1940-41 California hockey season

This was the 1940-41 ice hockey season in California:

Northern California Ice Hockey League

• 11/6: Sacramento Junior College - Southern Pacific Club 6:0
• 11/7: Pacific Club - California 3:2
• 11/7: Golden State - Maccabees 4:1
• 11/9: Santa Rosa Junior College - Pacific Club 6:1
• 11/13: Maccabees - Sacramento Junior College 3:1 - became 1:0 Forfeit
• 11/14: Golden State - California 5:0
• 11/14: Pacific Club - Southern Pacific Club 3:0
• 11/16: Santa Rosa Junior College - California 6:3
• 11/20: California - Southern Pacific Club 2:1
• 11/23: Santa Rosa Junior College - Sacramento Junior College 6:2
• 11/27: Golden State - Sacramento Junior College 3:0
• 11/28: California - Southern Pacific Club 2:1 OT
• 11/28: Maccabees - Pacific Club 2:1
• 11/30: Santa Rosa Junior College - Maccabees 8:1
• 12/4: Pacific Club - Southern Pacific Club 5:2
• 12/5: Sacramento Junior College - California 1:0
• 12/5: Golden State - Maccabees 5:1
• 12/7: Santa Rosa Junior College - California 8:3
• 12/11: Santa Rosa Junior College - Sacramento Junior College 4:0
• 12/12: Golden State - Southern Pacific Club 4:3 OT
• 12/12: Pacific Club - Maccabees 1:0 OT
• 12/14: Santa Rosa Junior College - Golden State 5:0
• 12/18: Southern Pacific Club - Maccabees 12:0
• 12/19: Golden State - California 3:1
• 12/19: Pacific Club - Sacramento Junior College 3:2
• 12/21: Santa Rosa Junior College - Pacific Club 5:3
• 1/2: California - Maccabees 9:0
• 1/2: Golden State - Pacific Club 4:1
• 1/2: Sacramento Junior College - Southern Pacific Club 1:1
• 1/4: Santa Rosa Junior College - Southern Pacific Club 8:2
• 1/8: Golden State - Southern Pacific Club 3:2
• 1/9: California - Pacific Club 3:2
• 1/9: Sacramento Junior College - Maccabees 6:4
• 1/11: Santa Rosa Junior College - Maccabees 15:0
• 1/15: Sacramento Junior College - Southern Pacific Club 3:0
• 1/16: California - Maccabees 6:0
• 1/16: Santa Rosa Junior College - Golden State 10:2
• 1/18: Santa Rosa Junior College - California 10:5
• 1/22: Sacramento Junior College - Pacific Club 7:1
• 1/23: Golden State - Maccabees 2:0
• 1/23: Pacific Club - California 3:0
• 1/25: Santa Rosa Junior College - Southern Pacific Club 7:4
• 1/29: Southern Pacific Club - Maccabees 10:0
• 1/30: Golden State - Pacific Club 3:2
• 2/5: Sacramento Junior College - Golden State 4:2
• 2/6: Santa Rosa Junior College - California 2:1
• 2/6: Pacific Club - Maccabees 6:2
• 2/8: Santa Rosa Junior College - Sacramento Junior College 5:3
• 2/12: Sacramento Junior College - Southern Pacific Club 1:0
• 2/13: California - Pacific Club 6:2
• 2/13: Golden State - Maccabees 6:2
• 2/19: California - Sacramento Junior College 7:6 2OT
• 2/20: Golden State - Pacific Club 3:3 OT
• 2/20: California - Maccabees 10:1
• 2/22: Santa Rosa Junior College - Sacramento Junior College 7:0
• 2/26: Santa Rosa Junior College - Southern Pacific Club 5:2
• 2/27: Golden State - Maccabees 10:2

Playoffs

• 3/5: Sacramento Junior College - Southern Pacific Club 3:2
• 3/6: Pacific Club - California 2:0
• 3/6: Golden State - Maccabees 6:1
• 3/8: Santa Rosa Junior College - Sacramento Junior College 5:0
• 3/8: Golden State - Pacific Club 2:0
• 3/13: Santa Rosa Junior College - Golden State 7:2 - final

California Amateur Championship

The winners of the Northern California Ice Hockey League and the Southern California Hockey Association met to decide the California Amateur Championship.

• 4/11: San Diego Boat Club - Santa Rosa Junior College 4:2 @ San Diego
• 4/12: San Diego Boat Club - Santa Rosa Junior College 2:2 OT - Santa Rosa was ahead 2:0 after regulation, leaving the series tied 4:4, but San Diego scored twice in the overtime period to capture the title @ San Diego

College

The 1941 USC Trojans

The California Golden Bears, Santa Rosa Junior College Polar Cubs, Sacramento Junior College Loyola Lions, UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans all fielded ice hockey teams this winter. California, Sacramento and Santa Rosa competed in the Northern California Ice Hockey League.

• 12/21: USC - Bakersfield Oilers 4:2
• 12/28: Loyola - Bakersfield Oilers 7:2
• 12/30: USC - Illinois 4:3 @ Polar Palace
• 12/30: Colorado College - UCLA 2:1 @ Polar Palace
• 12/31: Illinois - UCLA 4:2 @ Polar Palace
• 12/31: USC - Colorado College 5:2 @ Polar Palace
• 1/11: Colorado College - California 7:2 @ Colorado Springs
• 1/13: California - Colorado College 5:3 @ Colorado Springs
• 1/22: University School - Occidental 1:1 @ Pasadena Winter Garden
• 1/30: Loyola - California 4:1 @ Berkeley
• 1/31: Loyola - California 4:1 @ Berkeley
• 1/31: USC - Colorado College 4:3 @ Colorado Springs
• 2/1: USC - Colorado College 6:4 @ Colorado Springs
• 2/1: Santa Rosa Junior College - Loyola 4:3 @ Santa Rosa
• 2/7: USC - California 3:2 @ Polar Palace
• 2/7: Colorado College - UCLA 5:2 @ Colorado Springs
• 2/8: Colorado College - UCLA 7:2 @ Colorado Springs
• 2/8: Bakersfield Oilers - California 2:0
• Long Beach Cubs - Loyola 7:5
• Loyola - Long Beach Cubs 5:1
• 2/15: Loyola - Long Beach Cubs 7:3
• 2/15: Santa Rosa Junior College - Los Angeles Athletic Club 10:5 @ Santa Rosa
• 2/17: UCLA - North American Flyers 1:1 OT
• 2/21: Sacramento Junior College - Southern Pacific Club 4:4
• 2/24: Loyola - North American Flyers 5:0
• 2/27: USC - California 5:2 @ Berkeley
• 3/1: Santa Rosa Junior College - USC 5:2 @ Santa Rosa
• 3/14: Seattle All-Stars - Sacramento Junior College 4:3 @ Sacramento
• 3/15: Santa Rosa Junior College - Seattle All-Stars 14:3 @ Santa Rosa
• 3/22: Santa Rosa Junior College - Northern California League Canadian All-Stars 10:4 @ Santa Rosa
• 3/22: San Diego Boat Club - USC 3:1
• 4/5: Santa Rosa Junior College - Bakersfield Oilers 4:2
• 4/8: Santa Rosa Junior College - Bakersfield Oilers 6:2
• 4/12: Bakersfield Oilers - USC 8:2

Pacific Coast-Midwest Intercollegiate Championship

• 12/26: Illinois - Santa Rosa Junior College 6:3
• 12/26: USC - Sacramento Junior College 3:0
• 12/26: California - Colorado College 3:2
• 12/27: Colorado College - Sacramento Junior College 3:1
• 12/27: Illinois - California 2:1
• 12/27: USC - Santa Rosa Junior College 2:1
• 12/28: Santa Rosa Junior College - California 4:1
• 12/28: USC - Illinois 1:0 - final

The tournament was played at the Iceland rink in Berkeley.

Hoover Trophy

• 1/3: UCLA - Loyola 4:2
• 1/3: USC - California 4:0
• 1/4: USC - UCLA - final - postponed due to rain

The tournament was played in Yosemite.

Southern California Hockey Association

• 1/10: Los Angeles Athletic Club - Loyola 1:0
• 1/10: USC - UCLA 10:2 - also counted as Hoover Trophy final
• 1/11: USC - San Diego Boat Club 5:4
• 1/11: Bakersfield Oilers - Loyola 3:2
• 1/17: USC - Los Angeles Athletic Club 4:1
• 1/17: Loyola - UCLA 3:2
• 1/18: USC - Bakersfield Oilers 2:1
• 1/18: San Diego Boat Club - Los Angeles Athletic Club 5:3
• 1/24: Los Angeles Athletic Club - UCLA 4:2
• 1/24: USC - Loyola 4:0
• 1/25: San Diego Boat Club - UCLA 9:2
• 1/25: Los Angeles Athletic Club - Bakersfield Oilers 6:3
• 1/31: Bakersfield Oilers - UCLA 7:1
• 1/31: Los Angeles Athletic Club - San Diego Boat Club 5:3 OT
• 2/1: Bakersfield Oilers - UCLA 3:1
• 2/1: San Diego Boat Club - Los Angeles Athletic Club 5:1
• 2/7: Los Angeles Athletic Club - Loyola 4:2
• 2/8: USC - San Diego Boat Club 2:2 OT
• 2/14: USC - Los Angeles Athletic Club 6:4
• 2/14: San Diego Boat Club - Loyola 3:2
• 2/15: San Diego Boat Club - Bakersfield Oilers 4:1
• 2/21: San Diego Boat Club - USC 3:2
• 2/21: Los Angeles Athletic Club - UCLA 6:2
• 2/22: Bakersfield Oilers - USC 4:3
• 2/28: Bakersfield Oilers - Los Angeles Athletic Club 3:1
• 2/28: Loyola - UCLA 4:2 OT
• 3/1: Bakersfield Oilers - San Diego Boat Club 2:0
• 3/7: USC - UCLA 1:1 OT
• 3/7: Los Angeles Athletic Club - Loyola 3:2
• 3/8: Bakersfield Oilers - Los Angeles Athletic Club 3:2 OT
• 3/8: San Diego Boat Club - Loyola 7:2
• 3/14: UCLA - Loyola 3:1
• 3/14: USC - Los Angeles Athletic Club 4:1 OT
• 3/15: Bakersfield Oilers - Loyola 4:3 OT
• 3/15: San Diego Boat Club - Los Angeles Athletic Club 14:6

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
USC Trojans	11	7	2	2	43	23	16
Bakersfield Oilers	12	8	4	0	34	25	16
San Diego Boat Club	11	7	3	1	54	32	15
Los Angeles Athletic Club	14	7	7	0	45	53	14
Loyola Lions	10	2	8	0	21	34	4
UCLA Bruins	10	1	8	1	18	48	3

Playoffs

• 3/21: USC - UCLA 2:2 OT
• 3/21: Los Angeles Athletic Club - Loyola 4:3
• 3/22: Los Angeles Athletic Club - Bakersfield Oilers 1:1 OT
• 3/28: USC - UCLA 8:2
• 3/29: Los Angeles Athletic Club - Bakersfield Oilers 6:3
• 3/29: San Diego Boat Club - USC 6:5
• 4/4: San Diego Boat Club - Los Angeles Athletic Club 3:1 - final, game one
• 4/5: San Diego Boat Club - Los Angeles Athletic Club 2:2 - final, game two

Other games

• 4/19: San Diego Boat Club - Bakersfield Oilers 3:2

Sources

• Los Angeles Times
• Oakland Tribune