Huntington Hornets

Huntington Hornets
founding	1956
resolution	1957
history	Grand Rapids Rockets 1949–1956 Huntington Hornets 1956–1957 Louisville Rebels 1957–1960
Stadion	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse
Location	Huntington , West Virginia
league	International Hockey League
Turner Cups	no

The Huntington Hornets were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League based in Huntington , West Virginia . The Hornets' venue was the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse .

history

The Grand Rapids Rockets from the International Hockey League in 1956 of Grand Rapids , Michigan , according to Huntington , West Virginia , relocated and renamed Huntington Hornets. In their first and only season, the team missed the final of the Turner Cup with fifth and penultimate place in the IHL , with the second-placed Indianapolis Chiefs with 57 points only one point more than Huntington's in the regular season. Following the 1956/57 season, the franchise was sold and relocated to Louisville , Kentucky , where it then took part in the IHL's gaming operations under the name Louisville Rebels .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1956-57	60	26th	30th	4th	-	-	56	180	188	5th, IHL

Team records

Career records

Games: 60 Ronnie Spong

Goals: 25 Ronnie Spong

Assists: 30 Don Davidson

Points: 54 Ronnie Spong

Penalty minutes: 161 Garnet Schai

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database - Huntington Hornets Statistics
• The Internet Hockey Database - Huntington Hornets Player List