Primary Owner:
John H. Harris

General Manager:
John Mitchell

Head Coach:
Max Kaminsky

Captain:

• The Hornets were a minor league affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1945 to 1956.

The Hornets played their home games at the Duquesne Gardens

1945-46 Pittsburgh Hornets Season Capsule
(30-22-10) Finished 2nd in the Western Division
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• The NHL's Detroit Red Wings end their minor league affiliation with the Hornets after nine years.
The Hornets become a minor team for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

• The AHL played 62 games during the regular season.

• John Mahaffy tied an AHL record for most unassisted goals in one season (7).

• The Hornets led the AHL in goal scoring for the second consecutive season with 262.

• Joe Klukay scored three hat tricks in one playoff series - tied an AHL record.

• Defenseman Pete Backor was selected to represent the Hornets as an All-Star.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
 PLAYOFFS
#
 Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
7, 20
 Wally Wilson
57
34
41
75
32
5
4
6
10
2
17
 John O'Flaherty
61
24
45
69
24
6
4
3
7
2
12
 John Mahaffy
58
28
36
64
35
6
4
2
6
10
6
 Wendell Jamieson*
56
25
28
53
28
-
-
-
-
-
14
 Bobby Walton
47
25
26
51
22
6
1
5
6
2
9
 Don Metz
44
22
29
51
8
6
3
4
7
2
16
 Joe Klukay
57
26
23
49
20
6
4
1
5
2
15, 19
 Marcel Bessette
48
12
24
36
46
2
0
0
0
0
18
 Ken Schultz
47
9
26
35
10
5
0
0
0
2
13
 Doug McMurdy
42
7
25
32
6
6
0
3
3
2
5
 Peter Backor
61
5
26
31
65
6
1
1
2
4
8
 Garth Boesch
43
15
9
24
16
6
0
4
4
8
8, 19
 Ronnie Wilson
35
11
12
23
8
-
-
-
-
-
11
 Bill Ezinicki
27
9
12
21
23
-
-
-
-
-
4, 6
 Ernie Dickens
29
4
16
20
16
6
1
2
3
0
10
 Mel Hill
13
7
8
15
0
6
1
2
3
0
2, 15
 Howard Mackie
31
5
9
14
31
4
0
0
0
0
3
 Rudy Brodeur
31
2
12
14
12
2
0
1
1
0
8, 9
 Jack Hamilton
8
5
3
8
12
-
-
-
-
-
9
 Bob Gracie
4
4
4
8
0
-
-
-
-
-
2, 7
 Ross Johnstone
56
1
7
8
23
-
-
-
-
-
4
 Jimmy Thomson
28
2
5
7
16
6
0
2
2
2
4
 Elwyn Morris
10
0
7
7
0
-
-
-
-
-
10
 Jim Lloyd Klein
8
1
5
6
2
-
-
-
-
-
6
 Doug Baldwin
4
2
2
4
4
-
-
-
-
-
11
 Victor Grigg
5
1
0
1
8
-
-
-
-
-
6
 Charles Irvine
4
0
1
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
11
 Tony Hemmerling*
1
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
11, 16, 21
 Viv Allen
2
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
* = 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
24
0
0
0
-
14
7
3
1,443
82
3.41
0
-
-
1
 Aldege Bastien
38
0
0
0
-
16
15
7
2,280
144
3.79
1
-
-
6
0
0
0
-
3
3
-
385
20
3.12
1
-
-
13
 Maurice Gerth
-