The Penguins carried over the Wilson manufactured / Pittsburgh Sport Shop, Inc. numbered Set 2 jerseys worn at the end of the 1969-70 season to begin the 1970-71 season. The circular-crested jerseys featured contrasting shoulder yokes and simple stripes on the sleeves and waistline. The jerseys featured lace-up collars with laces threaded through the eyelets and solid navy blue necklines.
The 1970-71 season began a new tradition in the National Hockey League with the home team wearing their light color or white jerseys at home and their dark color jerseys on the road. Also for the first time in league history, names were featured on the back of jerseys above the players' number for team's light color or white home jerseys. The Pittsburgh Penguins wore names on the back of their Home (white) jerseys throughout the entire 1970-71 season.
The vast majority of the Wilson jerseys had the original manufacturer's tag inside the neckline removed and replaced with a Pittsburgh Sport Shop, Inc. tag. Jerseys were lettered and numbered by Pittsburgh Sport Shop, Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA.
The 1970-71 season began a new tradition in the National Hockey League with the home team wearing their light color or white jerseys at home and their dark color jerseys on the road. Also for the first time in league history, names were featured on the back of jerseys above the players' number for team's light color or white home jerseys. The Pittsburgh Penguins wore names on the back of their Home (white) jerseys throughout the entire 1970-71 season.
The vast majority of the Wilson jerseys had the original manufacturer's tag inside the neckline removed and replaced with a Pittsburgh Sport Shop, Inc. tag. Jerseys were lettered and numbered by Pittsburgh Sport Shop, Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA.
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The Penguins carried over their Set 2 jerseys from the 1969-70 season and used them as the Set 1 jerseys for the 1970-71 season. The set was worn throughout the 1970-71 pre-season and regular season. The Home (white) jerseys were worn in a total of 39 regular season games while the Road (light blue) jerseys were worn in a total of 39 regular season games and one confirmed pre-season game. This set of jerseys was also recycled into the 1971-72 pre-season. Each individual jersey within the set was worn as allocated by the Pittsburgh Penguins and each jersey should be researched individually to determine exactly when each jersey was worn.
Home (White) Set 1 Schedule - 39 games10/10 - BUFFALO SABRES
10/17 - PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 10/28 - LOS ANGELES KINGS 10/31 - CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 11/4 - VANCOUVER CANUCKS 11/7 - BOSTON BRUINS 11/10 - LOS ANGELES KINGS 11/14 - CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS 11/19 - ST. LOUIS BLUES 11/21 - DETROIT RED WINGS 11/25 - BUFFALO SABRES 12/2 - MONTREAL CANADIENS 12/5 - VANCOUVER CANUCKS 12/8 - TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 12/12 - MINNESOTA NORTH STARS 12/16 - TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 12/19 - DETROIT RED WINGS 12/26 - BOSTON BRUINS 12/31 - MINNESOTA NORTH STARS 1/2 - NEW YORK RANGERS 1/13 - LOS ANGELES KINGS 1/23 - VANCOUVER CANUCKS 1/27 - TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 1/30 - CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 2/3 - CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS 2/10 - PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 2/13 - CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 2/20 - NEW YORK RANGERS 2/24 - ST. LOUIS BLUES 2/27 - NEW YORK RANGERS 3/3 - MONTREAL CANADIENS 3/6 - BOSTON BRUINS 3/7 - CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS 3/10 - PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 3/13 - MINNESOTA NORTH STARS 3/14 - MONTREAL CANADIENS 3/24 - DETROIT RED WINGS 3/31 - BUFFALO SABRES 4/4 - ST. LOUIS BLUES Click HERE to view a gallery of Home (White) Set 1 Jerseys |
Road (Light Blue) Set 1 Schedule - 40 games9/30 - @ St. Louis Blues *
10/15 - @ Minnesota North Stars 10/18 - @ Buffalo Sabres 10/21 - @ Los Angeles Kings 10/23 - @ California Golden Seals 10/25 - @ Vancouver Canucks 11/1 - @ Philadelphia Flyers 11/8 - @ Detroit Red Wings 11/11 - @ New York Rangers 11/22 - @ Boston Bruins 11/24 - @ Toronto Maple Leafs 11/28 - @ Montreal Canadiens 11/29 - @ New York Rangers 12/6 - @ Boston Bruins 12/9 - @ Minnesota North Stars 12/11 - @ St. Louis Blues 12/20 - @ Chicago Blackhawks 12/23 - @ New York Rangers 12/25 - @ Boston Bruins 12/30 - @ Montreal Canadiens 1/6 - @ Philadelphia Flyers 1/9 - @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1/14 - @ Detroit Red Wings 1/16 - @ Vancouver Canucks 1/20 - @ California Golden Seals 1/21 - @ Los Angeles Kings 1/28 - @ Chicago Blackhawks 2/5 - @ St. Louis Blues 2/7 - @ Chicago Blackhawks 2/9 - @ Montreal Canadiens 2/14 - @ Minnesota North Stars 2/17 - @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2/18 - @ Buffalo Sabres 2/28 - @ Detroit Red Wings 3/17 - @ California Golden Seals 3/19 - @ Vancouver Canucks 3/20 - @ Los Angeles Kings 3/28 - @ Philadelphia Flyers 4/1- @ Buffalo Sabres 4/3 - @ St. Louis Blues * - Exhibition game Click HERE to view a gallery of Road (Light Blue) Set 1 Jerseys |