The Pittsburgh Penguins have teamed up with the Pittsburgh Hornets amateur program and Dick’s Sporting Goods to create a new amateur hockey program in the Pittsburgh area.
The “Pittsburgh Penguins Elite” will feature 13 teams playing at the AAA level – eight boys teams and five girls teams. Chris Kunitz Jersey
The teams will hold tryouts in April and will start play in the fall of 2012. All the teams will use the Penguins’ name, logo and colors.
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“Part of our overall vision of supporting local youth hockey has been to create an elite Pittsburgh Penguins youth program that would attract top players in different age groups, offering an excellent environment to develop skills, teach teamwork and compete against top teams from other areas,” said David Morehouse, CEO and President of the Pittsburgh Penguins. “The Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey League (PAHL) and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League (PIHL) do such a great job of growing the game here, Ruslan Fedotenko Jersey
and there are a number of good amateur programs. But we thought it made sense to have a AAA program directly affiliated with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The “Pittsburgh Penguins Elite” will feature 13 teams playing at the AAA level – eight boys teams and five girls teams. Chris Kunitz Jersey
The teams will hold tryouts in April and will start play in the fall of 2012. All the teams will use the Penguins’ name, logo and colors.
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“Part of our overall vision of supporting local youth hockey has been to create an elite Pittsburgh Penguins youth program that would attract top players in different age groups, offering an excellent environment to develop skills, teach teamwork and compete against top teams from other areas,” said David Morehouse, CEO and President of the Pittsburgh Penguins. “The Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey League (PAHL) and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League (PIHL) do such a great job of growing the game here, Ruslan Fedotenko Jersey
and there are a number of good amateur programs. But we thought it made sense to have a AAA program directly affiliated with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
