He asked for a bigger bonus and said, 'I'm going to be here for 20 years.'
JACK RILEY
The first General Manager of the Penguins , detailing the contract negotiations with rookie Michel Briere before the 1969-70 season

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• Joe Gordon was the Penguins first publicty director. He left the Pens to join the Pittsburgh Steelers PR department
Pittsburgh Penguins 1966-69
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The Pittsburgh Hornets were the city's pro hockey (AHL) team before...
...Pittsburgh was granted an NHL franchise on February 8, 1966.
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