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The Hornets played 36 of 41 home games in Oklahoma City during the 2005-06 NBA season, and played 35 home games in both Oklahoma City and nearby Norman in the 2006-07 season.
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The Hornets played their final home game in Oklahoma City during the exhibition season on October 9, 2007 against the Houston Rockets, as a way to say thanks for the temporary hosting.
In a 2008 interview with the Charlotte Observer, Shinn ( who has not returned to Charlotte since the Hornets moved ) admitted that the " bad judgment I made in my life " played a role in the Hornets ' departure.
In the first regular season NBA game played in New Orleans in over 17 years, the Hornets defeated the Jazz 100 – 75, and posthumously retired # 7 of " Pistol " Pete Maravich during halftime.
The Hornets also introduced a yellow uniform in 2010 which is used mostly in games played on Saturday at home and on the road.
* Robert Parish ( played for the Hornets from 1994 – 96 )
In the first game of the next round against the Chris Paul-led Hornets, San Antonio was badly defeated 101 – 82 as Duncan played one of the worst playoff games in his career, recording only 5 points and 3 rebounds.
However, after playing in only ten minutes against the Hornets on November 22, 1994, Bol suffered what proved to be a career-ending injury, and never played in the NBA again.
Though the Hornets played all but a handful of games during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons in Oklahoma City — and even temporarily changed the team's name to the New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets, the basketball team's ownership insisted they would return to the recovering city as soon as possible.
Madden is a graduate of the Victoria Village House League and has also played for a number of minor league teams, including the Don Mills Flyers, Scarborough Bruins, Hillcrest Summits, and the Junior " C " Alliston Hornets, before moving up to the Junior " B " Barrie Colts.
Mike Payne, a native of nearby Westwood, graduated Hornets programs at age 17 and played OHA Jr. B.
They played their home games at the Charlotte Coliseum, then also home of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association.
Bullard played nine seasons with the Houston Rockets ( 1990 – 94, 1996 – 2001 ) and one season each with both the Atlanta Hawks ( 1995 – 96 ) and the Charlotte Hornets ( 2001 – 02 ).
On December 10, 2008, in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats, the Buccaneers were for the first time " revived " by the New Orleans Hornets, the city's current NBA franchise, who played the game in 1967-68 styled Bucs throwback jerseys.
* Bo Molenda: played for Michigan ( 1925 – 1926 ), head coach for Menlo College ( 1950 – 1969 ); also an assistant coach in professional football for the New York Giants 1936 – 1941 ( interim head coach for the 1939 NFL Championship Game ); Green Bay Packers ( 1947 – 1948 ); Chicago Hornets ( 1949 )
The now-defunct New Orleans Brass of the ECHL played in the New Orleans Arena their last three seasons before their demise in 2002, caused in part by the arrival of the Hornets.
* The Hornets played their first game, since the start of the 2005-06 season, at the arena on March 8, 2006, to a sellout crowd of 17, 744, as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Hornets, 113 – 107.
The Pittsburgh Hornets, members of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) played home games at the Duquesne Gardens, located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh.
He played for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings twice, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, the Ontario Hockey Association's Hamilton Red Wings, the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets, Montreal Voyageurs, Adirondack Red Wings, the Central Hockey League's Fort Worth Wings and the IHL's Toledo Goaldiggers.
He played two further seasons with the Leafs before being demoted to the Pittsburgh Hornets in the American Hockey League.
In the 1976 World War II film Midway, starring Henry Fonda and Charlton Heston, Dobson played the non-fictional character of Ensign George Gay, a pilot and the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron Eight from the Aircraft Carrier USS Hornets ill-fated opening attack against the Japanese fleet on June 4, 1942.
Hoeppner played for the Detroit Wheels and the Charlotte Hornets of the World Football League for one season each.
He attended high school at Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario, and has previously played for the Charlotte / New Orleans Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks, and Miami Heat.
Hornets and 36
In the 2000 – 01 season, the Hornets managed to return to the playoffs, finishing the season with a 46 – 36 record.
Attendance for Hornets games at the Chesapeake Energy Arena averaged 18, 716 fans in 2005 – 06 ( 36 games ) and 17, 951 fans ( 35 games ) in 2006 – 07.
Hornets and 41
The Hornets finished the 1993 – 94 season with a 41 – 41 record, narrowly missing the playoffs.
The Hornets were competitive, but failed to qualify for the playoffs during the season, again finishing with a 41 – 41 record.
The Hornets began the 2003 – 04 season strong with a 17 – 7 start but sputtered at the end and finished 41 – 41.
The Hornets franchise returned to New Orleans full-time for the 2007 – 2008 season, with all 41 home games in the New Orleans Arena.
Hornets and home
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, and surrounding area, the New Orleans Hornets of the National Basketball Association temporarily relocated to the Ford Center, playing the majority of its home games there during the 2005 – 06 and 2006 – 07 seasons.
The team was known as the New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets and had adopted a split personality of sorts, wearing ' OKC neutral ' home jerseys ( with an OKC patch of sorts over an H-alternate jersey ) and ' New Orleans ' jerseys during away games.
Before the Penguins, Pittsburgh had been the home of the NHL's Pirates from 1925 to 1932 and of the Hornets AHL franchise from the 1930s to 1967.
East Central is home of the Hornets.
The Westran High School is home to the Westran Hornets and Lady Hornets.
Hosmer was home to the Hosmer Tigers until the end of the 1990-1991 school year, when they combined with the Roscoe Hornets of Roscoe, South Dakota, to make Edmunds Central, home of the Raiders.
The City of New Summerfield is served by the New Summerfield Independent School District and home to the New Summerfield High School Hornets.
The City of Lorenzo is served by the Lorenzo Independent School District and home to the Lorenzo High School Hornets.
The Town of Dodd City is served by the Dodd City Independent School District and home to the Dodd City High School Hornets.
The City of Mertzon is served by the Irion County Independent School District and home to the Irion County High School Hornets.
The City of Goodrich is served by the Goodrich Independent School District and home to the Goodrich High School Hornets.
The Town of Aspermont is served by the Aspermont Independent School District and home to the Aspermont High School Hornets.
Hundred High School, home of the Hornets
* The Nanaimo Hornets RFC home ground is at Pioneer Park.
In the NBA, the only teams that have a third jersey as a " home jersey " are the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers.
The Hornets usually wore their gold jersey for road games, but they also wore the jersey at home for two or three games per season.
For the 2008 – 09 season, however, the Hornets introduced new home and away uniforms, and bid farewell to the gold alternate jerseys.
It is best known as the home of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets from 1988 – 2002, and the Charlotte Bobcats from 2004 – 2005.
Although the Hornets were the best-known tenants of the Coliseum, many other teams called The Hive home.
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