- Sidney Crosby
Sidney Patrick Crosby (born August 7, 1987, in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player and captain of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. He was the first pick of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft and one of the leading scorers during the 2005-06 NHL season, finishing 6th in scoring with 102 points (39 G, 63 A). Crosby was one of the most highly regarded draft picks in hockey history, …
- Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin is a ice hockey player currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL.
- Jordan Staal
Jordan Staal (born on September 10, 1988 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.
- Ted Nolan
Ted Nolan (Born - April 7, 1958, on the Garden River Ojibwa First Nation Reserve outside of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada) is the Head Coach of the New York Islanders. Nolan, a retired Canadian professional hockey Left Winger played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins. He also coached for 2 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, …
- Marc-Andre Fleury
Marc-André Fleury is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is the goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. He is only the third goalie to be chosen first overall in the NHL draft, with the others being Michel Plasse and Rick DiPietro. Fleury is known for his unique bright yellow goalie equipment, and has the letters "E.F.G.T." on the back of his helmet as the first initials of his late grandparents.
- Ryan Malone
Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a professional ice hockey left winger/center who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL.
- Sergei Gonchar
Sergei Gonchar (Сергей Гончар, "Sergej Gončar"; born 13 April 1974 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union now Russia) is a Russian ice hockey player who currently plays in the NHL. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft as the 14th overall selection. On 3 March 2004 Gonchar was traded to the Boston Bruins for Shaone Morrisonn and two draft picks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
- Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 1984 and 2006. He is also the Penguins' principal owner and chairman of the board, having bought the team out of bankruptcy in 1999. Lemieux is generally regarded as one of the greatest players to ever play in the NHL.
- Gary Roberts
Gary Roberts (born May 23, 1966, in North York, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Ty Conklin
Ty Conklin (born March 30, 1976, Anchorage, Alaska) is a goaltender with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He went undrafted, despite repeated honours in the United States Hockey League and the NCAA, while playing for the University of New Hampshire. He was signed by the Oilers in the summer of 2001 to challenge for the backup role. He spent the bulk of his time with the Hamilton Bulldogs, …
- Brooks Orpik
Brooks Orpik (b. September 26, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American ice-hockey defenceman. He graduated from Boston College in 2002; while at BC, his sqauds won the 2001 National Championship and 1998 and 2000 Hockey East titles. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins as the 18th overall pick of the 2000 NHL entry draft and has so far spent his professional career in the Penguins organization.
- Georges Laraque
Georges Laraque is the first black hockey player from French Canada to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). From Montreal, Quebec, he was drafted in 1995 by the Edmonton Oilers. Working as his team's enforcer, Laraque is charged with retaliating against anyone who tries to intimidate with his teammates, which sometimes leads to him dropping his gloves to brawl with opponents. Such actions naturally lead Laraque to a significant amount of time in the penalty box.
- Jarkko Ruutu
Jarkko Ruutu (born August 23, 1975 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is the older brother of Mikko and Tuomo Ruutu. In summer 2006 it was announced that Ruutu and his longtime girlfriend, Finnish model Niina Kurkinen, are engaged.
- Maxime Talbot
Maxime Talbot (born February 11 1984 in LeMoyne, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey player, who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Dany Sabourin
Dany Sabourin (born September 2, 1980 in Val d'Or, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Ryan Whitney
Ryan Whitney (Born on February 19, 1983 in Scituate, Massachusetts) is a defenseman currently playing for the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. Whitney enrolled at Thayer Academy in the fall of 1998. Almost immediately he logged significant minutes on the blueline. Head coach Jack Foley often paired the 15 year old freshman with highly touted senior Brooks Orpik. The two are currently teammates in the NHL.
- Martin Straka
Martin Straka (born September 3, 1972 in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech ice hockey centre who currently plays for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Straka was drafted 19th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, and has played for several teams throughout his 13 year NHL career. After falling out of favor with Pittsburgh management, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators on April 7th, 1995 for Norm McIver and Troy Murray.
- Pascal Dupuis
Pascal Dupuis (born 7 April, 1979 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL.
- Mark Recchi
Mark Recchi (born February 1, 1968 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada) is an ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League. He plays right wing, is a seven-time All Star selection, and has scored over 1300 career points, including his 500th goal which came against the Dallas Stars on January 26, 2007.
- Alexei Kovalev
Alexei "Alex" Kovalev (Russian:Алексей Ковалёв, "Aleksei Kovaliov"; born February 24, 1973, in Togliatti, U.S.S.R. [now Russia]) is a Russian professional ice hockey player in the NHL currently playing with the Montreal Canadiens as a right winger. He has also been a licensed aircraft pilot for several years.
- Colby Armstrong
Colby Armstrong is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was drafted by the Penguins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft as the 21st pick overall. In the 2005–06 season, he made his NHL debut, and had a superb rookie campaign, in which he played 47 games tallying 40 points (16G, 24A) and was a team-high plus-15. Armstrong grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where he continues to live in the off-season.
- Erik Christensen
Erik Christensen (Born on December 17, 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a current NHL hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Christensen was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third round (69th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2002-03 season, Christensen received the Bob Clarke Trophy for being the leading scorer of the Western Hockey League. He tallied 108 points (54 goals) in 67 games with the Kamloops Blazers.
- Hal Gill
Harold Priestley "Hal" Gill III (b. April 6, 1975, Concord, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. After being drafted in the eighth round, 207th overall at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins, Gill spent 4 years playing college hockey for Providence College before entering the NHL in the 1997-98 NHL season where he played over 600 regular season games for the Bruins.
- Sergei Zubov
Sergei Zubov (born July 22, 1970, in Moscow, USSR) is a defenceman for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. He also played for the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Tom Kostopoulos
Tom Kostopoulos (born January 24 1979 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player. Kostopoulos is of Greek Macedonian descent. Kostopoulos was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the seventh Round of the 1999 NHL draft. Before that he played junior hockey with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. He made his professional minor-league hockey debut with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.
- Johan Hedberg
Johan "Moose" Hedberg (born May 5, 1973, in Leksand, Sweden) is a Swedish professional hockey goaltender with the Atlanta Thrashers in NHL.
- Glen Sather
Glen "Slats" Sather (born September 2, 1943 in High River, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League and current President and General Manager of the New York Rangers of the NHL. He played for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, and Edmonton Oilers (in their WHA incarnation).
- Rob Scuderi
Robert "Rob" Scuderi (born December 30 1978 in Syosset, New York) is an American professional ice hockey player, currently plays defense for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL. Scuderi attended St. Anthony's Hign School, S. Huntington, NY, graduating in 1997. Scuderi was drafted in the 5th round, 134th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. In a game versus the New Jersey Devils on February 16, 2007, …
- Matthew Barnaby
Matthew Barnaby (b. May 4, 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a right wing for the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League. Barnaby has also played for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks.
- Kris Beech
Kris Beech (born February 5, 1981 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey center. Beech was drafted 7th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. At the time he was playing for the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL. Beech was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Summer of 2001 with Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk and future considerations for Jaromir Jagr and Frantisek Kucera.
- Mark Eaton
Mark Andrew Eaton (Born May 6, 1977, in Wilmington, Delaware), is a professional ice Hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell (b. January 28, 1953 in London, Ontario, Canada), nicknamed "The Sheriff", is a former professional ice hockey defenceman, coach and the current Senior Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations for the National Hockey League. Campbell's son, Gregory Campbell, currently plays in the NHL with the Florida Panthers.
- Alexandre Daigle
Alexandre Daigle (born February 7, 1975 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was drafted first overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He is often listed among the all time draft busts in sports history. Daigle was considered as a promising prospect. The Senators were even accused of deliberately losing late in the season to draft him, which prompted an investigation by the league.
- Andy Hilbert
Andy Hilbert (born on February 6, 1981 in Lansing, Michigan) is a professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the New York Islanders of the NHL.
- Robert Lang
Robert Lang is a professional ice hockey player (a centre) in the NHL, playing for the Chicago Blackhawks. He was born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1990. His best season to date was the 2000–2001 season, when he scored 80 points. Currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks, Lang played the 2002–2003 season and part of the 2003–2004 season for the Washington Capitals.
- Andrew Ference
Andrew Ference (Born March 17,1979 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a National Hockey League hockey defenceman. He has played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Calgary Flames and currently plays for the Boston Bruins.
- Patrick Lalime
Patrick Lalime (born July 7, 1974) is an Canadian born NHL goalie who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks.
- Noah Welch
Noah Welch (born August 26, 1982 in Brighton, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey player. He currently plays defenceman for the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He was the chosen 54th overall in the 2nd round. He was the captain of the Harvard University Hockey team, graduating in 2005. He made his NHL debut in the latter stages of the 2005-2006 season for the Penguins.
- Dale Tallon
Dale Tallon (born October 19, 1950 in Noranda, Quebec) is the general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks ice hockey team in the National Hockey League, and is a former defenceman in the NHL. Tallon was named the eighth general manager of the Blackhawks on June 21, 2005. Tallon had served as the assistant general manager since November 5, 2003, assisting then general manager Bob Pulford.
- Ron Francis
Ronald "Ron" Francis (born March 1, 1963 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada), is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centerman who played 23 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs. He now serves as the Hurricanes' Director of Player Development, a role that he assumed in November 2006