Penguins on parade

Enough of this "march of the penguins" talk. I was happy to see the Penguins ride today.

The victorious Pittsburgh Penguins waved at their fans from the back of pickup trucks at the team's parade Downtown.

The parade began on Grant Street at noon and proceeded down the Boulevard of the Allies and onto Stanwix Street, where the team showed off the Stanley Cup and thanked their supporters.

For those of you who were trapped at work, out of town or want to relive the excitement, I made a slideshow from the parade. Some highlights of the parade were seeing game-seven-hero Maxime Talbot clean shaven and joking around, a few local high school bands with black and gold colors, Marc-Andre Fleury next to Sidney Crosby and the Stanley Cup and, of course, Vladimir and Natalia Malkin. Unfortunately, I wasn't close enough to see Evgeni Malkin holding the Conn Smythe Trophy dressed up in a penguin (not Penguins) hat.

And here's a video of the MVP himself, Malkin. The crowd chants his nickname, Geno, as rides with the Conn Smythe Trophy.



Hopefully, we'll get to see the Penguins ride again soon.