Pittsburgh Penguins announce new Hall of Fame inductees
LIFE, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THE FANS SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT IN TRUE, JAGR FASHION, MULLETS AND WEARING HIS JERSEYS THROUGHOUT HIS NHL HISTORY. I LIKE TO BE FESTIVE FOR FOR AMERICAN HOLIDAYS AND THE PENGUINS FANS TELLING ME SUNDAY WAS EMOTIONAL FOR THEM TO WITNESS, BUT ALSO NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING. IT IS AWESOME WATCHING JAGR PLAYS A KID. IT’S IT WAS REALLY IT WAS A GREAT CEREMONY HONORING HIM. AND I’LL BE HONEST, IT WAS PRETTY EMOTIONAL. I THINK IT WAS EMOTIONAL FOR EVERYBODY OUT THERE. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. COME ON. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL LIKE THE CEREMONY THAT THE PENGUINS ORGANIZATION PUT ON TONIGHT WAS FANTASTIC. LIKE, WE COULDN’T HAVE BEEN PROUDER OF OUR BOY. AND JUST HAPPY TO BE PART OF IT. AND FANS WANTING TO LEAVE ONE MESSAGE FOR JAGR COME BACK. HE’S 52. HE’S STILL PLAYING. WE NEED HIM. JAGR IS NOW THE THIRD PITTSBURGH PENGUIN TO HAVE HIS NUMBER RETIRED. REPORTING FROM PPG
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Tuesday that the team will relaunch its Hall of Fame with 10 new inductees:Tom Barrasso Scotty BowmanRon Francis Jaromir Jagr Eddie JohnstonChris Kunitz Larry Murphy Jim RutherfordRay SheroKevin StevensVIDEO ABOVE: Jaromir Jagr’s jersey retired in Pittsburgh (February 2024)Induction ceremonies will be spread out over the next three seasons, the Penguins said, starting with a four-member Class of 2025 to be inducted on Oct. 25.The group of four members being inducted in the 2025 class will be announced at a later date.The new inductees will join the following members who are currently in the Penguins Hall of Fame:Syl Apps Jr.Les BinkleyDr. Charles BurkeDave BurrowsA.T. CaggianoPaul CoffeyEdward DeBartolo Sr.Elaine HeufelderBob JohnsonRick KehoeMike LangeVince LascheidMario LemieuxJoe MullenCraig PatrickJean PronovostMark RecchiJack RileyUlf SamuelssonFrank Sciulli
PITTSBURGH —
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Tuesday that the team will relaunch its Hall of Fame with 10 new inductees:
Tom Barrasso Scotty BowmanRon Francis Jaromir Jagr Eddie JohnstonChris Kunitz Larry Murphy Jim RutherfordRay SheroKevin Stevens
VIDEO ABOVE: Jaromir Jagr’s jersey retired in Pittsburgh (February 2024)
Induction ceremonies will be spread out over the next three seasons, the Penguins said, starting with a four-member Class of 2025 to be inducted on Oct. 25.
The group of four members being inducted in the 2025 class will be announced at a later date.
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DETROIT – JUNE 12: Senior advisor of hockey operations Eddie Johnston of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 2-1 to win Game Seven and the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena on June 12, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
The new inductees will join the following members who are currently in the Penguins Hall of Fame:
Syl Apps Jr.Les BinkleyDr. Charles BurkeDave BurrowsA.T. CaggianoPaul CoffeyEdward DeBartolo Sr.Elaine HeufelderBob JohnsonRick KehoeMike LangeVince LascheidMario LemieuxJoe MullenCraig PatrickJean PronovostMark RecchiJack RileyUlf SamuelssonFrank Sciulli