ 1 59 3 3.05 0-1-0
TB 11 596 27 2.72 2-4-3
TOR 10 530 24 2.72 4-3-2
VAN 2 119 8 4.03 0-2-0
WSH 7 424 14 1.98 7-0-0
TOTALS 173 9,726 478 2.95 76-67-19
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA GP W-L MIN GA SO GAA
1999-00 Char-Lem. QAAA 15 4 9 0 780 36 1 2.77 -- -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Cape Breton QMJHL 35 12 13 2 1705 115 0 4.05 2 0-1 32 4 0 7.50
2001-02 Cape Breton QMJHL 55 26 14 8 3043 141 2 2.78 16 9-7 1003 55 0 3.29
2002-03 Cape Breton QMJHL 51 17 24 6 2889 162 2 3.36 4 0-4 228 17 0 4.47
Canada WJC 5 4 1 0 267 7 1 1.57 -- -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 PITTSBURGH NHL 21 4 14 2 1154 70 1 3.64 -- -- -- -- -- --
Canada WJC 5 4 1 0 199 0 1 1.81 -- -- -- -- -- --
Cape Breton QMJHL 10 8 1 1 606 20 0 1.98 4 1-3 251 13 0 3.10
Wilkes-Barre AHL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0-1 92 6 0 3.90
2004-05 Wilkes-Barre AHL 54 26 19 4 3029 127 5 2.52 4 0-2 151 11 0 4.36
2005-06 PITTSBURGH NHL 50 13 27 6 2809 152 1 3.25 -- -- -- -- -- --
Wilkes-Barre AHL 12 10 2 0 727 19 0 1.57 5 2-3 311 18 0 3.48
2006-07 PITTSBURGH NHL 67 40 16 9 3,905 184 5 2.83 5 1-4 287 18 0 3.76
2007-08 PITTSBURGH NHL 35 19 10 2 1,858 72 4 2.33 -- -- -- -- -- --
Wilkes-Barre AHL 5 3 2 0 297 7 0 1.42 -- -- -- -- -- --
PGH/NHL TOTALS 173 76 67 19 9,726 478 11 2.95 5 1-4 287 18 0 3.76
Regular Season Playoffs
Has won the last 10 starts on home ice…Won seven straight starts from March 9-30, a career high…Posted a 10-2-1 record since returning from injury on February 28th…Has not allowed two-or-more goals in 19 of his last 20 starts…9-1-1 in March with a 1.44 GAA and a .951 SV% on the way to earning NHL Second Star for the month…Stopped all 31 shots on March 25th to earn his 11th career shutout and move into a tie for second on the Penguins all-time list (Les Binkley -
11)…Made 35 saves on March 4th in a 2-0 shutout at Tampa Bay. His previous eight shutouts had come on home ice…Turned away all
three attempts in the shootout on March 2nd in a 3-2 win vs. Atlanta, his only shootout of the
season…Suffered an ankle injury on December 6th and missed the next 28 games…Won four straight starts prior to the injury (November 24th to December 5th) posting a 1.00 GAA and a .955
SV%...Moved into fourth place on the Penguins all-time wins list fol- lowing a 4-1 win vs. Dallas on November 30th…Stopped all 28 shots in 5-0 shutout of Atlanta on November 24th…Made 36 saves in 1-0 shutout vs. NY Rangers on October 23rd…Ranks fifth on the Penguins all-time list for goal- tenders with 173 games played.
marc-andre fleury - 29
Position: G Catches: Left
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 175
DOB: 11/28/84 Birthplace: Sorel, PQ
Acquired: Drafted by Penguins in the first
round (1st overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft.
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S GP G A PTS PIM
1993-94 Providence Hockey East 31 1 2 3 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1994-95 Providence Hockey East 26 1 3 4 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 Providence Hockey East 39 5 12 17 54 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Providence Hockey East 35 5 16 21 52 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 Boston NHL 68 2 4 6 47 4 0 0 0 56 6 0 0 0 4
Providence AHL 4 1 0 1 23 -2 0 0 0 8 -- -- -- -- --
1998-99 Boston NHL 80 3 7 10 63 -10 0 0 2 102 12 0 0 0 14
1999-00 Boston NHL 81 3 9 12 51 0 0 0 0 120
United States WC 7 0 0 0 14 -- 0 0 0 9 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Boston NHL 80 1 10 11 71 -2 0 0 0 79 -- -- -- -- --
United States WC 9 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Boston NHL 79 4 18 22 77 16 0 0 0 137 6 0 1 1 2
2002-03 Boston NHL 76 4 13 17 56 21 0 0 0 114 5 0 0 0 4
2003-04 Boston NHL 82 2 7 9 99 16 0 0 0 104 7 0 1 1 4
United States WC 9 0 2 2 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 Lukko Finland 31 2 8 10 110 -- -- -- -- -- 8 0 0 0 57
United States WC 7 0 0 0 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Boston NHL 80 1 9 10 124 -4 0 0 0 68 -- -- -- -- --
United States WC 7 0 0 0 14 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Toronto NHL 82 6 14 20 91 11 0 0 1 79 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 Toronto NHL 63 2 18 20 52 0 0 0 0 69 -- -- -- -- --
PITTSBURGH NHL 18 1 3 4 16 6 0 0 0 17 -- -- -- -- --
NHL TOTALS 789 29 112 141 747 58 0 0 3 945 36 0 2 2 28
PITTSBURGH TOTALS 18 1 3 4 16 6 0 0 0 17 -- -- -- -- --
Regular Season Playoffs
CAREER RECORD VS NHL GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 11 0 1 1 15
ATL 33 5 4 9 49
BOS 14 1 3 4 8
BUF 58 2 6 8 52
CGY 11 0 1 1 8
CAR 41 0 6 6 39
CHI 14 0 0 0 8
COL 13 1 0 1 10
CBJ 7 0 4 4 9
DAL 11 0 2 2 6
DET 12 0 0 0 11
EDM 10 0 3 3 4
FLA 39 0 3 3 52
LA 9 0 2 2 8
MIN 7 0 1 1 2
MON 56 0 8 8 52
NSH 12 0 2 2 10
NJ 38 2 4 6 32
NYI 40 0 9 9 25
NYR 43 3 6 9 29
OTT 59 2 9 11 108
PHI 40 5 5 10 25
PHO 13 1 4 5 16
PIT 41 0 6 6 53
STL 13 1 1 2 8
SJ 12 0 2 2 8
TB 38 3 9 12 32
TOR 40 1 4 5 30
VAN 14 0 2 2 10
WSH 40 2 5 7 28
TOTALS 789 29 112 141 747
Acquired from Toronto Maple Leafs on February 26th…Recorded his first point as a Penguin, an assist, on March 6th vs. Florida. The assist set a new career high in a season…Scored his first goal in a Penguins uniform on March 16th vs. Philadelphia. Also dished out one assist in that game and set a new career high for points in a sea- son…Tied a season high with four
shots on goal March 16th…Tied a season high with a plus-three rat- ing on March 22nd vs. New Jersey…Registered a four-game assist streak (6a) December 4-10, a career streak for assists and point…Tallied 100th career assist on December 6th vs. the NY Rangers…Ranked 17th in the NHL with 143 blocked shots.
hal gill - 2
Position: D Shoots: Left
Ht: 6-7 Wt: 250
DOB: 4/6/75 Birthplace: Concord, MA
Acquired: From Toronto for a 2008 second-round draft choice
and a 2009 fifth-round draft choice.
CAREER RECORD VS NHL GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 15 2 3 5 14
ATL 36 10 21 31 30
BOS 46 6 18 24 42
BUF 40 3 13 16 16
CGY 14 7 3 10 14
CAR 47 7 25 32 38
CHI 15 4 7 11 4
COL 17 3 6 9 12
CBJ 7 5 7 12 10
DAL 14 0 4 4 19
DET 15 2 5 7 8
EDM 14 1 3 4 10
FLA 53 10 28 38 36
LA 16 5 6 11 8
MIN 9 2 4 6 2
MON 49 10 25 35 52
NSH 12 2 4 6 8
NJ 61 9 29 38 54
NYI 57 14 29 43 40
NYR 61 12 32 44 48
OTT 47 9 25 34 38
PHI 58 14 31 45 72
PHO 16 3 9 12 14
PIT 33 7 13 20 24
STL 16 4 3 7 22
SJ 17 9 3 12 10
TB 56 12 27 39 52
TOR 37 10 29 39 48
VAN 13 1 4 5 12
WSH 13 2 14 16 10
TOTALS 904 185 430 615 767
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S GP G A PTS PIM
1991-92 Chelyabinsk CIS 31 1 0 1 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Soviet Union EJC 6 1 4 5 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1992-93 Dynamo Moscow CIS 31 1 3 4 70 -- -- -- -- -- 10 0 0 0 12
Russia WJC 7 0 2 2 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 Dynamo Moscow CIS 44 4 5 9 36 -- -- -- -- -- 10 0 3 3 14
Portland AHL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0 0 0 0
1994-95 Portland AHL 61 10 32 42 67 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Washington NHL 31 2 5 7 22 4 0 0 0 38 7 2 2 4 2
1995-96 Washington NHL 78 15 26 41 60 25 4 0 4 139 6 2 4 6 4
Russia W-Cup 4 2 2 4 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Washington NHL 57 13 17 30 36 -11 3 0 3 129 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 Lada Togliatti Russia 7 3 2 5 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lada Togliatti EuroHL 1 1 0 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Washington NHL 72 5 16 21 66 2 2 0 0 134 21 7 4 11 30
Russia Olympics 6 0 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1998-99 Washington NHL 53 21 10 31 57 1 13 1 3 180 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Washington NHL 73 18 36 54 52 26 5 0 3 181 5 1 0 1 6
Russia WC 6 1 0 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Washington NHL 76 19 38 57 70 12 8 0 2 241 6 1 3 4 2
2001-02 Washington NHL 76 26 33 59 58 -1 7 0 2 216 -- -- -- -- --
Russia Olympics 6 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2002-03 Washington NHL 82 18 49 67 52 13 7 0 2 224 6 0 5 5 4
2003-04 Washington NHL 56 7 42 49 44 -20 4 0 0 127 -- -- -- -- --
Boston NHL 15 4 5 9 12 6 2 0 0 34 7 1 4 5 4
2004-05 Metallurg Russia 40 2 17 19 54 -- -- -- -- -- 4 1 1 2 6
Russia World Cup 4 1 2 3 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 PITTSBURGH NHL 75 12 46 58 100 -13 8 0 2 192 -- -- -- -- --
Russia Olympics 8 0 2 2 8 -2 0 0 0 13 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 PITTSBURGH NHL 82 13 54 67 72 -5 10 1 3 191 5 1 3 4 2
Russia WC 9 1 4 5 4 4 0 0 -- 20 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 PITTSBURGH NHL 78 12 53 65 66 13 8 0 2 171 -- -- -- -- --
NHL TOTALS 904 185 430 615 767 52 81 2 26 2,197 63 15 25 40 54
PITTSBURGH TOTALS 235 37 153 190 238 -5 26 1 7 554 5 1 3 4 2
Regular Season Playoffs
Ranked second among NHL defensemen with 65 points (12g, 53a)…His 53 assists rank tied for second among league defense- men…Second straight season he has scored over 60 points and 50 assists… Led the NHL with 38 power-play assists and ranked sec- ond with 46 power-play
points…Has 30-or-more power play assists in three straight sea- son…Played 900th NHL game on March 27th vs. NY Islanders
…Recorded his 600th NHL point on February 21st when he scored the game-winning goal vs.
Montreal. The goal was his 50th point of the season, giving him eight straight seasons with 50-or-
more points. That streak is the longest among active NHL defensemen…Had a five-game point streak (3g, 4a) from
November 8-17 and a five-game point streak (1g, 5a) from February 2-10…Had 14 multi-point
games…Registered a plus-15 rat- ing, his highest mark since the 1999-00 season a plus-20 improvement from last
season…Led the Penguins in ice time in 66 of 78 games
played…Ranked eighth in the NHL in ice time per game
(25:55)…Ranks second on the team with 126 blocked
shots…Selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game
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Position: D Shoots: Left
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 215
DOB: 4/13/74 Birthplace: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Acquired: Signed by the Penguins as a free agent
on August 3, 2005.
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S GP G A PTS PIM
1997-98 US NTDP U-18 29 18 9 27 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
US NTDP USHL 21 9 11 29 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
US NTDP NAHL 15 12 1 13 20 -- -- -- -- -- 6 3 2 5 4
1998-99 Michigan St. CCHA 36 16 7 23 74 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
United States WJC 6 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Michigan St. CCHA 40 26 13 39 38 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
United States CCHA 7 2 0 2 4
2000-01 Michigan St. CCHA 42 18 12 30 42 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Michigan St. CCHA 41 19 15 34 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Milwaukee AHL 6 2 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Nashville NHL 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
2002-03 Nashville NHL 79 16 12 28 31 -8 8 9 2 146 -- -- -- -- --
Milwaukee AHL 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
United States WC 6 3 1 4 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Nashville NHL 79 13 14 27 37 -8 6 0 1 151 6 2 1 3 2
United States WC 9 0 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 KalPa Kuopio Finland-2 36 23 17 40 28 -- -- -- -- -- 9 2 3 5 4
United States WC 7 1 0 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Nashville NHL 75 14 15 29 40 0 10 0 5 122 5 1 0 1 0
United States WC 7 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 NY Rangers NHL 49 4 8 12 18 -13 3 0 0 61
Minnesota NHL 23 2 3 5 8 2 0 0 0 42 3 0 0 0 7
United States WC 7 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 PITTSBURGH NHL 46 2 4 6 24 -2 0 0 0 39 -- -- -- -- --
NHL TOTALS 352 51 57 108 158 -29 27 0 8 563 14 3 1 4 9
PITTSBURGH TOTALS 46 2 4 6 24 -2 0 0 0 39 -- -- -- -- --
Regular Season Playoffs
CAREER RECORD VS NHL GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 13 1 1 2 2
ATL 7 2 0 2 4
BOS 8 1 1 2 2
BUF 9 1 1 2 0
CGY 17 4 2 6 10
CAR 7 1 1 2 0
CHI 18 4 2 6 8
COL 16 3 2 5 11
CBJ 18 5 3 8 9
DAL 14 0 3 3 14
DET 20 1 3 4 20
EDM 13 0 4 4 12
FLA 9 2 2 4 6
LA 12 4 1 5 6
MIN 13 4 2 6 9
MON 6 0 1 1 2
NSH 2 0 0 0 0
NJ 12 2 1 3 2
NYI 11 0 2 2 0
NYR 10 0 0 0 9
OTT 8 0 0 0 2
PHI 13 2 1 3 2
PHO 15 1 5 6 2
PIT 9 5 0 5 8
STL 20 2 3 5 2
SJ 14 0 5 5 4
TB 8 2 0 2 2
TOR 9 1 3 4 0
VAN 15 3 5 8 8
WSH 6 0 3 3 2
TOTALS 352 51 57 108 158
