Penguins Set to Induct Fleury, Murphy, Rutherford, McGregor Saturday
The Penguins' Hall of Fame Class of 2026 will be honoured in a pre-game ceremony before Saturday's game against the Senators at PPG Paints Arena.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will induct Marc-Andre Fleury, Larry Murphy, Jim Rutherford and Jack McGregor into their Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 14, before hosting the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena. Puck drop is 7:00 PM.
Fans are asked to be in their seats just before 7:00 PM for the ceremony. Fleury and Murphy enter in the Player category, Rutherford in the Builder category and McGregor in the Contributor category.
Fleury, 41, is the first player of the post-lockout era to enter the Penguins Hall of Fame. He was unanimously selected in his first year of eligibility. He spent 13 seasons with the team and won three Stanley Cups (2009, 2016, 2017). He holds franchise records for regular-season games played (691), wins (375) and shutouts (44), plus playoff games played (115), wins (62) and shutouts (10).
Murphy, 65, played 410 of 421 games as a Penguin and his plus-102 is the best of any defenceman in franchise history. He had points in eight of 10 Stanley Cup Final games during the back-to-back championships of 1991 and 1992. His 13 points in those series trailed only Mario Lemieux.
Rutherford, 77, was the team's executive vice-president and general manager from June 2014 to January 2021. He won the NHL General Manager of the Year award in 2016, the year of the first of two Cups under his watch. His 276 wins are third in franchise history among GMs, behind Craig Patrick (575) and Ray Shero (373).
McGregor is being inducted posthumously. 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 in 2017. He died on January 6, 2026.
Updated displays and plaques for the class will be in the Hall of Fame behind the Michelob Ultra Club on the FedEx main concourse. Items on show include the mask, glove and blocker from Fleury's personal collection, Rutherford's 2016 Stanley Cup championship suit jacket and cell phone, and a game-worn Murphy jersey from the 1991 Final. The original puck from the first Penguins game in 1967 will also be there, courtesy of the McGregor family.
