When the 2016-17 season ended, Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Jake Guentzel was holding the Stanley Cup after leading the postseason with 13 goals. His 21 points in 25 playoff games put the finishing touch on the 22-year-old's breakout season.
Guentzel was one of many players in the NHL to emerge last season.
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