A pregame ceremony will be held tonight before the Penguins’ game against the Panthers and will celebrate the career of Patric Hornqvist.
Hornqvist, who won two Stanley Cups with the Penguins in 2016 and 2017, retired over the summer after 15 years in the NHL.
During his time with the Pens, Hornqvist helped re-shape the team’s identity ahead of and during its back-to-back Stanley Cup run.
Fearless, Feisty, 'Everything'.
What Patric Hornqvist meant to his Penguins teammates u2b07ufe0f https://t.co/UPQoDIaKfF— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 7, 2023Jake Guentzel shared a hilarious story about Hornqvist’s fiery nature in a heated moment with Sidney Crosby:
“Sid likes to have all the water bottles standing up on the bench.