Pittsburgh Hornets
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The Pittsburgh Hornets were minor professional hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team started as the Pittsburgh Shamrocks in 1935-36 playing home games at the Duquesne Gardens.
The Shamrocks played their only season in the International Hockey League. When the IHL merged into the International-American Hockey League, the Pittsburgh changed their name to the Hornets for the 1936-37 season.
After four seasons, the I-AHL was renamed the American Hockey League (AHL) in 1940-41. The Hornets played in the AHL until 1955-56, when their arena was in disrepair. Without a sufficient arena, the team moved to Rochester, New York becoming the Rochester Americans.
A second incarnation of the Hornets played in the AHL from 1961 to 1967, playing home games at the Civic Arena. The Hornets served as the Toronto Maple Leafs minor league affiliate. The team ceased operations after the 1966-67 season due to the awarding of a National Hockey League expansion team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, to begin play in 1967-68.
[edit] Yearly results
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Winning Pct (%) |
Goals For |
Goals Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935-36 | 46 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 37 | 0.402 | 137 | 170 |
| 1936-37 | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 0.490 | 122 | 124 |
| 1937-38 | 48 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 0.542 | 100 | 104 |
| 1938-39 | 54 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 48 | 0.444 | 176 | 166 |
| 1939-40 | 56 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 59 | 0.527 | 152 | 133 |
| 1940-41 | 56 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 48 | 0.429 | 156 | 170 |
| 1941-42 | 56 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 51 | 0.455 | 210 | 223 |
| 1942-43 | 56 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 58 | 0.518 | 183 | 203 |
| 1943-44 | 52 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 33 | 0.317 | 140 | 181 |
| 1944-45 | 60 | 26 | 7 | 27 | 59 | 0.658 | 267 | 247 |
| 1945-46 | 62 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 70 | 0.565 | 262 | 226 |
| 1946-47 | 64 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 80 | 0.625 | 260 | 188 |
| 1947-48 | 68 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 88 | 0.647 | 238 | 170 |
| 1948-49 | 68 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 88 | 0.647 | 301 | 175 |
| 1949-50 | 70 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 73 | 0.521 | 215 | 185 |
| 1950-51 | 71 | 31 | 33 | 7 | 69 | 0.486 | 212 | 177 |
| 1951-52 | 68 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 95 | 0.699 | 267 | 179 |
| 1952-53 | 64 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 80 | 0.625 | 223 | 149 |
| 1953-54 | 70 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 73 | 0.521 | 250 | 222 |
| 1954-55 | 64 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 70 | 0.547 | 187 | 180 |
| 1955-56 | 64 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 90 | 0.703 | 271 | 186 |
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Winning Pct (%) |
Goals For |
Goals Against |
| 1961-62 | 70 | 10 | 58 | 2 | 22 | 0.157 | 177 | 367 |
| 1962-63 | 72 | 20 | 48 | 4 | 44 | 0.306 | 200 | 317 |
| 1963-64 | 72 | 40 | 29 | 3 | 83 | 0.576 | 242 | 196 |
| 1964-65 | 72 | 29 | 36 | 7 | 65 | 0.451 | 228 | 256 |
| 1965-66 | 72 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 77 | 0.535 | 236 | 218 |
| 1966-67 | 72 | 41 | 21 | 10 | 92 | 0.639 | 282 | 209 |
