Pacific Southwest Hockey League

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The Pacific Southwest Hockey League was a semi-professional ice hockey league that operated in California and Nevada starting in 1972 and ran through 1994, when its members were incorporated into the Pacific Hockey League, before joining the upstart professional West Coast Hockey League. The league operated as the California-Nevada Hockey League from 1969 to 1972.

The League's focus

The PSHL's signature franchise was the Fresno Falcons largely due to convenience and the availability of a then-relatively new showcase arena, Selland Arena in Fresno's Convention Center. At times throughout the league's history, some games even if not involving the Falcons were held at Selland Arena.

A PSHL season ranged from 15 to 30 games each between anywhere from 4 to 8 teams. Franchises shifted frequently, often with new teams appearing the next season from the same cities. The mainstays of the league were the Fresno Falcons, the Los Angeles Bruins and later in the league's history, the Burbank or Los Angeles Jets and the West Covina or California Blackhawks (later just Hawks).

Fighting was also a signature of the league. Games of the day celebrated the rowdy spirit of the Broad Street Bullies era of hockey. Most PSHL cities were not traditional hockey markets, and the relaxed atmosphere which allowed a little more leeway to fight attracted an audience that might not otherwise have attended PSHL games.

Players

The PSHL's players often were unpaid, not uncommon in semi-professional hockey.

Many had professional hockey experience, with perhaps the most notable being Willie O'Ree, celebrated as the first black NHL player. O'Ree finished his playing days with the PSHL's San Diego Sharks in 1978-79.

Player/coaches were a common occurrence in the PSHL, and many players also played in other professional, amateur, or even senior leagues at the same time as their PSHL tenure.

1980-1994 - Changes and Uncertainty

The PSHL continued into the 1980s and 90s largely unchanged, though events that were unusual began to periodically indicate instability.

The 1980-81 season saw the entire league schedule moved up two weeks, just six games into the season, as the Reno Gamblers franchise folded abruptly amid financial concerns. It was the Gamblers' first season in the league, and the league's remaining schedule was hurriedly filled out by league officials in order to still play 18 games per team. Players from the Gamblers were disbursed amongst the other teams in the league simply by each player being deemed a free agent.

1990 saw several noted Fresno Falcons players, including top scorer Hank Taylor, leave the team and join an upstart Cal-Nev Senior Hockey League team known as the Fresno Aces. The Aces played two seasons in Fresno's Icelandia ice rink before folding. Only one of the departed players, Bob Barlow, would return to the Falcons.

A May 1994 game between the Fresno Falcons and Bay Area Leafs would feature a bench clearing brawl resulting in injuries to several players and one linesman in the final minutes of the second period. After nearly an hour of delays, the game continued with only a few players left on the Leafs bench. The Leafs suspended operations the next day.

The Fresno Falcons' longtime ownership group of Byron Wallace and Al Geller sold the team in 1994. A new coach, John Olver, took over the daily operations, and implemented a number of changes which would lead to the folding of the PSHL into the new, professional, West Coast Hockey League.

PSHL teams through the years

Some of the teams that participated in the PSHL throughout the years include:

  • Fresno Falcons
  • Los Angeles Bruins
  • Los Angeles/Burbank Jets
  • San Diego Surf
  • West Covina Eagles
  • Los Angeles/California Blackhawks/Hawks
  • Bay Area Leafs
  • Reno Aces
  • Las Vegas Gamblers
  • California Hawks
  • Bakersfield Oilers
  • Las Vegas Aces
  • Vancouver Thunderbirds
  • Orange County Outlaws
  • Las Vegas Gamblers
  • Riverside Broncos
  • Bay Harbor Condors
  • Golden State Condors
  • Lake Arrowhead Jets
  • Sacramento Rebels

Results

1969-70

(see Las Vegas Gamblers for some regular season results)

Teams: Culver City Falcons, Bakersfield Bruins, Las Vegas Gamblers, West Covina Eagles

Final

  • Bakersfield Bruins - Las Vegas Gamblers 13 goals to 11 (6:6, 7:5)
1970-71

(see Las Vegas Gamblers for regular season results involving them)

Teams: Culver City Blues (formerly Canadians), Fresno Falcons, Las Vegas Gamblers, Los Angeles Bruins, West Covina Eagles

  • 1/15: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 8:8
  • 1/16: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 4:4
  • 2/12: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 4:3
  • 2/13: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 6:2
  • 3/5: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 12:2
  • 3/6: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 6:4
  • 3/19: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 10:4
  • 3/20: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 10:5
  • 4/9: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 5:2
  • 4/10: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 5:3
  • 4/16: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 18:7
  • 4/17: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 9:3

Standings as of 3/16: Fresno 4-0-2-20, Los Angeles 8-4-2-18, West Covina 6-7-1-14, Culver City 3-10-1-7. Las Vegas was dropped from the league on 3/1.

Final

  • Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 2:1 on series (6:8, 3:2, 12:8)
1971-72

Teams: Culver City Blues, Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins, West Covina Eagles

  • 12/10: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 13:1
  • 12/11: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 10:3
  • 1/7: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 15:5
  • 1/8: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 7:4
  • 2/4: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 6:4
  • 2/5: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 9:1
  • 3/10: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 9:2
  • 3/11: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 5:3
  • 3/17: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 9:4
  • 3/18: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 6:5
  • 3/31: West Covina Eagles - Fresno Falcons 8:7
  • 4/1: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 4:1

Standings as of 3/26: Fresno 9-1-0-24, West Covina 11-3-0-22, Los Angeles 4-10-2-10, Culver City 2-12-2-2. Eagles finished 11-4-0.

Fresno played 1/3 fewer games, so their points were multiplied by 1 and 1/3.

Final

  • West Covina Eagles - Fresno Falcons 2:1 on series (2:5, 4:2, 5:4)

Other games

  • 1/22: Air Force - Fresno Falcons 8:3
  • 2/25: Fresno Falcons - Spokane Eagle Electric 9:4
  • 2/26: Fresno Falcons - Spokane Eagle Electric 7:3
1972-73

Teams: Culver City Blues, Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins, West Covina Eagles

  • 12/1: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 9:0
  • 12/2: West Covina Eagles - Fresno Falcons 9:6
  • Los Angeles Bruins - West Covina Eagles 4:4
  • West Covina Eagles - Los Angeles Bruins 7:5
  • 1/5: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 5:4
  • 1/6: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 6:4
  • 1/26: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 13:2
  • 1/27: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 8:2
  • 2/9: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 14:6
  • 2/10: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 3:3
  • 3/9: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 5:2
  • 3/10: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 11:8
  • 3/16: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 15:1
  • 3/16: Los Angeles Bruins - West Covina Eagles 9:7
  • 3/17: Fresno Falcons - Culver City Blues 9:4

Standings as of 3/4: Fresno 6-1-1-19.5, Los Angeles 8-3-2-18, West Covina 7-3-3-17, Culver City 0-13-0-0. Fresno 22.5 points, Los Angeles 22 points, West Covina 19 points, Culver City 0-15 as of 3/15. Fresno finished 10-2-1, Los Angeles 11-4-2,

Final

  • Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 2:0 on series (7:2, 7:3)

Other games

  • 3/30: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles All-Stars 8:5
  • 3/31: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles All-Stars 9:8
1973-74

Teams: Burbank Flyers, Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins, West Covina Eagles

  • Burbank Flyers - West Covina Eagles 6:3
  • West Covina Eagles - Los Angeles Bruins 5:1
  • 12/7: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 7:4
  • 12/8: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 2:2
  • 12/21: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 9:4
  • 12/22: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 9:2
  • 1/4: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Flyers 8:7
  • 1/5: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Flyers 8:1
  • 1/18: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 7:2
  • 1/19: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 4:4
  • 2/1: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 7:3
  • 2/2: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 6:5
  • 2/8: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Flyers 9:4
  • 2/9: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Flyers 17:4
  • 3/1: West Covina Eagles - Fresno Falcons 6:4
  • 3/2: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 7:1
  • 3/15: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 6:4
  • 3/16: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 10:5
  • 3/29: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Flyers 6:6
  • 3/30: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Flyers 4:2

Standings as of 12/30: Fresno 10.5 points, West Covina 3-4-1-7, Burbank 6 pts, Los Angeles 2 pts. Los Angeles 4-8 as of 2/3. West Covina 9-5-3 with Los Angeles 1 point back as of 2/24. Fresno finished 13-2-3, West Covina finished 12-6-4, Burbank finished last.

Final

  • Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 2:0 on series (6:4, 10:3)
1974-75

Teams: Anaheim Flyers, Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins, West Covina Eagles

  • 12/6: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 3:2
  • 12/7: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 7:5
  • 12/20: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 4:4
  • 12/21: West Covina Eagles - Fresno Falcons 5:4
  • 1/3: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 6:0
  • 1/4: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 12:3
  • 1/17: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 3:1
  • 1/18: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 6:1
  • 1/26: West Covina Eagles - Los Angeles Bruins 3:3
  • 1/31: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 6:1
  • 2/1: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 6:4
  • 2/2: Anaheim Flyers - Los Angeles Bruins 4:3
  • 2/7: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 15:7
  • 2/8: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 17:3
  • Los Angeles Bruins - West Covina Eagles 9:3
  • 2/16: Los Angeles Bruins - Anaheim Flyers 9:2
  • 2/21: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 6:2
  • 2/22: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 6:3
  • 2/28: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 11:3
  • 3/1: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 5:5
  • 3/23: West Covina Eagles - Anaheim Flyers 4:2
  • 3/26: West Covina Eagles - Anaheim Flyers 5:0
  • 3/28: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 9:3
  • 3/29: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 9:5
  • 3/30: Los Angeles Bruins - West Covina Eagles 4:3

Final standings: Fresno 14-2-2, Los Angeles 13-9-2, West Covina 10-8-6, Anaheim 2-20-2.

Final

  • Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 2:0 on series (6:5, 4:1)
1975-76

Teams: Anaheim Flyers, Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins, San Diego Sharks (exhibitions), West Covina Eagles

  • 12/19: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 8:1
  • 12/20: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 3:3
  • 1/2: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 8:4
  • 1/3: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 6:2
  • 1/16: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 6:4
  • 1/17: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 9:2
  • 1/30: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 9:1
  • 1/31: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles
  • 2/1: Los Angeles Bruins - Anaheim Flyers 5:4
  • 2/6: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 4:3
  • 2/7: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 1:1
  • 2/15: Los Angeles Bruins - Anaheim Flyers 8:1
  • 2/20: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 12:8
  • 2/21: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 9:6
  • 3/5: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 6:2
  • 3/6: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 3:1
  • 3/19: Fresno Falcons' - Los Angeles Bruins 4:3
  • 3/20: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 5:1
  • 3/26: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 11:1
  • 3/27: Fresno Falcons - Anaheim Flyers 11:11

Standings as of 2/20: Los Angeles 9-2-2, Fresno 7-1-2, Anaheim 1-7-3, West Covina 1-8-3. West Covina 1-11-3 as of 3/7. Los Angeles 11-4-2 as of 3/21. Anaheim 2-11-4 as of 3/28.

Final

  • Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 2:0 on series (3:1, 8:7 OT)

Other games

  • 11/2: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 8:5
  • 11/9: Anaheim Flyers - San Diego Sharks 10:10
  • 11/16: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 8:6
  • 12/7: Los Angeles Bruins - San Diego Sharks 7:4
  • 12/14: San Diego Sharks - Anaheim Flyers 6:5
  • 12/28: San Diego Sharks - Anaheim Flyers 12:3
  • 1/4: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 9:2
  • 1/11: UCLA Bruins - San Diego Sharks 8:5
  • 1/18: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 6:6
  • 1/25: San Diego Sharks - Anaheim Flyers 6:3
  • 2/1: San Diego Sharks - Norwalk Blues 9:1
  • 2/8: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Junior Kings 5:4
  • 2/15: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 10:6
  • 2/22: Los Angeles Bruins - San Diego Sharks 8:2
  • 2/29: San Diego Sharks - Anaheim Flyers 9:6
  • 3/7: Los Angeles Bruins - San Diego Sharks 7:6
  • 3/14: San Diego Sharks - Anaheim Flyers 10:4
  • 3/21: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 8:3
  • 3/28: San Diego Sharks - Las Vegas Outlaws 18:7
  • 4/11: Ex-San Diego Gulls - San Diego Sharks 12:2
1976-77

Teams: Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins, San Diego Sharks, West Covina Eagles

  • 10/24: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 8:4
  • 10/31: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 7:5
  • 11/14: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 5:4
  • 11/21: Los Angeles Bruins - San Diego Sharks 5:3
  • 11/27: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 6:4
  • 11/28: San Diego Sharks - Fresno Falcons 8:3
  • 12/3: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 8:5
  • 12/4: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 4:3
  • 12/5: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 5:5
  • 12/12: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 5:5
  • 12/17: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 8:3
  • 12/18: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 3:2
  • 1/7: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 13:5
  • 1/8: San Diego Sharks - Fresno Falcons 5:2
  • 1/14: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 6:4
  • 1/15: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 9:6
  • 1/16: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 7:4
  • 1/23: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 9:6
  • 1/29: San Diego Sharks - Fresno Falcons 6:5
  • 1/30: San Diego Sharks - Fresno Falcons 6:3
  • 2/4: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 6:2
  • 2/5: West Covina Eagles - Fresno Falcons 6:5
  • 2/6: Los Angeles Bruins - San Diego Sharks 5:1
  • Los Angeles Bruins - West Covina Eagles 17:1
  • 2/13: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 10:3
  • 2/18: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 4:4
  • 2/19: San Diego Sharks - Fresno Falcons 6:3
  • 2/25: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 6:6
  • 2/26: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 7:4
  • 2/27: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 11:0
  • 3/2: Los Angeles Bruins - West Covina Eagles 8:3
  • 3/6: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 6:5
  • 3/11: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 13:4
  • 3/12: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 7:2
  • 3/16: Los Angeles Bruins - West Covina Eagles 12:8
  • 3/20: Los Angeles Bruins - West Covina Eagles 10:2
  • 3/25: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 7:7
  • 3/26: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 12:3

Standings as of 2/17: San Diego 10-4-2, Los Angeles 10-4-1, Fresno 5-9-0, West Covina 3-11-1. As of 3/5: San Diego 12 wins and 3 ties, Los Angeles 12 wins and 2 ties, Fresno 5 wins and 2 ties, West Covina 4 wins and a tie.

Los Angeles (14-5-2) and San Diego (13-5-4) both finished with 30 points in the regular season, Los Angeles winning the tiebreaker.

Final
  • San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 2:0 on series (9:3, 6:3)

Other games

  • 11/7: San Diego Sharks - San Diego State University 13:3
  • 12/19: West Coast All-Stars - San Diego Sharks 7:5
1977-78

Teams: Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins, San Diego Sharks, West Covina Eagles

  • 10/16: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 4:3
  • 10/23: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 6:1
  • 10/30: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 1:0
  • 11/6: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 11:0
  • 11/11: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 13:0
  • 11/12: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 5:2
  • 11/13: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 4:1
  • 11/26: San Diego Sharks - Fresno Falcons 6:5
  • 11/27: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 6:4
  • 12/2: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 5:2
  • 12/3: San Diego Sharks - Fresno Falcons 4:3
  • 12/11: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 3:2
  • 12/16: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 5:3
  • 12/17: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 4:3
  • 12/18: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 7:6
  • 1/13: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 6:4
  • 1/14: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 16:2
  • 1/27: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 3:3
  • 1/28: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 9:2
  • 2/3: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 8:1
  • 2/4: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 4:2
  • 2/5: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 9:2
  • 2/17: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 8:3
  • 2/18: Fresno Falcons - West Covina Eagles 12:4
  • 2/19: San Diego Sharks - Los Angeles Bruins 7:4
  • 2/26: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles 9:3
  • 3/3: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 7:5
  • 3/4: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 4:4
  • 3/19: West Covina Eagles - Los Angeles Bruins 8:7
  • 3/24: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 4:3
  • 3/25: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 11:7
  • 3/26: San Diego Sharks - West Covina Eagles Forfeit

Standings as of 2/16: San Diego 10-3-1, Fresno 9-4-1, Los Angeles 8-6, West Covina 0-14.

Fresno finished first in the regular season, San Diego second.

Final

  • Fresno Falcons - San Diego Sharks 2:1 on series (7:1, 4:7, 3:0)

Other games

  • 11/4: Fresno Falcons - Bay Blazers 10:1
  • 11/5: Fresno Falcons - Bay Blazers 9:0
  • 12/4: Fresno Falcons - Bay Blazers 10:2
  • 1/8: Fresno Falcons - Bay Blazers 7:0
  • 3/12: Fresno Falcons - Bay Blazers 10:3
  • 4/1: Fresno Falcons - Pacific Southwest League All-Stars 8:4
1978-79

Teams: California Eagles, Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins, Sacramento Rebels

  • 10/29: Sacramento Rebels - Fresno Falcons 3:3
  • 11/3: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 7:2
  • 11/4: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 6:3
  • 11/10: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 4:0
  • 11/11: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 7:1
  • 11/12: Sacramento Rebels - California Eagles 11:5
  • 12/1: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 8:6
  • 12/2: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 6:6
  • 12/22: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 13:6
  • 12/23: Sacramento Rebels - Fresno Falcons 8:7
  • 1/5: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 10:1
  • 1/6: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 7:1
  • 1/14: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 6:4
  • 1/26: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 6:5
  • 1/27: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 4:1
  • 1/27: California Eagles - Sacramento Rebels 7:6
  • 1/28: Sacramento Rebels - California Eagles 8:4
  • 2/2: Sacramento Rebels - Fresno Falcons 5:4
  • 2/3: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 9:4
  • 2/18: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 6:4 - ordered replayed
  • 2/23: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 12:5
  • 2/24: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 7:3
  • 2/24: Los Angeles Bruins - Sacramento Rebels 8:2
  • 2/25: Los Angeles Bruins - Sacramento Rebels 4:2
  • 3/4: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 6:2
  • 3/4: Los Angeles Bruins - California Eagles 6:4
  • 3/9: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 6:3
  • 3/10: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 6:6

Standings as of 1/25: Fresno 8-2-2, Los Angeles 4-0-3, Sacramento 2-4-1, California 0-8-2. As of 2/26: Fresno 13-3-2, Los Angeles 8-2-3, Sacramento 4-9-1.

Los Angeles finished first, Fresno second.

Final

  • Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 2:0 on series (7:3, 5:4 OT)

Other games

  • 10/25: San Diego Hawks - Sacramento Rebels 11:2
  • 11/5: San Francisco Shamrocks - Sacramento Rebels 16:1
  • 3/17: Sacramento Rebels - Vancouver Senators 4:3
  • 3/18: Vancouver Senators - Sacramento Rebels 3:0
  • 3/23: Fresno Falcons - Pacific Southwest League All-Stars 8:8
  • 3/24: Pacific Southwest League All-Stars - Fresno Falcons 4:2
1979-80

Teams: California Eagles, Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins, Sacramento Rebels

  • 11/2: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 5:4
  • 11/3: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 7:2
  • 11/9: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 8:6
  • 11/10: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 12:5
  • 11/17: California Eagles - Los Angeles Bruins Forfeit
  • 11/24: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 6:2
  • 11/25: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 7:3
  • 12/14: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 6:0
  • 12/15: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 10:4
  • 1/4: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 7:6
  • 1/5: California Eagles - Fresno Falcons 5:4
  • 1/6: California Eagles - Sacramento Rebels 10:5
  • 1/11: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 9:6
  • 1/12: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 7:5
  • 2/1: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 6:4
  • 2/2: Fresno Falcons - Sacramento Rebels 6:1
  • 2/15: California Eagles - Fresno Falcons 8:1
  • 2/16: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 5:5
  • 3/7: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 9:9
  • 3/8: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 6:5

Standings as of 2/18: Fresno 11-4-1, Los Angeles 10-3-2, California 9-6-2, Sacramento 0-17-1.

Final

  • Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 2:0 on series (5:3, 7:2)
1980-81

Teams: California Eagles, Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins, Reno Gamblers (lasted only 6 games)

  • Los Angeles Bruins - California Eagles 8:3
  • 11/7: Fresno Falcons - Reno Gamblers 6:4
  • 11/8: Fresno Falcons - Reno Gamblers 4:2
  • 11/21: California Eagles - Fresno Falcons 9:7
  • 11/21: Reno Gamblers - Los Angeles Bruins 12:2
  • 11/22: California Eagles - Fresno Falcons 6:3
  • 11/22: Los Angeles Bruins - Reno Gamblers
  • 11/30: Los Angeles Bruins - California Eagles 6:3
  • 12/6: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 10:4
  • 12/12: Fresno Falcons - Reno Gamblers 8:5
  • 12/13: Reno Gamblers - Fresno Falcons 7:4
  • 1/9: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 7:4
  • 1/10: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 5:4
  • 1/16: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 7:2
  • 1/17: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 9:4
  • 1/30: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 5:3
  • 1/31: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 9:8
  • 2/13: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 9:3
  • 2/14: Fresno Falcons - California Eagle 4:3
  • 2/20: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 10:10
  • 2/21: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 14:3
  • 3/6: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 8:3
  • 3/7: Fresno Falcons - California Eagles 9:3

Standings as of 3/5: Fresno 9-6-1, Los Angeles 8-6-2, California 5-8-1, Reno 2-4.

Final

  • Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 2:1 on series (5:7, 9:3, 5:4)
1981-82

Teams: Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins, Golden State Condors, Tri-Valley Blackhawks

  • Tri-Valley Blackhawks - Golden State Condors 4:2
  • Los Angeles Bruins - Tri-Valley Blackhawks 11:7
  • 11/14: Los Angeles Bruins - Golden State Condors 6:4
  • 11/20: Fresno Falcons - Golden State Condors 8:6
  • 11/21: Fresno Falcons - Golden State Condors 7:4
  • 12/4: Fresno Falcons - Tri-Valley Blackhawks 11:3
  • 12/5: Fresno Falcons' - Tri-Valley Blackhawks 9:5
  • 12/11: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 6:3
  • 12/12: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 7:4
  • 1/8: Fresno Falcons - Golden State Condors 11:5
  • 1/9: Fresno Falcons - Golden State Condors 5:4
  • 1/22: Fresno Falcons - Tri-Valley Blackhawks 10:1
  • 1/23: Fresno Falcons - Tri-Valley Blackhawks 6:3
  • 2/5: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 5:4
  • 2/6: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 10:1
  • 2/26: Fresno Falcons - Golden State Condors 12:5
  • 2/27: Fresno Falcons - Golden State Condors 11:8
  • 3/5: Fresno Falcons - Tri-Valley Blackhawks 12:6
  • 3/6: Fresno Falcons - Tri-Valley Blackhawks 12:4
  • 3/19: Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 8:5
  • 3/20: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 7:2

Tri-Valley 2-9 as of 1/24. Golden State 2-13 as of 2/28. Fresno went 16-2-0 and Los Angeles finished 13-4-1 in the regular season.

Final

  • Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 2:0 on series (5:4 OT, 5:2)

Other games

  • 1/15: Sun Valley Suns (ID) - Fresno Falcons 6:5
  • 1/16: Sun Valley Suns (ID) - Fresno Falcons 9:4
1982-83

Standings

  1. Fresno Falcons 14-3-1-29 148:77
  2. Los Angeles Bruins 11-5-2-24 145:88
  3. Golden State Condors 7-9-2-16 108:153
  4. Tri-Valley Blackhawks 1-16-1-3 93:161

Final

  • Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 2:0 on series (7:4, 6:5 OT)
1983-84

Standings

  1. Fresno Falcons 13-3-2-28 142:83
  2. Los Angeles Bruins 10-6-1-21 138:103
  3. Golden State Condors 6-12-0-12 95:157
  4. West Covina Blackhawks 4-12-1-9 94:131

Final

  • Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 2:0 on series (6:4, 11:10)
1984-85

Standings

  1. Fresno Falcons 10-7-1-21 120:90
  2. Los Angeles Bruins 10-7-1-21 108:103
  3. West Covina Blackhawks 7-9-2-16 104:113
  4. Golden State Condors 7-11-0-14 72:94

Final

  • Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 2:1 on series (3:5, 5:3, 6:5 OT)
1985-86

Standings

  1. Fresno Falcons 15-2-1
  2. California Blackhawks 9-6-2
  3. Los Angeles Bruins 9-8-1
  4. Golden State Condors 0-17-0

Final

  • Fresno Falcons - California Blackhawks 2:0 on series (4:2, 2:1)
1986-87

Teams: Burbank Jets, California Blackhawks, Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Bruins

  • Los Angeles Bruins - Burbank Jets 8:4
  • 10/26: Los Angeles Bruins - California Blackhawks 7:2
  • 11/7: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 10:5
  • 11/8: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 7:4
  • 11/9: California Blackhawks - Burbank Jets 10:4
  • Los Angeles Bruins - Burbank Jets 9:3
  • 11/21: Fresno Falcons - California Blackhawks 5:2
  • 11/22: Fresno Falcons - California Blackhawks 6:3
  • 12/5: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Jets 10:4
  • 12/6: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Jets 12:1
  • 12/6: Los Angeles Bruins - California Blackhawks 5:5
  • 12/14: California Blackhawks - Los Angeles Bruins 7:3
  • 1/9: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 12:3
  • 1/9: California Blackhawks - Burbank Jets 6:4
  • 1/10: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 9:6
  • 1/18: Los Angeles Bruins - California Blackhawks 6:1
  • 1/23: Fresno Falcons' - California Blackhawks 8:4
  • 1/24: California Blackhawks - Fresno Falcons 8:6
  • 1/25: Los Angeles Bruins - Burbank Jets 7:4
  • 2/6: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Jets 17:4
  • 2/7: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Jets 12:3
  • Los Angeles Bruins - California Blackhawks 4:2
  • 2/20: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 6:2
  • 2/21: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 8:3
  • 2/27: Fresno Falcons - California Blackhawks 5:5
  • 2/28: California Blackhawks - Fresno Falcons 9:4
  • 3/6: Los Angeles Bruins - Burbank Jets 10:7
  • 3/8: Burbank Jets - California Blackhawks 12:4
  • 3/13: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Jets 6:3
  • 3/14: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Jets 8:0

Final standings: Fresno 16-1-1, Los Angeles 9-7-2, California 6-8-3, Burbank 1-16.

Final

  • Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Bruins 2:0 on series (12:4, 10:8)
1987-88

Standings

  1. Fresno Falcons 12-3-3
  2. Los Angeles Bruins 7-9-2
  3. California Blackhawks 6-9-3
  4. Burbank Jets 5-9-4

Final

  • Los Angeles Bruins - Fresno Falcons 2:0 on series (6:3, 7:2)
1988-89

Teams: Burbank Jets, California Hawks, Fresno Falcons, San Diego Surf

  • 10/22: San Diego Surf - Fresno Falcons 6:2 - exhibition
  • 10/23: San Diego Surf - Fresno Falcons 6:0
  • 10/28: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 3:3
  • 10/29: California Hawks - Fresno Falcons 6:3
  • 10/29: San Diego Surf - Burbank Jets 9:4
  • 11/12: San Diego Surf - California Hawks 7:4
  • 11/13: San Diego Surf - California Hawks 3:2
  • 11/18: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Jets 5:5
  • 11/19: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Jets 7:4
  • 11/26: San Diego Surf - Burbank Jets 10:1
  • 11/27: San Diego Surf - Burbank Jets 10:6
  • 12/2: San Diego Surf - Fresno Falcons 7:1
  • 12/3: San Diego Surf - Fresno Falcons 10:4
  • 12/10: San Diego Surf - California Hawks 11:2
  • 1/6: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 10:6
  • 1/7: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 10:2
  • 1/8: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 13:3
  • 1/14: San Diego Surf - Fresno Falcons 10:4
  • 1/15: San Diego Surf - Fresno Falcons 4:4
  • 1/20: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Jets 7:5
  • 1/21: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Jets 13:3
  • 1/21: San Diego Surf - California Hawks 9:6
  • 1/22: San Diego Surf - California Hawks 5:4
  • 1/28: San Diego Surf - Burbank Jets 7:3
  • 1/29: San Diego Surf - Burbank Jets 12:7
  • 2/3: San Diego Surf - Fresno Falcons 6:1
  • 2/4: San Diego Surf - Fresno Falcons 7:5
  • 2/5: San Diego Surf - Burbank Jets 12:4
  • 2/10: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 6:5
  • 2/11: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 6:6
  • 2/24: Burbank Jets - Fresno Falcons 8:7
  • 2/25: Fresno Falcons - Burbank Jets 4:3
  • 2/25: San Diego Surf - California Hawks 11:6
  • 2/26: Burbank Jets - Fresno Falcons 2:1
  • 2/26: San Diego Surf - California Hawks 10:3

Final standings: San Diego 19-0-1, Fresno 8-9-4, Burbank 6-13-1, California 4-15-2.

Semifinal

  • Burbank Jets - Fresno Falcons 2:0 on series (6:5 OT, 7:6 OT)

Final

  • San Diego Surf - Burbank Jets 2:0 on series (11:4, 11:5)

San Diego finished undefeated on the year, going 22-0-1.

1989-90

Standings as of 2/15

  1. San Diego Surf 14-2-0-28 144:74
  2. Fresno Falcons 7-9-0-14 86:101
  3. Burbank Jets 5-10-0-10 73:100
  4. California Hawks 4-9-0-8 72:100

Final standings

  1. San Diego Surf 16-2-0 151:83
  2. Fresno Falcons 9-9-0-18 91:100
  3. California Hawks 6-12-0-12 98:164
  4. Burbank Jets 5-13-0-10 98:146

Semifinal

  • Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 2:1 on series (5:7, 11:7, 6:5 OT)

Final

  • San Diego Surf - Fresno Falcons 3:1 on series (4:3, 4:6, 8:0, 8:1)
1990-91

Standings

  1. San Diego Surf 17-1-0-34
  2. Burbank Jets 7-10-1-15
  3. California Hawks 5-11-2-12
  4. Fresno Falcons 5-12-1-11

Semifinal

  • California Hawks - Burbank Jets 3:2 OT

Final

  • California Hawks - San Diego Surf 5:4 OT
1991-92

Teams: Fresno Falcons, San Diego Surf, Lake Arrowhead Jets, Bay Area Leafs (dropped out on 1/23), California Hawks

  • 11/1: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 4:1
  • 11/2: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 9:5
  • 11/2: San Diego Surf - Lake Arrowhead Jets 7:5
  • 11/3: San Diego Surf tied Lake Arrowhead Jets
  • 11/9: Fresno Falcons - Bay Area Leafs 8:8
  • 11/15: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Surf 5:3
  • 11/16: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Surf 5:3
  • 11/23: San Diego Surf - Bay Area Leafs 7:2
  • 11/24: San Diego Surf - Bay Area Leafs 11:2
  • 12/6: Lake Arrowhead Jets - Fresno Falcons 7:3
  • 12/7: Fresno Falcons - Lake Arrowhead Jets 7:5
  • 1/4: Fresno Falcons - Bay Area Leafs 7:1
  • 1/5: San Diego Surf - California Hawks 11:6
  • 1/11: San Diego Surf - Bay Area Leafs 13:6
  • 1/12: San Diego Surf - Bay Area Leafs 11:4
  • 1/17: Fresno Falcons - Bay Area Leafs 5:3
  • 1/18: Fresno Falcons - Bay Area Leafs 9:5
  • 1/31: California Hawks - Fresno Falcons 6:4
  • 2/1: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 11:7
  • 2/7: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Surf 7:3
  • 2/8: Fresno Falcons - San Diego Surf 4:4
  • 2/21: Lake Arrowhead Jets - Fresno Falcons 12:4
  • 2/22: Fresno Falcons - Lake Arrowhead Jets 12:4
  • 3/13: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 10:5
  • 3/14: California Hawks - Fresno Falcons 9:7

Standings as of 3/12

  1. San Diego 12-4-2-26 133:86
  2. Fresno 11-3-2-24 112:85
  3. Arrowhead 8-8-2-18 116:111
  4. California 5-10-1-11 99:125
  5. Bay Area 0-11-1-1 53:106

Semifinal

  • 3/28: Lake Arrowhead Jets - San Diego Surf 4:2

Final

  • Lake Arrowhead Jets - Fresno Falcons 2:1 on series (7:8 OT, 9:5, 8:5)
1992-93

Teams: California Hawks, Fresno Falcons, Las Vegas Aces, Los Angeles Jets, Orange County Outlaws

  • 10/30: Las Vegas Aces - Fresno Falcons 7:5
  • 10/31: Fresno Falcons - Las Vegas Aces 7:4
  • 11/6: Fresno Falcons - Orange County Outlaws 13:4
  • 11/7: Fresno Falcons - Orange County Outlaws 10:3
  • 11/13: Las Vegas Aces - California Hawks 10:4
  • 11/14: California Hawks - Las Vegas Aces 5:3
  • 11/20: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 11:8
  • 11/21: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 12:8
  • 12/4: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Jets 4:0
  • 12/5: Los Angeles Jets - Fresno Falcons 3:1
  • 12/11: Fresno Falcons - Orange County Outlaws 15:3
  • 12/12: Fresno Falcons - Orange County Outlaws 13:1
  • 1/8: California Hawks - Fresno Falcons 7:5
  • 1/9: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 9:8
  • 1/15: Fresno Falcons - Las Vegas Aces 5:4
  • 1/16: Fresno Falcons - Las Vegas Aces 6:6
  • 1/29: Fresno Falcons - Las Vegas Aces 6:6
  • 1/30: Fresno Falcons - Las Vegas Aces 8:2
  • 2/12: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Jets 8:6
  • 2/13: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Jets 7:4
  • 2/19: Fresno Falcons - Orange County Outlaws 13:5
  • 2/20: Fresno Falcons - Orange County Outlaws 12:4
  • 3/5: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 13:7
  • 3/6: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 4:4
  • 3/12: Los Angeles Jets - Fresno Falcons 8:7
  • 3/13: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Jets 15:2

Standings as of 1/28

  1. Fresno 9-4-1-19 115:67
  2. Las Vegas 8-4-2-18 94:72
  3. California 7-5-0-14 93:78
  4. Los Angeles 4-5-1-9 56:58
  5. Orange County 0-10-0-0 35:108

Standings as of 2/18

  1. Fresno 12-4-2-26
  2. Las Vegas 11-6-3-25
  3. California 11-6-0-22
  4. Los Angeles 4-10-2-10
  5. Orange County 1-13-1-3

California finished 15-7-2.

Final

  • California Hawks - Fresno Falcons 2:0 on series (8:2, 9:5)
1993-94

Teams: California Hawks, Fresno Falcons, Los Angeles Rockets (began year as Lightning)

  • 11/12: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Lightning 8:3
  • 11/13: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Lightning 10:5
  • 11/19: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 10:4
  • 11/20: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 8:5
  • 12/3: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 7:3
  • 12/4: Los Angeles Rockets - Fresno Falcons 11:7
  • 1/14: California Hawks - Fresno Falcons 7:7 - Hawks won shootout 2:1 on 2/25 to break tie
  • 1/15: California Hawks - Fresno Falcons 13:9
  • 2/4: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Rockets 6:3
  • 2/5: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Rockets 6:2
  • 2/25: California Hawks - Fresno Falcons 9:6
  • 2/26: Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 6:2
  • 3/11: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Rockets 8:6
  • 3/12: Fresno Falcons - Los Angeles Rockets 14:4

Los Angeles 0-3 as of 12/2. California 5-7 as of 2/27.

Final

  • Fresno Falcons - California Hawks 2:0 on series (6:4, 8:3) - this was Fresno's 11th title

Other games

  • 1/8: Sun Valley Suns (ID) - Fresno Falcons 8:4
  • 1/9: Sun Valley Suns (ID) - Fresno Falcons 5:4
1994-95

see: Pacific Hockey League (1994)

References

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