way 2 go
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not looking good for Nashville, even if they win game 6
they still have to figure out how to win in Pittsburgh .
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they still have to figure out how to win in Pittsburgh .
PENS WIN !!!!!
5th Stanley Cup Championship for the Penguins.
Edmonton and Pittsburgh are the only NHL teams that were not part of the Original Six, to win 5 Cups.
5th Stanley Cup Championship for the Penguins.
Edmonton and Pittsburgh are the only NHL teams that were not part of the Original Six, to win 5 Cups.
The Berean
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Simply put, the metropolitan area of Pittsburgh is not big enough. There are 13 metropolitan areas that have a team in all four major sports leagues.
If Pittsburgh were to become the 14th, they would be the smallest.
There has been a few attempts. In fact the very first pick in the very first NBA Draft was by the Pittsburgh Ironmen in 1947.
The Ironmen folded after their first year.
Then the Pittsburgh Pipers won the very first ABA Championship in 1967.
The Pipers played one year, moved to Minnesota for a year, then came back to Pittsburgh for 3 years. They changed their name to the Pittsburgh Condors their last year in 1972.
The Pipers were led by Hall-of-Famer Connie Hawkins.
Again, the population is just not big enough.
For example:
List of metropolitan areas by population:
20.2 million New York
13.4 million LA
9.6 million Chicago
7.3 million Dallas/Ft. Worth
6.7 million Houston
6.1 million Washington DC
6.1 million Philadelphia
6.0 million Miami
5.8 million Atlanta
4.8 million Boston
4.7 million San Fran/Oakland
4.3 million Detroit
2.3 million Pittsburgh