1944-45 Pittsburgh Hornets (AHL)

(26-27-7) Finished 3rd in Western Division

• Max Kaminsky became the third coach of the Hornets.

• The Hornets got off to their best start in franchise history, going 7-2-1 in their first ten games of the season.

• Bob Gracie became the first Hornets player to score 40 goals in one season.

• Bob Gracie & Bobby Walton were the AHL’s top scorers – each recorded 95 points in the season. The 95-point mark was the highest team total to date and the team finished first in the AHL for goal scoring with 267.

• Two AHL records were set on March 17, 1945: Pittsburgh & Cleveland set the mark for most goals scored in one period by netting a combined 12 goals in the third period (Pittsburgh 7, Cleveland 5). The total goals scored in the game – 22 – is also a one-game record – the seventh highest scoring game in league history.

• Walton and Roger Bessette were selected to the AHL All-Star team.

• Bob Gracie tied an AHL record for most unassisted goals in one season (7).

• John Mahaffy scored goals in six consecutive games, an AHL season-high, 7G/2A

November 4, 1944 – Bob Gracie scored his 100th AHL goal.

November 8, 1944 – Pittsburgh was shut out by the Hershey Bears 11-0 to set an AHL mark for the highest scoring shutout.

December 2, 1944 – The Pittsburgh Hornets defeated the Providence Reds, 10-5.

The Hornets set an AHL record for most goals in three consecutive games:
February 23 v. St. Louis (10)
February 24 v. Indianapolis (11)
February 28 v. St. Louis (10)

February 24, 1945 – Bobby Walton and Bob Gracie set an AHL record for most points in a game with eight each. Walton had two goals and six assists. Gracie had three goals and five assists.

February 25, 1945 Gracie & Walton set an AHL record for points scored in one game with eight apiece.

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