ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ˈæftɚ sˈiːɪŋ hˌaʊ wˈɛl ðə fˈænz ɪn pˈɪtsbɜːɡ tˈʊk tə lˈaɪənəl kənˈæʃɚ, ðɪ ˈoʊnɚɹ ʌvðə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ jˈɛloʊ dʒˈækɪts, ɹˈɔɪ skˈuːli ˈæskt kənˈætʃɑːɹ tʊ ɪnvˈaɪt ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv hɪz fɹˈɛndz ɪn kˈænədə tə plˈeɪ fɔːɹ hɪz tˈiːm.
In 1923, after seeing how well the fans in Pittsburgh took to Lionel Conacher, the owner of the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, Roy Schooley asked Conachar to invite a number of his friends in Canada to play for his team.