Wednesday was National Nurses Day, a day that carried a little more significance this year as nurses work on the front lines to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Penguins players, coaches, and management honored nurses by putting their names on the back of their jerseys:
Grateful for Tiffany and all the nurses and front-line workers who put themselves at risk. There’s no doubt you are the champions every single day #TheRealHeroes pic.twitter.com/ksE3CPAUdx
— Mark Recchi (@Markrecchi8) May 6, 2020
Thank you to all the healthcare workers on the frontlines, especially RN Linda Hart!! #NationalNursesDay pic.twitter.com/NFIDF6n0Ml
— Justin Schultz (@6Schultz6) May 6, 2020
Bryan Rust's jersey featured the name of nurse Ellen Roantree, who is also the girlfriend of his brother-in-law Jarrett Burton, a former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin:
Today is National Nurses Day and I wanted to help recognize some of the real heroes on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. Shoutout to @ellenroantree #TheRealHeroes pic.twitter.com/UnZQpYNTGa
— Bryan Rust (@rustyyy_92) May 6, 2020
Brian Dumoulin recognized his sister-in-law:
