Marquette Pirates

Who Were the Prison Pirates?

Red Wings players face off against the Marquette Prison Pirates on the outdoor rink inside Marquette Branch Prison — the first outdoor game in NHL history — photo 1 of 6
Marquette Branch Prison in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, known as the Alcatraz of the North — photo 2 of 6
1953: two inmates asked the Red Wings to come play and the warden made it official — there was no rink, so they built one — photo 3 of 6
The trophy was a refuse bucket — they called it the Honeypot — photo 4 of 6
Feb 2, 1954: Howe, Lindsay, Sawchuk and the Red Wings were 18–0 after one period — they stopped counting and swapped jerseys — photo 5 of 6
Marquette Pirates hockey tank — ready to rep? — photo 6 of 6
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