Meet the New Alternates

According to the Penguins website Jordan Staal and Matt Cooke have been named this months Alternate Captains. This will keep up with Therrien's plan to have two new Alternates every month during the regular season. In other news in research published in Sports Business Journal by Turnkey Sports & Entertainment, the Pens brand ranks 8th in all of sports and second in the NHL behind the Red Wings. Pittsburgh and Boston are the only 2 cities to have multiple teams in the top 8, Steelers & Penguins and Patriots & Red Sox.