On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History (August 8) / Penguins Trivia
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS HEAVY HITTER
STEVE MacINTYRE!!
(he turned 32 on this date)
2005
- free agent Ziggy Palffy was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins for three years at $13.5 million
Žigmund “Ziggy” Pálffy was drafted in the second round (26th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders and played in the league from 1993 to 2006. He announced his retirement in January 2006 due to a lingering shoulder injury but he made a comeback in 2007 signing with and playing for HK 36 Skalica.
He was part of the Slovakia men’s ice hockey team for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. The team did not earn a medal.
2003
- Robert Morris University purchased the Island Sports Center on Neville Island for $10 million (its a complex with multiple ice rinks)
STICK-TAP TO PittsburghHockey.net
TODAY’S PENGUINS TRIVIA QUESTION:
Which two players scored at least 50 points each for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003-04 season?
Find out tomorrow!
ANSWER (to yesterday’s TRIVIA QUESTION – CLICK HERE to view it):
Rick Tocchet, 1992-93 season (48 goals, 252 penalty minutes)
Do you have a trivia question that could be featured on this page or am I missing a major Penguins historical fact for one of the “On This Date” posts?? BE SURE to leave a comment below OR email me at !!
Buy Pittsburgh Penguins Tickets | Buy Pittsburgh Penguins ApparelStephanie Lewark is a featured Pittsburgh Penguins columnist for www.RantSports.com. If you enjoy her articles / posts, you can follow her on Twitter (@steelcitysports), check out her personal Facebook page (via Networked Blogs), visit her personal Tumblr page, or stop by her Pinterest page.
Leave a Rant
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!
