Why was this chemical critical to the development of hockey in Pittsburgh?

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The city of Pittsburgh is full of rabid hockey fans. They understand the game and are loyal followers.

LIONEL CONACHER

In 1926, explaining the lure of Pittsburgh to Candian businessmen. "L-Train" Conacher scored Pittsburgh's first-ever NHL goal, playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Do you know what woman was the first to play pro hockey in Pittsburgh?

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I can't see hockey leaving Pittsburgh unless the bottom falls out completely in attendance.

JACK MCGREGOR

Penguins President In 1968, dismissing rumors that the first year franchise was already seeking a new city to host the team

Mario Lemieux played exactly one minor league game in his career. On Sept. 22, 2001 Lemieux captained the WBS Penguins in an exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Frst Union Areana in Wilkes Barre, PA. The Baby Pens lost to the NHL Penguins, 4-2. How many other exhibition games were the Pens involved in?

The Beatles performed at the Civic Arena on September 14, 1964.

Pittsburgh Hockey Historical Timeline
What happened on this day?


James W. Conant,
Father of hockey in Pittsburgh

	The Casino opens on May 29, 1895 The Casino destroyed by fire on Dec. 17, 1896							1895-96
								1896-97
								1897-98
								1898-99
	Jan. 24, 1899 - Duquesne Gardens hosts its first hockey game							1899-00
															Pittsburgh Keystones (X Games)
								1900-01							Pittsburgh Athletic Club wins third city championship.
	Harry Peel, a Keystones player in 1901-02, admitted that he was paid $35 a week. The first professional hockey player.							1901-02							Pittsburgh Bankers, Pittsburgh Keystones and Pittsburgh Athletic Club Form the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL)
	WPHL was now a professional league							1902-03							Pittsburgh Victorias join WPHL
								1903-04							Pittsburgh Pros join the International Pro Hockey League (IHL)
	WPHL suspends operation from 1904 through 1907							1904-05
								1905-06
								1906-07
	WPHL resumes operation							1907-08							Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Lyceum join WPHL Pittsburgh Athletic Club (WPHL)
															Pittsburgh Bankers (WPHL)
															Pittsburgh Lyceum (WPHL)
	WPHL suspends operation after 1908-09 season							1908-09							Duquesne Athletic Club joins WPHL
								1909-10
								1910-11							Pittsburgh Athletic Club (X Games)
								1911-12
								1912-13
								1913-14
								1914-15
								1915-16							Pittsburgh Duquesne (X Games/USAHA)
	Dec. 12, 1916 - Winter Garden at the Exposition Building hosts its first hockey game							1916-17							Pittsburgh Athletic Association (USHA / X Games)
															America's Greatest Hockey Star Hobey Baker Plays in Pittsburgh
								1917-18
								1918-19
								1919-20
	Winter Garden ceases operation							1920-21							The first US Olympic Hockey Team was formed in Pittsburgh
								1921-22							Pittsburgh Stars (X Games/USAHA) Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (X Games)
								1922-23							Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (USAHA)
	The Yellow Jackets won the USAHA Championship							1923-24							Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (EAHL)
	The Yellow Jackets won the USAHA Championship							1924-25
								1925-26							Nov. 25, 1925 - Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) Play first game.
								1926-27
								1927-28
								1928-29
								1929-30							Pittsburgh Pirates move to Philadelphia
								1930-31							Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL)
								1931-32
								1932-33
								1933-34
								1934-35							Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (X Games)
								1935-36							Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (EAHL) Pittsburgh Shamrocks (IHL)
								1936-37							Pittsburgh Hornets (IHL) first game
								1937-38
								1938-39
								1939-40							Pittsburgh Hornets advance to the Calder Cup finals before losing to Providence Reds
								1940-41
								1941-42
								1942-43
								1943-44
								1944-45
								1945-46
								1946-47
								1947-48
								1948-49
								1949-50
								1950-51							Pittsburgh Hornets lose Calder Cup to the Cleveland Barons in Game 7
								1951-52							April 20, 1952 - The Hornets won their first AHL Championship by beating the Providence Reds
								1952-53							Pittsburgh Hornets lose Calder Cup to the Cleveland Barons in Game 7
								1953-54
								1954-55							April XX, 1955 - Pittsburgh defeated the Buffalo Bisons to capture the club's second Calder Cup Championship
								1955-56							Pittsburgh Hornets suspend operations
	Aug.13, 1956 -Duquesne Gardens demolition begins							1956-57
								1957-58
								1958-59
								1959-60
	Civic Arena opens on Sept.13, 1961							1960-61
								1961-62							Pittsburgh Hornets (AHL) resume play
								1962-63
								1963-64
								1964-65
								1965-66
								1966-67							April 30, 1967 - Pittsburgh sweeps the Rochester Americans in the Calder Cup Finals after Billy Harris scored :26 seconds into OT – the last goal in Hornets’ history
								1967-68							Oct. 11, 1967 - Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) first game (Montreal won, 2-1)
								1968-69
								1969-70
								1970-71
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								1973-74
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								1977-78
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								1979-80
								1980-81
								1981-82
								1982-83
								1983-84
															Penguins draft Mario Lemieux
								1984-85
								1985-86
								1986-87
								1987-88
								1988-89
	Jan. 21, 1990 - The 41st NHL All-Star Game played at the Civic Arena							1989-90
								1990-91							May 25, 1991 - The Penguins beat the Minnesota North Stars to win their first Stanley Cup Championship
								1991-92							June 1, 1992 - The Penguins beat the Chicago Blackhawks to win their second Stanley Cup Championship
								1992-93
	July 13, 1994 Erin Whitten became the first woman to play a pro hockey game for a Pittsburgh team							1993-94							Pittsburgh Phantoms (RHI)
								1994-95
								1995-96
								1996-97
								1997-98
								1998-99
								1999-00
								2000-01
								2001-02							Pittsburgh Forge (NAJHL) begin play
	Pittsburgh Forge win USA Hockey Junior A National Championship							2002-03
								2003-04							Pittsburgh Forge (NAJHL) move to Toledo
								2004-05							Penguins draft Sidney Crosby
								2005-06
	New arena plans finalized; site preparation begins. The Penguins have decided to delay the opening of the building until the start of the 2010-11 season							2006-07
								2007-08							Penguins lost to the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Stanley Cup Final
	August 14, 2008 Groundbreaking for new arena New arena named: Consol Energy Center on December 15, 2008							2008-09							The Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to win the team's third championship.

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