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) beginning in the 2009-2010 season. The team plays home games at the Bladerunners Ice Complex in Harmarville, Pennsylvania. 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 and the Empire Junior B Hockey League, and field a Jr. C team in the CHA Selects. From 1997 until 2012, the team was known as the Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins.
The team along with the other five teams in the East Division from the 2017-18 NA3HL Season moved to the United States Premier Hockey League to form the Great Lakes Conference within the organizations Premier Division.
==History==
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. In 2006, the Penguins entered a second Junior "B" team in the Continental Hockey Association's Premier Junior B Division. In 2007, the Penguin created a third and fourth 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 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.
In 2012, the team was rebranded the Three Rivers Vengeance, which in 2013 was changed to the Pittsburgh Vengeance.
==Season-by-season records==
Flagship team's statistics.
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OL	Pts	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs
1997–98	50	21	26	3 	— 	45 	168	240	9th Metro A 	
1998–99	28	19	9 	0 	— 	38 	156	112	3rd EmJHL 	
1999–00	28	19	7 	2 	— 	40 	140	83 	3rd EmJHL 	
2000–01	30	21	8 	1 	– 	43 	193	98 	2nd EmJHL 	
2001–02	36	20	14	2 	– 	42 	204	126	6th EmJHL 	
2002–03	32	20	9 	3 	– 	43 	195	101	4th EmJHL 	
2003–04	38	30	6 	2 	— 	62 	204	107	2nd EmJHL 	
2004–05	44	29	12	3 	— 	61 	211	129	5th EmJHL 	
2005–06	42	22	16	3 	1 	48 	159	132	8th EmJHL 	
2006–07	38	32	6 	0 	0 	64 	195	86 	4th EmJHL 	
2007–08	44	32	9 	3 	0 	67 	194	110	4th EmJHL 	
2008–09	44	35	6 	1 	2 	73 	190	89 	2nd EmJHL 	
2009–10	48	34	12	2 	0 	70 	235	109	3rd of 13, CSHL 	Won Round 1, 2-0 vs. Toledo Cherokee3rd in Hurster Cup Round Robin(T, 2-2 vs. Thunderbirds, T, 0-0 vs. Jr. Lumberjacks, L, 2-5 vs. Jr. Blues)
2010–11	45	29	16	— 	0 	58 	237	152	5th of 12, NA3HL 	Lost Round 1, 0-2 vs. Chicago Hitmen
2011–12	48	26	19	— 	3 	55 	188	165	4th of 4, East8th of 16, NA3HL 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Flint Jr. Generals
2012–13	48	28	18	— 	2 	58 	178	162	2nd of 6, East6th of 17, NA3HL 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-3 vs. Flint Jr. Generals
2013–14	48	25	15	— 	8 	58 	156	130	3rd of 6, East10th of 21, NA3HL	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks
2014–15	47	30	11	— 	6 	66 	169	117	2nd of 6, East8th of 31, NA3HL 	Won Div. Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Toledo CherokeeLost Div. Finals, 1-2 vs. Metro Jets
2015–16	47	19	25	— 	3 	41 	132	157	5th of 6, East23rd of 34, NA3HL	Did not qualify
2016–17	47	28	16	— 	3 	59 	159	120	2nd of 6, East 	Won Div. Semifinals, 2-1 vs. Toledo CherokeeLost Div. Finals, 1-2 vs. Metro Jets
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	Pts	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs
2017–18	47	34	12	1 	0 	69 	172	108	2nd of 6, East (NA3HL) 	Won Div. Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Toledo CherokeeLost Div. Finals, 0-2 vs. Metro Jets
2018–19	44	26	12	6 	- 	58 	158	109	2nd of 6, Great Lakes USPHL 	Won Div. Semifinals, 2-0 vs. MJDPEliminated in national tournament round robin
2019-20	44	33	7 	3 	- 	69 	199	84 	2nd Great Lakes 	playoffs cancelled after team reaches nationals
2020-21	43	30	11	2 	- 	62 	155	100	3rd Great Lakes 	W, DQF 2-0 (Wooster Oilers) L, DSF 2-0 (Toledo Cherokee)
2021-22	44	21	20	3 	- 	45 	168	175	4th Great Lakes 	W, DQF 2-0 (Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones)L, DSF 0-2 (Metro Jets)
==External links==
*Penguins Webpage
Category:North American 3 Hockey League teams
Category:Established in 1997
Category:USPHL teams
Category:Disestablished in 2022