They did not spend much of their careers in Pittsburgh, but nonetheless, two Penguins alumni are heading to Toronto to be enshrined.
The Hockey Hall of Fame announced their 2020 induction list on Wednesday, a list that included signature names Marian Hossa and Jarome Iginla, both of whom spent time with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In 1,309 career regular-season games from 1997 to 2017, Hossa recorded 525 goals and 609 assists. He spent time with the Ottawa Senators, Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks during his career.
Hossa's large contract was traded to the Arizona Coyotes prior to the 2017-2018 season, where he is still under contract until his designated retirement date of 2021. Hossa missed the entire 2017-2018 season due to a progressive skin disorder, and he announced his intentions to stop playing in May of 2018.
Hossa was acquired by the Penguins, along with Pascal Dupuis, from the Thrashers in February of 2008. He recorded 10 points in 12 games, but left Pittsburgh for Detroit after a Stanley Cup defeat against the Red Wings. The next season, in Detroit, Hossa watched as the Penguins defeated the team he had joined. Eventually, Hossa would win his first of three Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks in 2010.
Iginla played the first 15+ seasons of his career with the Calgary Flames, while also spending time with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings. In 1,554 regular-season games, Iginla recorded 625 goals and 675 assists.
Iginla was acquired by Pittsburgh from Calgary in March of 2013. In 13 regular-season games, Iginla notched five goals and six assists and helped the Penguins earn the Eastern Conference's top seed. However, they were swept in the Eastern Conference Finals by the Boston Bruins. That summer, when Iginla became a free agent, he signed with Boston.
Per James O'Brien of NBC Sports, other inductees include Kevin Lowe, Doug Wilson, Kim St-Pierre and Ken Holland.
The Penguins last had a member of the organization inducted just this past season, when former goaltender and current general manager Jim Rutherford earned an induction.
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