1966-67 Pittsburgh Hornets (AHL)

(38-33-1) Finished 1st in Western Division, Calder Cup Champions

• Bob McCord won the Eddie Shore Award as the best defenseman in the AHL. McCord was the only Pittsburgh All-Star selection.

• Goaltender Hank Bassen posted a 1.66 GAA in the playoffs – the best in the AHL.

• Pittsburgh was granted an NHL franchise on February 9, 1966. Less than three months later, the Hornets played their last game.

• Gary Jarrett scored six goals and three assists to lead the Hornets in playoff scoring.

• On April 30, 1967, Pittsburgh finished the sweep of two-time defending champion Rochester Americans in the Calder Cup Finals after Billy Harris scored :26 seconds into overtime in what would be the last goal in Pittsburgh Hornets’ history. It remains as the only time a professional hockey championship was won inside the city of Pittsburgh.

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Front:  Don Caley, Billy Harris, Bob Wall, Baz Bastien (Coach), Bob McCord, Pete Goegen, Hank Bassen

Middle: Joe Gordon (PR), Terry Gray, Don McKenney, Ab McDonald, Pete Mahovlich, Warren Godfrey, Ted Taylor, Doug Harvey, Danny Wood (Trainer)

Back: Doug Barrie, Duke Harris, Craig Cameron, Garry Jarrett, Val Fonteyne, Parker McDonald

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