ðə pˈaɪɹəts, ðə θˈɜːd ɐmˈɛɹɪkənbˈeɪst ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl tˈiːm, ɡɑːt ˈɔf tʊ ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪsɪŋ stˈɑːɹt ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv twˈɛnti sˈɪks sˈiːzən, mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə plˈeɪɔfs ɪn tˈuː ʌv ðɛɹ fˈɜːst θɹˈiː sˈiːzənz.
The Pirates, the third American-based NHL team, got off to a promising start in the 1925–26 season, making the playoffs in two of their first three seasons.