1938-39 California hockey season

This was the 1938-39 ice hockey season in California:

Oakland Industrial League

11/3: Montgomery Wards - Pacific Club 5:3
11/3: Golden State - California 3:1
11/10: Golden State - Montgomery Wards 2:1
11/10: Pacific Club - California 3:1
11/17: Pacific Club - Golden State 2:0
11/17: Montgomery Wards - California 3:2
12/1: Golden State - California 5:2
12/1: Montgomery Wards - Pacific Club 3:0
12/8: Montgomery Wards - Golden State 3:2
12/8: California - Pacific Club 2:0 - stopped in third period due to multiple brawls
12/15: Montgomery Wards - California 5:3
12/15: Golden State - Pacific Club 3:2
12/22: Golden State - California 4:1
12/22: Pacific Club - Montgomery Wards 2:0
12/29: Pacific Club - California 4:2
12/29: Montgomery Wards - Golden State 3:1
1/5: Golden State - Pacific Club 4:0
1/12: Golden State - California 4:2
1/12: Montgomery Wards - Pacific Club 3:2
1/19: California - Pacific Club 5:0
1/19: Golden State - Montgomery Wards 4:0
1/26: Montgomery Wards - California 2:1
1/26: Pacific Club - Golden State 7:2
2/2: Pacific Club - Montgomery Wards 2:1
2/9: Golden State - Montgomery Wards 1:0 OT
2/16: Montgomery Wards - Pacific Club 3:2 OT
2/16: Golden State - California 4:2
2/23: California - Montgomery Wards 4:1

Pacific Coast Invitational Championship

First round

3/9: Montgomery Wards - Pacific Club 3:2
3/9: California - San Francisco Wolves 6:0

Semifinals

3/16: Gonzaga - Montgomery Wards 5:3
3/16: California - Golden State 5:2 OT

Final

3/18: Gonzaga - California 3:0

The Gonzaga Bulldogs defended their title.

West Coast Professional League

1/29: Hollywood Planets - Los Angeles White Wings 6:3 @ Tropical Ice Gardens

Only one game is recorded to have been played in this new professional league.

College

USC and John Carroll in action on December 13, 1938.

The California Golden Bears, Loyola Lions, UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans all fielded ice hockey teams this winter. USC won the Southern California Hockey Association title. In addition to the SCHA, California competed in the Oakland Industrial League and the Pacific Coast Invitational Championship. Highlights of the season included the University of Alberta, University of Toronto and Gonzaga visiting Los Angeles.

11/28: USC - University of Alberta 5:3 @ Los Angeles
11/29: USC - University of Alberta 6:0 @ Los Angeles
12/26: University of Toronto - Loyola 6:0 @ Los Angeles
12/28: University of Toronto - Loyola 1:0 @ Los Angeles
1/1: Loyola - Gonzaga 5:1 @ Los Angeles
1/3: Gonzaga - Loyola 3:0 @ Los Angeles
2/7: Hollywood Planets - USC 1:0
3/4: California - Montana School of Mines 3:1 @ Oakland
3/20: Gonzaga - Loyola 1:0 @ Tropical Ice Gardens
4/1: Montgomery Wards - California 3:2 @ Santa Rosa

Hoover Trophy

1/6: USC - California 8:1 - semifinal
1/6: Loyola - UCLA 6:4 - semifinal
1/7: UCLA - California 3:2 - 3rd place
1/7: USC - Loyola 5:2 - final

USC won the Hoover Trophy, which was played in Yosemite.

Southern California Hockey Association

1/14: Loyola - Hollywood Athletic Club 3:0
1/14: California - UCLA 4:2
1/28: Loyola - UCLA 6:1
1/28: USC - Hollywood Athletic Club 12:2
2/2: Loyola - California 3:2 @ Oakland
2/4: Loyola - Hollywood Athletic Club 9:1
2/4: USC - UCLA 4:1
2/9: California - UCLA 4:4 OT @ Oakland
2/11: Hollywood Athletic Club - UCLA 3:2
2/11: USC - Loyola 2:1 - record crowd of 9000 watched
2/18: Loyola - California 1:0
2/18: Hollywood Athletic Club - USC 3:2
2/25: Loyola - USC 2:2 OT
2/25: Hollywood Athletic Club - UCLA 2:2
3/2: USC - California 6:0
3/4: Loyola - Hollywood Athletic Club 3:1
3/4: USC - UCLA 4:2
3/25: Hollywood Athletic Club - UCLA 3:1
3/25: USC - Loyola 0:0 OT
4/1: Hollywood Athletic Club - Loyola 1:0 2OT - Loyola left the ice early in the second period, infuriated by what they claimed was prejudiced officiating, so Hollywood put the puck into the vacant goal to win
4/1: USC - UCLA 3:0 - game was called 15 minutes into second period due to heavy rain
4/3: USC - Hollywood Athletic Club 3:3 OT
4/13: UCLA - Loyola 5:4

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
USC Trojans	11	7	1	3	46	15	17
Loyola Lions	11	6	3	2	32	15	14
Hollywood Athletic Club	10	4	4	2	19	37	10
California Golden Bears	7	1	5	1	13	30	6
UCLA Bruins	11	2	7	2	24	32	6

Games were played at the Tropical Ice Gardens, an outdoor rink in Westwood, unless otherwise noted. California was given four points for each victory, as they played half the number of games the other teams did. USC and UCLA's wins over California in the Hoover Trophy were also counted in the league standings.