Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena holds about 18,387 for hockey and sits in the downtown Pittsburgh Hill District adjacent to the Cultural District. The Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 2009, 2016, and 2017 - a run that put the franchise in conversation with the great dynasties in professional hockey. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang have been the core through all three championships. The fan base in Pittsburgh is sophisticated about hockey in the way that markets with long winning traditions tend to become - expectations are calibrated high.

Strip District on the north bank of the Allegheny River is the best pregame neighborhood in Pittsburgh. The Saturday Strip District Market is a Pittsburgh institution. Primanti Bros. on 18th Street is the essential Pittsburgh dining experience - the sandwich with coleslaw and fries piled inside is polarizing to outsiders and beloved by locals. The area has enough bars and restaurants within walking distance of the arena to handle any pregame plan. The arena itself is accessible by light rail from downtown stations on the T system.

Pittsburgh treats its sports teams with genuine civic attachment and the Penguins are no exception. The building is loud for big games and the rivalry with the Philadelphia Flyers produces some of the better regular-season atmospheres in the Eastern Conference. Playoff nights at PPG Paints Arena, when the team is in contention, are worth planning around.

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