Pittsburgh Hockey – Offbeat

Two Players, First NHL goals

Bryan Rust and Brian Dumoulin both scored their first NHL goals tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. They are the fifth pair of Penguins players to share the milestone in the same game: 11/1/69 Tracy Pratt and Michel Briere v. Minnesota North Stars 10/21/1987 Mark Kachowski and Rob Brown v. NJ Devils 10/6/2001 Milan Kraft [...]

By |2016-10-09T22:31:16-04:00December 15th, 2014|Pittsburgh Hockey - Offbeat, Pittsburgh Hockey History|0 Comments

Craig Adams: I am Iron Man

Craig Adams established a franchise record today when he played in his 314th consecutive regular game, surpassing previous recordholder Ron Schock. Since Adams began his consecutive games played streak on Oct. 18, 2010, the Penguins have lost 1,350 man-games lost to injury, an average of 4.3 man-games lost per contest. PENGUINS REGULAR SEASON, CONSECUTIVE GAME STREAKS Craig [...]

Rare Pittsburgh Hockey Program Sells for $1,008

A program from the 1929-30 Pittsburgh Pirates hockey team sold for $1,008 in an Ebay auction that ended Saturday. Two of the five bidders were prepared to pay at least $1,000 for the vintage 14-page program. The program was described as "a rare National Hockey League Program featuring the Home Pittsburgh Pirates versus the vaunted [...]

By |2016-10-09T22:29:52-04:00October 26th, 2014|Pittsburgh Hockey - Offbeat, Pittsburgh Hockey History|0 Comments

October 13, 1930 – Pittsburgh out of NHL

October 13, 1930 - The Pittsburgh Pirates, the city’s first NHL team, transfered to Philadelphia to become the Quakers.  The Pirates wore orange and black in their last season and would become Philadelphia's first NHL team. The Steel Town's first entry in the National Hockey League. The franchise barely survived five years of sub-par hockey, [...]

By |2014-10-13T20:27:59-04:00October 13th, 2014|Pittsburgh Hockey - Offbeat, Pittsburgh Hockey History|0 Comments
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