The stuttering community applauds his win and his transparency in discussing his stutter with the public. Last spring Rust helped the Penguins win a second Stanley Cup in a row, which hockey fans will laud as the ultimate. Meet Leo Carlsson, 2023 NHL Draft star, whose stutter is just a part of me NHL veteran Bryan Rust said hes learned to accept stuttering 'as part of myself' and said he believes Leo Carlsson. In his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, a Januarticle in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette titled “Speech impediment does not slow down Penguins RW Bryan Rust” brought his stuttering to the forefront with Penguins fans. Rust scored 28 points (15 goals, 13 assists) in 57 games in 2016-17 and had nine points (seven goals, two assists) in 23 playoff games to help the Penguins repeat as champions. In his year with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL, Bryan won the team award given to the player most cooperative with the media. ‘It’s not the easiest thing to go through as a kid,' Matt said. As children, both attended speech therapy to help their stutters, and found themselves subject to the same type of teasing from peers. “Born three years apart, Matt and Bryan were bonded by more than hockey. After this publicized feat, Sports Illustrated published an article about Rust and his brother. On May 2, 2016, Bryan Rust became the first rookie in NHL history to score two goals in game seven of the Stanley Cup playoffs, helping the Penguins to victory in game seven of the semi-finals. It’s just one of those things I’ve learned to deal with.” I’ve had a lot of people around me that have really been supportive with it. It’s kind of something we’ve grown up with together and just dealt with. A champion on the ice, Rust has also been a champion for stuttering, openly discussing his struggles with several media outlets.īryan and his older brother Matt (who was also drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins) attended speech therapy together when they were young. Pittsburgh Penguin Bryan Rust, a Michigan native and graduate of the University of Notre Dame, was cited in 2016 as one of the Penguins’ stars in their impressive Stanley Cup run.
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