Pittsburgh Penguins 2011-2012 Season Preview:
Although they were once considered one of the least successful teams in the National Hockey League, the Pittsburgh Penguins have turned it around over the past decade, winning the Stanley Cup in the 2008-09 season. They have yet to repeat, but fans expect a big season out of the Pens in 2011.
Pittsburgh has quickly become one of the most exciting teams in hockey to watch with numerous talented players, including Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Over the past few seasons, these snipers have been some of the highest-scoring forwards in the league.
In the 2010-11 regular season, the team was plagued with injuries although they still managed to make it into the Stanley Cup playoffs, finishing in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Pens lost in the quarterfinals to the Tampa Bay Lightning, but plan to redeem themselves in the 2011-12 season.
With the team healthy, the Pittsburgh Penguins are a real threat in the Eastern Conference. Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is also at the prime of his career and is expected to be one of the top netminders in the league by the end of next season.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS EXPERIENCE:
Founded: 1967
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Stadium: CONSOL Energy Center
Conference: Eastern Conference
Division: Atlantic Division
Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Titles: 3: 1990-91, 1991-92, 2008–09
Pittsburgh Penguins Conference Championships: 4
Notable Players: Michel Briere, Mario Lemieux, Paul Coffey, Bryan Trottier
The Pittsburgh Penguins were established in 1967 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Penguins would struggle for much of heir early history until the team drafted Mario Lemieux in 1984 and then Jaromir Jagr in 1990. The two players became a scoring machine for the Penguins, and would help win back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992. The Pittsburgh Penguins would find themselves in financial trouble later in the 1990's and were forced to make contract cuts to stay afloat. They did continue to have some play-off success, but found themselves in rebuilding mode in the early 2000's. The current squad is young and chock full of talent.
In 2010, the Penguins left the Mellon Arena, at the time the NHL's oldest, for the CONSOL Energy Center. The $321 million facility was completed in 2010, in time for the 2010-2011 Penguins season. The new arena seats over 18,000 hockey fans and includes 2,000 box seats and 66 luxury suites. The historic Mellon Arena reverted to the Civic Arena and, unless saved by a historic designation, will be demolished. The distinctive shape of the old arena (reminiscent of an igloo), provided the Penguins with their name.
See Also:
Pittsburgh Penguins Playoff tickets
Pittsburgh Penguins Season Preview History
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