List of Pittsburgh Penguins owners

This is a list of Pittsburgh Penguins owners. There have been 11 ownership groups for the Penguins franchise since the team's founding in 1967. The Penguins' Mario Lemieux was a Penguins majority owner before his group sold ownership of the team to Fenway Sports Group in December 2021. He has maintained a minority ownership. Lemieux Group LP, who purchased the Penguins in 1999 and brought the club out of bankruptcy, also worked out a deal with the city of Pittsburgh in 2007 for a new multi-purpose arena, ensuring that the franchise remains in Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh Penguins Owners 1965 to Present

Ownerships 1 Jack McGregor & Peter Block June 1965 – March 1968 2 Donald ParsonsMarch 1968 – April 1971 3 Peter Block, Thayer Potter, Elmore Keener, & Peter Burchfield April 1971 – June 1975 4 National Hockey League June 1975 – July 1975 5 Al Savill, Otto Frenzel, & Wren Blair July 1975 – Feb. 1976 6 Al Savill & Otto Frenzel February 1976 – February 1977 7 Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. February 1977 – November 1991 8 Howard Baldwin, Morris Belzberg, & Thomas Ruta November 1991 – May 1997 9 Howard Baldwin, Moris Belzberg, Thomas Ruta, & Roger Marino May 1997 – September 1999 10 Mario Lemieux & Ronald Burkle (Lemieux Group LP) September 1999 – September 2011 11 Mario Lemieux & Ronald Burkle (Lemieux Group LP) & John Surma September 2011 – December 2016 12 Lemieux Group LP, John Surma and Debra CafaroChicago CEO Buys Stake in Penguins December 2016 – December 2021 13 Fenway Sports Group, Mario Lemieux, Ron Burkle December 2021 – Present

See also List of Pittsburgh Penguins head coaches List of Pittsburgh Penguins players

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