(34-31-5) Finished 4th in the American Hockey League
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.
• Baz Bastien took over as coach for the second time in his career.
• Larry Cahan’s 179 penalty minutes led the AHL.
• Gil Mayer won his second consecutive Harry “Hap” Holmes Award – the third in his career – for being the AHL’s top goaltender.
• Mayer, Frank Mathers and Danny Lewicki represented Pittsburgh as All-Stars.
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Front: Frank Sullivan, Baz Bastien, Gil Mayer, Jim Balmer, Pete Backor & Bob Sabourin
MIddle: Andy Barbe, Chuck Lumsden, Larry Cahan, Earl Balfour, Frank Mathers, Dan Lewicki, Tom Stevens
Back: Willie Marshall, Ray Timgren, John McLellan, Bob Solinger, Parker MacDonald, Bob Hassard, Jack Leclair
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1953-54 Pittsburgh Hornets
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| # | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | . | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
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| 23 | Danny Lewicki | 60 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 29 | Willie Marshall | 61 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 16 | Andy Barbe | 67 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Parker MacDonald | 70 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | Ray Timgren | 70 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Frank Mathers | 69 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 18 | Bob Sabourin | 64 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Frank Sullivan | 62 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 12 | Bob Hassard | 46 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 17 | Earl Balfour | 51 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | Jackie LeClair | 52 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Bob Solinger | 22 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2 | Larry Cahan | 70 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 179 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | John McLellan | 55 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Phil Maloney | 35 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 | Peter Backor | 45 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Chuck Lumsden | 49 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 26 | Bob Bailey | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 14 | Gerry Foley | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6 | Bill Burega | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Danny Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
1953-54 Pittsburgh Hornets Goaltending
| # | Goalie | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | W | L | T | MIN | GA | GAA | SO | SV | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Gil Mayer | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 4,080 | 212 | 3.12 | 3 | - | - |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 330 | 13 | 2.36 | 3 | - | - | ||
| 1 | Ed Chadwick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | - | - |
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LEADERSHIP
Primary Owners:
John H. Harris
General Manager:
Jim Balmer
Head Coach:
Baz Bastien
Captain:
Frank Mathers &
Pete BackorÂ
Scoring Leader:
Danny Lewicki (81)
Penalty Leader:
Larry Cahan (179)
AWARDS
Gil Mayer, Frank Mathers & Danny Lewicki represented Pittsburgh as All-Stars
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