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- The Pittsburgh Penguins 2006–07 season was rife with potential, as the team featured one of the largest groups of young stars in the National Hockey League (NHL). Evgeni Malkin, the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, came to the United States from Russia prior to the season and joined the team. He promptly became the first NHL rookie since 1917 to score goals in each of his first six games. Malkin and second-year phenom Sidney Crosby were joined by 18-year-old Jordan Staal, who made the jump directly from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to the Penguins roster after being drafted second overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. The Penguins also brought back Mark Recchi via free agency, giving Recchi his third stint with the team. It would also be the first season the team would have involving defenceman and soon-to-be alternate captain Kris Letang. The season was clouded with uncertainty, however, about the Penguins' future in Pittsburgh. After Jim Balsillie had agreed to purchase the franchise for $175 million and to keep it in Pittsburgh, the situation seemed settled. Balsillie's deal fell through, however, in December. Isle of Capri Casinos was next to make a bid to keep the team in Pittsburgh, but their deal was nixed as well. On January 3, 2007, Penguins officials, including Mario Lemieux and other members of the team's ownership group, visited Kansas City, Missouri, to discuss potentials of relocating the team there. Other cities which reportedly have expressed interest in the franchise include Houston, Winnipeg, Portland and Oklahoma City. On March 14, 2007, in a joint announcement by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Mario Lemieux, it was made public that an agreement had been reached between the parties. A new state-of-the-art multi-purpose arena (the Consol Energy Center) will be built. This agreement will keep the Penguins in Pittsburgh for another 30 years. Following the announcement of this plan, the Lemieux ownership group announced that they no longer have plans to sell the team. On January 9, 2007, the NHL announced that Sidney Crosby had been voted by the fans to start at forward in the 2007 All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas. Malkin, Staal and defenseman Ryan Whitney were all invited to All-Star Weekend to play in the YoungStars game. The rebuilding of the team that came with acquiring Sidney Crosby would come to fruition in his second year. This season began a playoff streak for the Penguins that has lasted for 16 seasons and is currently the longest in all of the four North American professional sports. (en)
- La saison 2006-2007 est la 39e saison des Penguins de Pittsburgh dans la Ligue nationale de hockey. Les Penguins connaissant une première moitié de saison en dents de scie avant de réaliser une très bonne seconde partie, après le 55e Match des étoiles. Ils parviennent finalement à se qualifier pour les séries éliminatoires de la Coupe Stanley 2007 pour la première fois depuis la saison 2000-2001 de la LNH. Au cours de la saison, Sidney Crosby est le meilleur joueur de l'équipe finissant avec 120 points, premier de la ligue, et devenant le plus jeune joueur à dépasser les 200 points dans sa carrière le 2 mars. La saison des Penguins prend fin en avril contre les Sénateurs d'Ottawa qui gagnent en cinq matchs leur ticket pour les demi-finales d'Association des séries éliminatoires de la Coupe Stanley 2007. (fr)
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- The Pittsburgh Penguins 2006–07 season was rife with potential, as the team featured one of the largest groups of young stars in the National Hockey League (NHL). Evgeni Malkin, the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, came to the United States from Russia prior to the season and joined the team. He promptly became the first NHL rookie since 1917 to score goals in each of his first six games. Malkin and second-year phenom Sidney Crosby were joined by 18-year-old Jordan Staal, who made the jump directly from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to the Penguins roster after being drafted second overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. The Penguins also brought back Mark Recchi via free agency, giving Recchi his third stint with the team. It would also be the first season the team would ha (en)
- La saison 2006-2007 est la 39e saison des Penguins de Pittsburgh dans la Ligue nationale de hockey. Les Penguins connaissant une première moitié de saison en dents de scie avant de réaliser une très bonne seconde partie, après le 55e Match des étoiles. Ils parviennent finalement à se qualifier pour les séries éliminatoires de la Coupe Stanley 2007 pour la première fois depuis la saison 2000-2001 de la LNH. (fr)
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