Bryan Rust

Who they were

Personal life Rust's older brother Matt also played professional ice hockey and last played for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins during the 2011–12 AHL season . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His older sister Erika is a high school English teacher and women’s soccer coach. [ 3 ] Rust met his wife Kelsey Burton in 2016 through mutual friends and the two were married on July 13, 2019, in Michigan. [ 4 ] As of April 2025 [update] , they have two sons and one daughter together. [

Bryan Peter Rust is an American professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with the Penguins in 2016 and 2017 and is the fourth longest tenured member of the organization aside from Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang.

Early life

Educated at: University of Notre Dame.

Early life Rust was born on May 11, 1992, in Pontiac, Michigan , U.S. [ 1 ] to parents Steve and Betsy. [ 2 ] Rust and his older brother Matt were both born with speech impediments and attended speech therapy . [ 3 ] Growing up, he was a fan of the Detroit Red Wings and considered Martin Lapointe his favorite player. [ 4 ] ^ "Bryan Rust" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved November 11, 2023 . ^ "#21 Bryan Rust" . University of Notre Dame . Retrieved February 25, 2025 .

Path and career

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs     Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 U.S. NTDP U17 USDP 25 3 4 7 8 — — — — — 2008–09 U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 42 6 9 15 18 9 0 2 2 4 2009–10 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 27 10 13 23 6 — — — — — 2009–10 U.S. NTDP U17 USDP 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2009–10 U.S.

Why this date

Bryan Rust appears on our May 11 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.