The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (DC&AC) first played exhibition games of ice hockey in 1895.
[2][3] The DC&AC and the WPHL continued play until December 16, when the Casino rink was destroyed by fire.
[4] The Duquesne team finished the shortened season of league play with a 2–3 record.
[5] The league and the DC&AC resumed play in 1898, with its games moved to the new ice rink at the Duquesne Garden, with league members the Pittsburgh Athletic Club and Western University.
By early 1901, the broader DC&AC organization, which had been active in multiple sports and fielded a professional football team of national repute, was in financial ruin and lost its clubhouse to foreclosure.