The Pittsburgh Penguins just won their second straight Stanley Cup.
The parade route streets will close by 9 a.m. for the 11 a.m. parade.
Just as the Steelers wrapped up their minicamp, and the players were leaving the field for the last time until they report to Saint Vincent College, a surprise visitor arrived.
The Penguins bested the Predators in six games in the Stanley Cup Final, with their series-winning game coming Sunday evening. And judging from signs and chants from the crowd, this championship was sweetened by the adversity the team overcame.
Unless you are Pittsburgh Penguins fan, your love for Sidney Crosby is rare, the talented Canadian is loved by his own and loathed by opposition supporters. If they're not at PPG Paints Arena, they're watching on TV.
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Fleury was the starter back in 2009 when the Penguins won the Cup, and the team rode the hot streak of Murray last post-season. Fleury was in net for nine of the 16 victories the Penguins needed to win the Cup before Murray returned from injury to replace Fleury after a shaky third-round game against Ottawa and was in net for Pittsburgh's final seven playoff wins. He not only played well enough for the team to get through the Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals, he was without question their best player and one of the single biggest reasons they advanced. Now the entire city of Pittsburgh, and Penguins fans all across the globe, are ready to throw the celebration of a lifetime.
"He says, 'Hey! You guys wanna see the Cup?'" Grant Kraus, manager of Safran's Supermarket said.
The catfish bit was cute, but on June 14, 2017, the Penguins threw a parade that will go down as the largest sports parade in history.
Karla and Don Donahue drove 30 miles from Freeport to claim their seats in Point State Park at 2:30 a.m.
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