Pittsburgh Penguins

Founded:	1967	GM:	Kyle Dubas
Owned By:	Fenway Sports Group (John Henry), Ronald Burkle & Mario Lemieux	Coach:	Mike Sullivan
Home Rink:	PPG Paints Arena	Captain:	Sidney Crosby
AHL Affiliate:	Wilkes/Barre Scranton Penguins	ECHL Affiliate:	Wheeling Nailers

The Pittsburgh Penguins were founded in 1967 during the league’s expansion from six to twelve teams. The 1992–93 Penguins won the franchise’s first-ever Presidents’ Trophy for being the team with the most points at the end of the regular season. In addition to their eight division titles, they have qualified for six Stanley Cup Finals, winning the Stanley Cup five times – in 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, and 2017. Along with the Edmonton Oilers, the Penguins are tied for the most Stanley Cup championships among non-Original Six teams and sixth overall. 

Deeper Dive

• The Latest Pittsburgh Penguins News at The Hockey Writers
• Current Players, Salaries and Cap Info
• Penguins with 100-Point Seasons
• The Penguins 50 Goal Scorers
• The All-Time Greatest Penguins
• Penguins’ All-Time Greatest Lines

2024-25 Season Roster

Super Mario: One of the Greats

Equal parts exhilarating and devastating, sports are quite simply unpredictable. Ask the city of Pittsburgh. In 1995, Penguins fans experienced both emotions at the same time. Riding back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and looking like a team destined to three-peat, Mario Lemieux stepped to the podium at a sudden press conference to announce he had been diagnosed with a Nodular Lymphocytic form of Hodgkin’s disease. Read more…

The Players

• Remembering What Made Mario Lemieux the Greatest
• Lemieux or Crosby – Who’s Had the Biggest Impact on the Penguins?
• Penguins’ Franchise Stars: Malkin Is Better Than Jagr
• Crosby Is a Role Model for Pittsburgh & Beyond
• Jagr’s Illustrious Penguins Career
• Matt Murray’s Legacy with the Penguins
• Penguins’ 10 Best Goals in Franchise History
• Penguins’ 1st Coach Red Sullivan Set Tone for Franchise
• One for the Ages: Les Binkley’s 1967-68 NHL Season

More Penguins History

• The Second Six – Penguins Enter the NHL
• Top 10 Pre-Mario Lemieux Penguins Victories
• Mario Lemieux’s 1992-93 Season
• Penguins You Forgot About
• Top 5 Czechs Who Played For the Pittsburgh Penguins
• Penguins’ 10 Best Defensemen in Team History
• The Best Penguins’ Nicknames
• Penguins’ Stanley Cup Dreams Started With Red Kelly
• The Last Days of the Igloo

Legacy of the Penguins’ Name and Mascots

Though it’s not the fiercest team name in the NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins moniker has become associated with greatness over the franchise’s 52-year existence. It’s hard to believe that one simple write-in naming contest could have changed the entire branding of the team, eliminating things like slick black-and-gold uniforms, a great arena nickname, and even a few lovable mascots. Read more…

Sources

• Wikipedia