Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL), based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city. For the 1930–31 season, the team moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and played one season as the Philadelphia Quakers. The Pittsburgh Pirates are traced back to the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets of the US Amateur Hockey Association. The Yellow Jackets' owner was Roy Schooley, a former referee. Even though the team won the USAHA Championship in 1924 and 1925, Schooley encountered financial problems.
Ice hockey at the Deaflympics Ice hockey at the Deaflympics Ice hockey has been contested as a sport in the Winter Deaflympics since 1975. In the Winter Deaflympic history, ice hockey has been contested only for men on 7 occasions (1975,1991,1995,1999,2003,2007 and 2015). In the inaugural men's ice hockey tournament, only Canada and United States were eligible to compete way back in 1975. Canada and United States have been the most successful nations as they have won the most number of medals in the sporting event since 1975. Both US and Canada are the only teams to win medals in the ice hockey competitions they