Pittsburgh Lyceum
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The Pittsburgh Lyceum were a professional hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
and were members of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
. After the WPHL was revived for the 1907-08 season
, it was deteremined that two new teams would be needed so that the league could go back to its four team format. That year the Pittsburgh Pirates
and the Lyceum entered the league. Pittsburgh Lyceum folded on December 23, 1908 and because it was impossible to count on a line-up with players constantly jumping contracts. It was decided to discontinue the WPHL after the season
and stick with local hockey. The team returned and played in local hockey teams after the initial fold of the WPHL. The team later played games inside the Winter Garden at Exposition Hall
from 1916-1920.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
and were members of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League , was a semi-professional ice hockey league from the early 1900s. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the league was the pre-eminent ice hockey league at the time in the United States...
. After the WPHL was revived for the 1907-08 season
1908 WPHL season
-Final standings:Source: Fitzsimmons, p. 415* Games that resulted in a tie were replayed and are not reflected in total points-Exhibition:The Bankers played a "World's Series" with the Montreal Wanderers. The Wanderers won the series two games to one....
, it was deteremined that two new teams would be needed so that the league could go back to its four team format. That year the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates (WPHL)
The Pittsburgh Pirates were a hockey club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that became members of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League for the 1908 WPHL season. When the WPHL was revived in 1907, the only two original teams to return to the league after operations were suspended in 1904 were the...
and the Lyceum entered the league. Pittsburgh Lyceum folded on December 23, 1908 and because it was impossible to count on a line-up with players constantly jumping contracts. It was decided to discontinue the WPHL after the season
1909 WPHL season
-Final standings:Source: Fitzsimmons, p. 415* The Lyceum discontinued play on December 23, 1908.-References:...
and stick with local hockey. The team returned and played in local hockey teams after the initial fold of the WPHL. The team later played games inside the Winter Garden at Exposition Hall
Winter Garden at Exposition Hall
The Winter Garden at Exposition Hall was Pittsburgh's third major indoor skating rink which lasted from 1916 to 1920. It stood at the current site of Point State Park. The facility consisted of three building: Main Hall, Music Hall and Machinery Hall. The Exposition was originally supposed to be a...
from 1916-1920.