Kris Letang Reacts to Penguins' Ceremony for 1,000th Game
It was an emotional night for Kris Letang, but the Pittsburgh Penguins knocked it out of the park.
PITTSBURGH - It wasn’t an easy road, but Kris Letang finally became the third player to ever play 1,000 games completely with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Not only did the Penguins honor one of their leaders, but they didn’t miss a single detail during the ceremony and all of the video messages that followed.
During the ceremony there was not only a presentation of gifts, but Kris’ son, Alex, was a main feature.
Alex got to read the Penguins’ starting lineup that was heard throughout PPG Paints Arena, he took the ice with Krist and the team, then got to stand next to his Kris during the National Anthem.
“Pretty emotional,” Letang said. “Having my son on the ice with me made it perfect.”
Letang was impressed by his son reading the lineups and noted that Alex isn’t as camera shy as his father.
“He did pretty good,” Letang said. “I was happy to see he wanted to get involved. He’s way better than me in front of a camera.”
Before the ceremony even began, the rest of the Penguins team honored their teammate with personalized gifts and special warmups.
Every Penguin wore No. 58 and an alternate captain ‘A,’ while imitating Letang’s warmup routine.
That’s a move the Penguins have become fond of over the years with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin’s 1,000th game, but it was still a special touch.
The Penguins capped off the night the right way by collecting two much needed points.
“The two points are more important right now,” Letang said. “It was cool to get the win.”
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