Penguin Pete
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Penguin Pete was the Pittsburgh Penguins first mascot. He was an Ecuadorian-born penguin on loan from the Pittsburgh Zoo. Penguins officials even had special ice skates made for Pete by CCM in Canada. A skater from the University of Pittsburgh taught Pete at the arena how to ice skate. Pete made his first appearance during the second intermission of a game against the Boston Bruins on February 21, 1968 . Pete made a six more appearances. His last appearance was on November 16 of the same year during a game against the New York Rangers. He died of pneumonia on November 23, 1968. It is believed…mehr

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Penguin Pete was the Pittsburgh Penguins first mascot. He was an Ecuadorian-born penguin on loan from the Pittsburgh Zoo. Penguins officials even had special ice skates made for Pete by CCM in Canada. A skater from the University of Pittsburgh taught Pete at the arena how to ice skate. Pete made his first appearance during the second intermission of a game against the Boston Bruins on February 21, 1968 . Pete made a six more appearances. His last appearance was on November 16 of the same year during a game against the New York Rangers. He died of pneumonia on November 23, 1968. It is believed that his death was due to the ice crew at the Civic Arena keeping his nesting area too warm.