Pittsburgh Hornets Socks
Description: We love this Pittsburgh Hornets logo, from near the end of the team's first iteration at Duquesne Gardens and kind of a hybrid between the traditional red and white colors that the Hornets were known for, and the "Pittsburgh Black and Gold" that they briefly wore for a couple of seasons earlier in the 1950s!
Description: Show off your Pittsburgh Hornets pride with this crest that was worn on the club's white jerseys in the 1964-65, 1965-66, and the Calder Cup Championship 1966-67 season! This is the crest that was worn in the deciding OT goal in Game 4 at The Igloo, to this day still the only hockey title won on home ice in the city of Pittsburgh!
Description: In 1961-62, the Hornets were back in the AHL after a 5-year hiatus with an amazing logo that would be similar to the Penguins' future logo a few years later. It was initially rendered on a short-lived light-blue wool away jersey, but the light blue didn't show up well on black-and-white television in terms of not having enough contrast with the home team's jerseys!
Description: The Pittsburgh Hornets returned to the AHL in 1961 after a 5-year hiatus, and to celebrate they included their brand-new home arena, "The Auditorium" (a.k.a. The Civic Arena) as part of their branding! Here is a modern interpretation of the Hornets' historic return to Pittsburgh.
Description: The Pittsburgh Hornets were a minor-league professional men's ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The franchise started play in 1927, playing their first nine seasons as the Detroit Olympics. Then on October 4, 1936, after winning the IHL championship, the Olympics moved to Pittsburgh to become the Hornets. The Hornets disbanded after the 1955–56 season. The franchise was suspended because the archaic Duquesne Gardens was torn down. The Hornets reappeared in the new Civic Arena in 1961. The Hornets permanently closed operations in 1967 when the Penguins began NHL play.
