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Wednesday, May 29--PENGUINS, LEMIEUX SECOND TO NONE IN RECENT POLL (www.pittsburghpenguins.com) The Carolina Hurricanes may have a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals, but the Penguins have a spot in more fans hearts. According to ESPN Sports Polls, the Penguins are the favorite team of 6.8% of hockey fans, second place in a year-long survey conducted between April 2001 and March 2002. The only response given more to the question �What is your favorite National Hockey League team?� was �None,� thus making the Pens second to none among hockey fans aged 12 and up. Coming in slightly behind Pittsburgh was the Detroit Red Wins at 6.7%, the only other team to post a six percent mark or higher. Rounding out the top five were the Boston Bruins (5.5%) and the Dallas Stars (5.4%). Cross-state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers, came in sixth overall at 5.2%. In a related poll, Penguins� captain Mario Lemieux was voted the most popular player in the NHL, once again trailing only the �None� response. Just under 14% of all respondents chose Lemieux as their favorite player, with �Other� coming in third at 5.2%. Steve Yzerman was the next-highest choice at 3.6%, and was trailed by Patrick Roy (3.4%) and Jaromir Jagr (3.3%). No other player topped the three-percent mark. Wednesday, May 15--PENS TRADE PARSONS TO PREDS (www.pittsburghpenguins.com) The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded left wing Steve Parsons to Nashville in exchange for future considerations, it was announced today by general manager Craig Patrick. Parsons, 27, played in 52 games last season for the Penguins� American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and recorded two points (1+1) and 366 penalty minutes. Parsons ranked second on the team in penalty minutes. The 6�4� and 231 pound native of Vancouver, British Columbia was signed by the Penguins as a free agent on July 31, 2001. Tuesday, May 14--PENGUINS HOLD THE LINE ON SEASON TICKET PRICES (www.pittsburghpenguins.com) The Pittsburgh Penguins today announced that they will not raise season ticket prices for the 2002-03 season. The prices of the team�s youth, family and student ticket programs also will remain the same. �Although price increases from year to year have become the norm in professional sports, we�ve decided to hold the line on our season ticket prices, and our family and student prices,� said Tom Rooney, president of Team Lemieux. �We appreciate the support of our fans, especially following a season when we didn�t make the playoffs for the first time in 12 years. Now, we�re looking to the future. We�re excited about the draft in June, and about getting ready for next season.� Current season ticket holders will receive a mailing from the Penguins this week, informing them that there will be no increase in ticket prices. Penguins season tickets are available in a wide range of prices and seating locations, from $17 to $68 per game for full season tickets. The team offers both full and partial season ticket packages, including the popular �20-Plus� plans, which feature 20 or more games of the fan�s choice, and a flexible 10-game plan. All plans include a significant discount off the gate price, as well as other amenities. Gate prices for individual game tickets will be raised in 2002-03, further increasing the discount received by season ticket holders. But Rooney also emphasized that the Penguins� popular youth, family and student ticket programs will continue without any price increase. The UPMC/Mario Lemieux Family Program enables an adult to buy a ticket for $25 and then purchase up to six kids (16 and under) tickets for just $10 apiece. The price has not increased since Lemieux created the program in September, 1999. The �Student Rush� program enables college and high school students to purchase available tickets for $20 at Mellon Arena an hour before game time. �Student Rush� is co-sponsored by Duquesne University and 105.9 The X. �It always will be our goal to have attractive ticket programs for families and students, so that we can expose as many young people as possible to the excitement of Penguins hockey,� Rooney said. The Penguins also will continue to offer an impressive package of amenities in their season ticket packages. Season ticket holders receive a significant discount off the gate price and the opportunity to take advantage of a 10-month, interest-free payment plan, as well as seating priority and playoff priority. In 2001-02, they also received a free Penguins media guide, free bonus tickets to a Penguins game, a season ticket holder gift ($50 gift certificate to the PenStation gift shop), free tickets to other hockey-related events (Penguins FanFest, U.S. Olympic women�s game, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton AHL game), a team photo, and free tickets to the Mario Lemieux Celebrity Invitational golf tournament. In addition season ticket holders are able to purchase additional Penguins tickets at their STH discount price. The 2002-03 amenities package also will include free admission to several special season ticket holder-only events. For Penguins season ticket information, please call 412-642-PENS, or toll-free at 1-800-642-PENS. Or, email the Penguins ticketing department at [email protected]. Individual game tickets will go on sale in early September. Gate prices will be announced at that time.
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