The Pittsburgh Penguins are a team in the National Hockey League.
The current structure of the Penguins' farm system has been in place since 1999.
The Penguins did not own a minor league team until 1999 when the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League were developed.
[1] Between 1973 and 1999, the Penguins organization contained minor league affiliates inside of the American Hockey League, International Hockey League, ECHL and United Hockey League.
[1] Initially, the Penguins organization contained minor league affiliates inside of the AHL, IHL, Central Hockey League and the low-level minor professional North American Hockey League.