WWE great Shawn Michaels will be at Game 5 to cheer on the Pittsburgh Penguins' "HBK" line. USATSI



The Pittsburgh Penguins' "HBK" line, made up of Carl Hagelin , Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel, has been taking over the hockey world over the past few weeks.

With Kessel leading the way with another huge game Wednesday, they have been one of the best lines in the league since they started playing together and have scored a ton of big goals for the Penguins. They also have a pretty big celebrity fan in former WWE superstar Shawn Michaels, who was known throughout his wrestling career as the "Heartbreak Kid."

Or, for short, "HBK."

Michaels has become a fan of the group and the social media push from Penguins fans helped lead to an invitation from the team to attend Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday night.

On Thursday night, Michaels announced that he has accepted the invitation and "barring a catastrophic weather event" will be in attendance for the game.



When all of this started former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end, who is a regular at Penguins games, offered up one of his seats to Michaels, and it seems that invitation was also accepted.

That's an offer I can't refuse!!! https://t.co/ryQhY6Z6KJ — Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) May 19, 2016

Yes @ShawnMichaels! Awesome you are coming to game 5 to see our great city, fans & @penguins! I have to warn you I get rowdy at the games. — Brett Keisel (@bkeisel99) May 20, 2016



The popularity of the HBK line in Pittsburgh is going beyond celebrity fans.

Primanti Brothers, the Pittsburgh sandwich establishment that is known for piling mountains of french fries and cole slaw on top of their sandwiches, also announced on Thursday they are introducing a limited time creation that will include Ham, Bacon and Kielbasa. That is a lot of meat products.

Cheer HBK. Live HBK. Now eat HBK w/ our ham, bacon & kielbasa sandwich, available for Game 4! #HBKSandwich#HBKLinepic.twitter.com/GO19Tnt3dY — Primanti Bros (@primantibros) May 19, 2016

So far this postseason Kessel, Hagelin and Bonino have combined for 14 goals (seven for Kessel, five for Hagelin, two for Bonino). Bonino scored the series-clinching goal in round two of the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Washington Capitals, while Kessel is having another outstanding playoff run.