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    FW&GS to Welcome Former Pittsburgh Penguin Bryan Trottier to Pittsburgh Wine & Spirits Festival

    May 29, 2024

    ​Seven-time hockey champ to sign bottles of The Union Forge Vodka on Friday, May 31

    Pittsburgh – The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) announced that Bryan Trottier, former Pittsburgh Penguins® player, pro hockey coach, multiple Stanley Cup winner, and hockey hall-of-famer, will sign pre-purchased bottles of The Union Forge Vodka beginning at 7:00 PM Friday, May 31, at the Pittsburgh Wine & Spirits Festival at The Events Center at Rivers Casino, 777 Casino Dr., Pittsburgh.

    A native of Canada, Bryan Trottier played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins®. He also won two Stanley Cups with the Penguins, and five additional Stanley Cups both as a player and as an assistant coach with other NHL franchises. He shares the NHL record for points in a single period with six (four goals and two assists). At the time of his retirement in 1994, his point total ranked sixth in NHL history; as of 2023, Trottier was ranked 17th all-time in NHL regular-season points. He is also one of only eight NHL players with multiple five-goal games. In 2017, he was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history. Trottier was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1997.

    Fans wishing to meet Trottier and have him sign their bottles can find the following product at the Pittsburgh Wine & Spirits Festival on-site Fine Wine & Good Spirits store:

    • The Union Forge Vodka (code 97727) – $19.99

    The PLCB regulates the distribution of beverage alcohol in Pennsylvania, operates about 600 wine and spirits stores statewide, and licenses 20,000 alcohol producers, retailers, and handlers. The PLCB also works to reduce and prevent dangerous and underage drinking through partnerships with schools, community groups, and licensees. Taxes and store profits – totaling nearly $21.8 billion since the agency's inception – are returned to Pennsylvania's General Fund, which finances Pennsylvania's schools, health and human services programs, law enforcement, and public safety initiatives, among other important public services. The PLCB also provides financial support for the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, other state agencies, and local municipalities across the state. For more information about the PLCB, visit lcb.pa.gov.
     
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