(40-29-3) Finished 1st in Western Division
RELATED LINKS
• The Hornets were a minor league affiliation of the Detroit Red Wings and played home games at the Civic Arena.
• 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 second straight season The Hornets doubled their total of wins from the previous season.
• Goaltender Roger Crozier won the Dudley “Red” Garrett Memorial Award for being the AHL’s Rookie of the Year.
• Crozier won the Harry “Hap” Holmes Award for being the best goalkeeper in the AHL. It was the eighth time in the 23-year history of the team that a Hornets’ goalie won the award. Baz Bastein won it twice (47-48, & 48-49), and Gil Mayer won it five times (50-51, 52-53, 53-54, 54-55 & 55-56).
• The Civic Arena hosted its first AHL playoff game on April 5, 1964. The Hornets lost, 4-1, to the Quebec Aces.
• Art Stratton, Yves Locas & Roger Crozier were selected as All-Stars.
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Front: Yves Locas, Paul Henderson, Vic Staiuk, Lowell MacDonald, Roger Crozier
Middle: Warren Godfrey, John Miszuk, Hank Ciesla, Chuck Holmes, Doug Messier, Floyd Smith, Baz Bastien (GM)
Back: Tony Parisi (Trainer), Lou Marcon, Claude Laforge, Ted Hampson, Irv Spencer, Bob Dillabough, Adam Keller
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LEADERSHIP
Primary Owners:
John H. Harris
General Manager:
Baz Bastien
Head Coach:
Vic Stasiuk
Captain:
Hank Ciesla
Scoring Leader:
Art Stratton (82)
Penalty Leader:
Pete Goegan (127)
AWARDS
Art Stratton, Yves Locas & Roger Crozier were selected as All-Stars
Crozier won the Harry “Hap” Holmes Award
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