Penguins Parade 2016: Route, Date, Schedule, TV Info and More

The Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup Final over the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 on Sunday, and now Sidney Crosby and Co. will have the chance to celebrate with their fans.  

The parade will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 15, according to CBS Pittsburgh's Kym Gable, who offered more details on the proceedings:

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The route will begin on Grant Street at Liberty Avenue, travel along Grant Street to the Boulevard of the Allies, turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies and will end at the intersection of the Boulevard of the Allies and Stanwix Street. 

A stage will be set up at Stanwix Street for celebratory remarks from Pittsburgh Penguins personnel. Road closures and parade route barricade installation will begin at 12:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. 

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The parade will be broadcast on NBC 11 in Pittsburgh and on WPXI.com.

The Penguins clinched the title on the road at the SAP Center with a 3-1 victory. They had the opportunity to win the Cup on home ice during Game 5 but missed out with a 4-2 loss. ESPN Stats & Info highlighted how the Penguins haven't won a single championship at home, so the parades are where their fans have been able to celebrate with the team:

Pittsburgh last hosted a parade for the Stanley Cup in 2009. Timothy McNulty and Kaitlynn Riely of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that parade “featured trucks carrying players and their families—and their trophies—on Grant Street and the Boulevard of the Allies.”

McNulty and Riely also pointed out “the crowd estimate of 375,000 bettered the 350,000 for the Steelers Super Bowl parade in February” of 2009.

As for this year’s team, Crosby captured the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup playoffs. He notched two assists during the Game 6 win and posted a total of 19 points during the postseason on six goals and 13 assists. The captain was constantly pressuring the opposing defense and anchored the offensive attack on his way to the recognition.  

Elsewhere, rookie goaltender Matt Murray played only 13 games during the regular season but appeared in 21 during the championship run in the playoffs. He finished with a sparkling 15-6 record behind a .923 save percentage and a 2.08 goals-against average. He carried the team for large stretches of the postseason and saved all but one of San Jose’s 19 shots in Sunday’s closeout win.

Here is a look at how the entire Stanley Cup Final played out:

Game	Result
1	3-2, Penguins
2	2-1, Penguins (overtime)
3	3-2, Sharks (overtime)
4	3-1, Penguins
5	4-2, Sharks
6	3-1, Penguins

The question naturally becomes whether the Penguins can repeat as champions, even as they prepare for Wednesday's parade. The Detroit Red Wings of 1996-97 and 1997-98 were the last NHL team to accomplish the feat, but Ken Campbell of the Hockey News pointed out “the Penguins only have to either re-sign or replace Matt Cullen, Justin Schultz and Ben Lovejoy next season.”

That means Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel and the rest of the Penguins could be back next year for another parade if they carry their momentum from the Stanley Cup title into the 2016-17 campaign.