Wisconsin Amateur Hockey (1946-1980)

This page details amateur hockey in the American state of Wisconsin between 1946 and 1980.

Results

1945-46

• 1/16: Madison Frankie's Tavern - Fond du Lac Bears 5:3
• 1/19: Fond du Lac Bears - Wausau Vets 4:2
• 1/20: Fond du Lac Bears - Wausau Vets 4:4 OT
• 1/24: Madison Frankie's Tavern - University of Wisconsin Navy V-12 3:1
• 1/27: Madison Frankie's Tavern - Fond du Lac Bears 8:4
• 3/10: Marquette Sentinels (MI) - Wausau Vets 15:5

1946-47

• 12/29: Madison Frankie's Tavern - Fond du Lac Bears 4:2
• 1/5: Eagle River Falcons - Ironwood (MI) 18:1
• 1/5: Oshkosh Colts - Fond du Lac Bears 15:6
• 1/5: Madison Frankie's Tavern - Milwaukee All-Stars 7:3
• 1/10: Fond du Lac Bears - Milwaukee All-Stars 2:2
• 1/12: Marquette Sentinels (MI) - Eagle River Falcons 7:6
• 1/15: Eagle River Falcons - Medford All-Stars 11:4
• 1/15: Wausau Lumberjacks - Stevens Point Green Bros 7:0
• 1/16: Oshkosh Colts - Milwaukee All-Stars 6:4
• 1/18: Wausau Lumberjacks - Madison Frankie's Tavern 5:2
• 1/19: Eagle River Falcons - Wausau Lumberjacks 9:6
• 1/22: Oshkosh Colts - Green Bay 11:7
• 1/23: Wausau Lumberjacks - Medford 6:3
• 1/26: Eagle River Falcons - Oshkosh Colts 18:5
• 1/30: Eagle River Falcons - Painesdale (MI) 3:2
• 2/1: Wausau Lumberjacks - Eagle River Falcons 8:3
• 2/2: Eagle River Falcons - Wausau Lumberjacks 7:4
• 2/2: Oshkosh Colts - Green Bay 7:4
• 2/6: Fond du Lac Bears - Oshkosh Colts 9:6
• 2/8: Eagle River Falcons - Wausau Lumberjacks 7:6
• 2/9: Eagle River Falcons - Painesdale (MI) 6:4
• 2/9: Wausau Lumberjacks - Oshkosh Colts 6:5
• 2/11: Rhinelander - Medford 6:5 OT
• 2/10: Oshkosh Colts - Green Bay 9:6
• 2/12: Oshkosh Colts - Green Bay 6:4
• 2/12: Fond du Lac Bears - Milwaukee All-Stars 6:5 OT
• 2/13: Eagle River Falcons - Rhinelander 12:3
• 2/18: Wausau Lumberjacks - Medford 10:2
• 2/19: Medford - Rhinelander 7:5
• 2/20: Wausau Lumberjacks - Eagle River Falcons 6:3
• 2/20: Oshkosh Colts - Fond du Lac Bears 6:5
• 2/23: Eagle River Falcons - Wausau Lumberjacks 4:2
• 2/25: Rhinelander - Stambaugh (MI) 3:3
• 2/26: Eagle River Falcons - Rhinelander 15:4

Wisconsin State Championship

• 3/1: Oshkosh Colts - West Bend 11:3
• 3/1: Fond du Lac Bears - Medford 4:3 OT
• 3/1: Green Bay - Eau Claire 4:3 OT
• 3/1: Milwaukee All-Stars - Oshkosh Colts 5:0
• 3/1: Wausau Lumberjacks - Rhinelander 11:0
• 3/1: Eagle River Falcons - Fond du Lac Bears 5:4
• 3/2: Eagle River Falcons - Green Bay 10:3
• 3/2: Milwaukee All-Stars - Wausau Lumberjacks 7:2
• 3/2: Wausau Lumberjacks - Green Bay 5:2 - consolation
• 3/2: Eagle River Falcons - Milwaukee All-Stars 9:7 - final

1947-48

Eagle River Falcons played in the Michigan-Ontario-Wisconsin Hockey League this winter.

Central Wisconsin Hockey League

• 12/27: Green Bay Hornets - Fond du Lac Bears 2:1
• 12/27: Madison - Oshkosh Colts 7:3
• 12/28: Fond du Lac Bears - Wausau Vets 4:3
• 12/28: Wausau Vets - Oshkosh Colts 6:2
• 12/30: Green Bay Hornets - Oshkosh Colts 10:5
• 12/30: Milwaukee Flyers - Madison 2:2
• 1/3: Madison - Wausau Vets 5:4
• 1/4: Oshkosh Colts - Fond du Lac Bears 4:3
• 1/4: Milwaukee Flyers - Green Bay Hornets 9:1
• 1/6: Madison - Fond du Lac Bears 2:1
• 1/8: Oshkosh Colts - Green Bay Hornets 5:2
• 1/10: Milwaukee Flyers - Wausau Vets 5:1
• 1/10: Fond du Lac Bears - Oshkosh Colts 5:2
• 1/15: Wausau Vets - Green Bay Hornets 7:0
• 1/15: Milwaukee Flyers - Oshkosh Colts 5:1
• 1/18: Milwaukee Flyers - Oshkosh Colts 11:2
• 1/18: Madison - Green Bay Hornets 8:3
• 1/22: Fond du Lac Bears - Green Bay Hornets 6:1
• 1/24: Milwaukee Flyers - Fond du Lac Bears 3:2
• 1/24: Wausau Vets - Green Bay Hornets 2:2 OT
• 1/25: Wausau Vets - Green Bay Hornets 6:3
• 1/25: Milwaukee Flyers - Fond du Lac Bears 2:0
• 1/25: Madison - Oshkosh Colts 4:2
• 1/27: Milwaukee Flyers - Madison 2:2
• 1/27: Fond du Lac Bears - Green Bay Hornets 4:3
• 1/31: Milwaukee Flyers - Green Bay Hornets 4:0
• 1/31: Wausau - Fond du Lac Bears 4:2
• 2/1: Wausau - Fond du Lac Bears 2:2
• 2/1: Milwaukee Flyers - Green Bay Hornets 8:1
• 2/1: Madison - Oshkosh Colts 9:3
• 2/5: Green Bay Hornets - Oshkosh Colts 10:4
• 2/13: Milwaukee Flyers - Fond du Lac Bears 6:4
• 2/15: Wausau Vets - Oshkosh Colts 3:2

Standings as of 2/4

1. Milwaukee Flyers 8-0-2-18 51:12
2. Madison 7-0-2-16 47:23
3. Fond du Lac Bears 5-7-1-11 38:41
4. Wausau Vets 4-3-2-10 35:25
5. Green Bay Hornets 2-9-1-5 28:65
6. Oshkosh Colts 2-9-0-4 33:69

Vacationland Hockey League

1. Marshfield 10-3-1
2. Eau Claire 5-3-1
3. Rhinelander 3-3
4. Chippewa Falls 3-8
5. Stevens Point 2-6

Wisconsin Amateur Tournament (2/7-8)

• Mosinee - Fond du Lac Bears 5:1
• Marshfield - Green Bay Hornets 5:4 OT
• Wausau Vets - Rhinelander 5:1
• Wausau Vets - Marshfield 9:0
• Oshkosh Colts - Mosinee 3:1
• Fond du Lac Bears - Green Bay Hornets 5:2 - consolation
• Fond du Lac Bears - Marshfield Forfeit - "
• Oshkosh Colts - Wausau Vets 3:2 - final

Wisconsin State Championship (2/21-22)

• Rhinelander - West Bend 11:2
• Eagle River Wildcats - Green Bay Hornets 2:1
• Milwaukee Flyers - Watertown 10:2
• Superior - Madison 6:3
• Milwaukee Flyers - Rhinelander 7:2
• Superior - Eagle River Wildcats 16:1
• Green Bay Hornets - Rhinelander 5:3 - consolation
• Madison - West Bend 14:1 - "
• Madison - Janesville 10:0 - "
• Rhinelander - Eagle River Wildcats 3:0
• Green Bay Hornets - Watertown 2:1 - "
• Madison - Green Bay Hornets 8:5 - "
• 2/22: Milwaukee Flyers - Superior 5:4 - final

1948-49

Eagle River Falcons played in the Michigan-Ontario-Wisconsin Hockey League this winter.

Wisconsin State Hockey League

• Fond du Lac Bears - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 6:1
• Oshkosh Yellowjackets - Beaver Dam 13:4
• Watertown Justmann Sports - Beaver Dam 6:1
• Watertown Justmann Sports - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 5:4
• Fond du Lac Bears - Watertown Justmann Sports 14:1
• 12/26: Madison Cardinals - Green Bay Hornets 6:0
• 12/30: Milwaukee Flyers - Madison Cardinals 11:1
• 1/2: Madison Cardinals - Fond du Lac Bears 5:2
• 1/2: Milwaukee Flyers - Green Bay Hornets 9:1
• 1/2: Appleton Merchants - Beaver Dam 6:3
• 1/6: Fond du Lac Bears - Green Bay Hornets 7:5
• 1/6: Appleton Merchants - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 4:3
• 1/6: Madison Cardinals - Watertown Justmann Sports 6:1
• 1/6: Milwaukee Flyers - Beaver Dam 7:0
• 1/9: Appleton Merchants' - Watertown Justmann Sports 5:3
• 1/9: Green Bay Hornets - Beaver Dam 3:0
• 1/9: Madison Cardinals - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 6:5
• 1/11: Milwaukee Flyers - Fond du Lac Bears 6:2
• 1/11: Appleton Merchants - Green Bay Hornets 2:2
• 1/13: Madison Cardinals - Beaver Dam 9:4
• 1/13: Milwaukee Flyers - Watertown Justmann Sports 7:3
• 1/13: Oshkosh Yellowjackets - Green Bay Hornets 2:2
• 1/20: Fond du Lac Bears - Beaver Dam 10:1
• 1/23: Madison Cardinals - Green Bay Hornets 9:3
• 1/23: Milwaukee Flyers - Appleton Merchants 4:0
• 1/25: Madison Cardinals - Watertown Justmann Sports 5:3
• 1/25: Appleton Merchants - Fond du Lac Bears 4:2
• 1/26: Milwaukee Flyers - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 19:5
• 1/28: Fond du Lac Bears - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 12:1
• 1/30: Appleton Merchants - Beaver Dam 5:5
• 1/30: Milwaukee Flyers - Green Bay Hornets 10:0
• 1/30: Oshkosh Yellowjackets - Watertown Justmann Sports 10:5
• 1/30: Madison Cardinals - Fond du Lac Bears 4:4
• 2/3: Fond du Lac Bears - Green Bay Hornets 6:4
• 2/3: Milwaukee Flyers - Beaver Dam 17:0
• 2/3: Appleton Merchants - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 2:2
• 2/8: Fond du Lac Bears - Watertown Justmann Sports 4:2
• 2/10: Madison Cardinals - Beaver Dam 13:1
• 2/10: Green Bay Hornets - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 6:2
• 2/10: Milwaukee Flyers - Watertown Justmann Sports 22:0
• 2/10: Fond du Lac Bears - Appleton Merchants 4:2
• 2/12: Madison Cardinals - Appleton Merchants 8:3
• 2/13: Madison Cardinals - Appleton Merchants 7:2
• 2/13: Milwaukee Flyers - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 12:3
• 2/13: Green Bay Hornets - Watertown Justmann Sports 1:0 Forfeit - Watertown failed to appear
• 2/17: Madison Cardinals - Milwaukee Flyers 6:5
• 2/20: Green Bay Hornets - Beaver Dam 3:1
• 2/20: Green Bay Hornets - Appleton Merchants Forfeit
• 2/27: Milwaukee Flyers - Fond du Lac Bears 8:1

Standings as of 2/1

1. Milwaukee Flyers 8-0-0-16 78:12
2. Madison Cardinals 7-1-1-15 51:33
3. Fond du Lac Bears 5-3-1-11 59:28
4. Appleton Merchants 4-1-2-10 26:22
5. Oshkosh Yellowjackets 2-6-1-5 44:73
6. Watertown Justmann Sports 2-6-0-4 38:52
7. Green Bay Hornets 1-5-2-4 16:45
8. Beaver Dam 0-7-1-1 18:59

Final standings

1. Milwaukee Flyers 13-0-1-26 138:22
2. Madison Cardinals 12-1-1-25 86:48
3. Fond du Lac Bears 8-4-1-17 74:44
4. Green Bay Hornets 5-6-2-12 32:54
5. Appleton Merchants 4-6-3-11 35:45
6. Oshkosh Yellowjackets 3-9-2-851:84
7. Watertown Justmann Sports 3-9-0-6 36:85
8. Beaver Dam 0-11-1-1 29:99

Northern Wisconsin Invitational Tournament (3/5-6)

• Mosinee Papermakers - Bruce's Crossing 5:3
• Eagle River - Eau Claire 4:3
• Rhinelander - Tomahawk 17:0
• Stambaugh (MI) - Wausau Vets 2:0
• Stambaugh (MI) - Rhinelander 2:0 - semifinal
• Mosinee Papermakers - Eagle River 7:3 - "
• Rhinelander - Eagle River 3:0 - 3rd place
• Mosinee Papermakers - Stambaugh (MI) 3:1 - final

Other games

• 1/5: Stambaugh (MI) - Rhinelander 3:1
• 1/9: Rhinelander - Tomahawk 14:0
• Rhinelander - Bruce's Crossing 2:1
• 1/22: Wausau Vets - Rhinelander 2:0 - Wausau quit several minutes into the second period, upset over the officiating
• 1/26: Rhinelander - Stambaugh (MI) 6:3
• 1/30: Mosinee Papermakers - Rhinelander 6:1
• 2/2: Rhinelander - Stambaugh (MI) 3:3
• 2/6: Bruce's Crossing - Rhinelander 12:5
• 2/8: Wausau Vets - Marshfield Merchants 1:1
• 2/10: Wausau Vets - Marshfield Merchants 5:0
• 2/13: Stevens Point - Marshfield Merchants 2:0
• 2/19: Eau Claire Rockets - Wausau Vets 4:1
• 2/19: St. Paul 7-Ups (MN) - Milwaukee Flyers 9:8
• 2/20: Mosinee Papermakers - Marshfield Merchants 4:3
• 2/27: Wausau Vets - Rhinelander 5:1

1949-50

1950 Green Bay Hornets

Wisconsin State Hockey League

Fox River Valley Division

• 12/28: Green Bay Hornets - Appleton Merchants 11:4
• 1/4: Fond du Lac Bears - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 11:1
• 1/8: Green Bay Hornets - Fond du Lac Bears 3:3
• 1/8: Menasha Redwings - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 4:4
• 1/11: Green Bay Hornets - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 9:2
• 1/11: Menasha Redwings - Appleton Merchants 4:0
• 1/14: Oshkosh Yellowjackets - Appleton Merchants 4:3
• 1/18: Green Bay Hornets - Appleton Merchants 7:2
• 1/22: Menasha Redwings - Fond du Lac Bears 5:1
• 1/27: Menasha Redwings - Oshkosh Yellowjackets 6:3
• 1/29: Oshkosh Yellowjackets - Green Bay Hornets 5:4
• 2/1: Green Bay Hornets - Menasha Red Wings 7:6 - no contest
• 2/15: Fond du Lac Bears - Green Bay Hornets 1:0
• 2/18: Fond - men

Standings as of 2/16

1. Fond du Lac 5-1-1-11
2. Menasha 4-1-1-9
3. Green Bay 4-2-1-9
4. Oshkosh 3-4-1-7
5. Appleton 0-8-0-0

Standings were also presented as Appleton 2-6-0, Oshkosh 1-6-1.

Southern Wisconsin League

• 12/26: Madison Cardinals - Beaver Dam 16:4
• 12/29: Madison Cardinals - West Bend 13:0
• 1/4: Madison Cardinals - Watertown 14:1
• 1/4: Madison Shamrocks - Beaver Dam 12:0
• 1/7: Madison Shamrocks - West Bend 4:1
• 1/8: Madison Cardinals - Madison Shamrocks 10:1
• 1/11: Madison Cardinals - Beaver Dam 19:1
• 1/21: Madison Shamrocks - West Bend 8:3
• 1/21: Madison Cardinals - Watertown 6:2
• 1/22: Madison Cardinals - West Bend 15:6
• 1/22: Madison Shamrocks - Beaver Dam 8:3
• 1/26: Madison Cardinals - Madison Shamrocks 11:2
• 1/29: Madison Cardinals - Beaver Dam 17:1
• 1/30: Madison Shamrocks - Madison Cardinals 3:3
• 2/2: Madison Cardinals - Watertown 5:5
• 2/5: Madison Shamrocks - West Bend 9:4
• 2/12: Madison Shamrocks - Beaver Dam 7:2

Standings as of 2/6

1. Madison Cardinals 9-0-2-20
2. Watertown 5-3-2-12
3. Madison Shamrocks 5-4-1-11
4. West Bend 2-7-1-5
5. Beaver Dam 1-7-0-2

Wisconsin Senior A Championship

Milwaukee Flyers forfeited a planned three game series to the Eagle River Falcons. The teams played in the Northern Lakes Hockey League this year.

Wisconsin Senior B Championship

Southern Division (2/24-26)

• Fond du Lac Bears - Kekoskee 4:2
• Fond du Lac Bears - Madison Cardinals 6:3
• Menasha Redwings - Mayville 5:2
• West Allis - West Bend 4:2
• Madison Cardinals - Madison Shamrocks 18:4
• Watertown - Shorewood Rockets 8:3
• Watertown - West Allis 9:3
• Kekoskee - Shorewood Rockets 4:2
• Madison Shamrocks - West Bend 9:0
• Madison Cardinals - Mayville 12:1
• Watertown - Menasha Redwings 5:3
• West Allis - Menasha Redwings 3:2
• Madison Shamrocks - Kekoskee 5:3
• Madison Cardinals - West Allis 2:1
• Madison Cardinals - Madison Shamrocks 5:2
• Fond du Lac Bears - Watertown 5:0
• Fond du Lac Bears - Madison Cardinals 1:0 Forfeit - final

Northern Division (3/4-5)

• Green Bay Hornets - Mosinee Papermakers 4:2
• Rhinelander Hornets - Tomahawk 12:2
• Wausau Vets - Eagle River Wildcats 1:4 - Wildcats withdrew and Wausau advanced after the Vets protested them using some Eagle River Falcon players
• Rhinelander Hornets - Green Bay Hornets 7:2
• Mosinee Papermakers - Tomahawk 8:0 - consolation
• Mosinee Papermakers - Green Bay Hornets 8:0 - "
• Rhinelander Hornets - Wausau Vets 8:2 - final

Final

• 3/12: Rhinelander Hornets - Fond du Lac Bears 10:3

Other games

• 1/21: Rhinelander Hornets - Mosinee Papermakers 2:1 - Mosinee Tournament
• 1/21: Wausau Vets - Marshfield 8:1 - "
• 1/22: Wausau Vets - Rhinelander Hornets 2:1 - "
• 1/28: Rhinelander Hornets - Wausau Vets 8:4
• 2/3: Rhinelander Hornets - Bruce Crossing (MI) 6:3
• 2/12: Wausau Vets - Green Bay Hornets 4:3
• 2/14: Rhinelander Hornets - Eagle River Wildcats 7:2
• 2/19: Rhinelander Hornets - Tomahawk 11:0
• 2/19: Rhinelander Hornets - Tomahawk 11:4
• 2/19: Madison Cardinals - Menasha Redwings 7:2
• 2/21: Rhinelander Hornets - Eagle River Wildcats 14:3
• 2/26: Rhinelander Hornets - Bruce Crossing (MI) 13:2

Sources

• Rhinelander Daily News
• Oshkosh Northwestern