The NHL was still a very new concept in the 1920's. In fact, until 1924, the league did not exist in the United States. The Boston Bruins became the first U.S.-based team for the 1924-25 season.

Quick, when someone mentiones the Pittsburgh Pirates, what's the first thing that comes to mind? A bad baseball team? What about a hockey team? Sounds ridiculous, eh? In the 1920's there was a team in the NHL known as the Pittsburgh Pirates (with all due apologies to Major League Baseball). In fact, the lettering on one of their uniforms resembled in a broad sense the lettering used by the baseball team in the 1990's.

For $200, name the first New York-based team in NHL history. The Rangers? Wrong. The New York Americans joined the league along with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 1925-26 season. That created a rather unique matchup whenever they played the Montreal Canadiens -- "Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's game between the Americans and the Canadiens..."

Speaking of Montreal, the Montreal Maroons joined the league in 1924, giving Canada's biggest city two NHL franchises. The Maroons were a part of the NHL until 1938.

To see the uniforms of the roaring 20's, select a season at the top from the pull-down menu. The images are already full-sized, so there won't be anything to click on to zoom in.