Penguins sign 6 Make-A-Wish children to 1-day contracts

Nate Smallwood
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 1:33 p.m. | Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 1:33 p.m.

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Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford signs Michael Sexton, participating in Make-A-Wish, to a special one-day contract at a press conference at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

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Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford poses for photos with six kids from Make-A-Wish, following signing each of them to a special one-day contract at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

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Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford welcomes six children from Make-A-Wish to a press conference at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

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Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford signs special one-day contracts for six children from Make-A-Wish at a press conference at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review

Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford signs special one-day contracts for six children from Make-A-Wish at a press conference at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford signed special one-day contracts for six special children at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Saturday morning.

Through Make-A-Wish, the six children were able to have breakfast in the locker room with Penguins players and watch practice with their families. Following practice they were welcomed to skate on the ice with Penguins players.

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All six Make-A-Wish families will attend the Penguins home game Sunday against the Detroit Red Wings before completing their respective wishes.

The Make-A-Wish recipients were Allison Urciuoli, Michael Sexton, Hughes Fleming, Jessica Goddard, Morgan Thrush and Braydan Veenis.

Welcome to the team, Hughes, Michael, Jessica, Morgan, Allison, and Brayden! pic.twitter.com/nZlzlWZ7mw

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) February 15, 2020