Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Wilkes-Barre Barons (1914–1978) National Alliance of Basketball Leagues (1938–) Philadelphia Tapers (1962–1963) United States Basketball League. Philadelphia Aces. Philadelphia Spirit. Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs (1999–2007) Women's Basketball League. Philadelphia Fox 1979 (folded mid-season)
Pitt men's club ice hockey team competes in Division 1 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association ACHA, and since 2022, has competed in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL). A former varsity sport at Pitt, the club program's modern incarnation was founded in 1971, the club ice hockey team moved to ACHA Division 1 in 2006.
Pittsburgh native Tim Grgurich, who was an assistant coach under Ridl, became Pitt's next head coach. He led Pitt into the inaugural 1976–77 season of the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League, which would change its name to the Eastern Eight (forerunner to the Atlantic 10) the following year. That initial year, Larry Harris, a 6'6" forward ...
1972–73 – Western Pennsylvania High School Hockey League expands to 19 schools as Richland, Chartiers Valley, Central Catholic, Bethel Park, Peabody, Fox Chapel, Lawrenceville Catholic, General Braddock, Armstrong, Gateway and Canevin participate. Churchill wins the WPHSHL crown over Richland in 4–3 in overtime. 1975 – WPHSHL becomes ...
List of NHL mascots. Mascots shaking hands at the 2019 All-Star Game. This is a list of current and former National Hockey League (NHL) mascots. The NHL's first mascot, Harvey of the Calgary Flames, debuted in 1984. As of 2024, the New York Rangers and Utah Hockey Club are the only teams without a mascot.
Main article: Pittsburgh As the home of the MLB's Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team, PNC Park is located in North Shore, in front of the Allegheny River, Roberto Clemente Bridge, and the Pittsburgh city skyline. Sports in Pittsburgh have been played dating back to the American Civil War. Baseball, hockey, and the first professional American football game had been played in the city by 1892 ...
Matt Grzelcyk. Matthew Grzelcyk ( / ˈɡrɪzlɪk / GRIZ-lik; [ 1] born January 5, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins with the 85th overall pick in the 3rd round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
On January 10, 1956, the Gardens hosted the American Hockey League All Star Game for the city of Pittsburgh. However the Gardens was also the home for Duquesne University Basketball as well as the Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketball Association of America, a forerunner to the NBA. The team ended their only season in the BAA in 1946-47 with a ...