Aspen Leafs

The Aspen Leafs were an amateur ice hockey team based in Aspen, Colorado. The club was formed in 1963, though some scattered activities in the city dated back to 1957. The Leafs played until 1993. At various points, the club was also known as the Buds, the Town team, and the All-Stars.

Results

1957-58

A local league was formed, featuring the Aspen Skating Center, Aspen Times, Mountain Shop, and Heidelberg. Various other exhibition games were also staged.

• 11/10: Heidelberg - Mountain Shop 4:3
• 11/17: Aspen Skating Center - Aspen Times 10:2
• 11/24: Mountain Shop - Aspen Skating Center 5:4
• 12/8: Aspen Skating Center - Mountain Shop 7:5
• 12/15: Aspen Skating Center - Aspen Times 8:6
• 12/21: Denver University Ski Team - Aspen All-Stars 8:4
• 12/29: Aspen Skating Center - All-Stars (Mountain Shop-Times Comb.) 9:8 OT
• 1/12: Aspen Skating Center - Aspen Times 8:4
• 2/23: Visitors - Aspen All-Stars 16:12 - "Sparked by the playing of two Canadian businessmen and a Denver doctor, a team composed largely of visitors beat a team of local ice stars"
• 3/19: Aspen All-Stars - Kanucks 12:8 - Kanucks were a team composed of members from a group of 40 plus on a special tour from Toronto and Montreal
• 3/23: Visiting Collegians - Aspen All-Stars 10:7
• 3/27: St. Paul's Academy (Minneapolis) - Eastern Stars 12:6
• 3/30: St. Paul's Academy (Minneapolis) - Eastern Stars 13:11

1958-59

• 12/20: Aspen All-Stars - Denver University Ski Team

1961-62

• 12/25: Visitors - Aspen All-Stars 8:5
• 1/19: Aspen All-Stars - Denver All-Stars

1963-64

• 1/18: Aspen Leafs - Vail (Denver)
• 3/7: Aspen Leafs - Leadville Miners 14:2
• 3/14: Aspen Leafs - Breckenridge Bombers
• 3/24: College All-Stars - Aspen Leafs 8:2
• 3/26: College All-Stars - Aspen Leafs 13:7
• 4/11: Aspen Leafs - Denver Monaco Beach and Blade Club 9:8

1964-65

• 12/20: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 8:2
• 12/27: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 8:5
• 12/30: Collegians - Aspen 8:7
• 1/16: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 3:1
• 2/6: Aspen - Denver High School All-Stars 5:1
• 2/12: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 9:4
• 2/13: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 6:3
• 2/20: Denver All-Stars - Aspen 11:5
• 3/4: Aspen Flyers - Aspen Leafs 6:5
• 3/20: Aspen - Denver All-Stars 11:8
• 3/23: Minneapolis Dynos Club - Aspen 11:2
• 3/24: Minneapolis Dynos Club - Aspen 11:3
• 4/9: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 13:4
• 4/10: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 7:5

Aspen Tournament

• 1/23: Air Force Academy - Aspen Leafs 9:2
• 1/23: University of Colorado - Aspen Flyers 6:1
• 1/24: University of Colorado - Air Force Academy 4:3

1965-66

• 7/4: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 6:2
• 7/18: Aspen - Colorado Springs All-Stars 13:8
• 8/1: Aspen Flyers - Aspen Leafs 6:4
• 8/8: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 7:5
• 9/5: Aspen Flyers - Aspen Leafs 8:7 - Flyers won series 4-3
• 11/18: Aspen Flyers - Aspen Leafs 5:3
• 11/26: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 19:3
• 11/27: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 10:1
• 12/10: Colorado College - Aspen 16:6
• 12/11: Aspen' - Air Force Academy 5:3
• 2/4: Aspen - Denver All-Stars 4:3
• 2/25: Denver All-Stars - Aspen 15:10
• 3/4: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 8:5
• 3/5: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 6:5
• 3/19: Aspen - Albuquerque Golden Tee Pioneers 12:0

Aspen Tournament

• 1/27: Aspen Leafs - Air Force Academy 5:4 OT
• 1/27: Aspen Flyers - University of Colorado 5:4
• 1/28: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 4:0
• 1/28: Air Force Academy - University of Colorado 5:3

1966-67

• 8/20: Aspen - Denver All-Stars 17:11
• 8/27: Denver All-Stars - Aspen 12:10
• 12/10: Aspen - Air Force Academy 6:5 OT
• 1/7: Denver All-Stars - Aspen 14:8
• 2/10: Aspen - Salt Lake City Seagulls 7:7
• 2/11: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 16:6
• 2/25: Denver All-Stars - Aspen Buds 9:6
• 3/4: Aspen Buds - Colorado Springs Cowboys 9:4
• 3/25: Denver All-Stars - Aspen Buds 10:4
• 4/1: Denver Junior Pioneers - Aspen Buds 7:3
• 4/8: Denver All-Stars - Aspen Buds 11:9

1967-68

1967-68 Aspen Buds

• 8/26: Aspen Buds - Aspen Junior Clinic All-Stars 10:5
• 9/9: Sacramento All-Stars - Aspen Buds 13:9 @ Las Vegas
• 3/2: Colorado Springs Cowboys - Aspen Buds 11:9

The Buds went on a tour of Italy, Austria and Germany in early January.

• Ortisei - Aspen Buds 17:5
• Sterzing - Aspen Buds 10:7
• Feldkirch - Aspen Buds 13:3
• Innsbruck - Aspen Buds 9:1
• Kitzbuhel - Aspen Buds 15:2
• Zell am See - Aspen Buds 10:8
• Riessersee - Aspen Buds 11:3

1968-69

• 11/29: Air Force Academy - Aspen Buds 23:3
• 2/15: Aspen Buds - Woodland Park Tigers 16:1
• 2/22: Aspen Buds - Vail Va Va Vooms 15:5
• 3/1: Colorado College Alumni - Aspen Buds 10:5
• 4/5: Aspen Buds - Vail Va Va Vooms

1970-71

• 12/12: Aspen Buds - Arapaho College

1971-72

• 12/11: Aspen Town - Denver Dervishes 10:4
• 2/26: Aspen Town' - Colorado Springs 12:5

1972-73

Aspen Tournament - played on 3/31-4/1. Aspen Town beat one of the Denver teams 9-4 and then beat the other 5-2. Vail lost one of their games to Denver in consolation play leaving the Aspen team undefeated.

1973-74

• 2/9: Aspen All-Stars - Vail Men's Team 9:3
• 3/9: Aspen All-Stars - Colorado Springs All-Stars 12:2

Aspen Stanley Steel Cup

• 3/30: Aspen All-Stars - Arvada 7:5
• 3/31: Vail Men's Team - Arvada 4:2
• 3/31: Aspen All-Stars - Vail Men's Team 9:0

1974-75

• 12/21: Aspen - Vail Men's Team 4:2
• 1/25: Denver Stars - Aspen Leafs 5:3
• Aspen Leafs - Applewood 4:4
• 3/15-16: Aspen Tournament - Aspen Leafs won round-robin tournament also featuring Boulder, Vail and Arvada. The deciding win for Aspen was by forfeit over Arvada
• 3/22: Aspen Leafs - Applewood 13:1

Aspen was 7-1 as of 3/13.

1975-76

1976 Aspen

• 1/17: Aspen Buds - Vail 9:2
• 1/24: Aspen Buds - Arvada
• 2/7: Aspen B - Vail 4:3
• 2/7: Aspen Cliff House - Grand Junction 15:3
• 2/8: Vail - Aspen Cliff House 9:6
• 2/8: Aspen B - Grand Junction 13:3
• 2/21: Aspen - Sun Valley 4:4
• 2/22: Sun Valley - Aspen 4:2
• 3/5-6: Aspen Buds - Sioux City Musketeers
• 4/17: Aspen - Colorado State University 6:4
• 4/18: Aspen - Sun Valley 6:2

1976-77

• 1/19: Aspen Buds - Whistler Mountain (BC) 13:8
• 1/20: Aspen Buds - Whistler Mountain (BC) 11:6
• Aspen Buds - Vail Passers 6:1
• Aspen Buds - Vail Passers 8:2
• 2/19: Aspen Buds - Denver Stars
• 3/4: Sun Valley Suns - Aspen Buds 8:6
• 3/5: Sun Valley Suns - Aspen Buds 3:1
• 3/18: Sun Valley Suns - Aspen Buds 3:2
• 3/19: Aspen Buds - Sun Valley Suns 2:2

Aspen Invitational Club Tournament

• 4/1: University of Colorado Red Zinger Fireballs - Team Hayward (Telemark, WI) 6:2
• 4/1: Aspen Buds - Denver Stars 6:5
• 4/2: Denver Stars - Team Hayward 10:2
• 4/2: University of Colorado Red Zinger Fireballs - Aspen Buds 9:4

1977-78

1978 Aspen Leafs

• 12/2: Aspen Buds - Colorado Springs Police Department 10:3
• 12/15: Aspen Leafs - Colorado College JV 10:3
• 12/16: Aspen Leafs - Colorado College JV 6:2
• 1/7: Aspen Leafs - Denver Unitech Cougars 4:0
• 1/21: Aspen Leafs - Vail Passers 11:5
• 2/10: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 8:7 OT
• 3/3: Aspen Leafs - Chicago Cardinals 5:3
• 3/4: Aspen Leafs - Chicago Cardinals 7:5
• 3/10: Aspen Leafs - Sun Valley Suns 4:3 OT
• 3/11: Aspen Leafs - Sun Valley Suns 3:1
• 3/24: Sun Valley Suns - Aspen Leafs 6:5 OT
• 3/25: Aspen Leafs - Sun Valley Suns 2:2 OT

Aspen Tournament

• 3/31: Hayward (WI) - Aspen Leafs 3:2
• 3/31: Pueblo Peps - Denver Stars 8:4
• 4/1: Denver Stars - Aspen Leafs 6:2
• 4/1: Pueblo Peps - Hayward (WI) 5:1

1978-79

• 11/25: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Peps 5:5
• 1/24: Whistler Mountain (BC) - Aspen Leafs 5:4
• 1/25: Aspen Leafs - Whistler Mountain (BC) 9:4
• 2/3: Aspen Leafs - Chicago Hawks 12:4
• 2/17: Aspen Leafs - Vail A Team 11:2
• 2/23: Aspen Leafs - Stowe (VT) 11:3
• 2/24: Aspen Leafs - Stowe (VT) 10:0
• 3/3: Aspen Leafs - Vail A Team 8:1
• 3/10: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Peps 4:2
• 3/16: Sun Valley Suns - Aspen Leafs 5:3
• 3/17: Sun Valley Suns - Aspen Leafs 6:3
• 3/23: Sun Valley Suns - Aspen Leafs 6:3
• 3/24: Aspen Leafs - Sun Valley Suns 8:3

Aspen Tournament

• 3/30: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Peps 17:4
• 3/30: Boston Budweiser Kings - Minneapolis Lancers 4:1
• 3/31: Boston Budweiser Kings - Aspen Leafs 6:5

1979-80

• 12/15: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Peps 6:5 OT
• 1/12: Aspen Leafs - Vail A Team 5:2
• 1/17: Aspen Leafs - Whistler Mountain (BC) 13:1
• 1/18: Aspen Leafs - Whistler Mountain (BC) 13:4
• 1/26: Aspen Leafs - Denver All-Stars 6:6
• 2/2: Aspen Leafs - Vail A Team 6:4
• 2/29: Sun Valley Suns - Aspen Leafs 6:1
• 3/1: Aspen Leafs - Sun Valley Suns 7:4

1980-81

• 11/22: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Peps 2:2
• 12/6: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 6:5
• 12/20: Vail Mountaineers - Aspen Leafs 5:3
• 1/23: Denver Stars - Aspen Leafs 5:3 - Don Cherry played for the Stars in this series
• 1/24: Denver Stars - Aspen Leafs 4:4
• 1/31: Aspen Leafs - Vail Mountaineers 7:3
• 2/6: Aspen Leafs - Salt Lake City Flyers 16:5
• 2/7: Aspen Leafs - Salt Lake City Flyers 18:2
• 2/13: Aspen Leafs - Chicago Junior Blackhawks 14:6
• 2/14: Aspen Leafs - Chicago Junior Blackhawks 11:0
• 2/20: Sun Valley Suns - Aspen Leafs 6:3 - Vail Tournament
• 2/21: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Peps 6:3 - "
• 3/6: Aspen Leafs - Colorado College JV 15:1
• 3/7: Aspen Leafs - Colorado College JV 10:5
• 3/13: Minnesota Parkers - Aspen Leafs 7:6
• 3/14: Aspen Leafs - Minnesota Parkers 3:1

1981-82

• 11/7: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 7:5
• 11/8: Aspen Leafs - Colorado College Club 10:7
• 11/28: Vail Mountaineers - Aspen Leafs 8:4
• 12/5: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Peps 4:3
• 12/19: Vail Mountaineers - Aspen Leafs 12:3
• 1/22: Aspen Leafs - Denver Stars 5:5
• 1/23: Denver Stars - Aspen Leafs 5:2
• 2/5: Aspen Leafs - Minnesota Uptown Barflies 7:1 - Vail Tournament
• 2/6: Vail Mountaineers - Aspen Leafs 9:3 - "
• 2/12: Minneapolis Parkers - Aspen Leafs 13:7
• 2/13: Minneapolis Parkers - Aspen Leafs 6:3
• 2/26: Salt Lake City - Aspen Leafs 6:1
• 2/27: Vail Mountaineers - Aspen Leafs 8:5
• 2/28: Salt Lake City - Aspen Leafs 4:2

1982-83

• 11/6: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 8:6
• 11/19: Vail Mountaineers - Aspen Leafs 14:4
• 12/4: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Peps 9:8 OT
• 12/10: Aspen Leafs - Denver Allstars 14:6
• 12/11: Aspen Leafs - Denver Allstars 9:5
• 12/17: Vail Mountaineers - Aspen Leafs 12:0
• 12/18: Vail Mountaineers - Aspen Leafs 6:2
• 2/5: Vail Mountaineers - Aspen Leafs 8:7 OT
• 2/11: Vail Mountaineers - Aspen Leafs 13:3 - Vail Tournament
• 2/12: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 10:4 - "

1988-89

• Aspen Leafs - Telluride Lizardheads
• Telluride Lizardheads - Aspen Leafs 7:6 OT
• 3/5: Aspen Leafs - Telluride Lizardheads 11:6
• 3/6: Aspen Leafs - Telluride Lizardheads 9:5

1989-90

• 1/6: Ratliff Ravens - Aspen Leafs 13:3
• 1/7: Ratliff Ravens - Aspen Leafs 9:3
• 1/12: Vail Mountaineers - Aspen Leafs 11:6

1990-91

• 11/10: Ratliff Ravens - Aspen Leafs 8:3
• 11/11: Ratliff Ravens - Aspen Leafs 8:5
• 12/3: Fort Collins - Aspen Leafs 9:4
• 12/4: Aspen Leafs - Fort Collins 15:5

1991-92

• 2/15: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Ravens 6:4
• 2/16: Pueblo Ravens - Aspen Leafs 7:5
• 3/21: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Ravens 9:8
• 3/22: Pueblo Ravens - Aspen Leafs 13:6

Aspen reportedly beat Summit County in the final of the Ski Town Tournament.

1992-93

• 12/15: Aspen Leafs - Summit County
• 1/18: Aspen Leafs - Steamboat

Sources

• The Aspen Times