California Amateur Hockey (1979-1986)

This page details amateur hockey activities in California between 1979 and 1986:

Results

1978-79

Sacramento Ice Hockey Association

• 10/25: Lil Joes - Argonauts 9:4
• 11/1: Classic Exteriors - Don's Place 9:5
• 11/8: Lil Joes - Classic Exteriors 8:7
• 11/15: Don's Place - Argonauts 9:4
• 11/22: Lil Joes - Don's Place 8:3
• 11/29: Classic Exteriors - Argonauts 7:4
• 12/6: Argonauts - Lil Joes 6:5
• 12/13: Classic Exteriors - Don's Place 12:3
• 12/20: Lil Joes - Classic Exteriors 9:1
• 1/3: Argonauts - Don's Place 7:5
• 1/10: Lil Joes - Don's Place 8:4
• 1/17: Classic Exteriors - Argonauts 10:3
• 2/7: Lil Joes - Classic Exteriors 8:2
• 2/21: Lil Joes - Don's Place 5:3
• 2/28: Argonauts - Classic Exteriors 6:4
• 3/7: Classic Exteriors - Argonauts 9:4 - semifinal
• 3/14: Classic Exteriors - Lil Joes 2:1 - final
• 3/21: Classic Exteriors - Lil Joes 5:4 - "

California Senior Hockey League

• 9/16: San Diego Cougars - Costa Mesa Sabres 19:3
• 9/17: San Diego Cougars - Orange County Raiders 8:7
• 9/24: San Diego Cougars - Whittier Kings 11:2
• 10/1: San Diego Cougars - Pasadena Blues 15:3
• 10/8: San Diego Cougars - Los Angeles Flyers 18:2
• 10/15: San Diego Cougars - Orange County Raiders 7:4
• 10/22: San Diego Cougars - Los Angeles Stars 8:2
• 11/4: San Diego Cougars - Phoenix Flyers 13:2
• 11/5: San Diego Cougars - Phoenix Flyers 11:4
• 11/12: Orange County Raiders - San Diego Cougars 11:7
• 11/24: San Diego Cougars - Phoenix Flyers 10:2
• 11/26: San Diego Cougars - Phoenix Flyers 7:4 - San Diego 13-1, Phoenix 8-9 on season
• 12/2: Phoenix Flyers - San Diego Cougars 8:6
• 12/3: San Diego Cougars - Phoenix Flyers 9:5
• 12/10: San Diego Cougars - Los Angeles Stars 11:3
• 12/16: San Diego Cougars - USC Trojans 14:2
• 12/17: San Diego Cougars - Los Angeles Stars 11:3
• 12/23: San Diego Cougars - Orange County Raiders 8:5 - Raiders 14-5-3 on season
• 1/6: San Diego Cougars - Phoenix Sharks 10:5
• 1/7: San Diego Cougars - Phoenix Sharks 16:1
• 1/28: San Diego Cougars - Los Angeles Stars 14:8 - Stars 15-13 on season
• 2/24: San Diego Cougars - Brea Flyers 11:6
• 3/3: San Diego Cougars - Pasadena Blues 4:3
• 3/10: San Diego Cougars - Brea Flyers 6:3 - San Diego 27-3 on season
• 3/11: San Diego Cougars - Cal-State Northridge 6:3
• 3/17: San Diego Cougars - Brea Flyers 8:0
• 3/31: San Diego Cougars - Pasadena Blues 13:1

Western Invitational Senior Hockey Tournament @ Phoenix

• 3/24: San Diego Cougars - Phoenix Flyers 10:2
• 3/25: San Diego Cougars - Albuquerque Wranglers 12:6

Other games

• 11/18: San Diego Cougars - Brigham Young University 8:2

1979-80

Sacramento Ice Hockey Association

• 10/17: Don's Place - Argonauts 8:6
• 10/24: Lil Joes - Classic Exteriors 7:5
• 10/31: Argonauts - Classic Exteriors 9:3
• 11/7: Don's Place - Lil Joes 9:4
• 11/14: Lil Joes - Argonauts 7:4
• 11/21: Don's Place - Classic Exteriors 9:6
• 11/28: Don's Place - Argonauts 9:5
• 1/9: Classic Exteriors - Don's Place 7:6
• 1/16: Don's Place - Argonauts 7:2
• 2/13: Lil Joes - Don's Place 9:5
• 2/27: Don's Place - Classic Exteriors 9:6
• 3/5: Lil Joes - Argonauts 8:7 OT - semifinal
• 3/9: Argonauts - Lil Joes 10:7 - "
• 3/12: Lil Joes - Argonauts 8:7 - "
• 3/16: Don's Place - Lil Joes 11:4 - final
• 3/19: Don's Place - Lil Joes 12:1 - "
• 3/23: Don's Place - Lil Joes - "
• 3/26: All-Stars - Don's Place 8:6

Standings

1. Don's Place 6-2-1
2. Lil Joe's 5-2-2
3. Argonauts 3-6-0
4. Classic Exteriors 2-6-1

Other games

• 1/30: Sacramento Ice Hockey Association All-Stars - Twin Cities Flyers 9:9

1980-81

The Fresno Suns of the California Senior Hockey League were set to host the San Jose Flyers on December 14. The Suns were 0-2 on the season at the time with one of the losses to San Jose.

Sacramento Ice Hockey Association

• 10/15: Bokan Brothers Pistons - Classics 10:3
• 10/19: Lil Joes - Argonauts 6:5
• 10/22: Classics - Lil Joes 9:8
• 10/26: Don's Place - Bokan Brothers Pistons 9:9
• 10/29: Don's Place - Argonauts 4:4
• 11/2: Bokan Brothers Pistons - Lil Joes 10:5
• 11/5: Bokan Brothers Pistons - Argonauts 5:4
• 11/16: Argonauts - Classics 9:3
• 11/19: Bokan Brothers Pistons - Classics 10:6
• 11/26: Classics - Lil Joes 11:5
• 12/7: Bokan Brothers Pistons - Lil Joes 7:2
• 12/10: Argonauts - Bokan Brothers Pistons 11:10
• 1/7: Argonauts - Lil Joes 10:7
• 1/14: Bokan Brothers Pistons - Don's Place 6:4
• 1/18: Argonauts - Don's Place 7:3
• 1/21: Bokan Brothers Pistons - Lil Joes 12:4
• 2/8: Bokan Brothers Pistons - Classics 10:5
• 2/15: Classics - Lil Joes 10:2
• 2/18: Bokan Brothers Pistons - Don's Place 8:5
• 2/22: Argonauts - Don's Place 16:4
• 2/25: Bokan Brothers Pistons - Lil Joes 11:7
• 3/1: Argonauts - Bokan Brothers Pistons 7:4
• 3/8: Don's Place - Lil Joes 12:9
• 3/11: Argonauts - Classics 8:7
• 3/15: Classics - Bokan Brothers Pistons 7:4 - semifinal
• 3/18:Argonauts - Don's Place 11:7 - "
• 3/22: Bokan Brothers Pistons - Classics 6:5 - "
• 3/23: Argonauts - Don's Place 9:1 - "
• 3/25: Classics - Bokan Brothers Pistons 7:3 - "
• 3/29: Argonauts - Classics 8:2 - final
• 4/1: Argonauts - Classics 5:4 OT - "

Standings as of 2/28

1. Bokan 12-2-1-25 129:79
2. Argonauts 9-4-1-19 124:73
3. Don's Place 6-6-2-14 88:94
4. Classics 5-9-0-10 75:109
5. Lil Joes 2-13-0-4 80:141

Other games

• 1/10: Portland Royals - Stockton Colts 5:2
• 1/24: Monterey Peninsula Kings - Fresno Suns
• 3/14: Monterey Peninsula Kings - Reno Hawks 6:2
• 3/15: Fresno Suns - Monterey Peninsula Kings 6:4

1981-82

The California Senior Hockey League was composed of the Fresno Suns, Monterey Peninsula Kings, San Jose Flyers, Stockton and Palo Alto. The league was set to open with Fresno hosting Monterey on November 22. The teams were set to play for a third time on January 31, with Monterey having taken the first game 10-5, and Fresno the second, 9-4.

Sacramento Ice Hockey Association

• 11/15: Mass Mutual Kings - Lil Joes 12:10
• 11/18: Berard's Carpet Service - Cal Hydraulics 14:4
• 11/29: Berard's Carpet Service - Mass Mutual Kings 11:6
• 12/2: Argonauts - Cal Hydraulics 6:4
• 12/6: Berard's Carpet Service - Lil Joes 11:10
• 12/9: Mass Mutual Kings - Argonauts 11:7
• 12/16: Argonauts - Berard's Carpet Service 6:4
• 2/7: Berard's Carpet Service - Lil Joes 11:6
• 2/10: Cal Hydraulics - Argonauts 4:2
• 2/14: Mass Mutual Kings - Lil Joes 13:9
• 2/17: Berard's Carpet Service - Cal Hydraulics 7:3
• 2/21: Sacramento - Canada 15:4 - exhibition
• 2/21: Argonauts - Mass Mutual Kings 11:4
• 2/24: Lil Joes - Cal Hydraulics 9:7
• 3/3: Lil Joes - Argonauts 8:8
• 3/7: Cal Hydraulics - Mass Mutual Kings 7:7
• 3/10: Argonauts - Berard's Carpet Service 5:5
• 3/14: Berard's Carpet Service - Mass Mutual Kings 14:8 - semifinal
• 3/21: Berard's Carpet Service - Mass Mutual Kings 7:6 OT - "
• 3/24: Cal Hydraulics - Argonauts 6:1 - "
• 3/28: Berard's Carpet Service - Cal Hydraulics 5:3 - final
• 3/31: Cal Hydraulics - Berard's Carpet Service 9:8 - "
• 4/4: Berard's Carpet Service - Cal Hydraulics 11:3 - "

1982-83

Sacramento Ice Hockey Association

• 10/23: Mass Mutual Kings - Lil Joes 8:3
• 10/27: Berard's Carpet Service - Cal Hydraulics 7:7
• 11/3: Berard's Carpet Service - Mass Mutual Kings 9:8
• 11/6: Baldy's Bar & Grill - Cal Hydraulics 15:10
• 11/10: Lil Joes - Mass Mutual Kings 8:8
• 11/13: Cal Hydraulics - Berard's Carpet Service 9:7
• 11/17: Lil Joes - Baldy's Bar & Grill 7:3
• 12/4: Lil Joes - Cal Hydraulics 10:3
• 12/8: Berard's Carpet Service - Baldy's Bar & Grill 15:8
• 12/10: Lil Joes - Mass Mutual Kings 8:8
• 12/15: Cal Hydraulics - Berard's Carpet Service 10:10
• 12/18: Baldy's Bar & Grill - Mass Mutual Kings 6:3
• 12/22: Lil Joes - Berard's Carpet Service 10:7
• 1/5: Mass Mutual Kings - Berard's Carpet Service 10:8
• 1/8: Lil Joes - Baldy's Bar & Grill 11:9
• 1/15: Berard's Carpet Service - Baldy's Bar & Grill 9:8
• 1/22: Berard's Carpet Service - Mass Mutual Kings 7:7
• 1/26: Baldy's Bar & Grill - Cal Hydraulics 15:5
• 1/29: Lil Joes - Mass Mutual Kings 9:6
• 2/2: Berard's Carpet Service - Cal Hydraulics 11:9
• 2/12: Berard's Carpet Service - Lil Joes 13:10
• 2/19: Lil Joes - Cal Hydraulics 9:6
• 2/23: Berard's Carpet Service - Baldy's Bar & Grill 12:9
• 2/26: Cal Hydraulics - Lil Joes 9:8 OT - semifinal
• 3/2: Berard's Carpet Service - Baldy's Bar & Grill 9:7 - "
• 3/9: Baldy's Bar & Grill - Berard's Carpet Service 15:8 - "
• 3/12: Lil Joes - Cal Hydraulics 11:7 - "
• Lil Joes - Cal Hydraulics - "
• 3/16: 'Baldy's Bar & Grill - Berard's Carpet Service 9:6 - "
• 3/19: Baldy's Bar & Grill - Lil Joes 14:6 - final
• 3/23: Baldy's Bar & Grill - Lil Joes 14:9 - "

Standings

1. Lil Joes 8-3-1-17 105:87
2. Berard's 6-4-2-14 119:110
3. Baldy's 6-6-0-12 110:98
4. Cal Hydraulics 4-7-1-9 88:123
5. Mass Mutual 3-7-2-8 89:93

Valley Hockey League

Standings

1. San Fernando Valley Bruins 18-5-7-43
2. Santa Monica Leafs 19-7-4-42
3. Esenada Wild Bunch 16-8-6-38
4. Burbank Eagles 18-11-1-37
5. San Gabriel Valley Bears 16-13-1-33
6. South Bay Seals 11-17-2-24
7. Antelope Valley 9-19-2-20
8. Brea Phantoms 6-21-3-15

Semifinals

• Burbank Eagles - San Fernando Valley Bruins 6:4, 8:4
• Esenada Wild Bunch - Santa Monica Leafs 2:5, 5:4, 5:3

Final

• Burbank Eagles - Esenada Wild Bunch 7:6, 6:7, 6:3, 8:5

3rd place

• Santa Monica Leafs - San Fernando Valley Bruins 7:3

Other games

• 11/28: Fresno Suns - Sacramento Rebels

1983-84

Sacramento Ice Hockey Association

• 11/9: Mass Mutual Kings - SIHA Blues 7:7
• 11/11: Proul Piano - Lil Joes 16:7
• 11/16: Mass Mutual Kings - Proul Piano 8:4
• 11/18: Lil Joes - SIHA Blues 16:3
• 11/30: Proul Piano - SIHA Blues 7:6
• 12/2: Lil Joes - Mass Mutual Kings 10:6
• 12/9: Mass Mutual Kings - SIHA Blues 7:4
• 12/14: SIHA Blues - Lil Joes 12:4
• 1/4: Lil Joes - Mass Mutual Kings 12:7
• 1/8: SIHA Blues - Proul Piano 5:5
• 1/11: SIHA Blues - Mass Mutual Kings 6:6
• 1/15: Proul Piano - Lil Joes 6:6
• 1/18: Proul Piano - Mass Mutual Kings 6:4
• 1/25: SIHA Blues - Proul Piano 5:5
• 1/29: Mass Mutual Kings - Lil Joes 10:5
• 2/1: Lil Joes - Proul Piano 8:5
• 2/5: Mass Mutual Kings - SIHA Blues 17:5
• 2/8: SIHA Blues - Lil Joes 14:3
• 2/12: Proul Piano - Mass Mutual Kings 11:4
• 2/15: Mass Mutual Kings - Lil Joes 9:5
• 2/19: Proul Piano - SIHA Blues 9:4
• 2/22: SIHA Blues - Mass Mutual Kings 8:5
• 2/26: Proul Piano - Lil Joes 8:6
• 2/29: Proul Piano - Mass Mutual Kings 4:2
• 3/4: SIHA Blues - Lil Joes 10:9
• 3/7: SIH Blues - Proul Piano 10:6
• 3/14: Lil Joes - Proul Piano 8:4 - semifinal
• 3/18: Mass Mutual Kings - SIHA Blues 7:5 - "
• 3/25: Mass Mutual Kings - SIHA Blues 6:5 - "
• 3/28: Lil Joes - Proul Piano 8:5 - "
• Mass Mutual Kings - Lil Joes - final

Standings as of 1/20

1. Lil Joes 9 pts
2. Proul Piano 8 pts
3. Mass Mutual 6 pts
4. SIHA Blues 5 pts

California Western Hockey League

• 11/5: Limelight Cafe & Bar - Pepsi Cola 5:4
• 11/8: Van Camp Industries - Senator Ford 10:10
• 11/12: Senator Ford - Limelight Cafe & Bar 8:2
• 11/15: Van Camp Industries - Pepsi Cola 13:10
• 11/19: Van Camp Industries - Limelight Cafe & Bar 13:9
• 11/29: Pepsi Cola - Limelight Cafe & Bar 13:3
• 12/6: Limelight Cafe & Bar - Pepsi Cola 7:3
• 12/10: Pepsi Cola - Van Camp Industries 17:10
• 12/13: Senator Ford - Limelight Cafe & Bar 7:3
• 12/17: Senator Ford - Pepsi Cola 7:4
• 12/20: Limelight Cafe & Bar - Van Camp Industries 12:6
• 1/3: Senator Ford - Van Camp Industries 12:10
• 1/7: Pepsi Cola - Limelight Cafe & Bar 11:8
• 1/10: Senator Ford - Van Camp Industries 7:6
• 1/17: Pepsi Cola - Van Camp Industries 14:6
• 1/21: Limelight Cafe & Bar - Van Camp Industries 12:6
• 1/24: Pepsi Cola - Senator Ford 7:4
• 1/28: Senator Ford - Van Camp Industries 12:1
• 1/31: Limelight Cafe & Bar - Pepsi Cola 8:8
• 2/4: Pepsi Cola - Van Camp Industries 9:4
• 2/14: Van Camp Industries - Limelight Cafe & Bar 7:3
• 2/18: Limelight Cafe & Bar - Pepsi Cola 13:6
• 2/21: Senator Ford - Van Camp Industries 15:6
• 2/25: Senator Ford - Limelight Cafe & Bar 9:6
• 2/26: Van Camp Industries - Pepsi Cola 11:7
• 3/10: Senator Ford - Van Camp Industries 9:5
• 3/20: Van Camp Industries - Senator Ford - semifinal
• 3/24: Pepsi Cola - Limelight Cafe & Bar 12:6 - "
• 3/27: Pepsi Cola - Limelight Cafe & Bar 10:7 - "
• 3/31: Van Camp Industries - Senator Ford 11:9 - "
• 4/3: Van Camp Industries - Pepsi Cola 9:8 OT - final
• 4/7: Pepsi Cola - Van Camp Industries 12:8 - "
• 4/10: Pepsi Cola - Van Camp Industries 15:11 - "

Standings as of 3/2

1. Senator Ford 11-3-1-23 135:103
2. Pepsi Cola 8-7-1-17 149:127
3. Limelight 6-8-1-13 104:114
4. Van Camp 4-11-1-9 121:165

Valley Hockey League

Standings

1. Santa Monica Leafs 17-4-1-35
2. Esenada Wild Bunch 14-8-0-28
3. Glendale Blade Runners 14-8-0-28
4. Brea Hawks 11-10-1-23
5. Burbank Eagles 9-12-1-19
6. South Bay Seals 9-12-1-19
7. San Fernando Valley Bruins 7-13-2-16
8. San Gabriel Valley Gladiators 4-18-0-8

Semifinals

• Santa Monica Leafs - Brea Hawks 6:0, 6:5 OT
• Esenada Wild Bunch - Glendale Blade Runners 4:3, 7:2

3rd place

• Glendale Blade Runners - Brea Hawks 6:3

Final

• Santa Monica Leafs - Esenada Wild Bunch 7:4, 7:5, 4:6, 5:4

1984-85

Sacramento Ice Hockey Association

• 10/17: Mass Mutual Kings - Lil Joes 9:8
• 10/20: SIHA Blues - SIHA Reds 13:9
• 10/24: Mass Mutual Kings - M&M Blues 11:6
• 10/27: Lil Joes - SIHA Reds 6:6
• 10/31: SIHA Reds - Mass Mutual Kings 12:4
• 11/3: M&M Blues - Lil Joes 10:7
• 11/7: SIHA Reds - SIHA Blues 8:6
• 11/10: Lil Joes - Mass Mutual Kings 9:9
• 11/14: SIHA Reds - Lil Joes 12:5
• 11/17: M&M Blues - Mass Mutual Kings 8:3
• 11/21: M&M Blues - Lil Joes 8:8
• 12/1: Mass Mutual Kings - Lil Joes 11:3
• 12/8: M&M Blues - Mass Mutual Kings 4:4
• 12/12: Lil Joes - SIHA Reds 7:7
• 12/15: SIHA Reds - Mass Mutual Kings 10:9
• 12/19: M&M Blues - Lil Joes 13:10
• 12/22: SIHA Reds - M&M Blues 11:9
• 1/2: Lil Joes - Mass Mutual Kings 9:7
• 1/5: SIHA Reds - Lil Joes 12:7
• 1/9: Mass Mutual Kings - M&M Blues 10:5
• 1/12: Lil Joes - M&M Blues 8:2
• 1/19: Lil Joes - Mass Mutual Kings 7:1
• 1/23: M&M Blues - SIHA Reds 10:9
• 1/30: Lil Joes - SIHA Reds 10:10
• 2/1: Team Edmonton - SIHA All-Stars 14:9 - exhibition
• 2/2: Team Edmonton - SIHA All-Stars 23:8 - "
• 2/18: Mass Mutual Kings - Lil Joes 9:7
• 2/21: Mass Mutual Kings - M&M Blues 9:6
• 2/23: Lil Joes - M&M Blues 13:9
• 2/25: SIHA Reds - Lil Joes 6:6
• 2/27: Mass Mutual Kings - SIHA Reds 11:8
• 3/2: Mass Mutual Kings - Lil Joes 6:3
• 3/6: M&M Blues - SIHA Reds 11:8
• 3/13: Lil Joes - SIHA Reds 9:8
• 3/20: M&M Blues - Mass Mutual Kings 8:7 - semifinal
• 3/23: SIHA Reds - Lil Joes 15:6 - "
• 3/27: SIHA Reds - M&M Blues 11:7 - final
• 4/4: M&M Blues - SIHA Reds 6:4 - "
• 4/8: M&M Blues - SIHA Reds 7:3 - "

California Western Hockey League

• 11/11: Limelight Cafe & Bar - Van Camp Industries 16:12
• 11/13: Limelight Cafe & Bar - Senator Ford 13:7
• 11/18: Van Camp Industries - Pepsi Cola 11:7
• 11/20: Van Camp Industries - Senator Ford 17:5

California-Nevada Hockey League

• 11/11: Fresno Suns - San Jose Desperados 5:3
• 12/9: Fresno Suns - Stockton Colts 5:4
• 1/25: Fresno Suns - Dublin Blazers 5:3
• 1/26: Fresno Suns - San Jose Desperados 6:0
• 2/3: Belmont Rangers - Fresno Suns 7:4
• 2/24: Fresno Suns - Stockton Colts 7:6

1985-86

Sacramento Ice Hockey Association

• 12/29: Dictators - Lil Joes 10:8
• 1/5: Club 65 - Dictators 8:7
• 2/9: Lil Joes - Blues 10:6

Sources

• Fresno Bee
• Los Angeles Times
• Sacramento Bee
• San Diego Evening Tribune