Primary Owner:
John H. Harris

General Manager:
Jim Balmer

Head Coach:
Baz Bastien

Captain:
Frank Mathers &
Pete Backor

• 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

1953-54 Pittsburgh Hornets Season Capsule
(34-31-5) Finished 4th in the Ameican Hockey League
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Baz Bastien took over as coach for the second time in his career.

• Larry Cahan's 179 penalty minutes led the AHL.

• Gil Mayer won his second consecutive Harry "Hap" Holmes Award - the third in his career - for being the AHL's top goaltender.

• Mayer, Frank Mathers and Danny Lewicki represented Pittsburgh as All-Stars.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
 PLAYOFFS
#
 Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
23
 Danny Lewicki
60
36
45
81
19
5
0
2
2
16
29
 Willie Marshall
61
28
45
73
41
5
1
4
5
2
16
 Andy Barbe
67
25
36
61
8
5
0
1
1
2
11
 Parker MacDonald
70
29
24
53
22
5
0
2
2
0
15
 Ray Timgren
70
22
30
52
27
5
1
1
2
2
3
 Frank Mathers
69
9
43
52
73
5
0
2
2
12
18
 Bob Sabourin
64
16
30
46
29
5
3
1
4
6
4
 Frank Sullivan
62
6
36
42
56
5
1
1
2
10
12
 Bob Hassard
46
15
24
39
44
5
3
1
4
8
17
 Earl Balfour
51
16
22
38
29
4
1
1
2
0
20
 Jackie LeClair
52
14
17
31
11
4
0
1
1
2
14
 Bob Solinger
22
10
19
29
4
5
1
1
2
12
2
 Larry Cahan
70
1
25
26
179
5
1
0
1
2
21
 John McLellan
55
8
16
24
72
2
0
0
0
0
26
 Phil Maloney
35
7
11
18
20
-
-
-
-
-
5
 Peter Backor
45
3
11
14
21
5
0
0
0
4
8
 Chuck Lumsden
49
2
4
6
52
-
-
-
-
-
26
 Bob Bailey
7
2
3
5
19
-
-
-
-
-
14
 Gerry Foley
16
1
3
4
13
-
-
-
-
-
6
 Bill Burega
5
0
1
1
4
-
-
-
-
-
Danny Poland
1
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
#
 Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
0
 Gil Mayer
68
0
0
0
10
33
30
5
4,080
212
3.12
3
-
-
5
0
0
0
-
2
3
-
330
13
2.36
3
-
-
1
 Ed Chadwick
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
120
9
4.50
0
-
-
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