Michel Therrien (born November 4, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec) is the current head coach of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins, and a former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. Therrien coached the Canadiens for three seasons, taking them to the Eastern Conference semi-finals in the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs. He has also coached in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (including a Memorial Cup win in 1995-96) and the American Hockey League (AHL).

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.

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.

Dennis Kevin Bonvie (born July 23, 1973, in Antigonish, N.S.) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently a member of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.

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.

Paul Bissonnette (born 1 March 1985 in Welland, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player.

Andy Chiodo (born April 25, 1983, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey goaltender. He was originally selected by the New York Islanders in the sixth round, 166th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. The Islanders were unable to sign him, however, and he was made draft-eligible again for the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. The Pittsburgh Penguins chose him in that draft, 199th overall in the seventh round. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, …

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.

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.

Ross Lupaschuk is a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. He played for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League in 2004-05. As a restricted free agent in 2005, Lupaschuk elected not to re-sign with the Penguins for the upcoming season and for Mora IK, in Sweden. The following year he played for Malmö Redhawks, also in Sweden, but left the team during the season and now he plays in Kärpät, …

Tom Gilbert (born January 10, 1983 in Bloomington, Minnesota) is an American ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL. Played his high school hockey for Minnesota powerhouse, Bloomington Jefferson. He was the captain his senior year (2001). That same year he switched to forward from defense, which he played as a sophomore and junior. He responded by scoring 4 goals in his first game at forward against a strong Hill-Murray team.

Kyle Brodziak (b. May 25, 1984 in St. Paul, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey centre who is in the Edmonton Oilers system. He was called up by the Oilers on March 5,2007, but has spent most of the 2006-2007 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL. Brodziak was selected by the Oilers in the 7th round (214th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. After completing his junior career with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL, …

Konstantin Koltsov is an ice hockey winger from Minsk, Belarus who played for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Koltsov started out playing for Junactva Miensk in the Belarusian 1st division during the 1997–98 season, and moved to Russian Severstal Cherepovets for the next season. He was drafted to the NHL in the 1999 entry draft as the Pittsburgh Penguins' first round pick, making him the 18th player overall in the draft.

Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (b. 15 May, 1984) is a professional ice hockey goaltender. He was selected in the second round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 31st overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. Deslauriers was selected from Chicoutimi of the QMJHL, where he was the starting goaltender for three seasons. He was twice the runner up for the backup job on Canada's World Junior Championship team. The 2004-05 season was Deslauriers' first professional experience.

Wade Brookbank (born on September 29, 1977 in Lanigan, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. He has played for WCHL Anchorage Aces, Central Hockey League Oklahoma City Blazers, IHL Orlando Solar Bears, AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, AHL Providence Bruins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Binghamton Senators, Milwaukee Admirals, Manitoba Moose, NHL Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks.

Peter Ratchuk (born September 10, 1977, in Buffalo, New York) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the first round, 25th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Ratchuk was signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers prior to the 1998-99 season. He played 32 games with the Panthers over two seasons, 1998-99 and 2000-01. He scored one goal and one assist. After playing three seasons in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey-Liga, …

Bryan Young (born August 6, 1986 in Ennismore. Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. He was selected in the 5th round, 146th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Oilers. Young played in 186 games over four years with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. He was not known for his offensive game, as he collected only 30 points over that span.

Tim Sestito is an American Ice Hockey player. He is a prospect of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League and currently plays for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL. Last year, he scored 21 goals and had 23 assists for the total of 44 points in 72 games. In those 72 games, he also got a total of 127 penalty minutes finishing 3rd for penalties. Sestito was born August 28, 1984 in Rome, New York. He weighs 195 pounds and is 6'0 feet tall. He shoots left.

Peter Schaefer (born July 12, 1977 in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey left winger. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins. He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Senators in 2002 for Sami Salo. July 17th, 2007 Peter was traded to the Boston Bruins for RW Shean Donovan.

Pavel Skrbek (Born August 9, 1978 in Kladno, Czech Republic) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for Lulea HF in the SEL in Sweden. He played briefly in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators earlier in his career. He plays Defense and shoots left handed. Skrbek played one year in his native Czech Republic before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2nd round, 28th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

Michal Rozsíval is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the New York Rangers of the NHL. Rozsíval was drafted in the 4th round, 105th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Before making his debut with the Penguins, he made a tour of their minor league affiliates the Swift Current Broncos, Syracuse Crunch and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He came to the Rangers after the 2004-05 NHL Lockout as a free agent.

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