The Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins are a Tier III Junior A

Junior ice hockey

Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

 The team plays in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) beginning in the 2009-2010 season. The team plays home games at the Bladerunners Ice Complex

Bladerunners Ice Complex

Bladerunners Ice Complex is a group of a facilities located in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. There are three total facilities, with locations in Bethel Park, Cranberry, and Harmarville.-Leagues:...

 in Harmarville, Pennsylvania

Harmarville, Pennsylvania

Harmarville, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community located in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Although it is not tracked by the U.S. Census, the population is estimated to be 1,200 residents....

. In addition to the Jr. A team, the organization also fields teams at the Jr. B, Jr. C and various youth levels of play. The Jr. Penguins field Jr. B teams in CHA Premier

Continental Hockey Association

The Continental Hockey Association is an American Tier III Junior B ice hockey league. It stated goal is that it develops high school age players to hockey skills needed for higher levels of Junior, college hockey, and professional hockey....

 and the Empire Junior B Hockey League, and field a Jr. C team in the CHA Selects

Continental Hockey Association

The Continental Hockey Association is an American Tier III Junior B ice hockey league. It stated goal is that it develops high school age players to hockey skills needed for higher levels of Junior, college hockey, and professional hockey....

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History

The Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins entered the Metro Junior A Hockey League

Metro Junior A Hockey League

----The Metro Junior "A" Hockey League was a junior level ice hockey league based out of Southern Ontario. The league originated in 1956 as the Metro Junior "B" Hockey League, which lasted until 1991, when it changed its designation from Junior B to Junior A. It remained a Jr...

 in 1997. After a decent year in the league, the league merged with the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the...

. The Penguins opted not to join and entered the more local Empire Junior B Hockey League. In 2006, the Penguins entered a second Junior "B" team in the Continental Hockey Association

Continental Hockey Association

The Continental Hockey Association is an American Tier III Junior B ice hockey league. It stated goal is that it develops high school age players to hockey skills needed for higher levels of Junior, college hockey, and professional hockey....

's Premier Junior B Division. In 2007, the Penguin created a third and forth entry for the CHA's Major and Minor Junior C leagues. In 2009 the organization added a Jr. A team that began play in Fall 2009 in the NA3HL.

Season-by-season results

Flagship team's statistics.

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1997-98	50	21	26	3
168	240	45	9th Metro A	DNQ
1998-99	28	19	9	0
156	112	38	3rd EmpJHL
1999-00	28	19	7	2
140	83	40	3rd EmpJHL
2000-01	30	21	8	1
193	98	43	2nd EmpJHL
2001-02	36	20	14	2
204	126	42	6th EmpJHL
2002-03	32	20	9	3
195	101	43	4th EmpJHL
2003-04	38	30	6	2
204	107	62	2nd EmpJHL
2004-05	44	29	12	3
211	129	61	5th EmpJHL
2005-06	42	22	16	3	1	159	132	48	8th EmpJHL
2006-07	38	32	6	0	0	195	86	64	4th EmpJHL
2007-08	44	32	9	3	0	194	110	67	4th EmpJHL
2008-09	44	35	6	1	2	190	89	73	2nd EmpJHL
2009-10	48	34	12	2	0	235	109	70	1st CSHL Central States Hockey League The North American 3 Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior "A" ice hockey league that consists of 16 teams from Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Pennsylvania....
2010-11	45	29	16
0	237	152	58	5th NA3HL