Blackheart Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I don't think there's anything wrong with the Bruins' uniform...or the Penguins, for that matter, when they wear the classic gold and not the stupid Vegas gold, anyways.why do you think the Penguins copied Boston in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Krug Goal, Shaw and Kelly Fight (Video) This was a nice goal and a good bout to top it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray77 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 As a matter of fact I do have something against the Bruins, and at the same time you have something against the Penguins. That doesn't stop you from posting derogatory stuff about the Penguins, so I will continue to post derogatory stuff about the Bruins. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. What do I have against the Penguins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray77 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Instigating a fight after a play like that is bush league. Choosing to not instigate a fight after a play like that is called taking the high road. The Blackhawks took the high road. Hahahahaha...that's funny stuff right there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 The Penguins didn't copy Boston, they copied the Steelers and Pirates. Pretty cool idea for all professional sports teams in a particular city to have the same colors. Furthermore, the original Pittsburgh Pirates NHL franchise way back in the 1920s had black and gold before the Bruins did. The Bruins were actually brown and gold before they were black and gold. There's your history lesson for the day. Whatever you say Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Is that your way of saying you don't believe what I said to be 100% factual? .Yeah, I'm not sure why I don't find you to be a credible source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 why do you think the Penguins copied Boston in the first place? http://penguins.nhl.com/club/m_page.htm?id=56510 I can't find the link but the Bruins ownership objected to the Penguins' color change so much that they brought a Bruins jersey in Red Wings colors to a meeting. The owner chickened out and never showed off the jersey to prove his point. I wonder where that jersey is today...what a cool piece of hockey history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray77 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 http://penguins.nhl.com/club/m_page.htm?id=56510 I can't find the link but the Bruins ownership objected to the Penguins' color change so much that they brought a Bruins jersey in Red Wings colors to a meeting. The owner chickened out and never showed off the jersey to prove his point. I wonder where that jersey is today...what a cool piece of hockey history. I guess that would shoot down DaveK's "100% factual story". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 I guess that would shoot down DaveK's "100% factual story". Well, the link shoots down the Bruins color conspiracy theory... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Well, the link shoots down the Bruins color conspiracy theory...Right, because everybody remembers the Pittsburgh Pirates hockey team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray77 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Well, the link shoots down the Bruins color conspiracy theory... I was commenting about DaveK thinking the Penguins had the colors before the Bruins. Seeing as the Bruins were a hockey team almost 50 years before the Penguins. That being said - silly argument. I could really care less what color what team is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 What do I have against the Penguins? If you're like most Bruins fans you probably hate Ulfie. Also, the fact that Cindy Crosby is such a crybaby. I could go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I was commenting about DaveK thinking the Penguins had the colors before the Bruins. Seeing as the Bruins were a hockey team almost 50 years before the Penguins. That being said - silly argument. I could really care less what color what team is. Isn't it just easier to say, "I don't give an F***?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Dave did you get stuck in lockers a lot as a kid in school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux rube Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 If you're like most Bruins fans you probably hate Ulfie. Also, the fact that Cindy Crosby is such a crybaby. I could go on. Speaking of Crosby he is now out with the mumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choyt3 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Isn't it just easier to say, "I don't give an F***?" But would that not be "I don't give A F***?" Because when I say that, I'm not saying "F". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 If you're like most HOCKEY fans you probably hate Ulfie. Also, the fact that Cindy Crosby is such a crybaby. I could go on.fixed your post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 On Jan. 30, 1980, the Penguins wore black and gold for the first time. With the Steelers winning the Super Bowl and the Pirates capturing the World Series title in the same year, the struggling Penguins hoped to gain fan support by aligning their colors with the other teams in the “City of Champions.” Boston protested the color change to the NHL, arguing that black and gold had always been exclusively associated with the Bruins. However, the Penguins prevailed by virtue of a precedent set by the Pittsburgh Pirates hockey club of the late 1920’s, which sported the colors. The Pens’ new uniforms were the same design as the previous ones, with black replacing dark blue and gold replacing light blue. From 1981-82 through the 1984-85 season, the team alternated wearing gold sweaters with white at home. Check-mate!!! The Pittsburgh Pirates (baseball) original colors were red and blue and didn't become black and gold until 1948. The Boston Bruins went from brown and gold to black and gold in 1934. The Pittsburgh Pirates hockey team also wore the same colors as the Philadelphia Flyers when the Pirates were move to Philadelphia and changed the team name to the Quakers. The Pittsburgh Pirates hockey team has no connection to the Pittsburgh Penguins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northdakota18 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Who cares? How bout them Ducks? First place in the NHL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 While you are right that the Pittsburgh Pirates hockey team has no connection to the Penguins, the fact remains that the Bruins protest of the Penguins color change was denied by virtue of the fact that the city of Pittsburgh once had another NHL franchise with those colors. And really, who in their right mind would try to make a case for only one team in a particular league having a certain color combination? The Canadiens are red, white and blue... same as the Rangers. So what? In the NFL both the Cowboys and Lions wear blue and silver. So what? The Bruins were classless whiners to make something out of nothing when the Penguins changed their colors to match the NFL and MLB franchises from the same city. These arguments happen all the time. The Lightning are catching lots of flack for looking like the Tampa Bay Maple Wings - and their new black BOLTS alternates look exactly like the Kings' black jerseys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/penguins-unveil-goat-tier-3rd-jersey.454232444/ Here's another board with a similar discussion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Check-mate!!! Why it's a little known fact that the game of chess was actually invented by a Bostonian in the early 1200's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Why it's a little known fact that the game of chess was actually invented by a Bostonian in the early 1200's...Whammy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 The Pittsburgh Pirates (baseball) original colors were red and blue and didn't become black and gold until 1948. The Boston Bruins went from brown and gold to black and gold in 1934. The Pittsburgh Pirates hockey team also wore the same colors as the Philadelphia Flyers when the Pirates were move to Philadelphia and changed the team name to the Quakers. The Pittsburgh Pirates hockey team has no connection to the Pittsburgh Penguins.Oops....sorry Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 That being said - silly argument. I could really care less what color what team is. This is how my quest to eradicate this incorrect expression feels sometimes... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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