GM Ray Shero has been widely praised for having acquired goaltender Tomas Vokoun from Washington on June 4th in exchange for 2012 7th-round pick. Shero brought Vokoun in to replace Brent Johnson. Remember him?  This is the play that Johnson will most likely be remembered for – the one-punch knockout of Rick Dipietro – and it happened two years ago today. Johnson ended up sharing his shutout because Fleury had to finish the last 16.5 seconds. That action led to a brawlfest nine days later, a game that saw 14 fighting majors and 21 misconducts.  Pittsburgh set a new team record for penalty minutes (163) and established a team record for both teams with 346 penalty minutes. The Pens’ 31 penalties was one short of tying a record for the team set on October 30, 1988. Speaking of Penguins goalie fights, here’s an unofficial list: November 22, 1969 – Al Smith fought Philadelphia’s Earl Heiskala 6:53 (2nd), tussled with Reg Flemming too. December 17, 1969 – Al Smith left the net to battle Montreal’s Terry Harper 6:42 (3rd) 12/18/69 Pittsburgh Press:  “Rambunctious Al Smith left his net to battle Terry Harper at center ice.” October 23, 1970 – Al Smith vs. Oakland’s Dennis Hextall 6:42 (3rd) 10/24/70 Pittsburgh Press: “In an instant, Smith, no rookie fighter, was on top of Hextall, hammering his head as if it were a pegboard…. Smith, after linesmen pried him off Hextall, then relieved Watson and battered (Tony) Featherstone.” November 28, 1970 – Al Smith left bench as a backup to engage Montreal’s Claude Larose (end of second period) 11/29/70 Pittsburgh Press: ” Al Smith, who received $700 in fines for fighting last season, returned to the gold old days, speeding toward the scene and throwing his nearly 200 pounds in a flying leap at Larose.” … Smith squared off with opposing goaltender Phil Myre … Later, Smith was bloodied in the face when he was on the receiving end of a blow from Pierre Bouchard.” January 14, 1970 – Al Smith left bench as a backup to fight Keith Magnuson 1/15/70 – Pittsburgh Press: “Al Smith, who was sitting on the bench, grabbed Magnuson from behind and pinned him to the boards, touching off a brief brawl.” April 4, 1971 – Al Smith v. St. Louis’ Bob Plager 18:43 (1st)  Season finale 4/5/71 –Post-Gazette: “Bob Plager of the Blues and Goalie Al Smith of the Penguins touched off the big brawl, and both were banished for the night.” October 27, 1976 – Dunc Wilson brawled with Buffalo’s Danny Gare 7:57 (3rd) 10/18/76 Pittsburgh Press: “‘I haven’t lost a fight yet,’ Wilson said…Penguins came out the loser because of the new ‘agressor’ rule, Wilson was thrown out of the game.” April 9, 1977 – Denis Herron fought with Toronto’s Tiger Williams 14:14 (1st) PLAYOFF GAME 3 Largest playoff game at Arena (15,934) Apps thrown out for third man in, Pens eliminated from playoffs. February 29, 1984 – Denis Herron fought with Vancouver’s Tiger Williams 6:48 (2nd) Smallest crowd of season (3,844). May 16, 1995 – Ken Wregget v. Dale Hunter  13:14 (3rd) PLAYOFF GAME 6