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As Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins had another very important job left to do: visit the President of the United States.
The Penguins don’t go to Washington D.C. until Nov. 16. That could, understandably, be a problem; it’s an election year, and whatnot. So instead, why not go right now? They have two days off in between preseason games, and it’s not like it’s all that far away...
The Penguins went to see the President, and it was awesome, starting with the most Sidney Crosby thing ever.
The last time the #Pens won the Cup, this secret service agent was a Penguins intern. Sid recognized him and stopped for a quick handshake. pic.twitter.com/Dkb0OIV2Fi
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 6, 2016
But it was Phil Kessel who would be the star of the show (and we’ll get back to him shortly...)
HBK waiting for the President pic.twitter.com/KbhjVcni3N
— Phil Kessel (@PKessel81) October 6, 2016
HMK line coming at ya (sometimes) pic.twitter.com/35PqvRhAva
— Phil Kessel (@PKessel81) October 6, 2016
(Was Nick Bonino consulted on this??)
Mike Sullivan wore his most American pair of socks.
Coach Sullivan knows how to dress for a visit to the @WhiteHouse. pic.twitter.com/YV2D7o26w2
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 6, 2016
Kris Letang decided to go the history route while waiting.
The notorious John Tyler #whitehouse @TheNotoriousMMA pic.twitter.com/tShdqFcUaq
— Kristopher Letang (@Letang_58) October 6, 2016
While Eric Fehr and Brian Dumoulin were being just plain cool.
Stanley in the White House! pic.twitter.com/V6iFKRbYOF
— Eric Fehr (@EricFehr) October 6, 2016
And then, of course...
What a moment at the White House! pic.twitter.com/ULgKmYje3l
— Matthew Murray (@mattmurray_30) October 6, 2016
And President Obama had the line of the day - one we’ve been saying to ourselves for months now.
.@POTUS: "We are here to celebrate an extraordinary achievement. Phil Kessel is a Stanley Cup champion." #PensAndPOTUS
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 6, 2016
When the President says it, you know it’s good.
Here’s the whole thing, in all its glory: