Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins are one of two NHL franchises in Pennsylvania; the other being the Philadelphia Flyers. The cities' proximity has led to a rivalry known as the "Battle of Pennsylvania". The club is owned by Mario Lemieux and Ronald Burkle, who purchased the Penguins in 1999 and brought the club out of bankruptcy. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the
Women's ice hockey in Finland increased: there are now 12 teams in the Women's 1st Division, NAISTEN I-DIVISIOONA (second level after the Finnish National Women's League). The following IIHF tournaments were hosted in Finland. This page was written with a translation of on Finnish Wikipedia. Women's ice hockey in Finland Women's ice hockey in Finland had 2,593 players in 2005 and 4,694 in 2011. The Jääkiekon naisten SM-sarja (Finnish national women's league) is the league elite of women's ice hockey in Finland. This league is organized by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. The first league was created in 1982–1983. Several teams of this first Finnish