Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins wearing special pregame jerseys Saturday for ‘Hockey Fights Cancer' night

Pittsburgh Penguins commemorative jerseys for "Hockey Fights Cancer" night. (Photo credit: Pittsburgh Penguins via Twitter)

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins will wear special black and lavender jerseys during their pregame warmups Saturday as part of their “Hockey Fights Cancer” night at PPG Paints Arena.

Those jerseys, along with sticks featuring lavender tape, will be autographed after the game and auctioned online to benefit the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the Mario Lemieux Foundation.

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The auction will be held from Nov. 16-23. You can find more information here.

All fans at the game Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs will receive a “Hockey Fights Cancer” tote bag with a lavender awareness ribbon, according to a release from the Penguins.

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