The Franchise: Pittsburgh Penguins Format: Cloth Over Boards

In The Franchise: Pittsburgh Penguins, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team.

This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans’ history of the franchise, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear to uncover the less-discussed moments, decisions, people, and settings that fostered the team's iconic identity.

Through wheeling and dealing, mythmaking and community building, explore where the organization has been, how it got to prominence in the modern NHL landscape, and how it’ll continue to evolve and stay in contention for generations to come.

Pens fans in the know will enjoy this personal, local, in-depth look at hockey history.

Known as the pre-eminent Pittsburgh Penguins historian, Bob Grovecovered the Penguins for 17 seasons at the Washington (PA) Observer-Reporter and 14 seasons at the Pittsburgh Sports Report. He also spent 16 years as a broadcaster on the Penguins Radio Network. He has written the books Pittsburgh Penguins: The Official History of the First 30 Years and contributed to the second edition of Total Hockey, The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League (2000).