Primary Owner:
John H. Harris

General Manager:
Baz Bastien

Head Coach:
"Black" Jack Stewart

Captains:
Boris "Bo" Elik,
Al Johnson


• The Hornets were a minor league affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings from 1961 to 1967.

The Hornets played their home games at the Civic Arena.

1962-63 Pittsburgh Hornets Season Capsule
(20-48-4) Finished 4th in Western Division
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• "Black" Jack Stewart who played for the Hornets in 1937-38, and 1938-39 returned to coach the Hornets.

The Hornets doubled their total of wins in their second season back from returning to the AHL.

• The Hornets lost to the Springfield Indians, 4-2, on February 3, 1963. The loss would begin the AHL's record for the longest winless streak. The team went 0-22-1 before beating the Hershey Bears on March 26.

• Barclay Plager played 13 games for the Hornets. Pittsburgh fans appreciated his gritty effort, but would later vilanize him when he returned as a member of the St. Louis Blues to play the Penguins.

UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
#
Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
9, 17
Eddie Joyal
54
29
27
56
6
-
-
-
-
-
8
Howie Glover
71
22
30
52
94
-
-
-
-
-
10
Howie Menard
69
16
29
45
62
-
-
-
-
-
11
Lowell MacDonald
41
20
19
39
4
-
-
-
-
-
21
Bob Dillabough
52
15
19
34
32
-
-
-
-
-
8, 12, 25
Al Johnson
58
15
19
34
24
-
-
-
-
-
7, 21
Claude Laforge
50
10
23
33
73
-
-
-
-
-
2
Gerry Odrowski
69
7
23
30
125
-
-
-
-
-
20
Vic Stasiuk
22
9
20
29
24
-
-
-
-
-
14
Earl Balfour
71
7
15
22
30
-
-
-
-
-
11, 21
Larry Jeffrey
21
14
7
21
12
-
-
-
-
-
23
Warren Hynes
47
10
11
21
14
-
-
-
-
-
6
Ron Harris
62
3
18
21
88
-
-
-
-
-
3
Roger Lafreniere
65
2
14
16
123
-
-
-
-
-
22
Chuck Holmes
30
1
15
16
8
-
-
-
-
-
11
Floyd Smith
16
8
7
15
6
-
-
-
-
-
5
Keith Walsh
49
2
10
12
22
-
-
-
-
-
22
Ray Ross
21
1
7
8
4
-
-
-
-
-
24
Don Chiz
18
3
4
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
4
Jack Price
22
1
5
6
14
-
-
-
-
-
Pit Martin
5
1
2
3
0
-
-
-
-
-
5
John Miszuk
10
0
3
3
16
-
-
-
-
-
4
Lou Marcon
35
0
3
3
105
-
-
-
-
-
23
Norm Corcoran
25
1
1
2
4
-
-
-
-
-
Dick Roberge
1
0
2
2
0
-
-
-
-
-
Bob Wall
3
0
2
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
Floyd Martin
2
1
0
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
Larry Ziliotto
4
1
0
1
4
-
-
-
-
-
20
Gord Redahl
5
1
0
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
Dave Lucas
1
0
1
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
12
Jack McIntyre
8
0
1
1
6
-
-
-
-
-
3, 5
Barclay Plager
13
0
1
1
15
-
-
-
-
-
24
Cummy Burton
3
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
21
Boris Elik
7
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-