Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins
| Pittsburgh Vengeance | |
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| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| League | North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Home arena | Alpha Ice Complex |
| Colors | Black, red, silver, white |
| Owner(s) | Glen Miske |
| General manager | Kevin Morrison |
| Head coach | Dave Dorsey |
| Franchise history | |
| 1997–2012 | Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins |
| 2012–2013 | Three Rivers Vengeance |
| 2013–present | Pittsburgh Vengeance |
The Pittsburgh Vengeance are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The team plays in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) since the 2009–10 season. The team plays home games at the Alpha Ice Complex in Pittsburgh. In addition to the Tier III Junior A team, the organization also fields teams at the former Tier III Junior B/C levels and various youth levels of play. From 1997 until 2012, the team was known as the Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins.
The Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins entered the Metro Junior A Hockey League in 1997. After a decent year in the league, the league merged with the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. The Penguins opted not to join and entered the more local Empire Junior B Hockey League (EmJHL). In 2006, the Penguins fielded a second Junior B team in the Continental Hockey Association's Premier Junior B Division. In 2007, the Penguins created a third and fourth entry for the CHA's Major and Minor Junior C leagues. In 2009 the organization added a Tier III Junior A team that began play in Fall 2009 in the Central States Hockey League (CSHL). In 2010, the CSHL became the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) after the Tier II North American Hockey League took control of the CSHL.
The Jr. Penguins fielded Junior B teams in CHA Premier (later called Eastern States Hockey League and the Empire Junior B Hockey League, and a Junior C team in the CHA Selects. In 2006, USA Hockey dropped the Junior C designation and those teams became Tier III Junior B. In 2011, USA Hockey dropped both the Junior A and B designations and called all the leagues as just Tier III, but since many organizations still fielded teams in the former lower leagues most were still referred to as their former designation.
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