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

1946-47 Pittsburgh Hornets Season Capsule
(35-19-10) Finished 3rd in the Western Division
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Baz Bastien's 2.60 GAA was the AHL's best. Bastien also set a record for four shutouts on the road and a total of seven on the season. The seven shutouts tied an AHL record set earlier by Hornets goaltender Alfie Moore in 1937-38.

• The Hornets set a franchise record of a 19-game undefeated streak. (15 wins & 4 ties)

October 30 - John O'Flaherty had one goal and five assists vs. Philadelphia and Don Metz scored two goals 1:17 apart to establish a team record for the fastest successive goals by the same player.

January 26, 1947 - The Hornets and Buffalo Bisons skated to a 0-0 tie. It was the second 0-0 tie in team history; the other game was also against Buffalo.

February 16, 1947 - The Hornets and the Buffalo Bisons skated to a scoreless tie. It was the third 0-0 tie in team history; the other two games were also against Buffalo.

March 1, 1947 - The Pittsburgh Hornets defeated the St. Louis Flyers, 14-4, and set a record for the the most goals scored in an AHL Game. The Hornets also set an AHL record most goals scored in one period, 9. 18 goals was the second most goals scored in a game,

March 2, 1947 - The St. Louis Flyers defeated the Hornets, 8-4, to end an AHL record 19 game unbeaten streak.

March 15 - 1947 - The Hornets and Cleveland Barons skated to a 0-0 tie, The Hornets played in three scoreless ties - an AHL record.

March 22, 1947 - The Hornets defeated the New Haven Ramblers, 3-2, at the Duquesne Gardens to win a best-of-three playoff series and andvance to the semi-finals.

March 25, 1947 - Hornets goaltended Baz Bastien stopped 24 shots from the Buffalo Bisons to lead Pittsburgh to a 5-0 win.

March 27, 1947 - The Hornets defeated the Buffalo Bisons, 2-1, to sweep the semi-finals. The Hornets would face the Hershey Bears in the Calder Cup Finals.

April 15, 1947 - The Hornets returned to the AHL Finals for the second time in team history, but lost to the Hershey Bears, 5-0, in Game 7 of the Calder Cup Championship.

• Bastien joined Ernie Dickens and Elwyn Morris as AHL All-Stars.

• Max Kaminsky ended coaching career with the Hornets with a.562 winning percentage. Kaminsky won 91 games, lost 68 and tied 27 in his 186 games behind the bench.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
 PLAYOFFS
#
 Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
17
 John O'Flaherty
64
33
35
68
24
12
0
5
5
4
8
 Jack Hamilton
64
27
41
68
63
12
3
5
8
13
10
 Mel Hill
62
26
36
62
42
12
3
6
9
6
7
 Wally Wilson
51
21
30
51
38
12
5
5
10
8
6
 Ernie Dickens
64
11
40
51
21
12
1
1
2
6
20
 Pete Langelle
64
20
30
50
4
12
4
7
11
2
19
 Bill Benson
64
20
22
42
26
12
4
3
7
4
16
 Tod Sloan
64
15
24
39
31
12
2
2
4
0
9
 Don Metz
24
19
17
36
4
-
-
-
-
-
12
 Wilbert Hiller
64
13
16
29
37
12
2
3
5
12
15
 Armand Lemieux
47
14
11
25
68
12
1
1
2
0
11
 Gus Bodnar
15
10
9
19
10
9
2
2
4
4
5
 Peter Backor
48
9
10
19
30
12
2
1
3
6
18
 Sid Smith
23
12
5
17
4
-
-
-
-
-
4
 Elwyn Morris
64
2
15
17
45
12
0
2
2
6
14
 Harry Taylor
38
4
10
14
18
12
1
0
1
8
3
 Stan Kemp
64
3
11
14
64
12
1
0
1
13
2
 Eddie Cutts
25
0
4
4
14
2
0
0
0
0
2, 11
 Larry Archambeault
11
1
1
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
#
 Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
1
 Aldege Bastien
40
0
0
0
-
23
12
5
2,400
104
2.60
7
-
-
12
0
0
0
-
7
5
-
720
29
4.42
1
-
-
1
 Gordie Bell
23
0
0
0
-
11
17
5
1,380
80
3.48
1
-
-
1
 Patrick Boehmer
1
0
0
0
-
1
0
0
60
2
2.00
0
-
-
1, 14
 Ed Rafferty
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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