Pittsburgh will not be a hub city if the NHL restarts the season, the NHL informed the Penguins on Tuesday.
"The Penguins had submitted an aggressive proposal, with tremendous support from UPMC, PPG and local business, political and union leaders," the Penguins said in an announcement.
Pittsburgh was one of 10 hub city finalists, of which two will be selected.
"We know Pittsburgh would have been a great host city because of our fans and the support we received from the local business community, unions and our political leaders," said Penguins President and CEO David Morehouse. "We thank Commissioner (Gary) Bettman and the NHL for considering us as one of the finalists, which is a reflection on how great of a city Pittsburgh truly is. We now look forward to training camp and getting back to game action."
In addition to Pittsburgh, the 10 cities on the NHL's shortlist were Las Vegas, Columbus, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Vancouver.
Michael Russo reported on Monday that the Wild were informed that Minneapolis was out as a hub city, and several sources reported on Monday that the Blue Jackets were informed that Columbus was out as a hub city. Pierre LeBrun reported on Tuesday that Dallas was also informed that they were out of the running.
