HAPPY BIRTHDAY to former Penguin, Mark Letestu!! (he turns 27 today)
2009
Penguins winger Miroslav Satan played in his 1000th NHL game
1997
Mario Lemieux scored his 600th career goal into an empty net against the Vancouver Canucks in a 6-4 win at Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena (he became the second fastest, and the seventh overall, to reach 600 career NHL goals)
1995
the Penguins defeated Tampa Bay (by a score of 6-3) to tie a club record with their seventh consecutive victory from the start of the season (strike-shortened season)
1988
Pittsburgh obtained Bryan Erickson from the Los Angeles Kings for Chris Kontos
Frank Pietrangelo recorded his first career shutout against the Minnesota North Stars
1970
Ken Schinkel scored three goals on Minnesota’s Ceasar Maniago for his second hat trick
1940
the Hornets’ Bob Herron set an AHL record for most goals scored in a game (six goals) against the New Haven Ramblers and John Sherf and Viv Allen each had five assists (the Hornets beat the New Havens by a score of 13-4 and set a record for the most goals scored in a AHL game – 17)
Information obtained from PittsburghHockey.net
TODAY’S PENGUINS TRIVIA QUESTION:
Which Pittsburgh Penguins player scored two goals in a 4-1 victory against the Minnesota North Stars in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on May 17, 1991 at the Civic Arena? Find out tomorrow!
