{"id":69261,"date":"2025-09-24T20:17:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T23:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/scotty-bowman-ron-francis-make-penguins-hall-of-fame-class\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T20:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T23:17:22","slug":"scotty-bowman-ron-francis-make-penguins-hall-of-fame-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/scotty-bowman-ron-francis-make-penguins-hall-of-fame-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotty Bowman, Ron Francis make Penguins’ Hall of Fame class"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sep 23, 2025, 08:35 PM ET<\/span><\/div>\n

PITTSBURGH — Scotty Bowman and Ron Francis headline the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>‘ Hall of Fame class of 2025.<\/p>\n

Bowman, the NHL’s all-time winningest coach, and Francis, the league’s fifth all-time leading scorer, were both important members of the Pittsburgh teams of the early 1990s that claimed the franchise’s first two Stanley Cups.<\/p>\n

The duo, both of whom are in the Hockey Hall of Fame, will be joined by forward Kevin Stevens<\/a> and former coach\/general manager Eddie Johnston during an on-ice ceremony when the Penguins host Columbus on Oct. 25.<\/p>\n

All four inductees played a role in Pittsburgh becoming one of the league’s marquee attractions during the late 1980s and early 1990s.<\/p>\n

Johnston was the general manager when the Penguins drafted Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux with the first overall pick in 1984 and later served as the club’s head coach from 1993-97.<\/p>\n