road versions of these sweaters were reversed; white body with red trim. The 1948–49 jersey took this style one step further by including seven stars on each sleeve, including a star below the hornet near the cuffs. The road versions of these sweaters were reversed: white body with red trim. In 1952, the Hornets introduced a new black and gold color scheme that was familiar with the city's baseball team and football team. The color was not new for hockey in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Pirates wore those colors from 1925–29, before switching to black and orange in 1929–30. The Hornets' home jerseys were wool. The color scheme was black with gold trim. The jerseys featured tie-down collars and the familiar hornet in a helmet on the sleeves. The road jerseys consisted of a gold body and black trim. The Hornets returned to red and white uniforms in the 1954–55 season. When the Hornets returned to the ice in 1961 after their five-year hiatus, they wore red and white wool jerseys with tie-down collars. A full circular crest trimmed in gold replaced the familiar helmeted hornet on the sleeves. The Captain's "C" or alternate captain's "A's" were worn on the right side of the chest. The home jerseys were red with white trim and featured the stars on the sleeves again. Meanwhile, Hornets' owner, John Harris, wanted his team to have a unique jersey for road games. The result was a blue wool jersey trimmed in gold. The jersey lasted two seasons. However, there were problems with how the blue color translated on black-and-white televisions. Home teams wore darker colors and, unfortunately, the Hornets' blue jerseys looked like the dark. Rare television coverage was too confusing for viewers who couldn't see any contrast between the teams on the television. During the final years of the franchise, the Hornets wore the same durene jerseys used by their NHL affiliate, the Detroit Red Wings, with the exception of a circular Hornets crest. Season-by-season results Detroit Olympics 1927–1936 (International Hockey League) Pittsburgh Hornets 1936–1940 (International-American Hockey League) Pittsburgh Hornets 1940–1956 (American Hockey League) Pittsburgh Hornets 1961–1967 (American Hockey League) Regular season Playoffs Franchise leaders Goals: 130 (John "Peanuts" O'Flaherty, 1940–50 and Bob Solinger, 1949–56) Assists: 253 (Frank Mathers, 1948–56) Points: 319 (John "Peanuts" O'Flaherty, 1940–50) PIM: 442 (Pete Backor, 1945–54) Hall of Famers Player Sid Abel 1969 George Armstrong 1975 Marty Barry 1965 Andy