- The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League
- (NHL).
- Founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league’s original expansion from six to twelve teams.
- Known as “The Igloo” to the Pittsburgh fans the Penguins played in the Civic Arena.
- They have qualified for four Stanley Cup Finals, won the Stanley Cup three times in their history – in 1991, 1992, and 2009.
- The Penguins had a modified uniforms for the 2014 NHL Stadium Series against the Blackhawks, featuring enlarged numbers at the back, slightly angled stripes and sleeve numbers, and a logo of the ‘skating penguin’ in front.
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