In case you missed my earlier article that covered Pittsburgh’s first NHL team from the 1920s, here’s a brief recap: The NHL awarded Pittsburgh their first NHL team in 1925 and the Pirates (named after Pittsburgh’s baseball team) played at Duquesne Gardens from 1925 until 1930. After the stock market crash, the team and its owners were heavily in debt and forced to relocate the team to Philadelphia. The intention was to bring the team back to the Steel City once the debts had been paid off. So, what did happen to the Pirates?
Once the team had been relocated to the City of Brotherly Love, the Pittsburgh Pirates became known as the Philadelphia Quakers.