The Penguins will turn Saturday night into a celebration of franchise history, with their annual Hall of Fame Game set for Nov. 14 against the Ottawa Senators at 7:00 PM at PPG Paints Arena.
Before puck drop, fans are being asked to be in their seats just before 7:00 PM for a pregame ceremony that will welcome Marc-Andre Fleury, Larry Murphy, Jim Rutherford and Jack McGregor into the Penguins Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Fleury and Murphy were chosen in the Player Category, Rutherford was elected in the Builder Category and McGregor was selected in the Contributor Category.
The Hall of Fame space behind the Michelob Ultra Club on the FedEx main concourse level will also get updated displays and plaques for the new class. Among the items on view will be Fleury’s mask, glove and blocker from his personal collection, Rutherford’s 2016 Stanley Cup Championship suit jacket and cell phone from his time with the team, a game-worn Murphy jersey from the 1991 Stanley Cup Final and the original puck used at the first Penguins game in 1967, courtesy of the McGregor family.
Fleury, 41, gets in as the first post-lockout player to enter the Penguins Hall of Fame, and he did it in his first year of eligibility after a unanimous vote from the Hall of Fame committee. He spent 13 seasons in Pittsburgh and helped deliver three Stanley Cups in 2009, 2016 and 2017.
His Penguins resume is loaded with franchise-best numbers. Fleury leads the team in regular-season games played with 691, wins with 375, goals-against average at 2.58 among goalies with at least 50 games, and shutouts with 44.
In the playoffs, he also sits atop the franchise list in games played with 115, wins with 62 and shutouts with 10. He had eight 30-plus win seasons, including two years with 40 wins.
One of his defining moments came in Game 7 against the Detroit Red Wings in 2009, when he made a last-second, game-saving stop to secure the Penguins’ first Stanley Cup in 17 years. He was also part of the tandem during the 2016 and 2017 runs, and his clutch play in 2017 helped push the team to back-to-back titles.
Murphy, 65, carved out a place in Penguins history despite often being overshadowed by bigger names around him. He played in 410 of 421 games as a Penguin, and his plus-102 is the best mark by any defenseman in franchise history.
During the team’s back-to-back championships in 1991 and 1992, he recorded points in eight of 10 Stanley Cup Final games, and his 13 points in those series were second only to Mario Lemieux. He was named to the NHL Second All-Star Team twice and led Penguins defensemen in scoring four times across the regular season and playoffs.
He also wore an alternate captain’s letter in 1992-93.
Rutherford, 77, was the Penguins’ Executive Vice President and General Manager from June 2014 to January 2021. His tenure was defined by aggressive moves and a clear eye for roster building, and the results followed. He brought in Phil Kessel, Patric Hornqvist, Nick Bonino, Trevor Daley, Carl Hagelin and Justin Schultz before the 2016 Stanley Cup championship, a run that also earned him the NHL General Manager of the Year award.
He then helped guide Pittsburgh to the 2017 title, making the Penguins the first team since 1992 to repeat and the first to do it in the Salary Cap Era. During his time in charge, only three teams had more wins than Pittsburgh’s 276, and his 276 victories trail only Craig Patrick’s 575 and Ray Shero’s 373 among franchise general managers.
McGregor will be honored posthumously in the Contributor category. He organized the effort that brought an NHL team to Pittsburgh and served as franchise president from 1967 to 1970.
He dropped the ceremonial first puck before the team’s first game and again on the 50th anniversary of the franchise in 2017. McGregor died on January 6, 2026.
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