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Amateur Yellowjackets
This United States Amateur Hockey Association (USAH) team called the Yellowjackets have their roots into the NHL with the passing of years to come... -
Yellowjacket Championship
After the Yellowjackets won the USAHA Championship in 1924 and 1925, the team was sold to James F. Callahan who wanted the Yellowjackets to be part of the NHL. -
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Yellowjackets of the USAHA become on of the first of two new American teams in the NHL. The team was named the Pittsburgh Pirates. -
Pirates sold to Philadelphia
The Pittsburgh Pirates were sold once again, but this time moved cross-state to Philadelphia in the 1930s. The team was called the Philadephia Quakers. -
Pittsburgh/Philadelphia Franchise Fold
Due to the economic stress caused by the Great Depression, the cash flow stopped to the hockey team. The Pittsburgh/Philadelphia franchises offically folds. The NHL would then only play six teams for 25 years.... -
NHL Expansion Begins
After 25 years of only having a six team league, the NHL decides to expand into more teams. To make an NHL expansion team, it depended on votes from the NHL owners. -
Expansion Talk & Efforts
Jack McGregor, a state sentor from the Kittaning area, began talking about bringing a hockey franchise back into Pittsburgh. He began lobbying for local support as a tool towards the NHL. McGregor formed a group of Pittsburgh investors that included Art Rooney; Richard Mellon Scaife, and H.J. Heinz III. McGregor then asked Art Rooney to petition votes from James D. & brother Bruce Norris (owners of the Blackhawks & Red Wings). -
Pittsburgh's NHL Exansion Team
National Hockey League awards the city of Pittsburgh an expansion team for the 1967-68 season. They paid $2.5 million for their entry and $750,000 for start up costs.
