The names of the 2015-16 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins have been etched on the Stanley Cup, with a record-tying 13 NCAA alumni among the players featured.
Six former NCAA players are among the Penguins hockey operations staff included on the Cup, including head coach Mike Sullivan (Boston University), associate general manager Jason Botterill (Michigan) and assistant general manager Bill Guerin (Boston College).
Alumni Players on the Stanley Cup
Here are all the former NCAA players included in the Penguins' entry on the Cup:
| Associate GM Jason Botterill | Michigan |
| Assistant GM Bill Guerin | Boston College |
| VP, Hockey Operations Jason Karmanos | Harvard |
| Head Coach Mike Sullivan | Boston University |
| Goaltending Coach Mike Bales | Ohio State |
| Dir., Amateur Scouting Randy Sexton | St. Lawrence |
| Nick Bonino | Boston University |
| Ian Cole | Notre Dame |
| Matt Cullen | St. Cloud State |
| Brian Dumoulin | Boston College |
| Carl Hagelin | Michigan |
| Phil Kessel | Minnesota |
| Chris Kunitz | Ferris State |
| Ben Lovejoy | Dartmouth |
| Kevin Porter | Michigan |
| Bryan Rust | Notre Dame |
| Justin Schultz | Wisconsin |
| Conor Sheary | Massachusetts |
| Jeff Zatkoff | Miami |
The 13 NCAA alumni players on the Cup match the 1995 New Jersey Devils for the most all-time. The Penguins used the most NCAA alumni in the Cup Final of any team ever to advance that far, with 11 former college players suiting up for each game against the San Jose Sharks.
ICYMI, the @penguins Game 1 lineup had the most NCAA alums in Stanley Cup Final history https://t.co/jARZVJiws0 pic.twitter.com/4IDlgM73jy
— College Hockey Inc. (@collegehockey) June 1, 2016