1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1925–26 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)Pittsburgh Pirates 19–16–1 13–5–0 6–11–1 3rd 82 70 Odie Cleghorn Lionel Conacher Duquesne Garden Hib Milks (14) Harold Darragh (7) Hib Milks (19) Lionel Conacher (66) Roy Worters (18) Roy Worters (1.90) 1926–27 The 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the first season of the new Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The club made the playoffs in its first season after placing third in the league. The Pirates lost in the playoffs to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Maroons. 2 Off-season In October, the team signed former Montreal Canadiens player Odie Cleghorn as their new playing coach.Ottawa Daily Citizen Odie Cleghorn with Pittsburgh October 13, 1925 14 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2VkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6903%2C3391515 Regular season Final standings PIT Record vs. opponents PIT Playoffs The Pirates qualified for the playoffs and faced the Montreal Maroons in a two-game total goals series. In game one at Montreal, Montreal won 3–1. In game two, Pittsburgh tied 3–3 and Montreal won the series 6–4. Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#FCB932 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid; 1925–26 regular season1925-26 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PTP/1926_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#FCB932 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||November 26, 1925||2–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||November 28, 1925||1–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||2–0–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#FCB932 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |3||L||December 2, 1925||1–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Americans (1925–26) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||December 5, 1925||0–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||December 9, 1925||6–3 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||December 11, 1925||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||4–2–0 |- |7||L||December 16, 1925||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||4–3–0 |- |8||W||December 18, 1925||3–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1925–26) ||5–3–0 |- |9||T||December 19, 1925||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||5–3–1 |- |10||L||December 23, 1925||0–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||5–4–1 |- |11||L||December 26, 1925||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1925–26) ||5–5–1 |- |12||L||December 30, 1925||0–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||5–6–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#FCB932 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |13||L||January 1, 1926||1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||5–7–1 |- |14||L||January 5, 1926||0–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||5–8–1 |- |15||L||January 13, 1926||0–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||5–9–1 |- |16||W||January 15, 1926||5–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||6–9–1 |- |17||W||January 19, 1926||4–0 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1925–26) ||7–9–1 |- |18||W||January 21, 1926||5–4 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||8–9–1 |- |19||L||January 23, 1926||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||8–10–1 |- |20||W||January 27, 1926||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||9–10–1 |- |21||L||January 29, 1926||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||9–11–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#FCB932 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||W||February 2, 1926||1–0 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||10–11–1 |- |23||W||February 6, 1926||6–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1925–26) ||11–11–1 |- |24||L||February 9, 1926||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||11–12–1 |- |25||W||February 13, 1926||3–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||12–12–1 |- |26||L||February 16, 1926||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||12–13–1 |- |27||L||February 19, 1926||2–3 || align="left"| New York Americans (1925–26) ||12–14–1 |- |28||L||February 20, 1926||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||12–15–1 |- |29||W||February 23, 1926||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||13–15–1 |- |30||W||February 26, 1926||1–0 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||14–15–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#FCB932 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |31||W||March 2, 1926||4–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||15–15–1 |- |32||W||March 4, 1926||7–2 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||16–15–1 |- |33||L||March 8, 1926||0–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||16–16–1 |- |34||W||March 9, 1926||4–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||17–16–1 |- |35||W||March 12, 1926||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||18–16–1 |- |36||W||March 15, 1926||2–0 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||19–16–1 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#FCB932 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid; 1926 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#FCB932 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; Semifinals vs. (2) Montreal Maroons – Maroons win 6 goals to 4 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series |- |1||L||March 20, 1926||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons ||Maroons lead 3 goals to 1 |- |1||T||March 23, 1926||3–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons ||Maroons win 6 goals to 4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black #ffc Tie 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Hib Milks LW/C 36 14 5 19 17 Duke McCurry LW 36 13 4 17 32 Harold Darragh LW 35 10 7 17 6 Lionel Conacher D 33 9 4 13 64 Rodger Smith D 36 9 1 10 22 Baldy Cotton LW 33 7 1 8 22 Tex White RW 35 7 1 8 22 Herb Drury D/RW 33 6 2 8 40 Jesse Spring D 32 5 0 5 23 Odie Cleghorn RW/C 17 2 1 3 4 Louis Berlinguette LW 30 0 0 0 8 Fred Lowrey RW 16 0 0 0 2 Alf Skinner RW 7 0 0 0 2 Roy Worters G 35 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Roy Worters 2145 35 18 16 1 68 1.90 7 Odie Cleghorn 60 1 1 0 0 2 2.00 0 Team: 2205 36 19 16 1 70 1.90 7 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Duke McCurry LW 2 0 2 2 2 Jesse Spring D 2 0 2 2 2 Baldy Cotton LW 2 1 0 1 0 Harold Darragh LW 2 1 0 1 0 Herb Drury D/RW 2 1 0 1 0 Rodger Smith D 2 1 0 1 0 Louis Berlinguette LW 2 0 0 0 0 Odie Cleghorn RW/C 1 0 0 0 0 Lionel Conacher D 2 0 0 0 0 Fred Lowrey RW 2 0 0 0 6 Hib Milks LW/C 2 0 0 0 0 Roy Worters G 2 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Roy Worters 120 2 0 1 6 3.00 0 Team: 120 2 0 1 6 3.00 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1925-26 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PTP/1926.html Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals       MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; See also 1925–26 NHL season References Pittsburgh Category:Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) seasons Category:1925 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1926 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1920s in Pittsburgh