Southern New England Hockey League

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The Southern New England Hockey League was a semi-professional competition that ran from 1967-1974. It featured teams from Connecticut for its entire run, and the Holyoke Blades from Massachusetts from 1967-1969.

Results

1968 Holyoke Blades
1967-68
  • 1/14: Hartford Huskies - Colchester Jets 8:4
  • 1/21: Hartford Huskies - Bristol Champlains 7:5
  • 1/28: Hartford Huskies - New Haven Flyers 4:1
  • 1/28: Holyoke Blades - Colchester Jets 8:4
  • 2/4: Holyoke Blades - Bristol Champlains 7:0
  • 2/11: Hartford Huskies - New Haven Flyers 2:2
  • 2/18: Holyoke Blades - New Haven Flyers 6:4
  • 2/25: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 2:2
  • 3/3: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 6:3
  • 3/10: Holyoke Blades - Bristol Champlains 6:2
  • 3/17: Holyoke Blades - Colchester Jets 6:4
  • 3/24: Holyoke Blades - Hartford Huskies 9:5

Final standings

  1. Holyoke 11-0-1-23 102:36
  2. Hartford 6-5-1-1-13 47:69
  3. Colchester 4-7-1-9 54:64
  4. New Haven 2-6-4-8 40:61
  5. Bristol 2-7-3-7 52:59

Semifinals

  • Holyoke Blades - Colchester Jets 2:0 on series (W:L, 8:3)
  • Hartford Huskies - New Haven Flyers 8:0

Final

  • Holyoke Blades - Hartford Huskies 17:9
1968-69
  • 10/20: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 5:4
  • 10/20: New Haven Flyers - Bristol Champlains 6:4
  • 10/27: Hartford Huskies - New Haven Flyers 7:2
  • 10/27: Holyoke Blades - Colchester Jets 8:6
  • 11/3: Holyoke Blades - New Haven Flyers 11:3
  • 11/3: Hartford Huskies - Bristol Champlains 1:1
  • 11/10: Holyoke Blades - Hartford Huskies 8:0
  • 11/10: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 10:3
  • 11/17: Holyoke Blades - Bristol Champlains 7:0
  • 11/24: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 10:1
  • 11/24: Bristol Champlains - New Haven Flyers 6:4
  • 12/1: Holyoke Blades - Colchester Jets 7:0 - stopped after two periods as ammonia pipe burst, softening the ice
  • 12/8: Holyoke Blades - New Haven Flyers 12:6
  • 12/15: Holyoke Blades - Hartford Huskies 10:2
  • 12/15: Bristol Champlains - Colchester Jets 5:3
  • 12/22: Holyoke Blades - Bristol Champlains 5:3
  • 12/22: New Haven Flyers - Colchester Jets 6:3
  • 1/5: Holyoke Blades - Colchester Jets 7:0
  • 1/5: New Haven Flyers - Hartford Huskies 10:3
  • 1/12: Holyoke Blades - New Haven Flyers 6:5
  • 1/12: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 8:5
  • 1/19: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 6:6
  • 1/19: Holyoke Blades - Hartford Huskies 10:1
  • 1/26: Colchester Jets - New Haven Flyers 10:4
  • 1/26: Holyoke Blades - Bristol Champlains 6:2
  • 2/23: Holyoke Blades - Hartford Huskies 8:1
  • 2/23: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 5:3
  • 3/2: Holyoke Blades - Bristol Champlains 12:1
  • 3/2: Colchester Jets - New Haven Flyers 5:4
  • 3/9: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 5:1
  • 3/9: Bristol Champlains - New Haven Flyers 6:6
  • 3/16: Holyoke Blades - Colchester Jets 7:3
  • 3/16: New Haven Flyers - Hartford Huskies 8:4

Standings as of 3/14

  1. Holyoke 15-0-0-30
  2. Colchester 8-6-1-17
  3. Bristol 4-9-3-11
  4. Hartford 4-9-1-9
  5. New Haven 3-10-1-7

Semifinals

  • Holyoke Blades - New Haven Flyers
  • Bristol Champlains - Colchester Jets

Final

  • 3/30: Holyoke Blades - Bristol Champlains 7:1
1969-70
  • 10/25: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 10:4
  • 10/25: East Hartford Canadians - Bristol Champlains 4:3
  • 11/16: Hartford Huskies - New Haven Flyers 5:2
  • 11/30: Bristol Champlains - East Hartford Canadians 6:4
  • 11/30: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 5:1
  • 12/7: Colchester Jets - New Haven Flyers 10:3
  • 12/7: East Hartford Canadiens - Hartford Huskies 9:1
  • 12/14: East Hartford Canadians - New Haven Flyers 6:1
  • 12/14: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 7:1
  • 12/21: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 6:2
  • 12/21: Hartford Huskies - New Haven Flyers 5:4
  • 12/28: New Haven Flyers - Bristol Champlains 3:2
  • 12/28: Colchester Jets - East Hartford Canadians 5:4
  • 1/4: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 12:3
  • 1/4: East Hartford Canadians - Bristol Champlains 6:4
  • 1/11: Hartford Huskies - East Hartford Canadians 8:4
  • 1/11: Colchester Jets - New Haven Flyers 8:2
  • 1/18: Hartford Huskies - Bristol Champlains 3:2
  • 1/18: New Haven Flyers - East Hartford Canadians 2:2
  • 1/25: New Haven Flyers - Hartford Huskies 7:6
  • 1/25: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 12:8
  • 2/1: Colchester Jets - East Hartford Canadians 5:4
  • 2/1: Bristol Champlains - New Haven Flyers 2:2

Final standings

  1. Colchester 12-0-0-24
  2. Hartford 5-7-0-10
  3. East Hartford 4-6-2-10
  4. Bristol 4-7-1-9
  5. New Haven 2-7-3-7

Semifinals

  • 2/8: East Hartford Canadians - Colchster Jets 7:6
  • 2/8: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 6:5
  • 2/15: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 7:2
  • 2/15: Colchester Jets - East Hartford Canadians 9:3
  • 2/22: Colchester Jets - East Hartford Canadians 9:4

Final

  • 3/1: Bristol Champlains - Colchester Jets 4:1
  • 3/8: Bristol Champlains - Colchester Jets 4:3 OT

Other games

  • 3/15: Southern New England All-Stars - Bristol Champlains 5:3
1970-71
  • Colchester Jets - New Britain Frontenacs 10:2
  • 10/3: East Hartford Canadians - Hartford Huskies 5:3
  • 10/3: Bristol Champlains - New Haven Flyers 7:5
  • 10/6: Colchester Jets - New Britain Frontenacs 6:1
  • 10/10: East Hartford Canadians - New Haven Flyers 6:5
  • 10/10: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 6:1
  • 10/17: Colchester Jets - New Haven Flyers 13:2
  • 10/24: Colchester Jets - East Hartford Canadians 5:3
  • 10/24: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 7:4
  • 10/31: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 4:2
  • 10/31: New Haven Flyers - Hartford Huskies 5:0
  • 11/7: Bristol Champlains - New Haven Flyers 5:4
  • 11/7: East Hartford Canadians - Hartford Huskies 4:4
  • 11/14: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 6:5
  • 11/14: New Haven Flyers - East Hartford Canadians 10:5
  • 11/21: New Haven Flyers - Colchester Jets 4:3
  • 11/21: Bristol Champlains - East Hartford Canadians 8:5
  • 11/24: New Britain Frontenacs - Hartford Huskies 5:3
  • 11/28: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 5:3
  • 11/28: Colchester Jets - East Hartford Canadians 5:3
  • 12/5: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 9:2
  • 12/5: New Haven Flyers - Hartford Huskies 4:2
  • 12/8: East Hartford Canadians - New Britain Frontenacs 3:2
  • 12/19: New Haven Flyers - East Hartford Canadians 6:3
  • 12/19: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 20:5
  • 12/26: Colchester Jets - New Haven Flyers 6:0
  • 12/26: Bristol Champlains - East Hartford Canadians 9:3
  • 1/9: New Haven Flyers - Hartford Huskies 8:3
  • 1/9: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 7:7
  • 1/12: New Britain Frontenacs - East Hartford Canadians 6:6
  • 1/16: New Haven Flyers - Bristol Champlains 5:3
  • 1/16: East Hartford Canadians - Hartford Huskies 5:4
  • 1/23: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 7:1
  • 1/23: New Haven Flyers - East Hartford Canadians 6:2
  • 2/6: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 5:2
  • 2/6: Colchester Jets - East Hartford Canadians 7:1
  • 2/13: Bristol Champlains - Colchester Jets 5:4
  • 2/13: New Haven Flyers - Hartford Huskies 8:4
  • 2/16: New Britain Frontenacs - East Hartford Canadians 4:2

Final standings

  1. Colchester 16-2-2-34
  2. Bristol 14-5-1-29
  3. New Haven 14-5-1-29
  4. Hartford 4-13-3-11
  5. East Hartford 4-13-3-11
  6. New Britain 2-16-2-6

First round

  • 2/20: New Haven Flyers - East Hartford Canadians 4:2
  • 2/20: Hartford Huskies - New Britain Frontenacs 3:2

Semifinals

  • 2/27: Colchester Jets - New Haven Flyers 5:1
  • 2/27: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 7:3
  • 3/6: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 6:2
  • 3/6: New Haven Flyers - Colchester Jets 4:3 2OT
  • 3/13: Colchester Jets - New Haven Flyers 6:5

Final

  • 3/20: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 10:6
  • 3/27: Bristol Champlains - Colchester Jets 7:5
  • 3/30: Bristol Champlains - Colchester Jets
1971-72
  • 10/2: Hartford Huskies - East Hartford Canadians 7:0 - exhibition
  • 10/9: Hartford Huskies - East Hartford Canadians 11:1 - "
  • 10/23: Bristol Champlains - East Hartford Canadians 7:2
  • 10/23: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 5:4
  • 10/30: New Haven Flyers - Bristol Champlains 5:4
  • 10/30: New Britain Frontenacs - Hartford Huskies 5:2
  • 11/6: Colchester Jets - East Hartford Canadians 8:1
  • 11/6: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 9:4
  • 11/13: New Haven Flyers - Colchester Jets 3:1
  • 11/13: East Hartford Canadians - New Britain Frontenacs 3:2
  • 11/20: New Britain Fronteancs - Bristol Champlains 5:4
  • 11/20: Hartford Huskies - New Haven Flyers 3:3
  • 11/27: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 6:3
  • 11/27: East Hartford Canadians - Hartford Huskies 4:3
  • 12/4: New Britain Frontenacs - New Haven Flyers 3:3
  • 12/4: Colchester Jets - East Hartford Canadians 6:3
  • 12/11: Bristol Champlains - New Haven Flyers 3:1
  • 12/18: Bristol Champlains - Colchester Jets 8:5
  • 12/18: East Hartford Canadians - New Britain Frontenacs 4:2
  • 1/8: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 5:3
  • 1/8: Bristol Champlains - East Hartford Canadians 10:5
  • 1/13: New Haven Flyers - East Hartford Canadians 3:1
  • 1/15: New Haven Flyers - Hartford Huskies 9:3
  • 1/15: Bristol Champlains - New Britain Frontenacs 6:3
  • 1/22: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 7:4
  • 1/22: East Hartford Canadians - Colchester Jets 4:2
  • 1/29: New Haven Flyers - East Hartford Canadians 4:1
  • 1/29: Colchester Jets - New Britain Frontenacs 6:3
  • 2/12: East Hartford Canadians - Bristol Champlains 8:3
  • 2/12: Colchester Jets - Hartford Huskies 6:5
  • 2/19: New Haven Flyers - Hartford Huskies 6:1
  • 2/26: New Haven Flyers - New Britain Frontenacs 6:3
  • 2/26: Hartford Huskies - East Hartford Canadians 3:1
  • 3/3: Colchester Jets - New Haven Flyers 4:4

Standings as of 2/28

  1. Bristol 10-4-1-21
  2. New Haven 9-3-2-20
  3. Colchester 9-5-0-18
  4. East Hartford 7-8-0-14
  5. New Britain 4-9-2-10
  6. Hartford 2-12-1-5

Semifinals

  • 3/4: Bristol Champlains - East Hartford Canadians 5:3
  • 3/4: Colchester Jets - New Haven Flyers 3:1
  • 3/11: New Haven Flyers - Colchester Jets 6:3
  • 3/11: Bristol Champlains - East Hartford Canadians 5:3
  • 3/18: New Haven Flyers - Colchester Jets 5:4

Final

  • 3/25: Bristol Champlains - New Haven Flyers 4:1
  • 4/1: Bristol Champlains - New Haven Flyers 5:3

Other games

  • 4/15: Southern New England All-Stars - Bristol Champlains 8:3
1972-73
  • 10/14: Colchester Jets - New Britain Frontenacs 4:2
  • 10/14: East Hartford Canadians - Bristol Champlains 5:3
  • 10/21: Hartford Huskies - New Britain Fronteancs 4:3
  • 10/21: New Haven Flyers - Bristol Champlains 4:4
  • 10/28: East Hartford Canadians - New Britain Frontenacs 3:0
  • 10/29: East Hartford Canadians - New Haven Flyers 6:3
  • 10/29: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 6:4
  • 11/4: New Haven Flyers - Hartford Huskies 9:1
  • 11/4: Bristol Champlains - New Britain Frontenacs 8:2
  • 11/11: East Hartford Canadians - Bristol Champlains 9:2
  • 11/11: New Britain Frontenacs - Colchester Jets 8:6
  • 11/25: New Haven Flyers - Bristol Champlains 6:5
  • 11/25: New Britain Frontenacs - Hartford Huskies 7:3
  • 12/2: Colchester Jets - East Hartford Canadians 7:6
  • 12/2: Bristol Champlains - New Britain Frontenacs 6:3
  • 12/9: Colchester Jets - New Haven Flyers 5:1
  • 12/9: East Hartford Canadians - Hartford Huskies 9:3
  • 12/16: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 6:1
  • 12/30: East Hartford Canadians - New Britain Frontenacs 5:3
  • 12/30: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 10:2
  • 1/6: Colchester Jets - East Hartford Canadians 4:4
  • 1/6: New Haven Flyers - Hartford Huskies 7:4
  • 1/13: New Haven Flyers - New Britain Frontenacs 3:1
  • 1/13: Bristol Champlains - Hartford Huskies 11:4
  • 1/20: East Hartford Canadians - Bristol Champlains 6:3
  • 1/20: Colchester Jets - New Britain Frontenacs 4:2
  • 1/27: New Haven Flyers - Colchester Jets 4:2
  • 1/27: East Hartford Canadians - Hartford Huskies 9:2
  • 2/3: New Britain Frontenacs - Hartford Huskies 6:4
  • 2/3: New Haven Flyers - Bristol Champlains 6:4
  • 2/10: Colchester Jets - Bristol Champlains 4:3
  • 2/10: East Hartford Canadians - New Britain Frontenacs 1:1
  • 2/17: New Haven Flyers - East Hartford Canadians 4:2

Standings as of 2/12

  1. New Haven 10-3-1-21
  2. Colchester 10-3-1-21
  3. East Hartford 9-3-2-20
  4. Bristol 4-8-1-9
  5. New Britain 3-10-1-7
  6. Hartford 3-10-0-6

Semifinals

  • 2/24: New Haven Flyers - Bristol Champlains 4:2
  • 2/24: East Hartford Canadians - Colchester Jets 6:4
  • 3/3: New Haven Flyers - Bristol Champlains 8:3
  • 3/3: East Hartford Canadians - Colchester Jets 5:1

Final

  • 3/10: East Hartford Canadians - New Haven Flyers 8:4
  • 3/17: East Hartford Canadians - New Haven Flyers 5:3
  • 3/24: New Haven Flyers - East Hartford Canadians 7:2
  • 3/31: East Hartford Canadians - New Haven Flyers 5:2
1973-74
  • 11/3: Vernon Jets - Bristol Champlains 6:6
  • 11/3: Willimantic Flyers - Manchester Huskies 7:1
  • 11/10: Willimantic Flyers - Vernon Jets 8:1

Willimantic Flyers won the regular season championship.

Playoffs

  • 2/9: Bristol Champlains - Vernon Jets 10:3
  • 2/16: Willimantic Flyers - Bristol Champlains 6:6 2OT
  • 2/23: Willimantic Flyers - Vernon Jets 5:4
  • 3/2: Willimantic Flyers - Bristol Champlains - final

Sources

  • Hartford Courant
  • Holyoke Transcript-Telegram