baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn θˈɜːɾi sˈiːzən, ðə tˈiːm wʌz dˈɑːlɚ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪn dˈɛt, ænd ðɛɹ ɚɹˈiːnə, ðə dˈuːkwɛsni ɡˈɑːɹdənz, wʌz nˌɑːt sˈuːɾəbəl fɚɹən ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl tˈiːm.
By the end of the 1929–30 season, the team was $400,000 in debt, and their arena, the Duquesne Gardens, was not suitable for an NHL team.