Penguins winger Jake Guentzel leaned on family through breakout season

Jake Guentzel looked down at his phone while still on the ice at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday night and studied the picture, taken a minute or two earlier, that he planned to post on social media. The screen displayed a photo of Guentzel with his parents and two brothers around the Stanley Cup, which the Penguins won over Nashville with a 2-0 victory in Game 6.

"What should I write?" Guentzel asked as he turned to his brothers.


"Just put 'Wooo!' " Ryan Guentzel, Jake's older brother, answered.


The Penguins rookie winger paused to give it some more thought. "Nice to meet you Stanley!!!" appeared as a post on his Twitter account with the picture shortly thereafter.


Throughout his debut season in the NHL, including the on-ice celebration Sunday, Guentzel refused to settle for good enough if he considered a higher standard attainable. And he relied on help from his family to reach rarefied air for a rookie.............

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