Pittsburgh Penguins

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).

The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original expansion from six to twelve teams. The Penguins played in the Civic Arena, also known to Pittsburgh fans as "The Igloo", from the time of their inception through the end of the 2009–10 season.

The Penguins moved into their new arena, PPG Paints Arena to begin the 2010–11 NHL season.

They have qualified for five Stanley Cup Finals, winning the Stanley Cup four times: in 1991, 1992, 2009 and 2016.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

(Records as of June 12, 2016.)

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
2011–12	82	51	25	6	108	282	221	2nd, Atlantic	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Flyers)
2012–13	48	36	12	0	72	165	119	1st, Atlantic	Lost in Conference Finals, 0–4 (Bruins)
2013–14	82	51	24	7	109	249	207	1st, Metropolitan	Lost in Second Round, 3–4 (Rangers)
2014–15	82	43	27	12	98	221	210	4th, Metropolitan	Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Rangers)
2015–16	82	48	26	8	104	245	203	2nd, Metropolitan	Stanley Cup Champions, 4–2 (Sharks)

Retired Numbers

Pittsburgh Penguins retired numbers

No.	Player	Position	Career	No. retirement
21	Michel Briere	C	1969–1970	January 5, 2001
66	Mario Lemieux	C	1984–1997, 2000–2006	November 19, 1997

Hall of Famers

Players

• Andy Bathgate, RW, (1967–1968, 1970–1971) inducted 1978
• Leo Boivin, D, (1967–1969) inducted 1986
• Paul Coffey, D, (1987–1992) inducted 2004
• Ron Francis, C, (1990–1998) inducted 2007
• Tim Horton, D, (1971–1972) inducted 1977
• Mario Lemieux, C, (1984–1997, 2000–06) inducted 1997
• Joe Mullen, RW, (1990–1995, 1996–1997) inducted 2000
• Larry Murphy, D, (1990–1995) inducted 2004
• Luc Robitaille, LW, (1995) inducted 2009
• Bryan Trottier, C, (1990–1994) inducted 1997

Builders

• Scotty Bowman, director of player development & head coach, (1990–1993) inducted 1991
• Bob Johnson, head coach, (1990–1991) inducted 1992
• Craig Patrick, GM & head coach, (1989–2006) inducted 2001
• Herb Brooks, head coach, (1999–00), head scout (1994–1999, 2000–2003) inducted 2006

Other

• Media – Mike Lange, broadcaster (1974–1975, 1976–present) inducted 2001 – Foster Hewitt Memorial Award
• Media – Dave Molinari, Newspaper Writer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette inducted 2009 – Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award

Penguins Hall of Fame

• Bob Johnson, head coach (1990–1991) inducted 1992
• Jean Pronovost, RW (1968–1978) inducted 1992
• Rick Kehoe, RW (1974–1985) inducted 1992
• Syl Apps, Jr., C (1970–1978) inducted 1994
• Edward J. DeBartolo Sr., owner (1977–1991) inducted 1996
• Dave Burrows, D (1971–1978, 1980–1982) inducted 1996
• Elaine Heufelder, front office (1967–2003) inducted 1996
• Mario Lemieux, C (1984–1997, 2000–2006), owner (1999–present) inducted 1999
• Jack Riley, GM (1967–1970, 1972–1974) inducted 1999
• Joe Mullen, RW (1990–1995, 1996–1997) inducted 2000
• Craig Patrick, GM (1989–06) inducted 2001
• Mike Lange, broadcaster (1974–1975, 1976–present) inducted 2001
• Anthony "A.T." Caggiano, locker room (1967–1900) inducted 2001
• Les Binkley, G (1967–1972) inducted 2003
• Ulf Samuelsson, D (1991–1995) inducted 2003
• Vince Lascheid, organist (1970–2003) inducted 2003
• Paul Coffey, D (1987–1992) inducted 2007
• Frank Sciulli, locker room (1967–2007) inducted 2007

Team Captains

• Ab McDonald, 1967–1968
• Earl Ingarfield, 1968–1969
• No captain, 1969–1973
• Ron Schock, 1973–1977
• Jean Pronovost, 1977–1978
• Orest Kindrachuk, 1978–1981
• Randy Carlyle, 1981–1984
• Mike Bullard, 1984–1986
• Terry Ruskowski, 1986–1987
• Dan Frawley, 1987
• Mario Lemieux, 1987–1994
• Ron Francis, 1995
• Mario Lemieux, 1995–1997
• Ron Francis, 1997–1998
• Jaromir Jagr, 1998–2001
• Mario Lemieux, 2001–2006
• Sidney Crosby, 2007–present