Hornets de Pittsburgh

Hornets de Pittsburgh was the name of a frankness from Hockey of the American Ligue of hockey which evolved/moved of 1936 with 1956 then of 1961 with 1967. The Hornets were based with Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania with the the United States in old the skating rink of the Pirates of Pittsburgh, the Duquesne Gardens, then in the skating rink of the Civic Arena, future residence of the Penguins de Pittsburgh. The Hornets gained with three recoveries the Coupe Calder in 1952, 1955 and 1967.

The team is Hornets is one of the three franknesses from hockey of the city to have evolved/moved in an important professional league of North America.

History

The October 4th 1936 the frankness from the Olympics de Détroit is sold and transferred to Pittsburgh. The new frankness makes its beginnings within the American international League of hockey (which will become later the American Ligue of hockey) for the season 1936-37.

Previously, the town of Pittsburgh was represented in the world of the hockey by the frankness from the Shamrocks of the international Ligue of hockey.

They twice gain the Coupe Calder in 1952 and 1955. They thus play until the beginning of the season 1955-56, year when them skating rink is demolished. The Hornets move then with Rochester to become the Americans of Rochester.

In 1961, the construction of the new skating rink of Pittsburgh is finished, it cost 22 million dollars. The Civic Arena thus accommodates a new frankness which takes again the name of the Hornets and joined the LAH for the season 1961-62. The new frankness then decides to be affiliated with the Maple Leafs of Toronto of the National league of hockey in order to benefit from the experiment of certain players of the frankness from the LNH. The team plays in the LAH until the expansion in 1967 of the National league of hockey and the creation of a new frankness, the Penguins.

To the course their last season, the frankness is directed by Aldege Bastien, old goalkeeper high-speed motorboat of the team reconverted as a trainer. They gain their third championship of the LAH like their third Coupe Calder by beating Americans of Rochester over the score of four matches to zero. The first team of Penguins is made up of nine of the players of Hornets , champion of the Calder Cut.

Trophies

This section presents the trophies gained by the players and the frankness.

Trophies of team

; Trophy John D. Chick This trophy rewards the champion for the Western division of the LAH.

1964 and 1967

; Trophy F.G. “Teddy” Oke This trophy rewards the champion for division Is. That known as of the time when the league counted only one division (of 1953 to 1961 then in 1967), it rewarded the champion for the LAH. Thus, the Hornets gained this trophy on several occasions in 1952, 1955 and 1967.

; Cut Calder The Calder Cut is the ultimate trophy of the LAH decreed with the team which gains the eliminatory Séries. With each time Hornets gained the championship of the season, they also gained the Calder Cut (in 1952,1955 and 1967).

Individual trophies

; Trophy Harry “Hap” Holmes This trophy, introduced in 1947, reward until in 1971, the guard with the smallest average of allocated goals (and having played at least 50% of the parts of its team in regular season). In 1972, it is allotted (X) to the guard (S) of the team having boxed less goals (and having played at least 25 parts).

Aldege Bastien gains it at the time of the first two editions in 1948 and 1949
Gil Mayer also gains this trophy on several occasions: in 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956
Roger Crozier is the last guard of the Hornets has to gain the Holmes trophy in 1964

; Trophy Eddie Shore The trophy Eddie Shore is allotted annually to best the defender of the season. The trophy was given for the first time in 1959. Bob McCord is only the Hornets has to have gained this trophy. It gained it at the time of the last season of the frankness in 1967.

; Trophy Dudley “Red” Garret The Garret trophy is given to the best player in his first season in the LAH, one speaks then about better recruit. Roger Crozier, goalkeeper of the team, gain this trophy in 1964.

; Trophy John B. Sollenberger The Sollenberg trophy rewards best the pointer for the season. It is given the first time in 1948 under the name of trophy Wally Kilrea. Sid Smith and his 112 points gains in 1949 the trophy which does not carry already any more the name of Kilrea but that of Carl Liscombe, winner the former season. In 1939, the trophy does not exist but if that had been the case Don Deacon would have gained it with its 65 points.

Seasons after seasons

Foot-note: PJ = left played, V = victories, D = defeats, NR = ties, Pts = points, %V = percentage of victory over the season, BP = goals for, BC = goals against.

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