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Lemieux, Bondra Lead Rosters For Winter Classic Alumni Game At Heinz Field
by Tony on 12/16/10 at 01:08 PM ET
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From the Penguins:
Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux will return to the ice – this time in the unique and majestic setting of the Winter Classic rink at Heinz Field – as the Pittsburgh Penguins alumni team takes on Peter Bondra and the Washington Capitals alumni Friday, Dec. 31 at 9:30 a.m.
It’s all part of the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic Weekend on Pittsburgh’s North Shore.
The Pittsburgh Penguins also will hold an open practice session at the Heinz Field rink Dec. 31 at 11:30 a.m. One ticket, for $25, will enable fans to attend both the alumni game and the Penguins’ practice. (The Washington Capitals 2 p.m. practice will be closed to the public). Seating capacity for the Dec. 31 events will be 10,000. Tickets will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at http://www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1.800.745.3000.
Hall of Famers Paul Coffey, Ron Francis, Bryan Trottier and Larry Murphy will join Lemieux on the Penguins’ roster, while two alumni rookies – Gary Roberts and Billy Guerin – will add some much-needed “youth” to the team.
Other alums playing for the Penguins include Phil Bourque, Rob Brown, Rod Buskas, Jay Caufield, Bob Errey, Dave Hannan, Francois Leroux, Troy Loney, Greg Malone, Gilles Meloche, Craig Simpson, Frank Pietrangelo, Gary Rissling, Rick Tocchet, Kevin Stevens and Warren Young.
Eddie Johnston, Pierre Larouche and Randy Hillier will coach the Penguins, and Jack Riley – the team’s original general manager in 1967 – will serve as GM.
Bondra, a 500-goal scorer in his NHL career, leads the Caps’ roster, which also includes Michal Pivonka, Scott Walker, Sylvain Cote, Greg Adams, Don Beaupre, Alan Hanglesben, Nick Kypreos, Yvon Labre, Gord Lane, Craig Laughlin, Mark Lofthouse, Denis Maruk, Alan May, Paul Mulvey, Robert Picard, Errol Rausse, Pat Ribble, Ken Sabourin and Blair Stewart. Others may be added in the coming days.
The alumni game and NHL team practices will be the first official events on the Winter Classic rink at Heinz Field. The 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic will be played on the same rink Saturday, Jan. 1 at 1 p.m.
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Well, one thing’s for sure, the Pens will at least win the alumni game.
Posted by Nathan from the scoresheet! on 12/16/10 at 03:17 PM ET
I wish they did this at the other ones. I’d love to see Bobby Hull on skates again just for the visual. (it would also be great to see Ted Lindsay lace em up against the Blackhawks!)
This is the one thing of which I am jealous of Pens fans. You lucky bastards!
Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 12/16/10 at 11:55 PM ET
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That is so cool for those guys, and us fans as well. I wonder what jerseys they’ll wear, hopefully not the Winter Classics or their current jerseys, but I’m sure continuity will prevail.
Is Scott Walker the same Scott Walker who played nine games for the Capitals last season?
That Penguins roster just gives me goosebumps.
Posted by NathanBC on 12/16/10 at 02:13 PM ET