Plaque
Object number2003.168.2
Date1951-1952
MediumWood; Paint; Varnish; Metal
Credit LineGift of Mary Bastien
Description1951-1952 Pittsburgh Hornets Championship Club plaque.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 30.063 × 17.938 × 0.5 in. (76.4 × 45.6 × 1.3 cm)InscriptionsOn front:
At top center is an image of a hockey player with blue text above "PITTSBURGH" ; below in blue "HORNETS"; to the left in red "1951"; and to the right in red "1952";
Below the hockey player is red text "[star] CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB [star]";
Below are two columns of names in black:
left column "Gilles Mayer / Pete Backer [sic] / Frank Mathers / Frank Sullivan / Tim Horton / Lou [sic] Boivin / John Ashley / Rudy Migay / Bob Solinger / Andrew Barbe / Bob Hassard / Gordy Hannigan / Geo. Armstrong";
right column: "Phil Maloney / Ray Hannigan / Chuck Blair / John McLellan / Danny Lewicki / Ray Timgren / Jim Morrison / Bill Ezinicki / Kenneth Smith / Eldred Kobussen / Baz Bastien Bus. Mgr. / "King" Clancy Coach / Socko McCarey Trainer";
At bottom is red text "WON CALDER CUP / AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS" and black text "TEDDY OKE TROPHY / Western Division Pennsylvania Cup / PENNSYLVANIA CHAMPIONS".
Historical NotesThe donor's, Mary Bastien's, husband was a league leading goal tender with the team from 1945-1949. He then moved to the front office and served as General Manager and Head Coach.
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Pittsburgh Hornets
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Joseph Gilles Camille Mayer
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Peter Joseph Backor
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Frank Sydney Mathers
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Frank Sullivan
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Miles Gilbert Horton
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Léo Joseph Boivin
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John Ashley
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Rudolph Joseph Migay
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Robert Edward Solinger
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Andre J. Barbe
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Robert Harry Hassard
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John Gordon Hannigan
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George Edward Armstrong
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Philip Francis Anthony Maloney
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Raymond James Hannigan
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Charles Blair
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Daniel John McLellan
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Daniel Vladimir Lewicki
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Raymond Charles Timgren
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James Stewart Hunter Morrison
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William Ezinicki
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Kenneth Alvin Smith
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Eldred Kobussen
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Joseph Aldege Albert Bastien
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Francis Michael Clancy
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Socko McCarey
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American Hockey League
Subjects
On View
On view1936
1930-1939
2003-2019
1952-1953
1951-1952