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Dana Heinze announces retirement after 30+ years in professional hockey

A longtime Penguins staple is stepping away from professional hockey and retiring.

Penguins head equipment manager Dana Heinze has announced he’s moving on and into his next chapter of life after 33 years.

Heinze, who has been with the Penguins organization since 2006, was part of all three Stanley Cup victories in this era of Pittsburgh Hockey.

After more than 30 years working as an equipment manager in professional hockey, Dana Heinze is looking toward "the next journey". https://t.co/aItVBcn1cD

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) July 5, 2022

He joined the organization after winning a Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay in 2004, after working his way through the AHL and the East Coast Hockey League.