Estimated 650,000 Flock Downtown For Stanley Cup Parade, Largest Sports Parade In History
/ CBS Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- According to officials, about 650,000 people flooded the streets of downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday for the Penguins Stanley Cup victory parade.
KDKA's John Shumway Reports --
More than 400,000 people flooded the streets of downtown Pittsburgh on June 15, 2016, to celebrate the Penguins' Stanley Cup victory.
On Wednesday, almost exactly one year later, fans lined the streets yet again to celebrate the Pens' back-to-back victories, and about 250,000 more people were downtown to celebrate.
An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Bryan Orr/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Tim Williams/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)An estimated 650,000 people packed Downtown Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year! (Photo Credit: Casey Shea/KDKA)(Photo Credit: KDKA)(Photo Credit: KDKA)(Photo Credit: KDKA)(Photo Credit: KDKA)(Photo Credit: KDKA)(Photo Credit: KDKA)(Photo Credit: KDKA)(Photo Credit: Rich Walsh/KDKA)(Photo Credit: KDKA)
The celebrations kicked off at 11 a.m. with a parade through the streets featuring local high school marching bands, Penguins staff and, of course, the players themselves.