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Welcome to The Real DFG's Pittsburgh Penguin Autograph Project. My goal is to eventually try and get at least one autograph of every player to lace up the skates in an NHL game for the Pittsburgh Penguins. It could have been for one game or 700 games, I will add them. Occasionally I may post cards of former players in their new team uniforms. While the goal is to get autos in Pens uni's, it isn't always possible. Since the team has been in existence since 1967, the list is pretty large. Last I checked, it was somewhere in the range of 624 different players. Currently, I sit at about 100 autographs (with some duplication). Enjoy the posts.

Monday, January 1, 2024

Jason Woolley


Jason Woolley was not long for the black and yellow. Coming over to the team along with Stu Barnes in a deal that sent Chris Wells to Florida, he played 57 games for the Pens during the 1996-97 campaign and put up 36 points.  Not too shabby for a journeyman type player. 

Then in September 1997, he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 5th round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft. The Penguins went on to select long time NHL defenseman, Rob Scuderi, with that pick. 

Probably best known for his game winner in OT of Game 1 in the 1998-99 Stanley Cup Finals, Wooley became immortalized in Sabres lore by Rick Jeanneret, calling the play the "shot heard round the hockey world".

The card comes from the 1997-98 Pinnacle Be A Player set and is signed on-card. I can't help but think of the song Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs everytime I see this card. 

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