Pittsburgh Lyceum
{{short description|Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania}}
{{about|the Pittsburgh Lyceum of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League|the early professional football team|Pittsburgh Lyceum (American football)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey team
| text_color = White
| bg_color = Maroon
| team = Pittsburgh Lyceum
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| city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| league = Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
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| founded = 1907
| operated = 1907–1908
| arena = Duquesne Garden
| colors = Maroon, White
{{Color box|maroon|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19071124&id=mhobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CEkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1948,5588328 "Great hockey to be played in this city"] The Pittsburgh Press, November 24, 1907.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19080127&id=oAkbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vkgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2982,5436125 "Icy Inklings"] The Pittsburgh Press, January 27, 1908.
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| GM = Frank L. Danahey
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The Pittsburgh Lyceum Club, or Pittsburgh Lyceum, was a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League from 1907 to 1908 and played all of its games at Duquesne Garden.
History
File:Pittsburgh Lyceum hockey team 1908.jpg
After the WPHL was revived for the 1907–08 season, it was determined that two new teams would be needed so that the league could return to its four-team format. That season, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Lyceum entered the league.{{cite web|last=Fitzsimmons|first=Ernie|title=Is Pittsburgh the Birthplace of Professional Hockey|url=http://pittsburghhockey.net/other-teams/early-professional|work=Pittsburgh Hockey.net|access-date=April 21, 2012}} During its brief time in the WPHL, the Lyceum team included several notable players such as Jack Marks, Tommy Smith and Garnet Sixsmith. Marks, however, only played in three games for the Lyceum before he jumped to the Ontario Professional Hockey League (OPHL), eventually playing in the Toronto Professional Hockey Club's Stanley Cup challenge.{{cite book|last=Coleman|first=Charles|date=1966|title=Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1894-1926}} Meanwhile, Sixsmith reportedly scored eleven goals in a game in Pittsburgh, which was considered to be a record for Duquesne Garden.{{cite news|work=Pittsburgh Press|date=December 15, 1931|title=Garnet Sixsmith - He Played Hockey When A Rival Said "I'll Break Your Leg" And Did It|page=29}} Lyceum player Tommy Smith was later inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In its first year of play, the Lyceum posted an 11–5–1 record, earning second place in the standings.
Unable to rely on a stable line-up, due to the number of league players changing contracts, the Lyceum was forced to fold on December 23, 1908. The WPHL then discontinued after the 1908–09 season.{{cite web|title=Before the NHL: Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, International Professional Hockey League|url= http://www.ticky-box.com/crashingthenet/?p=30|publisher=Crashing the Net|access-date=April 17, 2012}}
The broader Lyceum organization, which continued to exist as a multi-sport club, formed another hockey team for the winter of 1920–21{{cite news|last=Welsh|first=Regis M.|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Post|date=November 29, 1920|page=8|title=Lyceum Opens Winter Program with Great Athletic Entertainment|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92314064/|via=Newspapers.com}} and placed it in the Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey League.{{cite news|newspaper=The Gazette Times|publication-place=Pittsburgh|date=March 20, 1921|page=11|title=Six Teams in Hockey League|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92314393/|via=Newspapers.com}} The team tied for third in the six-team league with a 4–5 record.{{cite news|newspaper=The Gazette Times|publication-place=Pittsburgh|date=March 20, 1921|at=Sec. 3, p. 7|title=Undefeated Barbours Will Play All-Star Team Tuesday Night|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35118465/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Prominent players
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame who played for the Lyceum:
References
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{{Western Pennsylvania Hockey League}}
{{Defunct Pennsylvania sports teams}}
{{Pittsburgh sports}}
Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Pennsylvania
Category:1907 establishments in Pennsylvania
Category:1908 disestablishments in Pennsylvania