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Pittsburgh Penguins Unveil New Home Sweater

Things have come full circle for the Penguins on the uniform front, with the reintroduction of the skating Penguin as the primary logo for Pittsburgh hockey. The Pens unveiled their new home sweaters, which feature the flightless fowl, at a news conference on Thursday.

” We feel, as many fans feel, that the skating Penguin is the singular image that represents the legacy of and the future of hockey here in Pittsburgh,” said Penguins Vice-President of Properties, Mike Lee. “Two years ago we presented a new alternate jersey…that featured the skating Penguin. We introduced it with the idea that we would pay tribute to the storied past of the franchise while marking the start of a new era. Today we complete the process by unveiling the new home jersey that does feature the skating Penguin.

“Hopefully we’ll have it in Pittsburgh for many years to come.”

Alexei Kovaelv and Ian Moran were on hand to model the new tops, and had nothing but good things to say about the threads.

”I like it a lot,” said Moran. “When I grew up I was always a big fan of the skating Penguin, so I think to bring it back is a great idea. I think the color schemes, with the gold in there, really looks good.”

The new sweaters are essentially the same as the team’s former alternate jerseys – now the permanent road jersey – with white as the background color. Fans will have to wait to see the team in the shirts, however – they will not wear them in the pre-season. But they can get their hands on them starting today at PenStation at Mellon Arena or through pittsburghpenguins.com and nhl.com. PenStation will have special extended hours on Friday (10am to 6pm) and Saturday (10am to 2 pm), with regular store hours (11am to 4pm) during weekdays the remainder of the summer.

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