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he Pittsburgh Penguins are a very well known, professional ice hockey team who are based at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The penguins, as they are sometimes referred to play in the NHL which stands for, National Hockey League. The team sports Las Vegas Gold, black and white as their official colors. The official logo consists of a skating penguin against a bigger gold triangle. The team's home arena is the Mellon Arena, also known as "The Igloo" with a capacity of 17,132 people.

The lucky mascot for the team is the Ice burgh. The main rivals for the team can be identified as Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, and Washington Capitals. Some of the current and former affiliates are Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins (of AHL), Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), Cleveland Lumberjacks (IHL), HC CSKA Moscow (of the Russian Hockey Super League, for partnership only) and Muskegon Lumberjacks (IHL).

The Pittsburgh penguins were added in the year 1967 into the NHL after its expansion. This was along with teams like the Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and Oakland Seals.

The team has an enviable record of participating and winning some major championships. To be specific the team won Stanley Cup Championship twice, first in 1990-91 season and then in 1991-92 season. The club also has the record of making final appearances twice in the Stanley cup, first in 1990-91 where it was defeated by Minnesota, 4-2), and then again in 1991-92 (where it was defeated by Chicago, 4-0). The penguins also won the Presidents' Trophy once in the season 1992-93 and the Conference Championship twice, first in season 1990-91, and then again in 1991-92. the team has the remarkable feat of winning the Division Championships five times starting from the season 1990-91, then in 1992-93, next in season 1993-94, and then in1995-96, and latest in 1997-98 . Also the team won the famous Hart Memorial Trophy once in the season 1992-93. Apart from these and many more trophies, the team has many individual records to be proud of.

The Russian super star Evgeni Malkin is most surely expected to sign a contract with the club in the coming time of 2006 so as to join the team in the coming season. The Penguins also recently added Jordan Staal, the third of the famous four Staal brothers of hockey. With such a line up of players and such a kind of record to boast of, the team is sure going to entertain one and all, so it will be insane to miss any of its games. So hurry up and book your tickets well in advance, do not wait for the last minute. You can also book tickets online for your convenience.