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| Pittsburgh Forge | |
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| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| League | NAHL |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Operated | 2001–2003 |
| Home arena | Island Sports Center |
| Colors | Red, gold, black, white |
| Franchise history | |
| 2001–2003 | Pittsburgh Forge |
| 2003–2005 | Toledo IceDiggers |
| 2005–2010 | Alpena IceDiggers |
| 2010–present | Corpus Christi IceRays |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2002–03 |
| Division titles | 2002–03 |
| Conference titles | 2001–02, 2002–03 |
| Playoff championships | Robertson Cup 1 (2002–03) |
The Pittsburgh Forge are a defunct Junior A Tier II ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which played in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The team was founded in 2001 by Kevin Constantine, a former coach of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They played at the Island Sports Center. The team compiled an 80-24-8 record in the first and only two seasons. The Forge were finalists in the Robertson Cup Tournament, the NAHL championship, during their inaugural season and were the first expansion team to do so. During their second season, the Forge set a national Junior A record with 43 wins and won the NAHL's regular season championship as well as the Robertson Cup Tournament. In two seasons, the Forge advanced 18 players onto scholarships with Division I college hockey programs. In 2003, the franchise was sold to investors in Toledo, Ohio and was relocated as the Toledo IceDiggers.