Pittsburgh Pirates Hockey T-Shirt

Product Details:

• 100% Cotton (52% Cotton 48% Polyester for heather colors)
• 4.2 oz combed and ring-spun cotton
• Extra soft, lightweight
• Unisex classic fit
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed
• Printed graphics
• Ships in 3–5 business days

Team: Pittsburgh Pirates (ice hockey)
Years Active: 1925–1930 (top tier of professional hockey)
Home: Duquesne Gardens — Pittsburgh, PA

The Pittsburgh Pirates ice hockey team — not to be confused with the Major League Baseball Pirates of the same era — played five seasons of major professional hockey in Pittsburgh from 1925 to 1930. The franchise traced its roots to the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, a U.S. Amateur Hockey Association champion in 1924 and 1925, before attorney James F. Callahan purchased the team and renamed it after the city's baseball Pirates as a favor exchange with the Pirates' baseball owner Barney Dreyfuss.

The Pirates played at the Duquesne Gardens in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood and were anchored by defenseman and captain Lionel Conacher — voted Canada's male athlete of the half-century in 1950 — who scored the franchise's first-ever goal in their inaugural game against the Boston Bruins. The Pirates set a record at the time by signing Conacher to a three-year deal worth $7,500 per season. The team posted its best record (19–16–1) in its inaugural 1925–26 season, reaching the playoffs. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression caught up to the Pirates, and after running $400,000 into debt, the franchise relocated across Pennsylvania to Philadelphia for the 1930–31 season — where it would last just one disastrous year as the Philadelphia Quakers. The Pirates' run remains one of the most underappreciated chapters of Legacy Hockey.

Vintage-inspired reproduction — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any team, league, or organization. Used for historical and artistic purposes only.