
The Penguins wore Reebok Air-Knit jerseys - a style and cut that was introduced at the beginning of the 2000-01 NHL season - for the sixth and final season. The style was originally introduced as an Alternate jersey during the 2000-01 season before becoming the permanent Road (black) jersey during the 2002-03 season at which time a white version was created and became the permanent Home (white) jersey. After the NHL lockout in 2004-05, NHL teams began wearing their colored jerseys at home and their white jerseys on the road.
The Reebok vector logo was featured on the back neckline with a white vector logo embroidered with black on the Home (black) jerseys and a black vector logo embroidered with white on the Road (white) jerseys. The inside neckline of each jersey features a size tag with a Canadian flag logo above the "Made in Canada" in three languages (English, French and Spanish). The players number was generally penned onto the neck tag in black marker. Inside the left side seam is a manufacturer's washing instructions tag.
Jerseys were lettered and numbered by Cutting Edge Sports of Woburn, Massachusetts. Each jersey featured a set tag sewn inside the rear hem.
J&J Distributing of Ellwood City, PA purchased all sets of game worn regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs sets directly from the Pittsburgh Penguins and marketed the jerseys to the hobby.
The Reebok vector logo was featured on the back neckline with a white vector logo embroidered with black on the Home (black) jerseys and a black vector logo embroidered with white on the Road (white) jerseys. The inside neckline of each jersey features a size tag with a Canadian flag logo above the "Made in Canada" in three languages (English, French and Spanish). The players number was generally penned onto the neck tag in black marker. Inside the left side seam is a manufacturer's washing instructions tag.
Jerseys were lettered and numbered by Cutting Edge Sports of Woburn, Massachusetts. Each jersey featured a set tag sewn inside the rear hem.
J&J Distributing of Ellwood City, PA purchased all sets of game worn regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs sets directly from the Pittsburgh Penguins and marketed the jerseys to the hobby.
The Penguins began wearing Set 1 jerseys with the start of the 2006-07 pre-season on September 19, 2006 vs. Ottawa at Halifax, Nova Scotia. The set continued into the regular season and was worn until January 13, 2007 at Philadelphia. The Home (black) jerseys were worn in a total of 19 games while the Road (white) jerseys were worn in a total of 29 games. 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. Set 1 jerseys were sold by the Pittsburgh Penguins to J&J Distributing.
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Home (Black) Set 1 Jerseys |
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Road (White) Set 1 Jerseys |
On January 7, 2007, in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Mellon Arena, the Penguins wore a special set of "Teammates for Kids" jerseys to benefit the Garth Brooks Foundation. The 2007 Teammates for Kids auction featured jerseys worn by all 30 NHL team rosters during one select home game in January 2007. In November 2005, the NHL and NHLPA jointly selected the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation as the official children's charity of the NHL and NHLPA. The partnership focused on the Top Shelf Teammates program, a division of the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation, which contributes financial resources to non-profit organizations that benefit children's health, education and inner-city services. Each jersey featured a one-of a kind embroidered patch on the left chest featuring the NHLPA and NHL logos along with the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation - Every Game Every Kid slogan. All jerseys were security-tagged, serial numbered and registered into the NHL-MeiGray Group Game Worn Jersey Authentication Program. Each jersey came with a Letter of Authenticity from the NHL and NHLPA. The set tag inside the Penguins jerseys erroneously identified the date as 1/9/07 when then jerseys were actually worn on 1/7/07. The auction for the Penguins jerseys raised $37,171.
January 7, 2007 Participation Report & Final Auction Prices
2 - Josef Melichar - (D02578) - $520.00 5 - Rob Scuderi - (D02580) - $560.00 7 - Michel Ouellet - (D02589) - $720.00 8 - Mark Recchi (A) - (D02597) - $1,260.00 11 - Jordan Staal - (D02581) - $3,020.00 12 - Ryan Malone - (D02591) - $950.00 16 - Erik Christensen- (D02594) - $611.00 18 - Dominic Moore - (D02582) - $560.00 19 - Ryan Whitney - (D02586) - $785.00 20 - Colby Armstrong - (D02596) - $1,050.00 |
25 - Max Talbot - (D02592) - $735.00 26 - Ronald Petrovicky- (D02593) - $560.00 29 - Marc-Andre Fleury - (D02585) - $2,498.00 32 - Alain Nasreddine - (D02595) - $800.00 37 - Jarkko Ruutu - (D02579) - $670.00 41 - Jocelyn Thibault - (D02588) Dressed, Did Not Play - $481.00 44 - Brook Orpik - (D02583) - $570.00 55 - Sergei Gonchar (A) (D02587) - $1,170.00 71 - Evgeni Malkin - (D02590) - $7,520.00 87 - Sidney Crosby (A) (D02584) - $12,131.00 |
Click HERE to view a gallery of Garth Brooks Foundation Teammates for Kids Jerseys
The Penguins began wearing Set 2 jerseys on January 16, 2007 vs. NY Islanders. The set continued throughout the remainder of the regular season and concluded on April 5, 2007 at Ottawa. The Home (black) jerseys were worn in a total of 13 games while the Road (white) jerseys were worn in a total of 13 games. 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. Set 2 jerseys were sold by the Pittsburgh Penguins to J&J Distributing.
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Home (Black) Set 2 Jerseys |
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Road (White) Set 2 Jerseys |
On January 23, 2007, the National Hockey League featured notable young players and leading prospects in its annual YoungStars Game at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 9-8, led by New Jersey's Zach Parise who scored two goals and added four assists to win the MVP honor.
Three members of the Pittsburgh Penguins - Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal and Ryan Whitney - represented the Eastern Conference in the game. Each player wore the Home (Western Conference - dark) or Road (Eastern Conference - white) version of their teams' uniform and featured the 2007 NHL YoungStars Game patch sewn on the right chest.
Three sets of jerseys - one set per period - were prepared for use during the game. The first period jerseys were retained by Upper Deck. The second period jerseys were sold by The MeiGray Group. The third period jerseys were retained by the National Hockey League Players Association.
Three members of the Pittsburgh Penguins - Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal and Ryan Whitney - represented the Eastern Conference in the game. Each player wore the Home (Western Conference - dark) or Road (Eastern Conference - white) version of their teams' uniform and featured the 2007 NHL YoungStars Game patch sewn on the right chest.
Three sets of jerseys - one set per period - were prepared for use during the game. The first period jerseys were retained by Upper Deck. The second period jerseys were sold by The MeiGray Group. The third period jerseys were retained by the National Hockey League Players Association.
January 23, 2007 NHL YoungStars Game 1st Period Participation Report
11 - Jordan Staal - Eastern Conference (D01145 - Upper Deck Set) 19 - Ryan Whitney - Eastern Conference (D01140 - Upper Deck Set) 71 - Jordan Staal - Eastern Conference (D01134 - Upper Deck Set) |
January 23, 2007 NHL YoungStars Game 2nd Period Participation Report
11 - Jordan Staal - Eastern Conference (D01137 - MeiGray Group Set) 19 - Ryan Whitney - Eastern Conference (D01150 - MeiGray Group Set) 71 - Jordan Staal - Eastern Conference (D01144 - MeiGray Group Set) |
Click HERE to view a gallery of YoungStars Game 2nd Period Jerseys
January 23, 2007 NHL YoungStars Game 3rd Period Participation Report
11 - Jordan Staal - Eastern Conference (D01143 - NHLPA Set) 19 - Ryan Whitney - Eastern Conference (D01136 - NHLPA Set) 71 - Jordan Staal - Eastern Conference (D01138 - NHLPA Set) |
On April 7, 2007, the Penguins wore a special set of jerseys that were given to fans at the conclusion of the game vs. NY Rangers at Mellon Arena. The Penguins wore their Home (black) jerseys for this game. Joel Kwiatkowski, Chris Thorburn, Ronald Petrovicky, Nils Ekman, and Alain Nasreddine were scratched for the game.
April 7, 2007 Participation Report
2 - Josef Melichar 3 - Mark Eaton 5 - Rob Scuderi 6 - Joel Kwiatkowski - Did Not Play 7 - Michel Ouellet 8 - Mark Recchi (A) 10 - Gary Roberts 12 - Ryan Malone 16 - Erik Christensen 19 - Ryan Whitney 20 - Colby Armstrong 22 - Chris Thorburn - Did Not Play |
25 - Max Talbot 26 - Ronald Petrovicky - Did Not Play 27 - Georges Laraque 28 - Nils Ekman - Did Not Play 32 - Alain Nasreddine - Did Not Play 37 - Jarkko Ruutu 41 - Jocelyn Thibault - Dressed, but Did Not Play 44 - Brooks Orpik 55 - Sergei Gonchar (A) 71 - Evgeni Malkin 87 - Sidney Crosby (A) |
The Penguins began wearing their Stanley Cup Playoffs jerseys with the start of the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 11, 2007 at Ottawa. The set continued throughout the first first round of the Playoffs until the team was eliminated on April 19, 2007 at Ottawa. The Home (black) jerseys were worn in a total of two games while the Road (white) jerseys were worn in a total of three games. Research on each individual jersey should be conducted to determine exactly when each jersey was worn. The Home (black) set of jerseys were sold by the Pittsburgh Penguins to J&J Distributing. The Road (white) set of jerseys were given to the players.
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