The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise was founded in 1967 as an expansion team during the league’s original expansion from six to twelve teams. The Penguins have played in Mellon Arena since their first season, and will move into their new arena, Consol Energy Center, in time for the 2010–11 NHL season. They have won two Stanley Cup championships in their history, in 1991 and 1992. They have a long-standing rivalry with trans-Pennsylvanian team the Philadelphia Flyers and have a developing rivalry with the Washington Capitals.
Early Years
The Penguins, or the Pens, joined the NHL as part of the 1967 expansion, when the league doubled in size, adding six new teams. The Penguins made their first playoff appearance in 1970, when they fell to the St. Louis Blues in the conference finals. That marked the furthest the team would get in the post season over the next two decades.
Pittsburgh Penguins Roster
Other Information
- Owner: Mario Lemieux and Ronald Burkle
- General Manager: Ray Shero
- Coach: Dan Bylsma
- Inaugural season: 1967
- Finals appearances: Three
- Stanley Cups: Two (last in 1992)
- 2008 Eastern Conference Champions
- Home: Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh
Links
- Official Site: Pittsburgh Penguins
- Wikipedia: Pittsburgh Penguins
