Fenway Sports Group apparently checks the sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins. An investor consortium from Chicago is considered a possible buyer, the price could be around $ 1.75 billion.
Loud Elliotte Friedman from “Sportsnet” Is the Hoffmann family, a consortium based in Chicago, which, among other things, has the Echl team Florida Everblades, positioned itself as a potential buyer.
Already in June and July, “The Athletic” reported that a group around the former NHL star Mario Lemieux was interested in gaining control of the team after the Penguins of Fenway Sports Group was purchased in 2021.
Friedman reports that a possible buyer would have to invest around $ 1.75 billion to take over the Penguins. For comparison: the Fenway Sports Group had taken over the Penguins for $ 900 million at the time.