Fort Pitt Hornets

The team played in the United States Amateur Hockey Association (USAHA), which was technically a semi-pro league by 1924.

[3] The Hornets were a spin-off of another USAHA club from Pittsburgh, the Yellow Jackets, and played in the league's Eastern Division.

[5] However, the club was defeated in the USAHA championship series by their intra-city rivals, the Yellow Jackets, three games to none with one tie.

As for Joe Sills, he was reportedly kneed by a Boston player and unable to play for an entire week.

[8] After Leo Hughes had lost his eye against the Hornets, USAHA president William S. Haddock stated that "Hockey, you know, is not a parlour game.

Fort Pitt Hornets in 1924–25, from left to right: Joe Miller , Joe Sills, Bonner Larose , Johnny McKinnon , Hector Lépine , Paddy Sullivan , Lorne Armstrong, Terry McGovern, Dinny Manners