Pittsburgh Pirates (WPHL)

This article is about the WPHL ice hockey team. For other uses, see Pittsburgh Pirates (disambiguation).
Pittsburgh Pirates
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
LeagueWestern Pennsylvania Hockey League
Founded1907 (1907)
Operated1907–1908
Home arenaDuquesne Garden
ColoursBlue, White
   [1]
General managerRichard Guy[2]
Championships
Regular season titles0
Team president Barney Dreyfuss.

The Pittsburgh Pirates were an early professional ice hockey club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and were members of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League for the 1908 WPHL season. The team, and the league, played all of their games at Duquesne Garden. The Pirates made one of the first known trades of professional hockey players.

Team president was local sports magnate Barney Dreyfuss who also owned the Major League Baseball team by the same name.[3]

  1. ^ "Great hockey to be played in this city" The Pittsburgh Press, November 24, 1907.
  2. ^ "Sporting Comment – On Happenings in Sportdom" Richard Guy, The Gazette Times, February 14, 1912.
  3. ^ "Hockey League to Start With Four Strong Teams" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Oct. 20, 1907 (Sec. 3, pg. 3). Retrieved 22-07-27.