Pittsburgh Penguins announce yearlong celebration in honor of 60th anniversary season
The Pittsburgh Penguins will celebrate their 60th anniversary throughout the 2026-27 season with a series of special events, giveaways and ticket packages.
"This entire season, we're celebrating the history of this franchise," Miles Ritenour, vice president of marketing for the Penguins, told KDKA-TV. "I always say that we are very lucky in Pittsburgh to have seen this many Stanley Cups in our lifetime, to have so much great generational talent from [Mario] Lemieux to [Sidney] Crosby and everybody in between."
The yearlong celebration will begin with a pregame ceremony during the Penguins' home opener on Oct. 3 against the Montreal Canadiens. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena, and fans are encouraged to arrive early for the ceremony.
"All I can say is that I think you'll want to be here for the puck drop, be in your seat early on Saturday. I think there's a special ceremony that we have planned, and I think I'll leave it at that," Ritenour said.
The Penguins also unveiled a retro-inspired 60th anniversary logo. The design features five stars representing the franchise's five Stanley Cups, along with gold, white and black stripes representing Pittsburgh's three rivers.
The logo will appear on players' helmets during all home and road games this season. It will also be featured on the shoulders of the Penguins' jerseys for the home opener.
"There's a lot that went into it in terms of nods to previous logos," Ritenour said. "Our 25th anniversary logo informs some of it. The five stars to represent the five Stanley Cups, then a little bit of reference to the Lemieux-era Robo Penguin as some people call it."
The team also announced several anniversary-themed giveaways at PPG Paints Arena throughout the season:
- Nov. 5 vs. Boston Bruins: 60th anniversary lapel pin set
- Nov. 25 vs. Calgary Flames: 60th anniversary kitchen apron
- Dec. 18 vs. Seattle Kraken: 60th anniversary poster
- March 14 vs. Detroit Red Wings: 60th anniversary patterned shirt
The Penguins will also offer special ticket packages that include exclusive anniversary items.
Among the offerings are a limited-edition 60th anniversary Zamboni gravy boat for select November home games, a "1980s Night" T-shirt for the Nov. 3 game against the Vegas Golden Knights, a "1990s Night" T-shirt for the Dec. 18 game against the Seattle Kraken and a "Y2K Night" T-shirt for the March 9 game against the Ottawa Senators.