SportsNet Pittsburgh hires Bryan Trottier, Matt Bartkowski as analysts
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Trottier and former NHL defenseman Matt Bartkowski have been hired as analysts for SportsNet Pittsburgh.
The network announced their appointments via a release Thursday.
Trottier is one of the most prolific players in NHL history. An enshrinee into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Trottier is the league’s 19th-leading scorer with 1,425 career points. A vital component of the New York Islanders’ dynasty teams in the early 1980s, Trottier won the Stanley Cup six times in his playing career, including twice with the Penguins in 1991 and 1992.
Trottier, 67, also serves as a liaison with the franchise’s partnership sales and marketing department.
Bartkowski, a native of Mt. Lebanon, just concluded a 13-year professional career as a defenseman, including 10 seasons at the NHL level with the Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild. The 35-year-old spent last season with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL).
During the 2021-22 season, Bartkowski played for the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, serving as an alternate captain.
They join a crew of analysts with SportsNet Pittsburgh that includes former Penguins forwards Colby Armstrong, Jay Caufield and Mike Rupp.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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