The best “champion bros” who won when the Penguins did

The other day I saw a tweet about Shaquille O’Neal congratulating Kobe Bryant in 2009 after the Shaq-less Lakers won a title. Thought that was cool, since the Penguins also won a championship in 2009. Then, I remembered that Pittsburgh’s first two titles in 1991 and 1992 lined up perfectly with Michael Jordan’s first two NBA titles.

An idea was born. Who were the top teams in the same years that the Penguins won the Stanley Cup. Let’s take a look,

2009 stands out as a truly iconic year of champions.