The National Hockey League introduced the Reebok Edge (1.0 Knit & 2.0 Air-Knit) jerseys for the 2007-08 season. The style was worn during the 2007 NHL All-Star Game in Dallas. Shortly after their introduction, players complained about the size, cut, and ventilation of the new Edge (1.0) jerseys. The result was replacement of some of the knit sections with Air-Knit material, larger sleeves, and better sizing. The replacement version with Air-Knit panels was labeled as the 2.0 version of the Edge jersey style. The Penguins introduced Alternate jerseys at the 2008 Winter Classic in Buffalo - a light blue style which was patterned after the teams' jerseys from 1968 to 1972.
The city of Pittsburgh was founded on November 25, 1758 when British General John Forbes and his troops occupied Ford Duquesne. In honor of the city's birthday, the Penguins wore circular Pittsburgh 250 patches on the right shoulder of their Home (black) and Road (white) jerseys.
The Reebok vector logo was featured on the back neckline with a white vector logo embroidered with black on the Home (black) jerseys, a black vector logo embroidered with white on the Road (white) jerseys, and a navy blue vector logo embroidered with white on the light blue Alternate 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) then the 7187 manufacturer's model number indicating the 2.0 Edge model with an "A" or "H" after the model number. 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 city of Pittsburgh was founded on November 25, 1758 when British General John Forbes and his troops occupied Ford Duquesne. In honor of the city's birthday, the Penguins wore circular Pittsburgh 250 patches on the right shoulder of their Home (black) and Road (white) jerseys.
The Reebok vector logo was featured on the back neckline with a white vector logo embroidered with black on the Home (black) jerseys, a black vector logo embroidered with white on the Road (white) jerseys, and a navy blue vector logo embroidered with white on the light blue Alternate 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) then the 7187 manufacturer's model number indicating the 2.0 Edge model with an "A" or "H" after the model number. 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.
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The Penguins began wearing Community Relations / Set 1 jerseys with the start of the 2007-08 pre-season on September 17, 2007 at Montreal. The set featured the Pittsburgh 250 patch on the right shoulder. continued into the regular season and was worn until January 1, 2009 at Boston Bruins. The Home (black) jerseys were worn in a total of 15 games while the Road (white) jerseys were worn in a total of 21 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 |
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The Penguins began wearing Set 2 jerseys on October 5, 2007 at Carolina. The set continued until Reebok was able to produce an entire set of Home (black) and Road (white) 2.0 (Air-Knit) jersey and concluded on November 12, 2007 vs. New Jersey. The Home (black) jerseys were worn in a total of 10 games while the Road (white) jerseys were worn in a total of seven 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. Both sets of 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 |
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The Penguins began wearing Set 3 jerseys on November 15, 2007 vs. NY Islanders. The set continued throughout the remainder of the regular season and concluded on April 6, 2008 at Philadelphia. The Home (black) jerseys were worn in a total of 31 games while the Road (white) jerseys were worn in a total of 31 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. Both sets of jerseys were sold by the Pittsburgh Penguins to J&J Distributing.
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Home (Black) Set 3 Jerseys |
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Road (White) Set 3 Jerseys |
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On January 1, 2008, the Pittsburgh Penguins faced the Buffalo at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the NFL's Buffalo Bills, in the 2008 Winter Classic game. The Penguins defeated the Sabres, 3-1, in a shootout in front of 71,217 fans. The Penguins' light blue jerseys were patterned after the team's sweaters worn from 1968 to 1972. The 2008 NHL Winter Classic patch was sewn on the right chest.
A total of 25 jerseys were prepared for use during the pre-game warm-up and the first period while 24 jerseys were prepared for use during the second and third periods, respectively. There were a total of four sets of jerseys. A total of 23 players participated in the team photo shoot which took place on Friday, December 31st presumably wearing their warm-up set of jerseys. Gary Roberts did not dress for the team photo due to a broken leg suffered earlier in the season. A total of 20 players dressed for the game and every skater played at least one shift in every period while back-up goalie Dany Sabourin did not see any playing time.
The first period set jerseys were made available for bidding at NHL Auctions while the second period jerseys were sold by the Pittsburgh Penguins to J&J Distributing.
A total of 25 jerseys were prepared for use during the pre-game warm-up and the first period while 24 jerseys were prepared for use during the second and third periods, respectively. There were a total of four sets of jerseys. A total of 23 players participated in the team photo shoot which took place on Friday, December 31st presumably wearing their warm-up set of jerseys. Gary Roberts did not dress for the team photo due to a broken leg suffered earlier in the season. A total of 20 players dressed for the game and every skater played at least one shift in every period while back-up goalie Dany Sabourin did not see any playing time.
The first period set jerseys were made available for bidding at NHL Auctions while the second period jerseys were sold by the Pittsburgh Penguins to J&J Distributing.
January 1, 2008 Winter Classic Warm-Up Participation Report
3 - Mark Eaton (E05838) - Did Not Play 4 - Rob Scuderi (E05798) 5 - Darryl Sydor (A) (E05807) 10 - Gary Roberts (E05856) - Did Not Play 11 - Jordan Staal (E05772) 12 - Ryan Malone (E05849) 16 - Erik Christensen (E05818) 17 - Petr Sykora (E05806) 18 - Adam Hall (E05776) 19 - Ryan Whitney (E05871) 20 - Colby Armstrong (E05908) 25 - Max Talbot (E05880) 27 - Georges Laraque (E05817) |
29 - Marc-Andre Fleury (E05800) - Did Not Play 30 - Dany Sabourin (E05837) - Dressed, but Did Not Play 32 - Alain Nasreddine (E05836) - Did Not Play 35 - Ty Conklin (E05859) 37 - Jarkko Ruutu (E05886) 38 - Jeff Taffe (E05839) 44 - Brooks Orpik (E05907) 48 - Tyler Kennedy (E05879) 55 - Sergei Gonchar (A) (E05831) 58 - Kris Letang (E05852) 71 - Evgeni Malkin (E05793) 87 - Sidney Crosby (C) (E05786) |
Click HERE to view a gallery of Winter Classic Warm-Up Jerseys
January 1, 2008 Winter Classic 1st Period Participation Report
3 - Mark Eaton (E05888) - Did Not Play 4 - Rob Scuderi (E05796) 5 - Darryl Sydor (A) (E05812) 10 - Gary Roberts (E05826) - Did Not Play 11 - Jordan Staal (E05835) 12 - Ryan Malone (E05846) 16 - Erik Christensen (E05808) 17 - Petr Sykora (E05894) 18 - Adam Hall (E05899) 19 - Ryan Whitney (E05810) 20 - Colby Armstrong (E05883) 25 - Max Talbot (E05903) 27 - Georges Laraque (E05851) |
29 - Marc-Andre Fleury (E05799) - Did Not Play 30 - Dany Sabourin (E05783) - Dressed, but Did Not Play 32 - Alain Nasreddine (E05834) - Did Not Play 35 - Ty Conklin (E05788) 37 - Jarkko Ruutu (E05874) 38 - Jeff Taffe (E05814) 44 - Brooks Orpik (E05845) 48 - Tyler Kennedy (E05850) 55 - Sergei Gonchar (A) (E05779) 58 - Kris Letang (E05777) 71 - Evgeni Malkin (E05770) 87 - Sidney Crosby (C) (E05795) |
Click HERE to view a gallery of Winter Classic 1st Period Jerseys
January 1, 2008 Winter Classic 2nd Period Participation Report
3 - Mark Eaton (E05854) - Did Not Play 4 - Rob Scuderi (E05811) 5 - Darryl Sydor (A) (E05895) 10 - Gary Roberts (E05805) - Did Not Play 11 - Jordan Staal (E05833) 12 - Ryan Malone (E05840) 16 - Erik Christensen (E05808) 17 - Petr Sykora (E05843) 18 - Adam Hall (E05830) 19 - Ryan Whitney (E05820) 20 - Colby Armstrong (E05902) 25 - Max Talbot (E05769) |
27 - Georges Laraque (E05816) 30 - Dany Sabourin (E05857) - Dressed, but Did Not Play 32 - Alain Nasreddine (E05768) - Did Not Play 35 - Ty Conklin (E05790) 37 - Jarkko Ruutu (E05866) 38 - Jeff Taffe (E05803) 44 - Brooks Orpik (E05778) 48 - Tyler Kennedy (E05863) 55 - Sergei Gonchar (A) (E05827) 58 - Kris Letang (E05906) 71 - Evgeni Malkin (E05771) 87 - Sidney Crosby (C) (E05789) |
Click HERE to view a gallery of Winter Classic 2nd Period Jerseys
January 1, 2008 Winter Classic 3rd Period / Overtime / Shootout Participation Report
3 - Mark Eaton (E05774) - Did Not Play 4 - Rob Scuderi (E05909) 5 - Darryl Sydor (A) (E05804) 10 - Gary Roberts (E05821) - Did Not Play 11 - Jordan Staal (E05767) 12 - Ryan Malone (E05809) 16 - Erik Christensen (E05819) 17 - Petr Sykora (E05792) 18 - Adam Hall (E05867) 19 - Ryan Whitney (E05848) 20 - Colby Armstrong (E05905) 25 - Max Talbot (E05841) |
27 - Georges Laraque (E05815) 30 - Dany Sabourin (E05858) - Dressed, but Did Not Play 32 - Alain Nasreddine (E05782) - Did Not Play 35 - Ty Conklin (E05787) 37 - Jarkko Ruutu (E05773) 38 - Jeff Taffe (E05797) 44 - Brooks Orpik (E05861) 48 - Tyler Kennedy (E05865) 55 - Sergei Gonchar (A) (E05828) 58 - Kris Letang (E05775) 71 - Evgeni Malkin (E05794) 87 - Sidney Crosby (C) (E05791) |
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On January 12, 2008, in a game in Atlanta, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby wore a special jersey with the Hockey Fights Cancer patch on the right chest in a continued effort to unite the hockey community in support of cancer patients and their families. The initiative gets an assist from players, coaches, officials, equipment managers, front office staff, corporate partners, and fans. Together, the hockey family looks to inspire hope and courage for those who are living with, going through and moving past cancer. The Penguins wore their Road (white) jerseys for this game. Crosby scored two goals in the game - his 19th and 20th goals of the 2007-08 season - in the 3-2 shootout loss to the Atlanta Thrashers.
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On April 2, 2008, the Penguins wore a special set of jerseys that were given to fans at the conclusion of the game vs. Philadelphia at Mellon Arena. The Penguins wore their Home (black) jerseys for this game and they were tagged with a special "Shirt Off Your Back" set tag inside the back hem. Darryl Sydor, Kris Beech, Dany Sabourin, and Jeff Taffe were scratched for the game.
April 2, 2008 Participation Report
2 - Hal Gill 4 - Rob Scuderi 5 - Darryl Sydor - Did Not Play 9 - Pascal Dupuis 11 - Jordan Staal 12 - Ryan Malone (A) 17 - Petr Sykora 18 - Marian Hossa 19 - Ryan Whitney 24 - Kris Beech - Did Not Play 25 - Max Talbot 27 - Georges Laraque |
28 - Adam Hall 29 - Marc-Andre Fleury 30 - Dany Sabourin - Did Not Play 35 - Ty Conklin - Dressed, but Did Not Play 37 - Jarkko Ruutu 38 - Jeff Taffe - Did Not Play 44 - Brooks Orpik 48 - Tyler Kennedy 55 - Sergei Gonchar (A) 58 - Kris Letang 71 - Evgeni Malkin 87 - Sidney Crosby (C) |
Click HERE to view a gallery of April 2, 2008 Shirt Off Your Back Home (Black) Jerseys
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The Penguins began wearing their Stanley Cup Playoffs jerseys with the start of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 15, 2009 vs. Philadelphia. The set continued throughout the first three rounds of the Playoffs until the team advanced to the Stanley Cup Final on May 26, 2009 at Carolina. The Home (black) jerseys were worn in a total of eight games while the Road (white) jerseys were worn in a total of nine games. Research on each individual jersey should be conducted to determine exactly when each jersey was worn. Both sets of jerseys were sold by the Pittsburgh Penguins to J&J Distributing.
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Home (Black) Playoffs Jerseys |
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Road (White) Playoffs Jerseys |
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The Penguins advanced to the third Stanley Cup Final in franchise history by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers in five games in the Eastern Conference Finals. New jerseys were issued for the commencement of the Stanley Cup Final on May 24, 2008 as the Penguins faced the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The Home (black) jerseys were worn in three games while the and Road (white) jerseys were worn in three games. Research on each individual jersey should be conducted to determine exactly when each jersey was worn. The Road (white) Stanley Cup Final jerseys were sold by the Pittsburgh Penguins to J&J Distributing. The players kept the Home (black) Stanley Cup Final jerseys.
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