List of Pittsburgh Penguins owners

Mario Lemieux is the current owner of the Penguins, and former player for the team 1984-2005.

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 of 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.[1]

## Ownerships[edit]

1 | Jack McGregor & Peter Block | June 1965 - March 1968 |

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2 | Donald Parsons | March 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 [1] | September 2011 - December 2016 |
12 | Lemieux Group LP, John Surma and Debra Cafaro[2] | December 2016 - December 2021 |
13 | Fenway Sports Group, Mario Lemieux, Ron Burkle[3] | December 2021 – Present |

## See also[edit]

* List of Pittsburgh Penguins head coaches
* List of Pittsburgh Penguins players

## References[edit]

1. ^ Pittsburgh Penguins Owners 1965 to Present
2. ^ Chicago CEO Buys Stake in Penguins
3. ^ "Penguins sold to Fenway Sports Group, Lemieux to retain stake in team".

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