Vacation post - 08-29-10

-Today would've been the 91st birthday of former Penguins general manager and Pittsburgh Hornets goaltender, head coach and general manager Aledge "Baz" Bastien. In 527 games with the Penguins as general manager, Bastien had a record of 193-248-86. His wins are second-most in franchise history behind Craig Patrick. He was killed in a car wreck, March 15, 1983

-Happy 50th birthday to former Penguins forward Tim Tookey. A free agent signing in the 1983 offseason, Tookey's Penguins career amounted to eight games and two assists in 1983-84. After spenting all of 1984-85 with the Baltimore Skipjacks, the Penguins' AHL affiliate, Tookey was signed by the Flyers in the 1985 offseason.

-Today's obligatory YouTube post is of Jaromir Jagr scoring the game-winning overtime goal in a 4-3 win in Game 1 of the 1992 Wales Conference final against the Bruins:

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