Pittsburgh

===Hockey===
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The NHL's [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] have played in Pittsburgh since the team's founding in 1967. The team has won 6 [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]] titles (1991, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2016 and 2017) and 5 [[Stanley Cup]] championships (1991, 1992, 2009, 2016 and 2017). Since 1999, Hall of Famer and back-to-back playoff MVP [[Mario Lemieux]] has served as Penguins owner. Until moving into the [[PPG Paints Arena]] in 2010 (when it was known as Consol Energy Center), the team played their home games at the world's first retractable domed stadium, the [[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Civic Arena]], or in local parlance "The Igloo".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2010/05/25/Mellon-Arena-roof-may-open-for-final-show/stories/201005250282|title=Mellon Arena roof may open for final show|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref>

[[Ice hockey]] has had a regional fan base since the 1890s semi-pro [[Pittsburgh Keystones (ice hockey)|Keystones]]. The city's first ice rink dates back to 1889, when there was an ice rink at the Casino in [[Schenley Park]]. From 1896 to 1956, the Exposition Building on the Allegheny River near The Point and Duquesne Gardens in Oakland offered indoor skating.<ref name="ice_skating">{{cite news |last1=Grant |first1=Tim |title=Pittsburgh loves ice skating, but how many rinks might prove too many? |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/life/recreation/2015/11/30/More-ice-time-Pittsburgh-loves-ice-skating-but-how-many-rinks-might-prove-too-many/stories/201511290019|access-date=February 6, 2016 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=November 30, 2015}}</ref>

The NHL awarded one of its first franchises to the city in 1924 on the strength of the back-to-back USAHA championship winning [[Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets]] featuring future Hall of Famers and a Stanley Cup winning coach. The NHL's [[Pittsburgh Pirates (hockey)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] made several Stanley Cup playoff runs with a future Hall of Famer before folding from [[Great Depression]] financial pressures. Hockey survived with the [[Pittsburgh Hornets]] farm team (1936–1967) and their seven finals appearances and three championships in 18 playoff seasons.

[[Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey|Robert Morris University]] fields a Division I college hockey team at the [https://rmucolonials.com/sports/2013/9/9/athletics_0909134014.aspx?id=694 Island Sports Center]. Pittsburgh has semi-pro and amateur teams such as the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Association Rankings - MYHockey |url=https://myhockeyrankings.com/association_rankings.php?y=2021&type=youth&country=US |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=myhockeyrankings.com}}</ref> Pro-grade ice rinks such as the [[Rostraver Ice Garden]], Mt. Lebanon Recreation Center and [[Iceoplex at Southpointe]] have trained several native Pittsburgh players for NHL play. RMU hosted the city's first [[2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|Frozen Four]] college championship in 2013 with the four PPG Paints Arena games televised by [[ESPN]].