A couple years ago we created a graphic which received a fair amount of attention depicting the uniform worn for each Stanley Cup clinching victory since the dawn of the NHL era (1918). In that post we compiled a whole host of (what I consider to be) interesting and very uniform-nerdy stats involving what colours were worn. If you want to see those stats (and you probably do if you’re a visitor of this site) then you can see that post here, the post you’re reading now is just a simple update to the graphic, no fancy stats.
Pittsburgh won the Cup tonight, on the road for the fifth time in franchise history… no, not just five cups in franchise history, five cups *on the road*. Never won at home! The Penguins did switch to their old school 90s uniforms full-time for 2017, but because of the swapping of home and road uniforms it was the first time they won the Cup wearing the white version of this set. Both 90s wins were wearing the black.
The 2017 Penguins also become the first to win while wearing a team specific commemorative patch (their 50th) since the 1998 Red Wings won while wearing their “Believe” patch.
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