Pittsburgh hornets academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. The pittsburgh fort pitt, also simultaneously known as the fort pitt hornets and the fort pitt panthers, was a semiprofessional ice hockey team based in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. In the sixteen year history of circuit, fourteen different cities held franchise at one. The pittsburgh hornets were a minorleague professional mens ice hockey team based in pittsburgh, pennsylvania contrary to popular belief, the pittsburgh hornets did not evolve from the international hockey leagues pittsburgh shamrocks. Buy the official illustrated nhl history by arthur pincus, david rosner, len. This list is accurate for most teams, but for some obscure teams the list may be partial. Here we have a vintage pittsburgh hornets hockey ticket. A collection of the greatest penguins stories ever told tales from the team by joe starkey and mike lange. Vintage ahl pittsburgh hornets 1949 duquesne gardens game program dated. Pittsburgh hornets american hockey league wiki fandom. We had the pittsburgh athletic club, the yellow jackets, the pirates, the shamrocks, the hornets, and then the penguins. The pittsburgh hornets were a minor professional hockey team based in pittsburgh, pa playing in the american hockey league from 1936 to 1956. Then on october 4, 1936, after winning the ihl championship, the olympics moved to pittsburgh to become the hornets. This is a list of players who played professional hockey for the pittsburgh hornets of the american hockey league.
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The official facebook page of the pittsburgh predators youth hockey organization. They play in wilkesbarre, pennsylvania at the mohegan sun arena at casey plaza. Pittsburgh penguins hockey team statistics and history at. There is remnants of glue on the reverse where someone pasted it years ago. The olympics played nine seasons in the canadian professional hockey league which later became the internationalamerican hockey league in 1936 john harris, a pittsburgh theatre chain owner, purchased the olympics in october 1936 and renamed the team the pittsburgh hornets. Rare old pittsburgh hornets hockey ticket, duquesne. Mochila kanken, pin and patches, iron on patches, books and tea, backpack decoration, diy backpack. Joseph shipanovich in his book titled minneapolis states during the 1920s. Cincinnati pittsburgh history of hockey hockey logos mohawks hornet ice hockey junk journal journal ideas. Pittsburgh s new nhl franchise that forced the hornets out of the city is the team that is synonymous with pittsburgh hockey today, the penguins. As requested, here is the history of the pittsburgh. The franchise started play in 1927, playing their first nine seasons as the detroit olympics.
These shirts were made in celebration of pittsburgh hockey and its illustrious, and often overlooked, history. Contrary to popular belief, the hornets did not evolve from the intl hockey leagues pittsburgh shamrocks. Pittsburgh hockey can be dated as far back as 1895. History of hockey retraces the history and legacy of select nhl teams through the perspective of the new york times. Phantoms rhi roller hockey in 1994 and featured hall of famers and the first woman to play professional hockey in pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh hornets statistics and history 19361956 ahl leagues ahl pittsburgh hornets. The pittsburgh hornets existed in the american hockey league from 193637 to 195556 and were revived for a stint between 196162 and 196667. The pittsburgh hornets were a minor league professional mens ice hockey team based in pittsburgh, pa. Pittsburgh hornets hockey team 19361956 ahl statistics. The second incarnation of the pittsburgh hornets played in civic arena until the nhl expansion penguins started in 1967. Pittsburgh hornets statistics and history 19361956 ahl leagues ahl pittsburgh. The team played primarily in the united states amateur hockey association usaha, which was technically a. The team started as the detroit olympics in 1927 playing home games at the detroit olympia.
The pittsburgh hornets were a minorleague professional mens ice hockey team based in. The article as written summarizes both incarnations of the pittsburgh hornets while in the ahl. Some of the greatest players in national hockey league history broke records and paved their way to the hockey. The pittsburgh hornets were a minorleague professional mens ice hockey team based in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Number 20 looks to be fleming mackell, and number 18, les costello. In the first existence of the team, the hornets won the calder cup as ahl playoff champion on two occasions. Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, hockey.
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Take a quick look at ice hockey history and nhl history, from the first game to the first players strike to the 2004 nhl lockout. This was the next to the last season for the hornets and they were replaced with the penguins in the fall of 1967. A workhorse between the pipes despite his small size, few goaltenders in professional hockey had the success that gil mayer did in the american hockey league an ottawa native, mayer was nicknamed the needle because of his 5foot6, 5pound frame, making him just about the smallest player in the league at the time. Vintage ahl pittsburgh hornets 1949 duquesne gardens. A murmur of a hockey team being formed in winona was heard in january. Contrary to popular belief, the pittsburgh hornets did not evolve from the international hockey leagues pittsburgh shamrocks. In addition to those numbers, the hornets can boast about thirteen different hall of famers, including sid abel, andy bathgate, and tim horton, the founder of tim hortons. This is a list of all the players that played for the pittsburgh hornets, a hockey team playing in the american hockey league from 1936 to 1956. Pittsburgh hornets ahl, 19361956 alltime player list. Pittsburgh yellow jackets statistics and history 19231924 usaha leagues usaha pittsburgh yellow jackets the pittsburgh yellow jackets were a senior amateur hockey team based in pittsburgh, pa playing in the united states amateur hockey association from 1923 to 1924. The ticket is 100% original period piece from 1953. The pittsburgh penguins are a major league hockey team based in pittsburgh, pa playing in the national hockey league from 1967 to 2020. Minnesotas high school hockey tournament finally gets its own. Knights mahl pittsburgh s entry into the mid atlantic hockey league, where the rizzo brothers played with football star johnny unitas.
In march 2012, the nhls pittsburgh penguins partnered with the pittsburgh hornets amateur hockey association and dicks sporting goods to create a new era of aaa hockey in pittsburgh. It was the eighth time in the 23year history of the team that a hornets goalie won the award. April 17 has provided some huge moments throughout the decades. A peoples history is the altogether irresistible companion book. The hornets played in charlotte for 14 seasons from the late 1980s to the early 21st century before owner george shinn packed them up lock, stock and history book and trundled off to new orleans. The wilkes barrescranton penguins are the american hockey league affiliate of the national hockey leagues pittsburgh penguins. The game was played at the old duquesne gardens in the year 1953 and the opponent was the hershey bears. Subscribe to the play index and get access to more data than you can imagine.
The olympics played nine seasons in the canadian professional hockey leaguewhich later became the internationalamerican hockey league in 1936 john harris, a pittsburgh theatre chain owner, purchased the olympics in october 1936 and renamed the team the pittsburgh hornets. Pittsburgh hornets alltime alphabetical roster this list includes players that played in regular season or playoff games for the pittsburgh hornets based on three sources of information. Pittsburgh yellow jackets hockey team 19231924 usaha. Cleveland barons vs pittsburgh hornets ahl hockey program. Pages in category pittsburgh hornets players the following 200 pages are in. Total hockey lists mackell and costello playing together as hornets during the 194748, 194849, and 194950. Early minneapolis hockey 18951942 vintage minnesota hockey. Before the pittsburgh penguins became a team in 1966, hockey in the city of pittsburgh had a very unique team catching everyones attention. Even if you are very familiar with the history of the nhl and the cup, youll still find. Articles about the nowdefunct pittsburgh hornets of the american hockey league.
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