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<td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Part of the NHL’s expansion of 1967, the Penguins played their first game on October 11, 1967. They made the playoffs in 1969-70, and again in 1974-75, where they made it all the way to the finals only to squander a three game lead, and be eliminated by the New York Islanders.<BR>
It wasn’t until 1991 that Bob Johnson led a team that included luminaries like Mario Lemieux, Ron Francis, Paul Coffey, Tom Barrasso, Joe Mullen and Ulf Samuelsson to glory and the Cup. The next years triumphant Stanley Cup win was bittersweet. The team had lost Johnson to brain cancer; the win was a tribute by an extraordinary hockey team to an extraordinary coach’s leadership and guidance.<BR>
The team continued to dominate in a third run for the Cup the following year, but tragedy struck again. Lemieux was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease. After two months of treatment, he returned in time for the playoffs, but this talented and inspirational player was unable to bring the team to victory a third time.<BR>
In 1998 the team filed for bankruptcy, but once again Lemieux stood up to the challenge, coming out of retirement to oversee an ownership group that bought the Penguins. He also returned to the ice to continue his leadership role with this legendary team.<BR>
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<img src="images/thumbnail/8_40_AWAYJERSEY.jpg" width=102 height=147 alt=" NHL Pittsburgh Penguins - Away Jersey" border="0" align="top"></a>
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<td class="artworksize" width="100%">Hand Painted Polyresin
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<img src="images/thumbnail/8_40_HOMEJERSEY.jpg" width=96 height=141 alt=" NHL Pittsburgh Penguins - Home Jersey" border="0" align="top"></a>
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<td class="artworksize" width="100%">Hand Painted Polyresin
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<a href="mailto:domain@starhangers.com?subject=Collector Request: Interested in more artwork by NHL Pittsburgh Penguins">
email the gallery</a> to view more works by NHL Pittsburgh Penguins.</p>
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