PITTSBURGH — Penguins center Evgeni Malkin said he was the target of a robbery over the weekend at his suburban Pittsburgh home. His three Stanley Cup rings are missing, he said.
“Yes, 2 days ago,” Malkin confirmed Tuesday about the robbery in a text message to The Athletic.
KDKA-TV first reported the news. The station reported the burglary occurred Saturday.
The Penguins played two games at home over the weekend at PPG Paints Arena — against the Ottawa Senators at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday and against the Tampa Bay Lightning at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday.
The Cup rings are from the Penguins’ 2009, 2016 and 2017 championship teams. Malkin was the leading playoff scorer on the 2009 and 2017 title teams, and he won the Conn Smythe as playoff MVP in 2009.
Malkin owns a home in Sewickley Heights, a borough in Allegheny County with a population under 900 as reported by the 2020 census. He has lived there for more than a decade.
The house is where his parents stay when they are in Pittsburgh on a visit from Magnitogorsk, Russia, where Malkin was born. Malkin’s son, Nikita, also stays with his father in the house when he is in Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the situation Tuesday.
Malkin also has a residency on Fisher Island in Florida, where Nikita and his mother, Anna Kasterova, usually spend most of their time during the NHL season. Malkin’s parents also have a home on Fisher Island.
Malkin, 38, has played his entire NHL career with the Penguins. He returned from a four-game absence in the Penguins’ 3-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night.
The latest news comes amid a spate of break-ins at the home of prominent professional athletes in recent months, including reported break-ins at the homes of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr., Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr., Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin and Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Dončić.
Multiple reports in December indicated that the FBI issued a warning to sports leagues regarding organized theft groups targeting athletes’ homes. The NFL and NBA issued security memos to teams in November.
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