Editing Pittsburgh Penguins (section)

===Crest and sweater design===
When the Penguins made their NHL debut in 1967, the team wore the colors dark blue, light blue and white. The uniforms had the word "Pittsburgh" written diagonally down the front of the sweater with three dark blue stripes around the sleeves and bottom. The logo featured a hockey-playing penguin in a scarf over an inverted triangle, symbolizing the [[Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Golden Triangle]] of downtown Pittsburgh. A refined version of the logo appeared on a redesigned uniform in the second season, which removed the scarf and gave the penguin a sleeker look. The circle encompassing the logo was later removed.<ref name=uniform>{{cite web |title=Penguins Uniform History |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/team/uniform-history |website=National Hockey League |date=August 13, 2018 |access-date=May 8, 2018 |archive-date=May 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509075905/https://www.nhl.com/penguins/team/uniform-history |url-status=live}}</ref>
The team's colors were originally [[powder blue]], [[navy blue]], and white. The powder blue was changed to [[royal blue]] in 1973 but returned in 1977. The team adopted the current black and gold color scheme in 1980 to unify the colors of the city's professional sports teams although, like the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Steelers, the shade of gold more closely resembled yellow. The change was not without controversy, as the Boston Bruins protested by claiming to own the rights to the black and gold colors. However, the Penguins cited the colors worn by the now-defunct NHL team the [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] in the 1920s, as well as black and gold being the official colors of the City of Pittsburgh and its namesake, and obtained permission to use the black and gold colors. The NHL's Pittsburgh Pirates used old [[Pittsburgh Police]] uniforms,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stark |first1=Logan |title=Hockey History: The Pirates - Pittsburgh's First NHL Team |url=https://www.pensburgh.com/2018/5/3/17314108/pirates-pittsburgh-first-nhl-team-1920s-history-retro-hockey-penguins-expansion-original-six-1925 |website=PensBurgh |access-date=January 26, 2019 |date=May 3, 2018 |archive-date=January 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127035257/https://www.pensburgh.com/2018/5/3/17314108/pirates-pittsburgh-first-nhl-team-1920s-history-retro-hockey-penguins-expansion-original-six-1925 |url-status=live}}</ref> beginning the black and gold color tradition in the city.<ref name=uniform/>

The Penguins generally wore the black and gold "skating penguin" uniform between 1980 and 1992, with a few noticeable changes in the lettering and striping. A gold alternate uniform was worn between 1980 and 1984, and briefly replaced the white uniform for home games in the 1983–84 season.<ref name=uniform/>

In the [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93 season]], the Penguins unveiled new uniforms and introduced the "flying penguin" logo, or "Robopenguin".<ref name=vwa>{{cite web|url=http://www.vwadesign.com/about/news/pens_logo_20_years|title=Integrated Marketing Agency – Pipitone Group|website=vwadesign.com|access-date=December 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110011937/http://www.vwadesign.com/about/news/pens_logo_20_years|archive-date=November 10, 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Skating penguin logo returns to center ice|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/penguins/20020822logo5.asp|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=August 22, 2002|access-date=June 18, 2016|archive-date=August 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815051409/http://old.post-gazette.com/penguins/20020822logo5.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> The team's away uniforms were a throwback to the team's first season, as they revived the diagonal "Pittsburgh" script. In 1995, the team introduced their second [[third jersey|alternate jersey]], featuring different stripe designs on each sleeve. This jersey proved to be so popular that the team adopted it as their away jersey in 1997. In 2000, the Penguins brought back the "skating penguin" logo, but with a "Vegas gold" shade, upon releasing its new alternate uniform. After 2002, the "skating penguin" was readopted as the primary, though the "flying penguin" remained the alternate. A corresponding white version of the "Vegas gold" uniforms was introduced, and the 1995–2002 black uniform was retired. When the new jerseys were unveiled for the 2007–08 season league wide, the Penguins made major striping pattern changes and removed the "flying penguin" logo from the shoulders.<ref name=uniform/>

[[File:Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz with Prince of Wales Trophy 2017-05-25 1.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Photograph of Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz with Prince of Wales Trophy |Throughout the 2016–17 season, a commemorative patch was added to the uniforms to celebrate the team's 50th anniversary.]]
The Penguins have worn their black jersey at home since the league began the initiative to do so beginning with the [[2003–04 NHL season]]. The team wore their powder blue, 1968–1972 "[[throwback uniform|throwbacks]]" against the Buffalo Sabres in the [[2008 NHL Winter Classic|2008 Winter Classic]]. This throwback was supposedly retired with the introduction of a new dark blue third jersey that made its debut at the [[2011 NHL Winter Classic|2011 Winter Classic]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://post-gazette.com/pg/10149/1061717-61.stm | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | title=Heinz 'in' place to be Jan. 1 | first=Shelly | last=Anderson | date=May 29, 2010 | access-date=May 29, 2010 | archive-date=June 2, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602141018/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10149/1061717-61.stm | url-status=live}}</ref> For the 2011–12 season, the 2011 Winter Classic jersey was the team's official third uniform, with the 2008 Winter Classic uniform having been retired.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11256/1174363-100.stm | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | first=Dave | last=Molinari | title=Penguins to use Winter Classic sweaters | date=September 13, 2011 | access-date=September 13, 2011 | archive-date=March 18, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318114012/https://old.post-gazette.com/pg/11256/1174363-100.stm | url-status=live}}</ref> Called the "Blue Jerseys of Doom" by the ''[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]'', the alternate jerseys were worn when Sidney Crosby sustained a broken jaw and when he suffered a [[concussion]] in the 2011 Winter Classic. Evgeni Malkin was also concussed during a game when the Penguins donned the alternate uniforms.<ref name=uniform/><ref>{{cite news|last=Rossi|first=Rob|title=Penguins notebook: Crosby returns home after jaw surgery|work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date=April 2, 2013|url=http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/3761941-74/penguins-crosby-season|access-date=April 5, 2013|archive-date=April 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407003242/http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/3761941-74/penguins-crosby-season|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rossi|first=Rob|title=Penguins notebook: Crosby visits team, still no set return date|url=http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/3776163-74/penguins-crosby-jokinen|date=April 4, 2013|work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|access-date=April 5, 2013|archive-date=April 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409012628/http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/3776163-74/penguins-crosby-jokinen|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, the Penguins released their new alternate uniforms. The new black uniforms are throwbacks to the early part of Lemieux's playing career, emulating the uniforms worn by the Penguins' 1991 and 1992 Cup-winning teams. The new alternate uniform featured "Pittsburgh gold", the particular shade of gold which had been retired when the Penguins switched to the metallic gold full-time in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2016/04/11/Penguins-to-wear-Pittsburgh-Gold-jerseys-during-NHL-playoff-home-games/stories/201604110111|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|title=Penguins to wear 'Pittsburgh gold' jerseys during playoff home games|date=April 11, 2016|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022836/http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2016/04/11/Penguins-to-wear-Pittsburgh-Gold-jerseys-during-NHL-playoff-home-games/stories/201604110111|url-status=live}}</ref> The Penguins eventually brought back a white version of the black "Pittsburgh gold" alternates, thus retiring the "Vegas gold" uniforms they wore from 2000 to 2016. A commemorative patch was added to the uniforms throughout the 2016–17 season to celebrate the team's 50th anniversary.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2016/06/24/pittsburgh-penguins-reveal-new-jerseys|title=Pittsburgh Penguins reveal new jerseys for 50th season|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=June 24, 2016|access-date=January 23, 2017|last=Muir|first=Allan|archive-date=January 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125192049/http://www.si.com/nhl/2016/06/24/pittsburgh-penguins-reveal-new-jerseys|url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2017 NHL Stadium Series|2017 Stadium Series]] against the [[Flyers–Penguins rivalry|archrival]] Philadelphia Flyers, the Penguins wore a special gold uniform featuring military-inspired lettering, a "City of Champions" patch and a variation of the "skating penguin" logo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/pittsburgh-penguins-stadium-series-jersey-revealed/c-284080778 |title=Penguins unveil Stadium Series jersey |publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins |access-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027080859/https://www.nhl.com/news/pittsburgh-penguins-stadium-series-jersey-revealed/c-284080778 |url-status=live}}</ref> This design served as the basis for the team's third uniform, which was unveiled in the 2018–19 season and was also partly inspired by the early 1980s gold uniforms.<ref>{{cite news|title=Penguins Unveil New Third Jerseys|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-third-jerseys/c-300776158|publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins|website=NHL.com|date=October 9, 2018|access-date=December 1, 2021}}</ref> The Penguins wore monochrome black uniforms minus the white elements when they faced the Flyers again in the [[2019 NHL Stadium Series|2019 Stadium Series]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Stadium Series jerseys unveiled for Flyers, Penguins|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/stadium-series-jerseys-unveiled-for-philadelphia-pittsburgh/c-304344112|publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins|website=NHL.com|date=February 1, 2019|access-date=December 1, 2021}}</ref>

In 2021, the Penguins wore white "Reverse Retro" uniforms based on the 1992–97 uniforms. This set replaced the "flying penguin" with the alternate "skating penguin" logo minus the gold triangle on the shoulders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-reveals-adidas-reverse-retro-jerseys/c-319633384|title=Reverse Retro alternate jerseys for all 31 teams unveiled by NHL, adidas|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref> A black version served as the replacement for the gold alternate uniforms starting in the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Penguins Announce Third Jersey Schedule for 2021.22 Season|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-announce-third-jersey-schedule-for-2021-22-season/c-328512464|publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins|website=NHL.com|date=December 1, 2021|access-date=December 1, 2021}}</ref> In the 2022–23 season, the Penguins unveiled their second "Reverse Retro" uniform, this time featuring a black version of the white "flying penguin" uniform they wore from 1992 to 2002.<ref>{{cite news|title=NHL Reverse Retro jerseys for all 32 teams unveiled by adidas|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2022-adidas-nhl-reverse-retro-jerseys-reveal/c-336511528|website=NHL.com|date=October 20, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>

For the [[2023 NHL Winter Classic|2023 Winter Classic]], the Penguins went with a vintage white uniform with black stripes, and added a gold "P" logo as a nod to the NHL Pirates of the late 1920s.<ref name=2023WC>{{cite news|title=Winter Classic jerseys for Bruins, Penguins unveiled|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2023-nhl-winter-classic-jerseys-unveiled/c-338016308|publisher=National Hockey League|date=November 25, 2022|access-date=November 25, 2022}}</ref>