This here's a real hockey town for sure. The boys up north think they're in heaven after they get here.
LIONEL CONACHER
Yellow Jackets Captain remarking on the city of Pittsburgh
• Before 1984 – the arrival of Mario Lemiuex – Pittsburgh had 18 sheets of ice for organized hockey. Today there are over 50.
• Pittsburgh has had four major rinks where professional hockey was played.
• Five native Pittsburghers have played in, or are currently in NHL team systems.
• Pittsburgh native Jamie Adams was the first person to play professional hockey in his hometown, when he skated for the the Pittsburgh Phantoms in 1994.
• Ryan Malone was the first Pittsburgher to play for the Penguins. (2003).
• Philadelphia Flyers player and plum native, RJ Umberger and Ryan Malone squared off on Mellon Arena in an NHL game on November 19, 2005.
Pittsburgh Area Hockey Teams: Past & Present
Every moment of Pittsburgh hockey is important to us and we want to record it. We are hoping to add pages from any level of organized hockey around Western Pennsylvania including the Johnstown Jets, Johnstown Chiefs and Erie Blades.
Help us build our pages by submitting your team's rosters, photographs and any other historical information. We're happy to link to your home page.
