Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Gonchar (55) of Russia, plays against the Montreal Canadiens' in the NHL Hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday...

1- Jun 12, 2009; Detroit, MI, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar (right) is checked by Detroit Red Wings left wing Johan Franzen in the first period of...

...com Arena in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images) TORONTO - OCTOBER 10: Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates with the puck during game action against the Toronto Maple...

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: Evgeni Malkin #71 (L) and Sergei Gonchar #55 (R) of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate Malkkin's first period goal against the Philadelphia Flyers...

...Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings controls the puck in the corner in front of Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Seven of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals at...

PITTSBURGH - JUNE 02: Tomas Holmstrom #96 of the Detroit Red Wings and Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins line up for a face-off during Game Three of the...

...the first period of game five of the 2009 Stanley Cup finals as Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar (55) skates away at Joe Louis Arena

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar (55), of Russia, looks up at the scoreboard as Detroit Red Wings players celebrate behind him...

RALEIGH, NC - MAY 23: Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins fires a slap shot during Game Three of the Eastern Conference...

PITTSBURGH - JUNE 02: Niklas Kronwall #55 of the Detroit Red Wings draws contact against Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Three of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals on...

PITTSBURGH - JUNE 02: Henrik Zetterberg #40 of the Detroit Red Wings skates with the puck as Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins looks to play the body during Game Three of the 2009...

...Kris Letang #58 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his goal against the Detroit Red Wings with Sergei Gonchar #55 and Chris Kunitz #14 during Game Three of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals on...

RALEIGH, NC - MAY 26: Captain Sidney Crosby #87 and alternate captains Evgeni Malkin #71 and Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins accept the Prince of Wales Trophy during Game Four of the...

May 23, 2009; Raleigh, NC, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen (55) Sergei Gonchar is checked by the Carolina Hurricanes right wing (44) Patrick Eaves during the the 2nd period...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin, right, from Russia, celebrates his goal with Bill Guerin (13) as Sergei Gonchar (55), from Russia, looks on during the first period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey...