The Pittsburgh Penguins have had some of the greatest players in NHL history appear on their rosters. With 12 alumni presently enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, it stands to reason that the number will only increase in the years to come.
What about the players that have made significant contributions to the team either directly or indirectly?
That leads us to our new series profiling the “Unsung Heroes” of the Pittsburgh Penguins and our first entry Tomas Sandstrom.
Condensed career highlights:
- Scored 9 career hat tricks (four with New York and five with Los Angeles)
- One of the only wingers in NHL history to play with Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky
- Scored a career-high 6 points on Nov.