Primary Owner:
John H. Harris

General Manager:
John Mitchell

Head Coach:
Max Kaminsky

Captain:


• The Hornets were a minor league affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings from 1936 to 1945.

The Hornets played their home games at the Duquesne Gardens

1944-45 Pittsburgh Hornets Season Capsule
(26-27-7) Finished 3rd in the Western Division
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• 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.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
#
Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
9
Bob Gracie
58
40
55
95
4
-
-
-
-
-
14
Bobby Walton
58
37
58
95
27
-
-
-
-
-
10
Lloyd Klein
56
30
36
66
27
-
-
-
-
-
11
Tony Hemmerling
57
31
33
64
6
-
-
-
-
-
6
Wendell Jamieson
53
22
35
57
34
-
-
-
-
-
16
Roland Rossignol
38
19
24
43
29
-
-
-
-
-
12
John Mahaffy
37
17
23
40
10
-
-
-
-
-
19
Marcel Bessette
31
13
25
38
30
-
-
-
-
-
8
Lloyd Roubell
51
12
26
38
31
-
-
-
-
-
12
Art Giroux*
44
18
17
35
8
-
-
-
-
-
7
Max Kaminsky
54
5
28
33
17
-
-
-
-
-
20
Howard Mackie
40
9
21
30
33
-
-
-
-
-
17, 18
Ken Schultz
30
6
20
26
4
-
-
-
-
-
2
Fred Robertson*
38
3
20
23
26
-
-
-
-
-
4
Ross Knipfel
42
1
17
18
53
-
-
-
-
-
17, 18
Eric Prentice
33
9
7
16
10
-
-
-
-
-
16
Max Bennett
21
4
11
15
13
-
-
-
-
-
3
Rudy Brodeur
20
2
8
10
4
-
-
-
-
-
21
William Gauf
20
5
3
8
7
-
-
-
-
-
5
John Howard
26
1
6
7
16
-
-
-
-
-
3
Chuck Shannon
23
1
4
5
10
-
-
-
-
-
15
Tommy Campbell
22
0
5
5
8
-
-
-
-
-
15
Gerry Plamondon
4
2
2
4
10
-
-
-
-
-
2
Tod Campeau
6
1
2
3
2
-
-
-
-
-
Joseph Campbell
7
0
3
3
5
-
-
-
-
-
* = spent part of the season with another team
#
Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
1
Roger Bessette
60
0
0
0
-
26
27
7
3,606
247
4.11
0
-
-
Jack Mason
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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