The Penguins changed their team colors from two-tone blue to Black and Gold in January.
This move was done in part to honor the other two professional teams in Pittsburgh (the Steelers and Pirates) both of whom won their respective championships in 1979.
The Boston Bruins initially challenged the change in colors as the new scheme closely matched their own.
However, as the original NHL franchise in Pittsburgh, the Pirates, had nearly the same colors from their inception while the Bruins wore brown and yellow sweaters, NHL president John Ziegler Jr. eventually denied the Bruins claim.
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season: Denis Herron1982 2nd round pick (Jocelyn Gauvreau) Rob HollandPat Hughes Blair Chapman Bob Stewart The 1979 NHL Entry Draft was held on August 9, 1979, in Montreal.