Pittsburgh Penguins Colors, Facts and History
The Pittsburgh Penguins colors are black, Pittsburgh gold and white.
- League
- National Hockey League · Eastern Metropolitan
- City
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Home
- PPG Paints Arena (18,187 seats)
- Founded
- 1967
- Stanley Cups
- 5
- Head coach
- Sidney Crosby (Oct 2026)
- Colors
- Black, Pittsburgh gold, white
- Recent All-Stars
- Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell, Artūrs Šilovs (2026 Winter Olympics men's hockey rosters)
Pittsburgh Penguins history
Pittsburgh got its NHL club in the 1967 expansion, and fans shortened the name to the Pens long ago. For years the team skated at the Civic Arena, a building locals nicknamed the Igloo, before moving to PPG Paints Arena in 2010. The Penguins play in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference.
Silverware came in bunches. The club has reached six Stanley Cup Finals and won five of them, lifting the Cup in 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016 and 2017. Those last two made Pittsburgh the first team to repeat as champion in the salary cap era. Mario Lemieux bought the franchise in 1999 and pulled it out of bankruptcy, a rare case of a star player turning owner. Four franchise players (Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Jaromír Jágr and Lemieux) have each been named league MVP with the Hart Trophy while wearing a Pittsburgh sweater.
Did you know?
- Only the Edmonton Oilers match Pittsburgh's five Cups among clubs outside the Original Six.
- The Penguins' old rink, the Civic Arena, went by the nickname the Igloo.
- PPG Paints Arena seats 18,187 fans for hockey.
Colors are shown as plain swatches with their hex codes. This site is not affiliated with the Pittsburgh Penguins or the National Hockey League; team names are used only to identify the teams.
Questions about the Pittsburgh Penguins
Where do the Pittsburgh Penguins play?
Home games are at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which the team moved into in 2010.
How many Stanley Cups have the Penguins won?
Five: 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016 and 2017.
Sources
- Wikidata Q193643, checked October 8, 2026
- Wikipedia: Pittsburgh Penguins, checked October 8, 2026
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