1962-63 Scottish League season
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The 1962-63 Scottish League season was the first season of the Scottish League, the national league in Scotland. Eight teams participated in the league, and the Ayr Rangers won Group A of the championship while the Paisley Mohawks claimed Group B.
The league utilized an inter-linked schedule, as three of the eight teams did not have a home rink.
Regular season
Known scores
- 10/28: Fife Flyers - Paisley Mohawks 3:3
- Fife Flyers - Perth Black Hawks 10:6
- Murrayfield Royals - Fife Flyers 3:1
- Fife Flyers - Durham Wasps 8:3
- Fife Flyers - Glasgow Flyers 8:3
- 12/23: Murrayfield Royals - Fife Flyers 4:3
- Fife Flyers - Perth Black Hawks 8:6
- 1/13: Fife Flyers - Ayr Rangers Forfeit - Ayr could not make it to Kirkcaldy as their coach got caught in a snow drift and a second bus had a puncture and a petrol freeze
- 1/27: Paisley Mohawks - Fife Flyers 8:6
- Fife Flyers - Paisley Vikings 12:2
- 2/17: Durham Wasps - Fife Flyers 5:4
- 2/23: Fife Flyers - Murrayfield Royals 5:4
- Fife Flyers - Glasgow Flyers 13:1
- Murrayfield Royals - Ayr Rangers 10:4
- 3/24: Fife Flyers - Ayr Rangers 11:2
- Fife Flyers - Paisley Vikings 12:1
- Ayr Rangers - Paisley Mohawks 6:5 - Ayr clinched first place
Group A
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF-GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ayr Rangers | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 55:25 | 14 |
| 2. | Fife Flyers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 53:48 | 11 |
| 3. | Murrayfield Royals | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 50:42 | 10 |
Group B
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF-GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paisley Mohawks | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29:12 | 9 |
| 2. | Durham Wasps | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:9 | 2 |
| 3. | Perth Black Hawks | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24:36 | 2 |
| 4. | Glasgow Flyers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6:31 | 0 |
| 5. | Paisley Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:24 | 0 |
Note: These standings are the last known ones for the year, dated February 8, 1963.
Other games
- Fife Flyers - Ayr Rangers 5:3 - preseason challenge
- Ayr Rangers - Fife Flyers 3:1 - challenge game
- 12/22: East of Scotland Select - West of Scotland Select 6:0
- Fife Flyers - Paisley Mohawks 10:3 - challenge game
- Fife Flyers - Edinburgh Royals 5:4 - Jubilee Cup
Sources
Credits
Special thanks to Mick Chambers, author of Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946-2000 and Nottingham Panthers Factual Scrapbook 1939-2007, for supplying the information found on this page.