10 Incredible Moments in Hockey History

2.    A captured moment from the first hockey game played in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park Casino in 1895.

3.    The Pittsburgh Bankers played from 1899-1904. They disbanded for two years, and came back in 1907, when they played for another two years. They won championship titles in 1903, 1908, and 1909.

4. The Pittsburgh Pirates played from 1925-1926. They played for another season from 1929-1930. In 1925, the Pirates became the first team in the city to wear black & gold beginning in 1925. However, they did change their colors to blue & gold in 1928. They were also the first hockey team to trade players and pay a professional salary. Their hockey players were paid $15-20 a week.



5.    The Pittsburgh Shamrocks played from 1935-1936. All their home games were played at Duquesne Gardens in Oakland. Larry Welch, the team’s general manager summed up their success by saying, "These Shamrocks sure are unlucky."

6.    A captured moment of the Pittsburgh Penguins in October 1967.

7.    Mario Lemieux was only three years old when he fell in love with playing hockey.

8.    Mario Lemieux was born and raised in Montreal Canada. 

9.    The Penguins won the Stanley Cup for the first time on May 25, 1991, when they defeated the Minnesota North Stars.

10. All 25 Pittsburgh Penguin logos from 1967 to today.