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Penguins Rookie Harrison Brunicke Makes History With His First NHL Goal vs. the Islanders
In his second NHL appearance, Harrison Brunicke has cemented himself in the NHL history books after scoring against the New York Islanders.
This season, the Pittsburgh Penguins made the clear and obvious choice to let their top prospects have a big opportunity to contribute in the NHL.
In just the second game of the season, Harrison Brunicke is showing that GM Kyle Dubas and head coach Dan Muse made the right decision to trust him.
Harrison Brunicke Makes NHL History With His First NHL Goal
In the second period of the Penguins contest against the New York Islanders Brunicke scored the first goal of his career with a great shot.
On top of being his first career goal, Brunicke becomes the first player from South Africa to record a goal in the NHL.
As the game of hockey continues to evolve the emergence of players from non traditional hockey markets like Brunicke will be a key driving force as the NHL and hockey overall expands.
From Brunicke's perspective, it is a very strong start for him after what some considered to be a shaky debut in game one for the young defenseman.
At 19 years old, Brunicke is one of the brightest parts of the Penguins future and serves as a beacon of hope for a franchise expected to suffer many setbacks throughout the year.
As the season continues, all eyes will be on Brunicke and fellow rookie Ben Kindel to see how far they can help push this Penguins group full of NHL legends.
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OCTOBRE 9 | 48 ANSWERS Penguins Rookie Harrison Brunicke Makes History With His First NHL Goal vs. the Islanders Do you think Harrison Brunicke has been impressive in his two games as a Pittsburgh Penguin so far? | ||
| Yes | 44 | 91.7 % |
| No | 4 | 8.3 % |
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