Chicago Area Amateur Hockey League

The Chicago Area Amateur Hockey League was contested in and around Chicago, Illinois, from 1952-1956. It was also known as the Illinois AAU Hockey League in 1953-54 and the Illinois Amateur Hockey League from 1954-56.

Results

1952-53

• 12/4: Chicago Blades beat River Forest
• 12/4: Chicago Hornets - Southwest Falcons
• 1/1: Chicago Blades - Chicago Hornets 4:1
• 1/1: Southwest Falcons - West Side Royals 4:4
• 1/8: Chicago Blades - Southwest Falcons
• 1/8: West Side Royals - River Forest
• 2/12: West Side Royals - River Forest
• 2/12: Chicago Blades - Southwest Falcons
• 2/19: Chicago Blades - River Forest 5:1 - Blades 8-1 after game
• 2/19: Chicago Hornets - West Side Royals 11:1

1953-54

• 2/25: West Side Royals - Chicago Blades 4:3
• 2/25: Southwest Falcons - La Grange 7:1
• 3/4: Chicago Blades - La Grange
• 3/4: Southwest Falcons - West Side Royals

Semifinals

• 3/11: Chicago Blades - West Side Royals
• 3/11: Southwest Falcons - La Grange
• 3/18: Southwest Falcons - La Grange 8:1
• 3/18: West Side Royals - Chicago Blades 6:3
• 3/25: West Side Royals - Chicago Blades 6:2

Final

• 4/1: Southwest Falcons - West Side Royals
• 4/8: Southwest Falcons - West Side Royals 6:3 - Falcons clinched title

1954-55

• 12/12: Southwest Falcons - Chicago Blades 4:0
• 12/12: West Side Royals - Chicago Vikings 2:2
• 12/19: Southwest Falcons - West Side Royals 3:1
• 12/23: West Side Royals - Chicago Vikings
• 12/23: Southwest Falcons - Chicago Blades
• 1/2: Southwest Falcons - West Side Royals 5:2 - 7th straight win for Falcons
• 1/6: West Side Royals - Chicago Blades
• 1/6: Southwest Falcons - Chicago Vikings
• 1/13: Southwest Falcons - Chicago Blades 5:5
• 1/13: Chicago Vikings - West Side Royals 3:1
• 2/17: Southwest Falcons - Chicago Vikings 5:3
• 2/17: West Side Royals - Chicago Blades 5:4
• 2/20: Chicago Blades - Chicago Vikings 4:4
• 3/3: Chicago Blades - Chicago Vikings 7:6
• 3/3: West Side Royals - Southwest Falcons 4:3
• 3/10: West Side Royals - Chicago Blades
• 3/10: Southwest Falcons - Chicago Vikings
• 3/17: Chicago Blades - Southwest Falcons 6:3
• 3/17: West Side Royals - Chicago Vikings 6:1

Semifinals

• 3/24: Southwest Falcons - West Side Royals 5:4
• 3/24: Chicago Blades' - Chicago Vikings 6:3
• 3/31: Chicago Blades - Chicago Vikings

Final

• 4/4: Chicago Blades - Southwest Falcons 6:5
• 4/7: Chicago Blades - Southwest Falcons 2:1

Exhibitions

• 4/14: Illinois Amateur League All-Stars - Chicago Blades 11:3

1955-56

• 11/10: Southwest Falcons - West Side Royals 3:2
• 11/10: Chicago Blades - Chicago Vikings 8:5
• 12/15: West Side Royals - Chicago Vikings
• 4/12: West Side Royals - Illinois Amateur League All-Stars - exhibition

West Side Royals won the championship.

Sources

• Chicago Tribune