Mario Lemieux doesn’t need to save the Pittsburgh Penguins this time. That’ll make his potential return to the franchise different from his previous reincarnations Uptown. But, oddly, this one could be just as difficult.

Hockey Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux is part of a group that is reportedly looking to buy back the Pittsburgh Penguins from Fenway Sports Group.

The interest in reacquiring the team comes nearly four years after it was sold in 2021 to Fenway Sports Group for $900 million.

Trade Idea Flips Maple Leafs Veteran for Penguins' Erik Karlsson originally appeared on Athlon Sports. With Erik Karlsson’s future with the Pittsburgh Penguins uncertain, new possible landing spots have started to emerge during the past few days.

Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins look like the only team not actively trying to improve. After three consecutive Stanley Cup Playoff abs

Rutherford’s Vancouver Canucks, themselves dealing with a surplus of goaltending at the NHL and minor-league levels, dealt goaltender Arturs Silovs to the Penguins on Sunday afternoon. In return, the Penguins are sending a 2027 fourth-round NHL Draft pick and prospect Chase Stillman to the Canucks.

The PENGU meme coin has posted one of the week’s biggest gains, but questions remain over its long-term viability in the current market.

Sidney Crosby has been the pinnacle of class throughout his two decades in the NHL. His latest act of kindness is just another example of what makes the Penguins superstar such a class act. Pittsburgh parted ways with longtime equipment manager Paul DeFazio this offseason after 27 seasons with the organization.

Less than two years into retirement, Lemieux gained controlling interest in the Penguins after the team had declared bankruptcy and was likely headed toward either leaving Pittsburgh or folding altogether. In 2000, Lemieux returned the ice and helped lead the Penguins to a surprising run to the Eastern Conference Final.

An ownership group led by Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux has expressed that it is "very interested" in buying his former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, as reported by The Athletic on Monday.

As long as he’s a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby will always be in the news. Will he stay in Pittsburgh or go elsewhere? Those are the thousand-dollar questions right now. Speaking on Jeff Marek’s podcast The Sheet,