Ross Ventrone does not come by his Pittsburgh Penguins fandom simply by the happy coincidence of being employed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as a special-teams player. He was born into this.
Ventrone was born in Pittsburgh, graduated from Chartiers Valley High just a few minutes from “Dahntahn” and briefly attended Pitt as a walk-on before transferring to Villanova to complete his college football career.
So maybe that’s why he seized the day and put together a hilarious Instagram video that might not serve the stated purpose of getting the Penguins fired up for their opportunity Thursday night to clinch the Stanley Cup on home ice at Consol Energy Center — but could very well generate enough laughs to loosen whatever tension develops in the Pens’ locker room.