On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History / Penguins Trivia

1996

Pittsburgh Penguins Mario Lemieux was stopped on a penalty shot by Buffalo Sabres‘ Dominic Hasek

1980

Penguins’ Mark Johnson, USA Gold Medal Olympian, scored his first NHL goal in a game against Winnipeg

1969

Penguins goalie Joe Daley stopped 32 shots from the Minnesota North Stars to earn his second shutout in a 5-0 Pittsburgh win

1954

the Hornets escaped with a 4-3 overtime win in Hershey to take a 1-0 lead in the series

1947

the Hornets won their opening round series against the New Haven Ramblers, 3-2

1940

the Hornets advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 4-1 win over the Springfield Indians

TODAY’S PENGUINS TRIVIA QUESTION:

Who was the Pittsburgh Penguins first head coach?

Find out tomorrow!

ANSWER (to yesterday’s TRIVIA QUESTION – CLICK HERE to view it):

Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal

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