Logos and uniforms of the Pittsburgh Steelers "Steagles"; the team's colors at that time were green and white as a result of wearing Eagles uniforms. These are the colors of the city's official flag which are the colors of the city's namesake Sir William Pitt. The colors black and gold are also representative of the two ingredients to create steel, coal and iron ore. Originally, the team wore gold colored helmets and black jerseys. Unique to Pittsburgh, the Steelers' black and gold colors are now shared by all major professional teams in the city, including the Pittsburgh Pirates in baseball and the Pittsburgh Penguins in ice hockey.
Ice hockey in China is played annually by amateur teams throughout China. The Chinese Ice Hockey Championship was first held in 1953. Founded in 2016, Kunlun Red Star is presently the only professional men's ice hockey team based in China. Based in Beijing, Kunlun Red Star plays in the Kontinental Hockey League, a professional ice hockey league with teams based in Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Russia, and Slovakia. Kunlun Red Star also owns a professional women's ice hockey team, Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays, based in Shenzhen. Established in 2017, KRS Vanke Rays plays in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, with teams based in Canada