Most Famous Pittsburgh Penguins Players

A deck by Elio Pomeroy · 20 cards

The most renowned players ever to play for the Pittsburgh Penguins, ranked by Wikipedia reach.

Chris Kunitz

Chris Kunitz is a Canadian ice hockey player.

Ville Nieminen

Ville Nieminen is a Finnish ice hockey player (born 1977).

Jarkko Ruutu

Jarkko Ruutu is a ice hockey player.

Jaromír Jágr

Jaromír Jágr is a Czech ice hockey winger.

Sidney Crosby

Sidney Patrick Crosby is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Sid the Kid" and dubbed "The Next One", he was selected first overall by the Penguins in the 2005 NHL entry draft. Born and raised in Halifax, Crosby was one of the most lauded prospects in ice hockey history and is widely regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time.

Marián Hossa

Marián Hossa is a Slovak former professional ice hockey right winger. Hossa was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the first round, 12th overall, of the 1997 NHL entry draft. After spending his first seven NHL seasons with the Senators, he played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, and Chicago Blackhawks. Over the course of his career, he made five NHL All-Star Game appearances and played in three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals with three different teams, finally winning the Stanley Cup in 2009–10 with Chicago. He won two additional Stanley Cup championships with Chicago during the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons.

Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin is a Russian ice hockey player.

Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux is a Canadian ice hockey player and team owner.

Markus Näslund

Markus Näslund is a Swedish ice hockey player.

Marc-André Fleury

Marc-André Fleury is a Canadian professional ice hockey player.

Jordan Staal

Jordan Staal is a Canadian ice hockey player (born 1988).

Jarome Iginla

Jarome Iginla is a Canadian ice hockey player.

Darius Kasparaitis

Darius Kasparaitis is a Lithuanian-American former professional ice hockey player. He played as a defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche, and New York Rangers. He is a four-time Olympian and three-time medalist, winning one gold medal, one silver medal, and one bronze medal. He received the title of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1992 and was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016. His 28 career Winter Olympic games is a record among Russian national team players.

Ruslan Fedotenko

Ruslan Fedotenko is a Ukrainian ice hockey player.

Mikael Samuelsson

Mikael Samuelsson is a Swedish ice hockey player.

Miroslav Šatan

Miroslav Šatan is a Slovak ice hockey player.

Jiří Šlégr

Jiří Šlégr is a Czech ice hockey defenceman.

Phil Kessel

Phil Kessel is a American ice hockey player.

Robert Lang

Robert Lang is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. Selected by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the fifth round, 133rd overall, of the 1990 NHL entry draft, Lang made his NHL debut with the team in the 1992–93 season. He has also played for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens and Phoenix Coyotes, with whom he retired with in 2010.

Tomáš Vokoun

Tomáš Vokoun is a Czech ice hockey player.