2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)

(23-47-8-4) Finished 5th in Atlantic Division

• Marc-Andre Fleury made 46 saves – including a penalty shot – in his first NHL game, a 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on October 10. Ryan Malone become the first native Pittsburgher to play for the Penguins.

• On October 29, Mario Lemieux recorded his 1,700 career point in a game against the New York Islanders.

• A hip injury would sideline Mario Lemieux after just 10 games

• Fleury recorded his first NHL shutout on October 30 against the Chicago Blackhawks.

• Eight players scored their first NHL goals, a team record for a season:

Ryan Malone (10/29 – New York Islanders),

Konstantin Koltsov (10/30 – Chicago),

Dan Focht (11/12 – New York Rangers),

Matt Murley (12/13 – Columbus),

Brooks Orpik (1/24 – Colorado),

Josef Melichar (1/27 – Tampa Bay),

Rob Scuderi (3/7 – New York Rangers)

Matt Hussey (3/16 – Washington)

• Malone and Brooks Orpik represented the Penguins at the NHL Young Stars All-Star weekend on February 7.

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Front row: Sebastien Caron, Brian Holzinger, Rico Fata, Dick Tarnstrom, Martin Straka, Mario Lemieux, Marc Bergevin, Kelly Buchberger, Aleksey Morozov, Mike Eastwood, Marc-Andre Fleury

Middle row: Frank Sciulli (Locker room attendant), Mark Mortland (Trainer), Tom Plasko (Therapist), Josef Melichar, Randy Hiller (Asst. Coach), Ed Olczyk (Head Coach), Craig Patrick (General Manager), Ken Sawyer (President), Lorne Molleken (Asst. Coach), Joe Mulllen (Asst. Coach), Michal Rozsival, Steve Latin (Equip. Manager), Scott Johnson (Trainer), John Welday (Conditioning Coach), & Paul Flati (Asst. Equip. Manager)

Back row: Milan Kraft, Matt Bradley, Konstantin Koltsov, Ryan Malone, Brooks Orpik, Dan Focht, Steve McKenna, Drake Berehowsky, Nolan Baumgartner, Reid Simpson, Matt Murley & Ramzi Abid.

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