Primary Owner:
John H. Harris

General Manager:
Jim Balmer

Head Coach:
King Clancy

Captains:
Pete Backor
Frank Mathers

• 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

1951-52 Pittsburgh Hornets Season Capsule
(46-19-3) Finished 1st in the Western Division
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Francis "King" Clancy took over as the sixth coach of the Hornets.

• The Hornets wore black and gold jerseys for the first time.

• Gil Mayer's 4,120 minutes played and 46 wins was the highest among AHL goalkeepers. Mayer won his second Harry "Hap" Holmes Award for being the AHL's best goaltender.

• For the first time in team history, Pittsburgh finished first overall in the AHL, finishing with 46 wins and 95 points (both are all-time best in club's history).

• On April 20, 1952, the Hornets won their first AHL Championship by beating the Providence Reds in six games on a Ray Hannigan goal at the 6:08 mark of the second overtime. It was Pittsburgh's first Calder Cup in the 16-year history of the team.

• Frank Mathers and Tim Horton were the team's All-Star representatives.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
#
Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
11, 20
Bob Hassard
67
18
46
64
36
11
5
5
10
10
16
Andy Barbe
68
22
40
62
16
11
3
6
9
2
8
George Armstrong
50
30
29
59
62
-
-
-
-
-
9
Phil Maloney
66
19
37
56
25
5
0
1
1
0
14
Gord Hannigan
67
24
26
50
80
11
2
5
7
15
2
Frank Mathers
66
5
43
48
59
8
1
0
1
8
10
Rudy Migay
32
20
26
46
10
11
7
4
11
8
12
Bob Solinger
44
23
20
43
24
11
3
6
9
4
15
John McLellan
60
21
22
43
43
11
1
1
2
12
6
Chuck Blair
57
13
25
38
22
11
1
2
3
6
7
Ray Hannigan
49
17
18
35
56
10
4
1
5
11
3
Tim Horton
64
12
19
31
146
11
1
3
4
16
18
Frank Sullivan
61
10
16
26
76
11
0
9
9
4
5
Peter Backor
57
3
18
21
49
11
0
0
0
10
12, 15
Ray Timgren
19
13
5
18
11
-
-
-
-
-
15, 19
Bill Ezinicki
16
4
9
13
53
11
3
1
4
67
10
Jim Morrison*
15
5
7
12
2
-
-
-
-
-
19
Eldred Kobussen*
23
2
9
11
2
-
-
-
-
-
23
Danny Lewicki
6
3
4
7
6
-
-
-
-
-
17
Leo Boivin
30 
2
3
5
32
10
0
1
1
16
4
John Ashley
24
1
2
3
36
-
-
-
-
-
Howie Lee
2
0
0
0
2
-
-
-
-
-
7
George Blair
4
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
17
Kenny Smith
3
0
0
0
6
-
-
-
-
-
* = Played part of season with another team
#
Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
1
Gil Mayer
68
0
0
0
4
46
19
3
4,120
175
2.55
5
-
-
11
0
0
0
-
8
3
-
753
24
1.91
1
-
-
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