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About Pittsburgh Penguins Memorabilia & Collectibles
They are component of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. The Pittsburgh Penguins are professional team in ice hockey that is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As one of the first expansion teams in the duration of the league’s original expansion, the Pittsburgh Penguins was founded in the season of 1967. It was on February 8, 1966 that NHL was able to award an expansion team for the Pittsburgh Penguins for the seasons of 1967 up to 1968. The first manager that was able to serve the team was Jack Riley. At present, the team is being managed by Ray Shero. They are professional ice hockey team that is having their base in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since the first season that they have, the Pittsburgh Penguins played in the Civic Arena. Furthermore, in time for the 2010-11 NHL season, they were then moved to their new arena, in the Consol Energy Center.
Formerly the Pirates and the AHL Hornets, the Pittsburgh Penguins remains today in NHL as a force to reckon with, producing skilled players and hockey superstars among its roster.
Starting out as a civic rejuvenation plan, the Penguins carved a name in the sports. According to our sources, the Penguins’ name is derived from their playing arena in Pittsburgh, the “Igloo”. Their signature black-and-gold color was derived only in the 80’s but was met with protests. The team currently plays for Pittsburgh, bound by a 30-year contract owing to the construction of the Consol Energy Center, added the 21-year naming rights.
Their first entry into the NHL in the 1967-1968 season was not an easy one, being met with a fierce resistance and limits set by the Original Six. However, they had made an early mark, being the first team to win against an Original Six team---the Chicago Black Hawks. They produced superstars like Michael Briere during the late 60’s and Mario Lemieux in the 80’s. Players like Jaromir Jagr, Alexei Kovalev and Evgeni Malkin also played for the Penguins, eventually giving them two Stanley Cups, with one defeating the Minnesota North Stars.
Our sources say that thethe Penguins as a franchise had an unstable relationship with money. Being threatened with relocation in Seattle once, the team made it through with the help of a group of NHL teams against the fold-downs. The other incident was when they had accumulated large amount of debts in the 70’s and 80’s. Lemieux in his retirement converted the franchise into an equity and bought it, Up until now, the Lemieux group owns the Penguins.
Most popular Pittsburgh Penguins players: Craig Adams, Phil Bourque, Mike Bullard, Paul Coffey, Chris Conner, Matt Cooke, Sidney Crosby, John Cullen, Alexandre Daigle, Pascal Dupuis, Deryk Engelland, Marc-Andre Fleury, Bill Guerin, Wayne Hicks, Rick Kehoe, Tyler Kennedy, Chris Kunitz, Mario Lemieux, Kris Letang, Troy Loney, Ben Lovejoy, Evgeni Malkin, Paul Martin, Jay McKee, Zbynek Michalek, James Neal, Petr Nedved, Brooks Orpik, Corey Potter, Dean Prentice, Jean Pronovost, Gordie Roberts, Mike Rupp, Derek Sanderson, Jordan Staal, Kevin Stevens, Martin Straka, Maxime Talbot, Tim Wallace |
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