Greg Malone came to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a 1976 Second Round Pick, who would have a good rookie campaign with a 37 Point output.  He would have a 61 Point year after and had 65 Points the season after that.  That would be a personal best, as was his 35 Goals.  

Considered to be one of the more cerebral Defenseman in the game, Finland’s Olli Maatta was a First Round Pick (22^nd Overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2012. 

In the last half of the 1970s, one of the most exciting young players was Pierre Larouche, who set many records as the youngest to achieve specific benchmarks.  He was the youngest to score 100 Goals, 200 Points, and 300 Points (though Wayne Gretzky would break this), but nevertheless, he still had that record at one time.

From the United States, Brooks Orpik played three years at Boston College, where he helped his institution win the 2001 NCAA Championship.  The year before, he was drafted 18^th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he would join after winning that coveted amateur accolade.