Dana Heinze

Equipment Manager, Hockey, Class of 2018

Photo Gallery (click on a thumbnail for slideshow)

: Sidney Crosby and Dana Heinze

: Heinze at work with the skates

: June 12, 2016 – Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals at the SAP Center.

: Dana Heinze and his team prepare for Kraft Hockeyville USA game at Cambria County War Memorial Arena on Sept. 29, 2015.

: Stanley Cup gathering 2017.

: The Hanson Brothers and Dana Heinze

: 2,000 professional games reached in early 2018.

: Dana Heinze

: Brett Keisel and Dana Heinze

: June 11, 2017 – Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators during game six of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Bridgestone Arena. Pittsburgh won the game 2-0.

: Dana Heinze served as an emergency goaltender for the Johnstown Chiefs in 1988-89.

: Hoisting the Stanley Cup

: February 16, 2017 – Pittsburgh Penguins vs Winnipeg Jets at the PPG Paints Arena. Pittsburgh won the game 4-3 in overtime.

: Take care of The Room

: BOSTON, MA – MARCH 1: PLAYER of the Boston Bruins ACTION against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the TD Garden on March 1, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

: Headed to Washington, D.C.

: Penguins locker room

: Sharpening skates

: Penguins equipment team

: Evgeni Malkin and Dana Heinze

: Mario Lemieux and Dana Heinze

: October 6, 2016 – 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Champions visit the White House.

: Winter Classic

: Matt Murray and Dana Heinze

: Stew and Dana 4-time champs.

Accomplishments

National Hockey League head equipment manager with Pittsburgh Penguins since 2006-07.
Part of four Stanley Cup championship teams with the Penguins (2009, 2016, 2017) and Tampa Bay Lighting (2004).
Worked in his 2,000th professional regular-season game in March 2018.
Earned a spot as equipment manager in the NHL All-Star Game.
Part of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL game at Heinz Field.
Former equipment manager with the Tampa Bay Lightning from 2000-01 through 2005-06.
Got his start with the Johnstown Chiefs in the East Coast Hockey League from 1988-89 through 1991-92, and again from 1995-96 through 1998-99.
Served as an emergency goaltender for the Chiefs in an East Coast Hockey League game.
Promoted to the International Hockey League Detroit Vipers in 1999-2000, one step away from Tampa Bay in the NHL.
Westmont Hilltop High School graduate played a significant role in helping Johnstown and Cambria County War Memorial Arena win the inaugural Kraft Hockeyville USA title in 2015.

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