(22-28-4) Finished 4th in West Division
RELATED LINKS
• The Hornets were a minor league affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings and played home games at Duquesne Garden.
• An overview of the 26-year history of the franchise.
• Pittsburgh Hornets: Season by season at a glance.
• Pittsburgh Hornets: All-time Alphabetical roster.
• Individual player records and milestones.
• All-time uniform numbers of the Pittsburgh Hornets.
• Pittsburgh Hornets: Uniform history.
• Visit the Hornets gallery.
• Larry Aurie becomes the second coach in team history. Aurie also plays for the team in 39 games.
• Don Deacon not only topped the Hornets in scoring, he led the IAHL in assists and points. (41 & 65).
• The IAHL increases the season to 54 games.
• For the first time in team history, two players scored 20 goals: Don Deacon (24) & Sid Abel (21).
• Leighton “Hap” Emms set an IAHL record for most penalty shots scored in one season (3).
• Don Deacon scored goals in five consecutive games, an AHL season-high, 9G/6A
February 8, 1939 – Don Deacon and Dede Klein each scored a hat trick against the New Haven Ramblers.
February 25, 1939 – Don Deacon set a team record for fastest consecutive goals by one player when he scored twice in 1:23 agaisnt the Syracuse Stars.
March 11, 1939 – Connie Brown had five assists against the New Haven Ramblers.
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December 10, 1938 – Syracuse Stars goaltender Phil Stein thwarts Pittsburgh’s Buck Jones on a shot at the Duquesne Garden. Â Stein made 32 saves as the Stars beat the Hornets, 5-0.
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1938-39 Pittsburgh Hornets
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| # | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | . | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, 17 & 18 | Don Deacon | 46 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8 & 17 | Sid Abel | 41 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 12 | Connie Brown | 53 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4 | Ken Kilrea | 51 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 11 | John Sherf | 53 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7 & 8 | Leighton Emms | 55 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 | John Keating | 50 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7, 8 & 9 | Joe Fisher | 48 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6 | Larry Aurie | 39 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9 & 17 | Charley Mason | 25 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 | Gus Giesebrecht | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9 | Harry Currie | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 & 15 | Pete Bessone | 53 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 14 & 15 | Alvin Jones | 40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 | Dave Trottier | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 11 | Pete Kelly | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 16 | Bob Whitelaw | 50 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | Eddie Bush | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 14 | Phil Besler | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 | Lorne Duguid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 15 | Byron McDonald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 & 5 | Jack Stewart | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 & 15 | Bill Thomson | 49 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
1938-39 Pittsburgh Hornets Goaltending
| # | Goalie | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | W | L | T | MIN | GA | GAA | SO | SV | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvey Teno | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1,200 | 58 | 2.9 | 0 | - | - |
| 1 & 17 | Jim Franks | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2,030 | 103 | 3.04 | 1 | - | - |
| 1 | Normie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | - |
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LEADERSHIP
Primary Owners:
John H. Harris
General Manager:
Jim Balmer
Head Coach:
Larry Aurie
Captain:
Johnny Sherf
Scoring Leader:
Don Deacon (65)
Penalty Leader:
Pete Bessone (87)
AWARDS
Don Deacon & Larry Aurie were selected as All-Stars
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