Pittsburgh Penguins
- Year of foundation: 1967
- Colours: black, gold, white
- Club status: active
- Address: CONSOL Energy Center
1001 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 - Phone: +1 412 642 1842
- Fax: +1 412 255 1980
- WWW: http://penguins.nhl.com/
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All time leagues: NHL | Bantam AAA
Season 2024-2025
This club in 2024-2025: NHL
Oct. 09 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | - | New York Rangers | - | |
Oct. 10 24 | Detroit Red Wings | - | Pittsburgh Penguins | - | |
Oct. 12 24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | - | Pittsburgh Penguins | - | |
Oct. 14 24 | Montreal Canadiens | - | Pittsburgh Penguins | - | |
Oct. 16 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | - | Buffalo Sabres | - |
# | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
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D | Sebastian Aho | 17.02.1996 | 180 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Nikolai Knyzhov | 20.03.1998 | 188 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
RW | Rutger McGroarty | 30.03.2004 | 185 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
RW | Valtteri Puustinen | 04.06.1999 | 176 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» |
Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chad Nehring | 14.06.1987 | Other | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
PPG Paints Arena
- Adress: 1001 Fifth Ave.,
Pittsburgh,
PA 15219 - Web: http://www.ppgpaintsarena.com/
- Capacity: 18087
- Opened in: 2010
Founded in 1967 during the original NHL expansion from six to twelve teams. Won three Stanley Cups in 1991, 1992 and 2009. Played in Mellon Arena all the way until 2010 when they moved to their current arena.
Notable players:Three Stanley Cups, four Stanley Cup finals.
League winners:- http://penguins.nhl.com/ (official)
- Former NHLer Zarley Zalapski passed away (14 Dec 2017)
- Patric Hörnqvist - a Stanley Cup Champion (13 Jun 2016)
- Penguins administer their own justice after Sýkora’s trickery (26 Oct 2011)
- Arto Javanainen passes away (27 Jan 2011)
Pittsburgh wins Stanley Cup
Swedes Patric Hörnqvist and Carl Hagelin scored late goals when Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 2-0 in game 6 to win Stanley Cup for the second year in a row - and fifth time overall.
(12 Jun 2017)Sydney Crosby named Youth Olympic Games Ambassador
The International Olympic Committee announced that Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby was named Youth Olympic Games Ambassador for the first edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck from 13 to 22 January 2012. Other athletes named are Korean skater Kim An, skiers Lindsey Vonn (U.S.) and Benjamin Raich (Austria)and freestylers Kevin Rolland(France).
'It's important that young athletes have the proper guidance and support in their early years,' Crosby said. 'I have always tried to lead by example and be a positive role model for people. I hope my involvement in the first Winter Youth Olympic Games can help inspire the athletes and motivate them to be the best they can be in everything they do, not only during competition.'
(21 Dec 2011)- Youngest player: Rutger McGroarty (21 years)
- Oldest player: Sebastian Aho (29 years)
- Shortest player: Valtteri Puustinen (176 cm)
- Tallest player: Nikolai Knyzhov (188 cm)
- Nationalities: Finland (1), Russia (1), Sweden (1), USA (1)
Pittsburgh Penguins participates in season 2024-2025: NHL
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