Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets

The Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets were one of the city's first teams. They began as an amateur club and joined the USAHA in 1922. They would play in that league for four seasons, capturing the USHA Championship in 1924 and 1925, the latter against their local rival, the Fort Pitt Hornets. The Yellow Jackets were recognized for mostly recruiting Canadian players, which contributed to their success. The USAHA collapsed after that second championship triumph, and the Yellow Jackets were sold. The majority of the players and the franchise entered the NHL as the Pittsburgh Pirates. When the Pirates relocated to Philadelphia to become the Quakers in 1930, original Jackets owner Roy Schooley resurrected the team in the IHL. They competed in the IHL for two seasons, 1930-31 and 1931-32. After that, the team went on hiatus for a few years until returning as an independent in 1934, then rejoined the EHL from 1935 to 1937. The team's colors are consistent with the majority of the other teams in Pittsburgh, with the classic black and yellow used by the majority of the city's clubs.