Primary Owner:
John H. Harris

General Manager:
Baz Bastien

Head Coach:
Baz Bastien

Captains:
Ted Hampson &
Ab McDonald

• 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.

1966-67 Pittsburgh Hornets Season Capsule
(38-33-1) Finished 1st in Western Division
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• 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 8, 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.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
 PLAYOFFS
#
 Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
17
 Gary Jarrett
68
29
42
71
28
9
6
3
9
11
19
 Billy Harris
70
34
36
70
29
9
2
6
8
6
12
 Don McKenney
67
26
36
62
16
9
2
7
9
2
16
 Ted Taylor
69
20
38
58
91
9
3
2
5
8
10/11
 Ab McDonald
61
25
31
56
22
9
5
2
7
4
9
 Duke Harris
70
27
27
54
24
9
1
3
4
4
7
 Terry Gray
63
25
29
54
52
9
3
4
7
11
18
 Parker MacDonald
59
16
30
46
18
9
1
3
4
4
4/5
 Bob McCord
61
8
26
34
40
9
2
4
6
2
3
 Bob Wall
41
7
25
32
29
9
2
2
4
4
20
 Ray Cullen
28
15
14
29
8
-
-
-
-
-
14
 Craig Cameron
50
9
11
20
12
-
-
-
-
-
2/5
 Pete Goegan
34
4
16
20
60
9
1
5
6
17
2
 Bob Falkenberg
53
2
15
17
28
-
-
-
-
-
Murray Hall
12
5
11
16
10
-
-
-
-
-
20
 Val Fonteyne
17
5
11
16
0
9
3
5
8
4
8
 Floyd Smith
13
5
9
14
10
-
-
-
-
-
4
 Warren Godfrey
59
2
12
14
54
9
2
1
3
14
8
 Pete Mahovlich
18
4
7
11
37
9
0
0
0
2
8
 Andy Bathgate
6
4
6
10
7
-
-
-
-
-
3
 Al LeBrun
26
1
8
9
24
-
-
-
-
-
6
 Doug Harvey*
28
0
8
8
22
9
0
0
0
2
8
 Jimmy Peters
16
2
5
7
0
-
-
-
-
-
Bart Crashley
16
4
2
6
8
-
-
-
-
-
Brent Hughes
5
2
4
6
4
-
-
-
-
-
10
 Ted Hampson
7
1
4
5
2
-
-
-
-
-
Gerry Abel
2
0
2
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
2/11
 Doug Barrie
27
0
2
2
6
-
-
-
-
-
Irv Spencer
2
0
1
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
Claude Bernard
1
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
Dave Rochefort
1
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
Jim Eagle
2
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
15
 John Gofton
3
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
#
 Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
1
 Hank Bassen
10