10 years ago today the last NHL game was played at the Civic Arena

Ain’t it funny how time slips away?

It’s already been a decade since the Pittsburgh Penguins played their last game in their first home of the Civic Arena on May 12th, 2010. The old, unique barn that held so many memories closed with a whimper as the team lost Game 7 of a Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Montreal Canadiens by the score of 5-2.

The old scoreboard is really a thow-back to what once was, and will never be again.

It’s sad, but kind of fitting in a weird way that the team’s home just faded away with a loss.