Connecticut Amateur Hockey (1945-1966)

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This page details amateur ice hockey in Connecticut between 1945 and 1966.

National Championship Participants

  • 1947-48 US Senior Championship (New England Qualifiers): Fairfield
  • 1948-49 US Senior Championship (New England Qualifiers): New Milford
  • 1949-50 US Senior Championship (New England Qualifiers): Housatonic (New Milford), New Haven Rangers
  • 1950-51 US Senior Championship (New England Qualifiers): New Haven Bears, US Intermediate Championship: Housatonic Tomahawks
  • 1951-52 US Senior Championship (New England Qualifiers): New Haven Bears
  • 1952-53 US Senior Championship (New England Qualifiers): New Haven Bears
  • 1953-54 US Senior Championship: New Haven, Housatonic Tomahawks
  • 1954-55 US Senior Championship: New Haven Nutmeggers
  • 1959-60 US Senior Championship (New England Qualifiers): New Haven Bears
  • 1960-61 US Senior Championship (New England Qualifiers): New Haven Bears
  • 1962-63 US Senior Championship (New England Qualifiers): Hager Jets
  • 1964-65 US Senior Championship (New England Qualifiers): Norwalk Home Oilers
  • 1965-66 US Senior Championship (New England Qualifiers): New Haven Flyers

The New Haven Bears played in the Atlantic Hockey League from 1947-1951. The Housatonic Tomahawks and Norwalk Eagles also played in it in 1950-51.

Results

1945-46
  • 12/8: West Point Cadets - Westchester Vikings 18:4
  • 1/16: Fairfield County All-Stars - Manhattan Arrows 8:5
  • 1/23: Fairfield County All-Stars - New Haven All-Stars 3:3
  • 3/4: New Haven All-Stars - Fairfield County All-Stars 8:3

Fairfield County Hockey League

  • 12/3: Norwalk Cubs - Rowayton Firemen 4:2
  • 12/3: Stamford Oilers - Westchester Vikings 3:2
  • 12/17: Norwalk Cubs - Stamford Oilers 5:1
  • 12/17: Rowayton Firemen - Westchester Vikings 2:1
  • 12/23: Stamford Oilers - Westport Wassells 4:1
  • Westport Wassells - Westchester Vikings 4:2
  • 1/7: Norwalk Cubs - Westport Wassells 6:2
  • 1/7: Rowayton Firemen - Stamford Oilers 3:0
  • 1/14: Norwalk Cubs - Westchester Vikings 8:2
  • 1/14: Rowayton Firemen - Westport Wassells 4:0
  • 1/28: Norwalk Cubs - Westport Wassells 4:1
  • 1/28: Stamford Oilers - Westchester Vikings 7:2
  • 2/4: Stamford Oilers - Westport Wassells 6:3
  • 2/4: Rowayton Firemen - Westchester Vikings 9:2
  • 2/11: Norwalk Cubs - Stamford Oilers 2:2
  • 2/11: Rowayton Firemen - Westport Wassells 3:1
  • 2/18: Norwalk Cubs - Westchester Vikings 3:1
  • 2/18: Rowayton Firemen - Stamford Oilers 4:3
  • 2/22: Rowayton Firemen - Norwalk Cubs 4:1
  • 2/25: Rowayton Firemen - Stamford Oilers 12:1 - semifinal
  • 2/25: Norwalk Cubs - Westport Wassells 3:0 - "
  • 2/27: Rowayton Firemen - Norwalk Cubs 4:3 - final
1946-47
  • 1/21: Cheshire Hockey Club - Ansonia American Legion 3:3
  • 2/2: Metropolitan League All-Stars - New Haven All-Stars 3:2 @ Madison Square Garden
  • 2/4: Torrington - Cheshire Hockey Club 2:1
  • 2/16: Rowayton Firemen - Stamford Yale & Towne 3:1
  • 2/16: Larchmont Eagles (NY) - Norwalk Cubs 6:2
  • 2/23: Middlebury Hockey Club - Stamford Yale & Towne 4:2

Fairfield County Hockey League

First Half

Won by Westport.

Second Half

  1. Norwalk Cubs 4-1-0-8 28:22
  2. Rowayton Firemen 3-1-1-17 28:16
  3. Westport 3-2-0-6 19:27
  4. New Canaan Oilers 2-2-1-5 23:19
  5. Greenwich 1-4-0-2 24:28
  6. Fliers 1-4-0-2 14:25

Westport withdrew from the playoffs due to a shortage of players.

  • 2/9: Norwalk Cubs - Rowayton Firemen 4:3 - final
  • 2/11: Norwalk Cubs - Rowayton Firemen 5:3 - "
1947-48
  • 12/8: Rowayton Firemen - Fairfield Hockey Club 3:0
  • 12/14: Fairfield Hockey Club - New Canaan Oilers 3:0
  • 1/4: Cheshire Hockey Club - New Milford 5:1
  • 1/4: Norwalk Cubs - Fairfield Hockey Club 3:2
  • 1/7: Rowayton Firemen - Norwalk Cubs 5:2
  • 1/7: Yale & Towne - Fairfield Hockey Club 5:4
  • 1/11: Rowayton Firemen - Yale & Towne 8:1
  • 1/11: Norwalk Cubs - New Canaan Oilers 4:4
  • 1/14: Fairfield Hockey Club - Rowayton Firemen 4:2
  • 1/15: New York St. Nicholas - New York Athletic Club (Larchmont Eagles) 3:2 @ Norwalk
  • 1/16: Branford - Cheshire Hockey Club 4:2
  • 1/18: Norwalk Cubs - Yale & Towne 9:2
  • 1/18: Fairfield Hockey Club - New Canaan Oilers 5:0
  • 1/21: Rowayton Firemen - Norwalk Cubs 10:1
  • 1/21: New Canaan Oilers - Yale & Towne 2:0
  • 1/25: New Canaan Oilers - Yale & Towne 6:0
  • 1/25: Norwalk Cubs - Fairfield Hockey Club 6:4
  • 1/28: New Canaan Oilers - Norwalk Cubs 2:2
  • 2/1: Torrington - Cheshire Hockey Club 5:3
  • 2/1: Rowayton Firemen - New Canaan Oilers 3:2
  • 2/1: Fairfield Hockey Club - Yale & Towne 1:1
  • 2/6: Middlebury Hockey Club - Cheshire Hockey Club 9:0
  • 2/8: Cheshire Hockey Club - New Milford 9:2
  • 2/8: Rowayton Firemen - Norwalk Cubs 2:1
  • 2/8: Fairfield Hockey Club - New Canaan Oilers 4:2
  • 2/9: Cheshire Hockey Club - Branford 5:3
  • 2/11: Cheshire Hockey Club - Winsted 12:0
  • 2/12: New York St. Nicholas - Williams College 9:4 @ Norwalk
  • 2/15: Cheshire Hockey Club - Winsted 4:1
  • 2/15: Rowayton Firemen - Fairfield Hockey Club 9:4
  • 2/15: Norwalk Cubs - Yale & Towne 3:2
  • 2/18: Norwalk Cubs - Fairfield Hockey Club 5:0
  • 2/22: Rowayton Firemen - New Canaan Oilers 3:2 3OT - Fairfield County League playoffs
  • 2/22: Fairfield Hockey Club - Norwalk Cubs 6:3 - "
  • 2/25: Rowayton Firemen - Fairfield Hockey Club 3:2 - "

Fairfield County Hockey League standings (as of 1/20)

  1. Rowayton 10-1-0-20 58:18
  2. Norwalk Cubs 7-2-1-15 48:30
  3. Fairfield 4-7-0-8 22:38
  4. New Canaan 2-7-1-5 27:32
  5. Yale & Towne 2-7-0-4 19:56
1948-49
  • 1/30: New Milford - Cheshire Hockey Club 5:2
  • 2/6: Cheshire Hockey Club - Middlebury Hockey Club 5:2
1953-54
  • 1/10: Housatonic Tomahawks - Tri-City Generals (NY) 5:1
1957-58
  • 2/3: Norwalk Hockey Club - New Rochelle Eagles (NY) 9:4
  • 3/2: New Rochelle Eagles (NY) - Norwalk Hockey Club 3:1
  • 3/9: New Haven Bears - Norwalk Hockey Club 5:3
  • 3/16: Norwalk Hockey Club - New Haven Bears 7:6
  • 3/23: Norwalk Hockey Club - New Rochelle Eagles (NY) 5:4
1958-59
  • 2/2: Norwalk Hockey Club - Middlebury Hockey Club 18:2
  • 2/25: Norwalk Hockey Club - New Rochelle Eagles (NY) 7:4 - New Rochelle had beaten Norwalk in two previous games this year
  • 3/28: Norwalk Hockey Club - Lake Placid Roamers (NY) 3:3 - Norwalk 11-5-1 on season after game

Norwalk and New Haven Bears split two games prior to February.

1959-60
1960 Wilton Oilers

Westport Amateur Hockey League

  • 12/8: Westport Wasps - Wilton Oilers 3:2
  • 12/8: Greens Farms - Fairfield Falcons 2:2
  • 12/8: Greenwich Indians - Norwalk Warriors 4:3
  • 1/2: Greenwich Indians - Fairfield Falcons 8:1
  • 1/2: Westport Wasps - Greens Farms 11:1
  • 1/8: Westport Wasps - Wilton Oilers 4:2
  • 1/9: Fairfield Falcons - Greens Farms 3:2
  • 1/13: Greenwich Indians - Greens Farms 7:5
  • 1/16: Wilton Oilers - Fairfield Falcons 2:1
  • 1/16: Westport Wasps - Norwalk Warriors 6:0
  • 1/23: Fairfield Falcons - Norwalk Warriors 4:4
  • 1/23: Greenwich Indians - Westport Wasps 4:0
  • 1/24: Wilton Oilers - Greens Farms 3:2
  • 2/13: Westport Wasps - Wilton Oilers 2:2
  • 2/14: Greens Farms - Fairfield Falcons 3:3
  • 2/14: Greenwich Indians - Norwalk Warriors 4:4
  • 2/26: Wilton Oilers - Greens Farms 4:1
  • 2/27: Norwalk Warriors - Fairfield Falcons 7:1
  • 2/27: Greenwich Indians - Westport Wasps Forfeit
  • 3/28: Norwalk Warriors - Westport Wasps 4:1

Standings as of 12/30

  1. Greenwich 6-0-0
  2. Westport 3-1-1
  3. Fairfield 1-3-2
  4. Greens Farms 1-2-1
  5. Wilton 1-4-0
  6. Norwalk 1-3-0

Standings as of 3/2

  1. Greenwich 13-1-1
  2. Wilton 8-6-1
  3. Westport 7-6-2
  4. Fairfield 4-7-4
  5. Norwalk 4-9-2
  6. Greens Farms 3-10-2

Standings as of 3/9

  1. Greenwich 14-1-1
  2. Westport 8-6-2
  3. Wilton 8-8-1
  4. Fairfield 6-7-4
  5. Norwalk 5-9-2
  6. Greens Farms 3-12-2
1960-61
1961 Norwalk Warriors

Fairfield County Hockey League

  • 12/5: Ridgefield Wolverines - Norwalk Warriors 5:3
  • 12/5: Fairfield - Westport 6:3
  • 12/5: Greenwich - Hager Jets 4:2
  • 1/9: Greenwich - Norwalk Warriors 7:1
  • 1/9: Westport - Ridgefield Wolverines 13:0
  • 1/9: Fairfield - Hager Jets 6:1
  • 1/16: Westport - Greenwich 6:5
  • 1/16: Fairfield - Ridgefield Wolverines 4:1
  • 1/16: Hager Jets - Norwalk Warriors 5:2
  • 1/23: Norwalk Warriors - Ridgefield Wolverines 6:0
  • 1/23: Hager Jets - Greenwich 9:3
  • 1/23: Westport - Southport 6:5
  • 1/30: Southport - Norwalk Warriors 5:2
  • 1/30: Greenwich - Ridgefield Wolverines 5:3
  • 1/30: Westport - Hager Jets 3:3
  • 2/6: Greenwich - Southport 4:3
  • 2/6: Norwalk Warriors - Westport 3:3
  • 2/6: Hager Jets - Ridgefield Wolverines 7:2
  • 2/13: Greenwich - Norwalk Warriors 7:1
  • 2/13: Ridgefield Wolverines - Westport 6:6
  • 2/13: Southport - Hager Jets 5:3
  • 2/20: Norwalk Warriors - Hager Jets 2:0
  • 2/20: Greenwich - Westport 6:4
  • 2/20: Ridgefield Wolverines - Southport 4:3
  • 2/27: Norwalk Warriors - Ridgefield Wolverines 5:2
  • 2/27: Greenwich - Hager Jets 6:5
  • 2/27: Westport - Southport 5:3
  • 3/7: Westport - Hager Jets 3:3
  • 3/7: Greenwich - Ridgefield Wolverines 4:1
  • 3/7: Southport - Norwalk Warriors 5:3
  • 3/13: Southport - Norwalk Warriors 2:2
  • 3/13: Hager Jets - Westport 4:1
  • 3/13: Greenwich - Ridgefield Wolverines 3:0
  • 3/20: Greenwich - Southport 4:2
  • 3/20: Hager Jets - Ridgefield Wolverines 6:4
  • 3/20: Westport - Norwalk Warriors 7:1
  • 3/27: Greenwich - Westport 6:5 - semifinal
  • 3/27: Hager Jets - Southport 3:1 - "
  • 4/1: Greenwich - Hager Jets 6:3 - final

Final standings

  1. Greenwich 13-2-0-26
  2. Westport 7-4-4-18
  3. Southport (Fairfield) 8-6-1-17
  4. Hager 6-7-2-14
  5. Norwalk 4-9-2-10
  6. Ridgefield 2-12-1-5

Norwalk Spring League

Class A

  • 3/26: New Rochelle Eagles - Hager Jets 5:4
  • 3/26: Norwalk Home Oilers - White Plains Recreation Club 12:3
  • 3/26: New Haven Bears - Freeport Falcons 2:2
  • New Haven Bears - White Plains Recreation Club
  • 4/9: Norwalk Home Oilers - New Haven Bears 9:0
  • 4/9: Hager Jets - White Plains Recreation Club 3:2
  • 4/16: Norwalk Home Oilers - New Rochelle Eagles 3:3
  • 4/16: Hager Jets - New Haven Bears 5:4
  • 4/16: White Plains Recreation Club - Freeport Falcons 4:2
  • 4/23: Norwalk Home Oilers - Hager Jets 5:5
  • 4/23: New Haven Bears - Freeport Falcons 8:3
  • 4/23: New Rochelle Eagles - White Plains Recreation Club 13:0
  • 4/29: New Rochelle Eagles - New Haven Bears 12:1
  • 4/29: Norwalk Home Oilers - Freeport Falcons 7:1
  • 4/29: New Rochelle Eagles - Freeport Falcons 14:1

Class B

  • 3/27: Norwalk Warriors - Rowayton
  • 3/27: Ridgefield Wolverines - Darien
  • 4/3: Norwalk Warriors - Darien 5:0
  • 4/3: Ridgefield Wolverines - Rowayton 9:0
  • 4/10: Norwalk Warriors - Ridgefield Wolverines 3:1
  • 4/10: Darien - Rowayton 6:1
  • 4/17: Norwalk Warriors - Rowayton
  • 4/17: Darien - Ridgefield Wolverines
  • 4/24: Norwalk Warriors - Darien 7:2
  • 4/24: Ridgefield Wolverines - Rowayton 6:1
  • 5/1: Norwalk Warriors - Ridgefield Wolverines 3:2
  • 5/1: Darien - Rowayton 5:1

Other games

  • 11/3: Hager Jets - West New York 5:2
  • 12/4: Norwalk Home Oilers - West Haven 9:3
  • 12/11: Norwalk Home Oilers - Norwalk Warriors 8:1
  • 12/18: Norwalk Home Oilers - Bronxville 5:2
  • 1/8: Norwalk Home Oilers - Yale Cougars 3:2
  • 1/15: Lake Placid Roamers - Norwalk Home Oilers 12:2
  • 1/29: Norwalk Home Oilers - New Haven Cricket & Croquet Club 5:4
  • 2/12: Norwalk Home Oilers - West Haven 14:3
  • 2/19: Norwalk Home Oilers - Southport 11:1
  • 2/26: Norwalk Home Oilers - New Haven All-Stars 5:1 - Oilers 10-2-2 on season after game
1961-62

Fairfield County Hockey League

  • 12/3: Hager Jets - Copper City Comets 11:1
  • 12/3: Hamden Hurricanes - New Haven Rovers 15:2
  • 12/3: Southport Merchants - Westport Seaskaters 3:3
  • 12/10: Hager Jets - New Haven Rovers 14:1
  • 12/10: Hamden Hurricanes - Westport Seaskaters 8:3
  • 12/10: Southport Merchants - Copper City Comets 10:1
  • 12/17: Hamden Hurricanes - Hager Jets 6:1
  • 12/17: New Haven Rovers - Southport Merchants 4:2
  • 12/17: Westport Seaskaters - Copper City Comets 5:3
  • 1/14: Hamden Hurricanes - Copper City Comets 15:2
  • 1/14: Westport Seaskaters - New Haven Rovers 14:2
  • 1/14: Hager Jets - Southport Merchants 7:1
  • 1/21: Southoort Merchants - Westport Seaskaters 4:3
  • 1/21: Hamden Hurricanes - New Haven Rovers 14:2
  • 1/21: Hager Jets - Copper City Chiefs Forfeit
  • 1/28: Hamden Hurricanes - Westport Seaskaters 7:4
  • 1/28: Hager Jets - New Haven Rovers 15:1
  • 1/28: Southport Merchants - Copper City Comets Forfeit
  • 2/4: Hamden Hurricanes - Hager Jets 6:4
  • 2/4: Southport Merchants - New Haven Rovers 10:1
  • 2/11: Hager Jets - Westport Seaskaters 8:4
  • 2/11: Southport Merchants - Hamden Hurricanes Forfeit
  • 2/18: Hager Jets - Southport Merchants 5:2
  • 2/18: Westport Seaskaters - New Haven Rovers 7:2
  • 3/11: Hamden Hurricanes - Hager Jets 11:4
  • 3/11: Southport Merchants - New Haven Rovers 8:3
  • 3/18: Hamden Hurricanes - Southport Merchants 13:2 - semifinal
  • 3/18: Westport Seaskaters - Hager Jets 5:4 - "
  • 3/25: Hamden Hurricanes - Westport Seaskaters - final

Standings as of 3/13

  1. Hamden 11-1-0-22
  2. Hager 9-3-0-18
  3. Southport 8-3-1-17
  4. Westport 5-6-1-11
  5. Rovers 2-10-0-4
  6. Copper City 0-12-0-0

Other games

  • 2/18: New Jersey Mets - Hamden Hurricanes 7:2
1962-63

Other games

  • 10/21: Hager Jets - Greenwich Indians 13:1
  • 10/28: Hager Jets - Hicksville (NY) 5:1
  • 11/4: Hager Jets - White Plains Rovers (NY) 12:1
  • 11/11: Hager Jets - White Plains Bruins (NY) Forfeit
  • 11/18: Hager Jets - Brooklyn Eagles (NY) 10:1
  • 12/9: Hager Jets - Greenwich Indians 10:2
  • 12/16: Hager Jets - South Mountain Rockets (NJ) 1:1
  • 1/6: Hager Jets - White Plains (NY)
  • 1/13: Hager Jets - Springfield (MA) 7:0
  • 1/20: Hager Jets - Springfield (MA) 8:1
  • 1/27: Hager Jets - Arlington (MA) 6:2
  • 2/3: Hager Jets - High Lawn Jerseys (MA) 12:3
  • 2/10: Springfield (MA) - Hager Jets 9:8 OT
  • 3/3: High Lawn Jerseys (MA) - Hager Jets 9:6
1963-64

Connecticut Amateur Hockey League

  • 11/10: Mount Vernon Wolverines - Greenwich Indians 4:2
  • 11/10: New Haven Golden Hawks - Bridgeport Ray's Construction 7:5
  • 11/17: Bridgeport Ray's Construction - Mount Vernon Wolverines 5:3
  • 11/17: Greenwich Indians - New Haven Golden Hawks 5:3
  • 12/1: Greenwich Indians - Mount Vernon Wolverines 3:3
  • 12/1: Bridgeport Ray's Construction - New Haven Golden Hawks 10:5
  • 12/8: Bridgeport Ray's Construction - Mount Vernon Wolverines 3:2
  • 12/8: New Haven Golden Hawks - Greenwich Indians 6:5
  • 1/12: New Haven Golden Hawks - Mount Vernon Wolverines 7:2
  • 1/12: Bridgeport Ray's Construction - Greenwich Indians 4:2
  • 1/19: Greenwich Indians - Mount Vernon Wolverines 8:1
  • 1/19: Bridgeport Ray's Construction - New Haven Golden Hawks 6:3
  • 1/26: Greenwich Indians - New Haven Golden Hawks 5:2
  • 1/26: Mount Vernon Wolverines - Bridgeport Ray's Construction 3:0
  • 2/2: New Haven Golden Hawks - Mount Vernon Wolverines 7:5
  • 2/2: Bridgeport Ray's Construction - Greenwich Indians 9:6
  • 2/9: Bridgeport Ray's Construction - New Haven Golden Hawks 9:7
  • 2/9: Greenwich Indians - Mount Vernon Wolverines 13:0
  • 2/23: New Haven Golden Hawks - Mount Vernon Wolverines 8:2
  • 2/23: Greenwich Indians - Bridgeport Ray's Construction 4:2
  • 3/1: New Haven Golden Hawks - Bridgeport Ray's Construction 7:5
  • 3/1: Greenwich Indians - Mount Vernon Wolverines 6:3
  • 3/15: Bridgeport Ray's Construction - Greenwich Indians 7:1
  • 3/15: New Haven Golden Hawks - Mount Vernon Wolverines 4:1
  • 3/30: New Haven Golden Hawks - Mount Vernon Wolverines 10:4
  • 3/30: Bridgeport Ray's Construction - Greenwich Indians 3:3

Standings as of 2/12

  1. Bridgeport 8-4-0-16
  2. New Haven 7-5-0-14
  3. Greenwich 6-5-1-13
  4. Mount Vernon 2-8-1-5

Hawks clinched title, finishing 12-6, Bridgeport wound up 11-6-1.

1964-65
1964-65 Greens Farms Golden Hawks

Connecticut Amateur Hockey League

  • 11/1: Greenwich Indians - Mount Vernon Wolverines 10:2
  • 11/1: Greens Farms Golden Hawks - Bridgeport Ray's Construction 4:1
  • 11/8: Mount Vernon Wolverines - Bridgeport Ray's Construction 3:1
  • 11/8: Greens Farms Golden Hawks - Greenwich Indians 4:4
  • 11/15: Greens Farms Golden Hawks - Mount Vernon Wolverines 7:0
  • 11/15: Greenwich Indians - Bridgport Ray's Construction 7:0
  • 11/22: Greens Farms Golden Hawks - Bridgeport Ray's Construction 6:3
  • 11/22: Greenwich Indians - Mount Vernon Wolverines 8:5
  • 12/6: Greens Farms Golden Hawks - Mount Vernon Wolverines 10:2
  • 12/6: Greenwich Indians - Bridgeport Ray's Construction Forfeit
  • 1/3: Greens Farms Golden Hawks - Mount Vernon Wolverines 9:1
  • 1/3: Greenwich Indians - Bridgeport Ray's Construction 10:1
  • 1/17: Greens Farms Golden Hawks - Greenwich Indians 8:5
  • 1/17: Bridgeport Ray's Construction - Mount Vernon Wolverines 1:0
  • 1/31: Greens Farms Golden Hawks - Greenwich Indians 7:0
  • 2/7: Greens Farms Golden Hawks - Mount Vernon Wolverines 10:2
  • 2/14: Greenwich Indians - Mount Vernon Wolverines 8:2
  • 2/21: Greens Farms Golden Hawks - Greenwich Indians 6:6

Standings as of 1/20

  1. Greens Farms 8-0-2-18
  2. Greenwich 6-2-2-14
  3. Wolverines 3-7-0-6
  4. Bridgeport 1-9-0-2

Hawks won the championship.

Other games

  • 3/21: New York Metropolitans - Greens Farms Golden Hawks 5:4 OT

Sources

  • Bridgeport Telegram
  • Meriden Record
  • Norwalk Hour
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