(37-21-6) Finished 2nd in Western Division
RELATED LINKS
• The Hornets were a minor league affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs 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.
• For the fourth season in a row, Gil Mayer’s Goals Against
average (2.33) was the AHL’s best, earning his second Harry “Hap” Holmes Award.
• Mayer posts the longest playoff shutout streak in AHL history going 173:28 without surrendering a goal.
• The Hornets lost Game 7 of Calder Cup finals to the Cleveland Barons, 1-0, in overtime when Bob Crystal’s dump-in clear hit a rut in the ice, changed direction and trickled into the Pittsburgh net.
•  Mayer, Frank Mathers, Bill Juzda & Bob Solinger were selected as All-Stars.
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Front: Bob Sabourin, Frank Mathers, Baz Bastien, Gil Mayer, King Clancy, Pete Backor, Willie Marshall
Middle: Tommy Stevenson, Hugh Bolton, Earl Balfour, Johnny McLellan, Elliot Chorley, Chuck Lumsden, & Andy Barbe
Back: Bob Solinger, Ray Timgren, Danny Lewicki, Bill Juzda, Bill Ezinicki, Frank Sullivan & Chuck Blair
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LEADERSHIP
Primary Owners:
John H. Harris
General Manager:
Jim Balmer
Head Coach:
King Clancy
Captain:
Pete Backor
Scoring Leader:
Willie Marshall (66)
Penalty Leader:
Bill Ezinicki (115)
AWARDS
Gil Mayer, Frank Mathers, Bill Juzda & Bob Sollinger were selected as All-Stars.
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