{"id":2071521,"date":"2025-10-06T05:09:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T05:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2071521"},"modified":"2025-10-06T05:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T05:09:56","slug":"whats-new-at-ppg-paints-arena-pittsburgh-city-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/whats-new-at-ppg-paints-arena-pittsburgh-city-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s new at PPG Paints Arena? &#8211; Pittsburgh City Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season, the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted a What\u2019s New at PPG Paints Arena tour showcasing upcoming giveaways and theme nights, new concessions, and the soon-to-be relaunched Penguins Hall of Fame, returning on Oct. 25 after a three-year hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the focus is on celebrating the team\u2019s history and legacy, said Penguins\u2019 vice president of marketing Miles Ritenour, with 2025 marking the 20th Penguins season for \u201cThe Big Three\u201d \u2014 Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang \u2014 and 15 years of hockey at PPG Paints Arena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do we celebrate the players that have been here, the players that are currently here, that are in the prime of their career, or maybe going towards the end of it?\u201d Ritentour asked the group of assembled media and some ticketholders.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>One answer? More <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pghcitypaper.com\/arts-entertainment-2\/how-do-you-fence-a-truckload-of-jaromir-jagr-bobbleheads-we-asked-the-fbi-25600081\/\">bobbleheads<\/a>. \u201cBig Three\u201d legacy bobbleheads will be given out at games in December, February, and March. Other giveaways include a Zamboni-shaped gravy boat, a Mr. Rogers-inspired yellow cardigan, a cowboy hat for Country Night, and a deck of cards featuring Penguins players with former goaltender Marc-Andr\u00e9 Fleury as the joker.<\/p>\n<p>After retiring from the NHL five months ago, Fleury, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, appeared at a Penguins preseason home game to a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/story\/_\/id\/46404047\/fleury-bids-emotional-farewell-last-game-penguins\">sellout crowd<\/a> on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt [feels] more like the start of a baseball season this year, where it\u2019s like, okay, we\u2019re gonna have opening day right out of the gate,\u201d John Sadini, vice president of arena operations, told <em>Pittsburgh City Paper<\/em>. \u201cThat was kind of what the Fleury experience was.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>To honor the arena\u2019s 15th anniversary, fans can snap photos at a yellow Birthday Bridge display on the concourse. Nearby is a \u201creconcepted\u201d Fifth Avenue Food Hall, replacing the former GetGo market (section 116), with food stands including \u201cItal-yinz\u201d and \u201cApps, Snacks N\u2019at\u201d offering a chicken parmesan sandwich, \u201ccheezy\u201d bread, meatballs, wing dings, and a \u201challmark\u201d new pickle pierogi served with dill pickle dip and topped with shaved cherry-infused pickles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to really bring in Pittsburgh flavors,\u201d said Aramark general manager Matt Kingsley. \u201cAnd obviously food halls are all the rage right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Executive Chef Terry Davidson said his team developed new recipes throughout the off-season, including expanding last season\u2019s \u201cMic Drop!\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pghcitypaper.com\/food-drink\/smoked-beers-at-east-end-brewing-turkey-time-at-getgo-and-more-pittsburgh-food-news-26849755\/\">menu<\/a> honoring late Penguins broadcaster <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pghcitypaper.com\/arts-entertainment-2\/spoiler-alert-pittsburgh-sports-fans-love-mike-lange-2320525\/\">Mike Lange<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-3    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a remembrance to him and it\u2019s very special,\u201d Davidson said.<\/p>\n<p>New dishes based on Lange\u2019s slogans are \u201cI\u2019ll Be Cow Kicked,\u201d a smoked barbecue sandwich, and \u201cSmoked Like a Bad Cigar,\u201d a pastrami hoagie (available in Club sections 101 and 111).<\/p>\n<p>The smashburger trend comes to the arena with a hot bacon jam burger and cherry Coke-infused loaded smashburger (at Steel City Smash and sections 108 and 206 respectively). Polish Grill (section 105) adds a kielbasa hoagie, while Dahntahn Lobster (yes, spelled that way) introduces Old Bay-flavored lobster nachos drizzled with queso (section 110).<\/p>\n<p>Leaning into the Pittsburghese, a new concept, Dippy\u2019s (section 105), will launch this season, featuring dipping sauces paired with cheesesteak egg rolls, chicken empanadas, pot stickers, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The Penguins play the New York Islanders for their home opener on Thu., Oct. 9.<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pghcitypaper.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season, the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted a What\u2019s New at PPG Paints Arena tour showcasing upcoming giveaways and theme nights, new concessions, and the soon-to-be relaunched Penguins Hall of Fame, returning on Oct. 25 after a three-year hiatus. 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