PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins will induct four new members into the Penguins Hall of Fame Class of 2026 during a special pregame ceremony on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The ceremony is scheduled for just before 7 p.m., ahead of the team’s game against the Ottawa Senators.
The induction class features former goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, former defenseman Larry Murphy, former general manager Jim Rutherford and franchise co-founder Jack McGregor.
Fleury and Murphy were selected in the player category, while Rutherford enters in the builder category. McGregor enters posthumously in the contributor category following his death on Jan. 6, 2026.
Updated displays and plaques honoring the inductees will be featured in the Hall of Fame exhibit behind the Michelob Ultra Club on the FedEx main concourse level at PPG Paints Arena. Memorabilia on display includes Fleury’s mask, glove and blocker, Rutherford’s 2016 Stanley Cup championship suit jacket and cell phone, Murphy’s game-worn jersey from the 1991 Stanley Cup Final and the original game puck from the team’s 1967 inaugural game, provided by the McGregor family.
Fleury, 41, is the first player from the post-lockout era, spanning from 2005 to the present, to enter the team’s Hall of Fame. He was unanimously selected by the voting committee in his first year of eligibility. Fleury spent 13 seasons in Pittsburgh, helping lead the team to three Stanley Cup championships in 2009, 2016 and 2017. In Game seven of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final against the Detroit Red Wings, Fleury made a game-saving stop in the final seconds to secure the franchise’s first championship in 17 years. He also shared goaltending duties during the 2016 and 2017 postseason runs to help Pittsburgh win consecutive titles.
Fleury holds franchise records for regular-season games played with 691, wins with 375, shutouts with 44 and a 2.58 goals-against average among goaltenders with at least 50 games played. In playoff action, he leads the franchise with 115 games played, 62 wins and 10 shutouts. Fleury recorded eight seasons with at least 30 wins, including two 40-win campaigns. He appeared in two NHL All-Star Games in 2011 and 2015, while earning two Team MVP awards, three Players’ Player awards and one Defensive Player of the Year award from the team.
Murphy, 65, played 410 out of 421 games as a Pittsburgh defenseman, recording a plus-102 rating that remains the highest among defensemen in franchise history. During Pittsburgh’s back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 1991 and 1992, Murphy tallied points in eight of 10 Stanley Cup Final games, finishing with 13 points across those series behind only Mario Lemieux. Murphy was twice named to the NHL Second All-Star Team and led Penguins defensemen in scoring four times in the regular season and playoffs. He served as an alternate captain during the 1992-93 season.
Rutherford, 77, served as executive vice president and general manager of the Penguins from June 2014 to January 2021. Prior to winning the 2016 Stanley Cup title, Rutherford acquired key players including Phil Kessel, Patric Hornqvist, Nick Bonino, Trevor Daley, Carl Hagelin and Justin Schultz. His moves earned him the NHL General Manager of the Year award in 2016.
When Rutherford guided Pittsburgh to a second straight title in 2017, the Penguins became the first team to win back-to-back championships since the 1992 Penguins and the first in the salary cap era. During his leadership tenure, only three NHL teams won more than Pittsburgh’s 276 games. Rutherford ranks third in franchise history for general manager victories behind Craig Patrick with 575 and Ray Shero with 373. McGregor organized the civic effort that brought an NHL expansion franchise to Pittsburgh and served as team president for three seasons from 1967 to 1970. He dropped the ceremonial first puck before the franchise’s inaugural game in 1967 and dropped the puck again on the team’s 50th anniversary in 2017.
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