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That old school pens logo is my fav it may look a bit cartoony but it was a fun concept
Pittsburgh is a black and gold city. I know the Pens historically had blue but it just seems wrong and foreign on them
Pittsburghers don’t like the blue because it’s associated with the bad years
Go Pens!
Pens changed to black and gold after the Pirates and Steelers both won championships in 1979. The city flag of the Burgh is also black and gold. I believe the Bruins tried to keep them from switching but the original Pittsburgh NHL team was black and gold when the Bruins were brown and gold. The gold triangle behind the penguin on the logo is a reference to a city nickname golden triangle because downtown is where 2 rivers meet to form the Ohio river. Keep up the entertaining videos!
I'm from NYC. Season tix to NYR 1974-1980. Sat in nosebleed last row.
77-78 I had a blue knockoff Penquin jersey. Wore it to games.
One night, John Ferguson Sr, GM of NYR, walked by on his way to be interviewed between periods.
Looks up, sees my Penguin jersey, points his meatty finger at my chest and very loudly says, "GET A RANGER'S JERSEY!"
Everyone turned and looked. Fergie went on his way. And I just thought it was SO cool. John Ferguson yelled at me! Wow!
BTW: I did not need to change my underwear. Probably too stunned.
As a pens fan, I think they need to ditch the gold 3rd already and bring a blue one in
Messi with the pretty kitty 😍😍🥰
Man, I used to hate that old Penguins logo of the 90s. It's probably the eyes, cause it gives off the "I'm better than you" look, which certain Pens fans display a lot. Especially after they kicked my Capitals' butts almost every year.
that "vegas gold" era of uniforms was the worst IMO. I even liked the 90's Penguin logo better.
Love both the Steelers and Pens "color rush" jerseys
God I hope Nike never makes NHL jerseys
Really love the late 70s blue, It would make a great 3rd or throwback Jersey.
The difference between the early 80s jerseys and current is the numbers are on the shoulders and not the arms. And on the arms the stripes are slanted not vertical.
The blue reminds me of dark times. The 70s were HORRIBLE for the team. Im surprised you dont have the 2017 Stadium Series jersey or the 2014 Stadium Series jersey. I think the 2019 Stadium Series jersey is the worst in franchise history by a mile.
The robo penguin is the best logo in the nhl. The skating penguin logo is trash.
In case anyone else wants to know what the triangle represents. In downtown Pittsburgh we have an area called the golden triangle. It’s basically a park with a big water fountain and it’s where the 3 rivers Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela meet. If you look at an aerial view of the city of Pittsburgh it has sort of a triangle shape to it.
I have the jersey that you show in the picture this guy blue with the white hemline
78-79 blue white jersey awesome stupid idea to change it
It's rare you'll see a penguin playing hockey, they're from the southern hemisphere.
Fun fact-The two lines in the Robo Penguin wing represent the two Stanley Cups they had won in 1991 and 1992.
FYI the Penguin skates over the Golden Triangle which is what Downtown Pittsburgh used to be referred to as. It’s from The Point, (AKA Point State Park formerly Fort Pitt, formerly Fort Duquesne circa the mid 1700s) to the beginning of the Strip and Hill Districts. It’s other two boarders are the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers the confluences of the Ohio River which begins at the point and flows to the Mississippi.
i'm a pens fan and the light blue alternate is hands down their best jersey to me. they need to scrap the current yellow alternate and bring back the light blue!!!
The powder blue was against the sabers
The black and gold is where it’s at. All of our 3 teams, steelers pirates and penguins wore black and gold forever until the penguins got the black and beige ones. I agree with you I mean they were ok but I’m glad they went back to the black and gold.
wish they would do the white jersey with the skating penguin and multi blue accent colors again that you show early in your video. such a clean sweater that pays homage to the nice old school blue coloring and the black/gold skating penguin of modernity
My first jersey was a robo penguin Jagre.
Would you trade or sell that Fleury??
the pittsburgh penguins, when they had that 1991 black and yellow, and went back to it in 2017, that jersey and color scheme is sooooo iconic. that jersey style represents, imo, that basically this team has had lemieux or crosby as their starting center (1C) for the most part from 1984 till now and counting. and those 5 stanley cups the team won.
didn't like robo-penguin, the vegas gold was retarded and the diagonal wanna-be rangers wasn't a good fit.
the circular penguins logo is really nice and tastefully designed. the blue jerseys, don't like or hate them but i understand they were a part of the early penguins history.
overall the penguins have had a good history. just please leave the current home and away jerseys as-is, they are so beautiful, and use a third jersey (whether it's the current yellow or change it up from time to time).
Even As a Philadelphia Flyers Fan Since 1995 I’ve Always Liked The Penguins Jerseys at Times Especially The 90’s Jersey With The Word Pittsburgh on It With The Robo Penguin on The Shoulders!
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I agree the Pens should return – FULL TIME, to dark blue, light blue, and white jerseys. Loved the 68-69 powder blues with the circle logo (i.e the "throwback" for the Winter Classic v Buffalo).
But the later blue setup (until the black-and-gold era) was fine as well.
Hated the "throwback" dark blue jersey worn during the infamous Outdoor Game vs WSH, where Crosby was blindsided and suffered injuries that made us all question if he could ever come back. They are not historic in any sense; the Pens never had that dark of a blue, and the homage to the first Pens jersey with all those awful stripes just makes me cringe.
Likewise the Vegas Gold and black jerseys were not so great.
So when the Pens returned to the 80's jerseys I was fine. I'm surprised anyone likes the re-brand in 92 to the "Pigeon". While futuristic, it was a very bad time to change (as noted in the video). They would have better to wait until the Vegas Gold era when the team sucked, until Crosby was drafted.
So the Pens then return to the 80's versions, and now I'm kinda bored, so it was nice to see the 21-22 third jerseys, both home and away, using the script logo. Just a bit cleaner-looking to me.
But if I had any say, the Pens would find a way back to blue!
I have an odd question. I started watching hockey in 2008 and the penguins cup run that year really hooked me in. Anyway I loved Hossa on that team and have been looking for a hossa penguins jersey. Any ideas where to look?
NICE HAT, MAN!
Robopen and the Blue Jersey Of Doom are 2 of my favorites, even though both have painful memories. I got a Blue Jersey in 2013 as a Christmas gift (back when I was a Pens fan) and they lost every time I wore it. Not to mention the injuries during those days. I still wear it occasionally and always get compliments. As for the Robopen, it's one of those jerseys that is the definition of the phrase "power of nostalgia." People back then didn't like it, but now everybody wants one. I was lucky enough to find one on Ebay for under 50 bucks last winter and it was like my childhood came back to life when I opened it up. When I was a kid, I played (and still do) tons of NHL 01/02/05 and I loved the Robopen jersey. To finally get one I could wear was one of those moments I wish I could relive over and over.
Robo penguin, one of the sharpest logos in history, imo
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I would like if the Penguins used blue as an accent color to a jersey.
Not have it be the main color. It would be reminiscent of Pittsburgh's coat of arms which the colors are black, yellow, blue and white. The blue and white are accent colors on that coat of arms.
The best looking logo is the "Flying Penguin logo" or "Robo Penguin". 2nd is the Penguins logo used from 2002-2015 with the gold/black/white era.
Best uniforms/jerseys are also from the same eras. 1993-2001 & 2002-2007.