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Pens Ownership rankings according to the New York Times...Full story here
Several months ago, we put out a call to our NHL readers to evaluate their owners. Nearly 4,000 of you — including representatives from all 32 NHL fan bases — filled out our detailed owner survey, and the results are fascinating.
We’ve compiled your answers in four key ownership categories — willingness to spend, organizational stability, treatment of the fan base and franchise vision — into a “Fan Score” and combined that with our own ranking that factors in objective things such as team performance in the regular season and playoffs (over the past decade) as well as ownership’s general reputation and influence, according to our reporting.
Often referred to as “the Boston guys” in hockey circles, FSG has had a controlling interest in the Penguins franchise for only a few years, and with an aging roster and new GM, it’s been a bumpy ride. An attempt to retool rather than rebuild has gone poorly, to the point Pittsburgh sits at the bottom of the standings this season, and a fan base that has been spoiled with so much success is already souring on the ownership group.
FSG scored especially poorly under “franchise vision,” where fans ranked them 24th. Organizational stability wasn’t much higher, at 21st.
Fan perspective: “We all miss Mario and are skeptical that these guys want to really win.”
“FSG is still new to hockey, and while it shows, it’s tough to really give them fair grades. They purchased the team entering a difficult period of the team’s cycle, so we’ll have to see how they come out of it.”
“They should have bought the Bruins instead.”
Several months ago, we put out a call to our NHL readers to evaluate their owners. Nearly 4,000 of you — including representatives from all 32 NHL fan bases — filled out our detailed owner survey, and the results are fascinating.
We’ve compiled your answers in four key ownership categories — willingness to spend, organizational stability, treatment of the fan base and franchise vision — into a “Fan Score” and combined that with our own ranking that factors in objective things such as team performance in the regular season and playoffs (over the past decade) as well as ownership’s general reputation and influence, according to our reporting.
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24. Fenway Sports Group
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
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C+
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TEAM BREAKDOWN
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Majority owner since
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2021
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Regular season rank
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19th
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Playoffs wins rank
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18th
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Stanley Cups
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0
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FAN BASE EVALUATION
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RANK
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Willingness to spend
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4.47
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Organizational stability
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3.61
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Treatment of the fan base
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3.31
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Franchise vision
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2.58
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CONFIDENCE IN OWNER, 2025 vs. 2024
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Higher
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3%
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Same
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35%
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Lower
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62%
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FINAL SCORES
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Fan Score
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3.49
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The Athletic Score
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3.30
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Overall
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3.4
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[/td]Often referred to as “the Boston guys” in hockey circles, FSG has had a controlling interest in the Penguins franchise for only a few years, and with an aging roster and new GM, it’s been a bumpy ride. An attempt to retool rather than rebuild has gone poorly, to the point Pittsburgh sits at the bottom of the standings this season, and a fan base that has been spoiled with so much success is already souring on the ownership group.
FSG scored especially poorly under “franchise vision,” where fans ranked them 24th. Organizational stability wasn’t much higher, at 21st.
Fan perspective: “We all miss Mario and are skeptical that these guys want to really win.”
“FSG is still new to hockey, and while it shows, it’s tough to really give them fair grades. They purchased the team entering a difficult period of the team’s cycle, so we’ll have to see how they come out of it.”
“They should have bought the Bruins instead.”
There is no joy in Mudville tonight. Pens lose 2-4. Gave up 4 goals in the 3rd.... Going to be another long off-season
Hope so. I think it'll be epic if Letang will finally retire. He literally kicked off tonight's epic slide by trying to deflect a pass from one of his own teammates with his skate rather than his stick. He deflected it right to an isle for a breakaway goal I think his reflexes are simply shot.
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Dumbass gets promoted:
Dubas slated to be named GM for Canada at World Championships
Dubas slated to be named GM for Canada at World Championships
He has been like that for years now. Blast into the zone zig zagging harlem globe trotter style and try a behind the back pass, and turn the puck over.
Boko Imama for this year's MVP. The only one who looks like wants to win and ready to fight for it.
Fn refs...Pens on a power play and Tomasino inadvertently hits a Columbus skate while battling for the puck. It wasn't intentional... The Columbus ****** falls ******* over elbow somehow,,,, penalty called, while Sid, Geno, etc can be ******* held, tripped, interfered with, boarded, cross checked, etc all night long and no call. I guess that's their version of equity...
Great save Ned with 3:35 to go...
Ahhhh buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too!!! Bryan Rust makes it 6-3 with an empty net goal to ice the win for the Pens.
Ladies and gentlemen,,,,Elvis has just, left, the building! Pens win 6-3!
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Yep. It looked like a pretty complete game. Weird how they can't play consistently like this. Boko only played 7 some minutes but the ol 29er gave him his 1st star of the game. He brought the energy tonight and the crowd responded!!. Sully will probably bench him for it.
FWIW I hear that New Orleans is in the running for an NHL expansion team.
That 2nd Rust goal was a beauty!
The pass from 87....just wow!
Then Rustys one handed top shelf deflection!
Just too good!
The pass from 87....just wow!
Then Rustys one handed top shelf deflection!
Just too good!
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It was sick
Try picking up the radio feed online tonight via 105.9 the X or the Pens app. They are playing pretty well so far.