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Two weeks removed from halting season-ticket sales for the first time, the Penguins made more history Monday by accepting requests from fans for placement on a waiting list.

With the club nearing a record of 13,500 full-season equivalent packages, the waiting list was established to meet public demand to attend the upstart hockey club's home games this season.

"This is a first for us," vice president of communications Tom McMillan said. "It is all very new."

A spot on the waiting list costs $200 per seat -- a fee that would be applied to the price of season tickets upon their availability.

Fans on the waiting list also receive opportunities to buy six- and 12-pack plans and single-game ...

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