List of Pittsburgh Penguins owners

Mario Lemieux is the current owner of the Penguins, and former player for the team 1984-2005.

This is a list of Pittsburgh Penguins owners. There have been 11 ownership groups for the Penguins franchise since the team's founding in 1967. The Penguins' Mario Lemieux was a Penguins majority owner before his group sold ownership of the team to Fenway Sports Group in December of 2021. He has maintained a minority ownership. Lemieux Group LP, who purchased the Penguins in 1999 and brought the club out of bankruptcy, also worked out a deal with the city of Pittsburgh in 2007 for a new multi-purpose arena, ensuring that the franchise remains in Pittsburgh.[1]

Ownerships

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1 Jack McGregor & Peter Block June 1965 - March 1968
2 Donald Parsons March 1968 - April 1971
3 Peter Block, Thayer Potter, Elmore Keener, & Peter Burchfield April 1971 - June 1975
4 National Hockey League June 1975 - July 1975
5 Al Savill, Otto Frenzel, & Wren Blair July 1975 - Feb. 1976
6 Al Savill & Otto Frenzel February 1976 - February 1977
7 Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. February 1977 - November 1991
8 Howard Baldwin, Morris Belzberg, & Thomas Ruta November 1991 - May 1997
9 Howard Baldwin, Moris Belzberg, Thomas Ruta, & Roger Marino May 1997 - September 1999
10 Mario Lemieux & Ronald Burkle (Lemieux Group LP) September 1999 - September 2011
11 Mario Lemieux & Ronald Burkle (Lemieux Group LP) & John Surma [1] September 2011 - December 2016
12 Lemieux Group LP, John Surma and Debra Cafaro[2] December 2016 - December 2021
13 Fenway Sports Group, Mario Lemieux, Ron Burkle[3] December 2021 – Present

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pittsburgh Penguins Owners 1965 to Present
  2. ^ Chicago CEO Buys Stake in Penguins
  3. ^ "Penguins sold to Fenway Sports Group, Lemieux to retain stake in team".
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