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Mea Musillo, 10, of Upper St. Clair stays cool while waiting for the Penguins' victory parade to begin Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
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Patric Hörnqvist raises his fists in victory Wednesday, June 14, 2017, as he rides down the Boulevard of the Allies during the parade celebrating the Penguins' Stanley Cup win.
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Fans await the start of the parade and rally to celebrate the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup victory at Point State Park in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
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A view of Point State Park as fans await the start of the parade and rally to celebrate Pittsburgh Pensguins Stanley Cup victory on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
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Goalie Matt Murray (left) and center Nick Bonino wave Wednesday, June 14, 2017, to fans celebrating the Penguins' Stanley Cup win.
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Zack Brickner, of Hampton, Va., came to the championship celebration dressed as a Stanley Cup on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
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Lexi Shandor, 16, of Baldwin waits along the Boulevard of the Allies in Pittsburgh for the Penguins's victory parade to begin Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
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Andrew Russell | Tribune-Review
Lexi Shandor, 16, of Baldwin waits Wednesday, June 14, 2017, along the Boulevard of the Allies in Pittsburgh before the start of the parade celebrating the Penguins' Stanley Cup win.

Pittsburgh celebrated the Penguins' Stanley Cup title with a victory parade and rally Wednesday in Downtown.

The parade started on Grant Street at Liberty Avenue in Downtown and finished with a rally in Point State Park.

According to the city, Operations Chief Guy Costa estimated the crowd size of the parade and rally to be 650,000 people, which would surpass the crowd of more than 400,000 that showed up for the Penguins' parade last year.


TribLive.com reporters Jonathan Bombulie and Kevin Gorman were Live on Facebook.


The Penguins on Twitter.

A fan got close to Sidney and the Cup.

NHL shared a video of Nick Bonino and his baby.