1937–38 American ice hockey season

This was the 1937-38 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

• American Hockey Association
• American Hockey League
• Brooklyn-Long Island Hockey League
• California
• Eastern Hockey League
• Metropolitan Amateur Hockey League
• Michigan-Ontario Hockey League
• National Hockey League (Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Americans, New York Rangers)
• New York Amateur Hockey Association
• Pacific Coast Hockey League
• Provincial Senior Hockey League (Boston Olympics)
• United States National Senior Championship

Colorado

The Fort Collins Crystals played the Laramie, Wyoming team three this winter, going 1-2 in the series (also see the Wyoming section).

1937-38 Game Results

• 1/9: Laramie American Legion (WY) - Fort Collins Crystals 8:2
• 1/28: Fort Collins Crystals - Laramie American Legion (WY) 4:3
• 3/11: Laramie American Legion (WY) - Colorado Springs All-Stars 7:6 @ Broadmoor Ice Palace - Rocky Mountain Championship

Iowa

The Des Moines City Hockey League returned after a year's hiatus this winter. There were plans to hold an Iowa State Amateur Championship in Des Moines, but it was cancelled.

1937-38 Game Results

• 12/17: Des Moines Blue Ribbons - Webster City Leafs 4:0
• 12/19: Des Moines - Cedar Rapids 6:0
• 1/2: Webster City - Des Moines Pickups 2:1
• 1/6: East Des Moines - Webster City 1:1
• 1/9: Cedar Rapids - Webster City Leafs 3:3 OT
• 1/10: Cedar Rapids Knitters - Cedar Rapids Drews 3:2
• 1/11: Cedar Rapids Knitters - Kenwood Merchants 5:1
• 1/12: Cedar Rapids Drews - Kenwood Merchants 4:1
• 1/14: Cedar Rapids Knitters - Kenwood Merchants 6:1
• 1/16: Webster City - Iowa Falls 6:0
• 1/27: Des Moines Blue Ribbons - Webster City 4:1
• 1/30: LeMars - Cherokee 20:1
• 1/30: Des Moines Blue Ribbons - Cedar Rapids 8:1
• 1/30: Webster City Leafs - Des Moines Chesterfields 3:0
• 2/1: Cedar Rapids Knitters - Kenwood Merchants 5:4

Des Moines Hockey League Results

• 12/19: Blue Ribbons - Chesterfields 6:0
• 12/23: Blue Ribbons - Daniels Bros 12:0
• 12/23: Chesterfields - East Des Moines 1:0
• 12/28: Chesterfields - Daniels Bros 4:0
• 1/2: East Des Moines - Daniels Bros 2:1
• 1/2: Blue Ribbons - Chesterfields 5:2
• 1/4: Blue Ribbons - East Des Moines 3:1
• 1/4: Chesterfields - Daniels Bros 2:1
• 1/6: Blue Ribbons - Daniels Bros 6:0
• 1/27: Chesterfields - East Des Moines 4:2

Standings as of 1/29

1. Blue Ribbons 8-0-0 54:6 16
2. Chesterfields 4-5-0 14:30 8
3. East Des Moines 3-5-0 12:20 6
4. Daniels Bros 1-6-0 6:30 2

Maine

Lewiston St. Doms

• 12/26: Lewiston St. Doms - Worcester Millionaires (MA) 16:3 @ Lewiston
• 12/27: Lewiston Cyclones - Wilton Hockey Club 7:3
• 1/1: Lewiston St. Doms - Lewiston Cyclones 2:1
• 1/2: Lewiston St. Doms - Boston University AA (MA) 7:1 @ Lewiston
• 1/9: Lewiston St. Doms - Amesbury Maple Leafs (MA) 2:2 OT @ Lewiston
• 1/9: Lewiston Cyclones - Wilton HC 8:5 @ Wilton
• 1/9: Lewiston St. Doms Reserves - Biddeford Westbrook AC 4:0
• 1/16: Lewiston St. Doms - Medford HC (MA) 5:2 @ Lewiston
• 1/16: Lewiston Mohawks - Augusta Falcons 2:2
• 1/16: Waterville Notre Dame - Lewiston Cyclones 5:0 @ Waterville
• 1/20: Lewiston St. Doms - Waterville Notre Dame 2:2 @ Lewiston
• 1/23: Waterville Notre Dame - Wilton HC 4:2 @ Wilton
• 1/23: Lewiston St. Doms - Amesbury Maple Leafs (MA) 4:2
• 1/28: Waterville Notre Dame - Lewiston Cyclones 2:1
• 1/28: Concord Sacred Hearts (NH) - Lewiston St. Doms 6:2 @ Concord
• 1/30: Waterville Notre Dame - Wilton HC 3:2 @ Waterville
• 1/30: Lewiston St. Doms - North Cambridge Hockey Club (MA) 6:3 @ Lewiston
• 2/6: Lewiston St. Doms - Lewiston Cyclones 4:2 - St. Doms clinched Hamel Trophy as city champions
• 2/10: Lewiston St. Doms - Berlin (NH) 7:6 @ Lewiston
• 2/13: Waterville Notre Dame - Lewiston Cyclones 5:0 @ Lewiston
• 2/20: Berlin Maroons (NH) - Lewiston St. Doms 3:2 @ Lewiston
• 2/22: Brunswick Knights of Columbus - Augusta Senators 7:6 OT - Intermediate Championship final
• 2/27: Lewiston St. Doms - Berlin (NH) 6:0 @ Lewiston
• 3/3: Waterville Notre Dame - Lewiston St. Doms 5:3
• 3/6: Lewiston St. Doms - Maine AAU All-Stars 3:2

Maine AAU Championship

• 2/16: Lewiston St. Doms - Lewiston Maple Leafs 3:1 - 1R
• 2/16: Waterville Notre Dame - Madison 4:0 - 1R
• 2/16: Lewiston Cyclones - Wilton HC 3:2 - 1R
• 2/17: Lewiston Cyclones - Bowdoin 3:2 - SF
• 2/17: Lewiston St. Doms - Waterville Notre Dame 4:3 - SF
• 2/24: Lewiston St. Doms - Lewiston Cyclones 4:2 - became 1:0 Forfeit as Cyclones insisted on using Wes Storey, a banned Canadian player - F

Montana

Montana School of Mines

The Butte Copper Kings won the Montana State Hockey League title with wins over the Montana School of Mines and Helena.

1937-38 Game Results

• 12/26: Butte Copper Kings - Butte Clarkes 9:7
• 1/4: Cut Bank - Coutts (AB) 4:4
• 1/9: Butte Copper Kings - Montana School of Mines 6:1
• 1/13: Coutts (AB) - Cut Bank 5:3
• 1/21: Coutts (AB) - Cut Bank 7:6
• 1/30: Kalispell - Missoula 7:6 @ Kalispell
• 2/8: Kalispell - Whitefish 15:1
• 2/13: Montana School of Mines - Kalispell 4:2 @ Kalispell
• 2/18: Cut Bank - Havre 9:3 - Cut Bank was strengthened by 4 Coutts players
• 2/21: Kalispell - Whitefish 5:2 @ Kalispell
• 2/23: Cut Bank - Havre 3:0 - Cut Bank clinched Northern Montana Championship

Montana State Hockey League Results

• 1/23: Montana School of Mines - Missoula 14:3
• 2/6: Butte Copper Kings - Montana School of Mines 7:3
• 2/13: Butte Copper Kings - Helena 7:1 @ Helena
• 2/20: Butte Copper Kings - Helena 8:2 @ Butte

Nebraska

1937-38 Game Results

• 1/2: North Platte Buffalos - Gothenburg 6:5
• 1/30: North Platte Buffalos - Seward 4:1

North Dakota

1937-38 Game Results

• 12/26: Jamestown - Bismarck 4:2 @ Jamestown
• 1/2: Bismarck - Jamestown @ Bismarck

South Dakota

There were exhibition games and a tournament in Sioux Falls in South Dakota this winter.

1937-38 Game Results

• 12/12: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Dell Rapids 3:0
• 12/19: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Flandreau 2:0
• 1/1: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Worthington Cardinals (MN) 4:1
• 1/2: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Worthington Cardinals (MN) 1:1
• 1/6: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Dell Rapids 8:1
• 1/9: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Huron 4:2
• 1/9: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Flandreau 4:4
• 1/13: Huron - South Dakota State College 14:0
• 1/15: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - South Dakota State College 6:2
• 1/15: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Worthington Cardinals (MN) 5:4 OT
• 1/26: Aberdeen Canucks - Aberdeen Eskimaux 6:0
• 2/15: Brandon - Flandreau 6:0
• 2/22: Brandon - Sioux Falls Blackhawks 3:2

Sioux Falls Tournament

• 2/3: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Hudson 13:1
• 2/3: Brandon - Ellis 5:1
• 2/4: Flandreau - South Dakota State College 5:0
• 2/4: Worthington Cardinals (MN) - LeMars (IA) 4:0
• 2/6: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Flandreau 3:2
• 2/6: Worthington Cardinals (MN) - Brandon 2:1
• 2/6: Worthington Cardinals (MN) - Sioux Falls Blackhawks 1:0 - final

Spokane, Washington

The Spokane Clippers competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey League. Silver Loaf, Red and White, Lang Stove, and the Couer d'Alene Eskimos played in the Big Four Hockey League.

Big Four Hockey League Results

• 11/10: Silver Loaf - Red and White 2:1
• 11/10: Lang Stove - Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 1:0
• 11/17: Lang Stove - Silver Loaf 1:0
• 11/17: Red and White - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 2:1
• 11/24: Lang Stove - Red and White 3:1
• 11/24: Silver Loaf - Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 1:1 OT
• 12/1: Red and White - Silver Loaf 3:1
• 12/8: Red and White - Lang Stove 2:0
• 12/8: Silver Loaf - Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 3:0
• 12/15: Lang Stove - Silver Loaf 1:0
• 12/15: Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Red and White 1:1
• 1/5: Silver Loaf - Lang Stove 3:1
• 1/5: Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Red and White 2:0
• 1/12: Silver Loaf - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 3:1
• 1/12: Red and White - Lang Stove 2:1
• 1/19: Silver Loaf - Red and White 2:1
• 1/19: Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Lang Stove 4:1
• 2/2: Lang Stove - Silver Loaf 4:2 - final, game one
• 2/9: Lang Stove - Silver Loaf 2:1 - final, game two

Texas

Four teams competed in the Houston Amateur League in 1937-38, and the Lone Star Creamery won the championship. No hockey was played in San Antonio this winter.

1937-38 Game Results

• 11/2: Lone Star Creamery - Polar Bears 1:0 @ Houston

Houston Amateur League Results

• 11/16: Rice University Owls - Polar Bears 4:2
• 11/21: Lone Star Creamery - Rice University Owls 6:5 OT
• 11/28: Polar Bears - Spalding Blue Streaks 5:1
• 12/5: Lone Star Creamery - Polar Bears 3:3 OT
• 12/12: Rice University Owls - Spalding Blue Streaks 5:4
• 12/19: Polar Bears - Rice University Owls 2:0
• 12/26: Lone Star Creamery - Spalding Blue Streaks 6:2
• 1/2: Polar Bears - Spalding Blue Streaks 5:3
• 1/9: Lone Star Creamery - Rice University Owls 3:1
• 1/16: Polar Bears - Lone Star Creamery 5:0
• 3/20: Rice University Owls - Spalding Blue Streaks 8:8 2OT
• 3/27: Lone Star Creamery - Polar Bears 3:2 - Lone Star clinched title

Vermont

Derby Line Butterfield AA played in the Sherbrooke County League, with teams from Quebec.

1937-38 Game Results

• 1/5: St. Johnsbury Town - Barre Hockey Club 8:1
• 1/8: Derby Line Butterfield AA - Magog (QC) 8:8 OT
• 1/9: Derby Line Butterfield AA - St. Johnsbury Town 5:1
• 1/9: Barre Hockey Club - Norwich 6:0
• 1/10: Winooski Red Wings - Essex Junction NYA 13:1
• 1/16: Burlington Farrell's Team - Winooski Red Wings 2:0
• 1/16: Barre Hockey Club - St. Johnsbury Notre Dame 11:2
• 1/16: Hanover Stockbridge Club (NH) - St. Johnsbury Town 6:1
• 1/16: Derby Line Butterfield AA - Sherbrooke (QC) 7:3
• 1/19: St. Johnsbury Town - Lancaster (NH) 12:1
• 1/19: Sherbrooke Canadien-Independents (QC) - Derby Line Butterfield AA 11:4
• 1/21: Barre Hockey Club - St. Johnsbury Notre Dame 9:4
• 1/23: Winooski Red Wings - St. John's Blue Birds (QC) 1:1
• 1/23: Barre Hockey Club - Gilman Hockey Club 7:0
• 1/23: St. Johnsbury Town - St. Johnsbury Notre Dame 9:3
• 1/23: Athol AC (MA) - Derby Line Butterfield AA 4:3
• 1/23: Burlington Farrell's Team - 1184th CCC Company 18:0
• St. Albans - Winooski Red Wings 4:1
• 1/28: Barre Hockey Club - Gilman Hockey Club 4:0
• 1/29: Barre Hockey Club - Norwich 3:1
• 1/29: Burlington Farrell's Team - St. Michaels 2:0
• 1/30: Winooski Red Wings - St. John's Blue Birds (QC) 4:0 - game called after second period due to poor ice
• 1/30: St. Johnsbury Town - Hanover Stockbridge Club (NH) 1:1
• 2/2: Swanton - Winooski Red Wings 12:3
• 2/2: Derby Line Butterfield AA - Sherbrooke Canadien-Independents (QC) 9:4
• 2/3: Burlington Farrell's Team - St. Albans Red Wings 4:1
• 2/5: Derby Line Butterfield AA - St. Johnsbury Town 5:1
• 2/7: Winooski Red Wings - St. Michael's 6:2
• 2/11: St. Albans Red Wings - Burlington Farrell's Team 5:3
• 2/12: Derby Line Butterfield AA - Athol AC (MA) 2:0
• 2/13: Barre Hockey Club - St. Johnsbury Fairbanks Canadians 3:2 OT
• 2/13: St. Johnsbury Town - Athol AC (MA) 2:0
• 2/13: Burlington Farrell's Team - St. Michaels 2:0
• 2/16: Barre Hockey Club - St. Johnsbury Town 4:2
• 2/20: Barre Hockey Club - Woodsville Indians (NH) 8:2
• 2/22: Magog (QC) - Derby Line Butterfield AA 6:5 - playoff game
• 2/27: Winooski Red Wings - Burlington Farrell's Team 1:0
• 2/27: St. Johnsbury Town - Barre Hockey Club 4:3

West Virginia

The Kanawha City rink opened in Charleston in the fall of 1937, and the Charleston Ice Sports hockey team was formed in February 1938. The first game was played on the 26th.

1937-38 Game Results

• 2/26: Charleston Ice Sports - Pittsburgh Collegians 4:3 OT @ Charleston
• 3/19: Charleston Ice Sports - Pittsburgh Collegians 2:1 OT @ Charleston

Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Amateur State Championship was contested in Milwaukee and won by the Eagle River Falcons.

1937-38 Game Results

• 1/9: Milwaukee All-Stars - Milwaukee Canfields 3:2
• 1/13: Milwaukee All-Stars - Milwaukee Canfields 7:3
• 1/16: Fond du Lac Bears - Milwaukee Canfields 5:4
• 1/16: Milwaukee All-Stars - Beloit 4:3
• 1/20: Milwaukee Canfields - Lake Forest 2:0
• 1/27: Milwaukee Canfields - Oshkosh 4:3
• 2/10: Milwaukee Canfields - Fond du Lac Bears 6:3
• 2/15: Milwaukee Canfields - Milwaukee Luicks 4:2

Wisconsin Amateur State Championship Results

• 2/19: Eagle River Falcons - Appleton 10:0
• 2/19: Wausau Vets - Marshfield Maroons 8:1
• 2/19: Beloit - Lake Geneva 9:1
• 2/19: Milwaukee Luicks - Madison Cardinals 4:1
• 2/19: Milwaukee Canfields - Green Bay 5:4 OT
• 2/19: Fond du Lac Bears - Beloit 12:1
• 2/20: Wausau Vets - Marquette University 8:0
• 2/20: Eagle River Falcons - Oshkosh 11:0
• 2/20: Milwaukee Luicks - Milwaukee Canfields 3:2
• 2/20: Wausau Vets - Fond du Lac Bears 5:2
• 2/20: Eagle River Falcons - Milwaukee Luicks 4:1
• 2/20: Eagle River Falcons - Wausau Vets 3:2 OT - final

Wyoming

The Laramie American Legion defended their Rocky Mountain Championship this winter, only losing one game to the Fort Collins Crystals (see the Colorado section for more results). The University of Wyoming Intramural League was also contested.

1937-38 Game Results

• 1/9: Laramie Slippery Six Juniors - Fort Collins Blackhawks (CO) 4:0
• 1/16: Wyoming University All-Stars - Sheridan Boosters 7:3
• 1/23: Laramie American Legion - Boulder (CO) 16:4
• 2/6: Laramie American Legion - Fort Collins Crystals (CO) 7:6
• Laramie American Legion - Colorado School of Mines 7:2

Wyoming Intramural League Results

• Sigma Nu - Lambda Tau Delta 3:0
• Sigma Chi - Alpha Tau Omega 3:0
• Alpha Tau Omega - Kappa Sigma 3:0
• Faculty beat Phi Delta Theta
• Faculty beat Sigma Nu
• Alpha Tau Omega - Sigma Nu 5:0
• Phi Delta Theta - Sigma Chi 1:1 OT
• Alpha Tau Omega - Phi Delta Theta 2:1
• Sigma Chi - Alpha Tau Omega 1:0 - final

College ice hockey

See: 1937–38 American college hockey season

Sources

• Houston Chronicle
• Montana Standard

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