Pittsburgh Shamrocks
| Pittsburgh Shamrocks | |
|---|---|
.jpg) |
|
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| League | International Hockey League |
| Division | West Division |
| Operated | 1935–1936 |
| Home arena | Duquesne Gardens |
| Colors |
Green, White |
| Owner(s) | Ray Babcock James McKay Phil Jacks |
| General manager | Ray Babcock (Sep-Dec) Larry Welch (Dec-Mar) |
| Head coach |
Sprague Cleghorn (Oct-Feb) Albert Hughes (Mar) |
| Captain | Albert Hughes |
| Media |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Press |
| Franchise history | |
| 1935–1936 | Pittsburgh Shamrocks |
| Sept. 8 - Oct. 9, 1935 | Pittsburgh Professional Hockey Club, Inc. |
Green, White
The Pittsburgh Shamrocks were a professional ice hockey team, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that played in the International Hockey League in 1935–36. The team played all of its home games at the Duquesne Gardens. During their lone season in existence, the Shamrocks finished in fourth place in the West Division behind the Detroit Olympics, Cleveland Falcons, and Windsor Bulldogs. The Shamrocks scored 137 goals and allowed 170. The team folded after one season. It is estimated that the team lost $36,000 during 1935–36 season.
On September 8, 1935, Larry Welch, a longtime hockey promoter at the Duquesne Gardens, announced that Pittsburgh had secured a team in the International Hockey League, pending league approval. The club operated under the Pittsburgh Professional Hockey Club, Inc. with papers of incorporation being immediately applied for The team had then signed a two-year lease at the Garden and a plan was established that split the Gardens' ice time between the new IHL team and the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, Pittsburgh's club in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League.
The team was coached by Sprague Cleghorn, who won two Stanley Cups with the Ottawa Senators in 1920 and 1921 and another with the Montreal Canadiens in 1924. However, he was also regarded as one of the dirtiest players in the National Hockey League, since he led the league in penalty minutes for nine of its first ten years. Prior to the formation of the Shamrocks, the Cleghorn family was already known to Pittsburgh's hockey fans. Sprague's brother, Odie, was the head coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates when they became the city's first NHL team for the 1924-25 season.
...
Wikipedia