2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season The 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967. The Penguins would win the Stanley Cup championship in back to back years, defeating the Nashville Predators in the 2017 Finals after winning the Stanley Cup in 2016. On the first day of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they will officially change their uniform colors from Black and Vegas Gold, used from 2002–03 through 2015–16, back to the Black and "Pittsburgh Gold" they have used as an alternate
Pittsburgh Penguins the Hershey Bears. Ever since their inception, the Columbus Blue Jackets had never established a consistent rivalry with any other team. That changed starting from the 2013–14 season, when they were placed in the same division as Pittsburgh. The 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs furthered the rivalry as Columbus won their first ever playoff game on April 19, 2014 against Pittsburgh. Due to geographical proximity, there's significant crossover of Pittsburgh fans with Columbus, often leading to the games in Nationwide Arena being well-attended by Penguins faithful for away games, much to the consternation of Blue Jackets fans. Subsequent years, in addition