Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Corey O\u2019Connor and Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Kyle Dubas bear an uncanny resemblance.<\/p>\n
They look so much alike that O\u2019Connor posted photos of himself with Dubas on social media Saturday, joking they could be twins like the separated-at-infancy siblings in the 1998 film \u201cThe Parent Trap.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGreat to meet my doppelg\u00e4nger tonight, GM Kyle Dubas, tonight cheering on our Pittsburgh Penguins against the Maple Leafs,\u201d O\u2019Connor wrote on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Parent Trap\u201d, Walt Disney Pictures, 1998.<\/p>\n
Great to meet my doppelg\u00e4nger, GM Kyle Dubas, tonight cheering on our Pittsburgh @penguins<\/a> against the Maple Leafs. #LetsGoPens<\/a>! pic.twitter.com\/P7eQdJjVPK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Corey O’Connor (@CoreyOConnorPA) November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n At the same time, the Penguins posted a short video featuring the pair.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople say I look like the new mayor of Pittsburgh,\u201d Dubas says, walking into the Penguins\u2019 front office.<\/p>\n Seeing double ????<\/p>\n Thanks for coming out, @CoreyOConnorPA<\/a>! pic.twitter.com\/tYk8QQkL95<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The clip then pans to O\u2019Connor, sitting at a desk and wearing a Penguins vest. \u201cAnd people say I look like the general manager of the Penguins,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n The two then stand side-by-side, showing an obvious height difference.<\/p>\n \u201cFor clarity, he\u2019s the short one,\u201d Dubas said, referring to O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd clearly he\u2019s the tall one,\u201d O\u2019Connor responds.<\/p>\n Dubas, 40, a native of Canada, was named the team\u2019s general manager in 2023<\/a>, after serving as GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n O\u2019Connor, 41, defeated Mayor Ed Gainey<\/a> in the Democratic primary in May before handily winning the November general election<\/a> to secure Pittsburgh\u2019s highest elected office. He will be sworn in as mayor Jan. 5.<\/p>\n In the video, the Penguins GM explains he\u2019s not the one to call about potholes or taxes. O\u2019Connor quips that he\u2019s not the one to call about the Penguins power play or who the team will put in the net.<\/p>\n \u201cBut we\u2019re both proud to represent the black and gold,\u201d Dubas said.<\/p>\n The pair end the clip standing before the Penguins logo and a Stanley Cup trophy, signing off with a line frequently heard in political ads: \u201cAnd we approve this message.\u201d <\/p>\n Julia Burdelski is a TribLive reporter covering Pittsburgh City Hall and other news in and around Pittsburgh. A La Roche University graduate, she joined the Trib in 2020. She can be reached at jburdelski@triblive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n