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The Wagon Wheel Cardinals, based in Rockton, Illinois, and also known as the Rockton Cardinals, played in the Illinois Ice Hockey League from 1958-1963. They won the regular season title all five years they spent in the league, and the playoff crown in 1959. For 1963-64, they joined the North Central Hockey League, which also featured teams from Minnesota. After two seasons in the league, the Cardinals became an independent team, playing until 1971.
Results
- 1958-1963
see: Illinois Ice Hockey League
- 1963-64
Other games
- 1/30: Rockton Cardinals - Madison Cardinals 13:0
- Rockton Cardinals - Detroit Griffins 5:5
- 1964-65
Other games
- 11/14: Rockton Cardinals - Michigan Tech Freshmen 7:2
- 12/26: Detroit Griffins - Rockton Cardinals 9:4
- 1967-68
- Cleveland All-Stars - Rockton Cardinals 9:7
- Rockton Cardinals - Portage Lake Flyers 2:2
- 11/18: Michigan Tech Freshmen - Rockton Cardinals 5:3
- 11/25: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Golden Steers 14:3
- 12/9: Rockton Cardinals - Portage Lake Flyers 6:3
- 12/16: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars 5:3
- 12/23: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Golden Steers
- 1/13: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Golden Steers
- 1/20: Detroit Mustangs - Rockton Cardinals 7:3
- 1/27: Rockton Cardinals - Cleveland All-Stars
- 2/17: Rockton Cardinals - Cleveland All-Stars
- 2/24: Rockton Cardinals - Michigan Tech Freshmen
- 3/9: Rockton Cardinals - Cleveland All-Stars 14:7
- 3/16: Rockton Cardinals beat Ann Arbor
- 3/23: Madison CUNA Credit Union - Rockton Cardinals 7:4
Rockton went 9-7-1 on the season.
- 1968-69
- Detroit Big Bills - Rockton Cardinals 7:3
- 11/16: Rockton Cardinals - Madison Blues 11:4
- 11/23: Michigan Tech Freshmen - Rockton Cardinals 9:4
- 11/30: Rockton Cardinals - Fond du Lac Bears 7:6
- 12/7: Rockton Cardinals - Madison Blues 5:2
- 12/14: Rockton Cardinals - Fond du Lac Bears 8:5
- 12/21: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars 6:3
- 12/29: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Rockets 7:6
- 1/4: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars 9:2
- 1/11: Detroit Tigers - Rockton Cardinals
- 1/18: Michigan Tech Freshmen beat Rockton Cardinals
- 1/25: Rockton Cardinals - Fond du Lac Bears 18:3
- 2/1: Rockton Cardinals - Akron Americans
- 2/8: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars
- 3/1: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Steers
- 3/8: Rockton Cardinals - Portage Lake Flyers 5:4 - Rockton 11-6 after game
- 3/15: Rockton Cardinals - Detroit Big Bills
- 1969-70
- 11/15: St. Paul Bobcats beat Rockton Cardinals
- 11/22: University of Wisconsin JV - Rockton Cardinals 8:5
- 11/29: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Rockets 9:3
- 12/6: Rockton Cardinals beat Portage Lake Flyers
- 12/13: Detroit Slasors - Rockton Cardinals 11:4
- 12/20: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars 12:3
- 1/3: Rockton Cardinals - Fond du Lac Bears 8:4
- 1/10: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Bobcats 14:5
- 1/17: Rockton Cardinals - Minneapolis Stephens Buick 10:4
- 1/24: Rockton Cardinals - Portage Lake Flyers 4:2
- 1/31: Rockton Cardinals - Michigan Tech Freshmen 7:7
- 2/7: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Rockets 14:3
- 2/14: Rockton Cardinals - Detroit Slasors 7:2
- 2/21: Rockton Cardinals - University of Wisconsin JV
- 2/28: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars
- 1970-71
- 11/14: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Bob Ross 10:10
- 11/21: 'Rockton Cardinals - Portage Lake Flyers 6:5
- 11/28: Canadian Soo All-Stars - Rockton Cardinals 7:2
- 12/5: Michigan Tech Freshmen - Rockton Cardinals 8:6
- 12/12: Rockton Cardinals - University of Wisconsin JV
- 12/19: Rockton Cardinals - Minneapolis North Star Oil
- 1/2: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Bob Carter Ford
- 1/16: Rockton Cardinals beat Minneapolis North Star Oil
- 1/23: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Bob Ross
- 1/30: Michigan Tech Freshmen - Rockton Cardinals 8:1
- 2/6: Rockton Cardinals - Detroit Basquette 8:6
- 2/13: Rockton Cardinals - Minneapolis Stephens Buick 16:3
- 2/20: Rockton Cardinals beat Canadian Soo All-Stars
- 2/27: Rockton Cardinals - Madison Hawks 6:5
- 3/6: Rockton Cardinals - Detroit Basquette 7:2
- 3/13: Rockton Cardinals - Ontario Otters
- 3/20: Rockton Cardinals - Northern Canucks
Sources
- Wisconsin State Journal
- Janesville Daily Gazette
- Woodstock Daily Sentinel