Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
Division	American Division
Founded	1925
History	Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets; 1915–1921 (independent); 1921–1925 (USAHA); Pittsburgh Pirates; 1925–1930; Philadelphia Quakers; 1930–1931
Home arena	Duquesne Garden
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team colors	Black, gold;
Media	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pittsburgh Press; KDKA (AM)
Stanley Cups	0
Conference championships	0
Division championships	0

The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL), based in Pittsburgh from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city. For the 1930–31 season, the team moved to Philadelphia, and played one season as the Philadelphia Quakers.^[2]

^ Creamer, Chris (June 13, 2017). "Greatest NHL logos of all time". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 27, 2023. More than 40 years before the Penguins joined the League in 1967, Pittsburgh had an NHL team. As was fairly common for the period, it took the name of another sports team in town -- the Pirates of MLB, in this case -- but long before the baseball team adopted the black and gold, the NHL's Pirates used that color scheme right from their first season, 1925-26. For the 1929-30 season, the Pirates used this logo featuring the head of a pirate, complete with hat, earrings, bandana and, of course, eye patch. As with most detailed logos of the time, it didn't last long; the Pirates moved the following season, becoming the Philadelphia Quakers, and the logo was never used again.
^ Enright, Greg. "Pittsburgh's First NHL Team: The Pirates". Let's Go Pens. Retrieved February 24, 2012.