California Amateur Hockey (1958-1978)

This page details amateur hockey activities in California between 1958 and 1977:

Results

There was junior hockey played at Berkeley Iceland from 1950-1954 and in North Sacramento, at the Iceland rink, from 1950-1952.

1957-58

1958 Danisio's Demons

Games were played at the Iceland rink in North Sacramento.

Exhibitions

• 1/5: Blackhawks - Red Wings 6:2
• 1/5: Bruins - Rangers 7:3
• 1/11: Rangers - Red Wings 11:6
• 1/12: Blackhawks - Bruins 5:5

Sacramento Ice Hockey Association League

• 1/29: Danisio's Demons - Wareing's Thunderbirds 11:4
• 1/29: Aerojet R&W Rockets - Miles Argonauts 4:4
• 2/1: Wareing's Thunderbirds - Miles Argonauts 8:6
• 2/2: Danisio's Demons - Areojet W&R Rockets 8:3
• 2/8: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Wareing's Thunderbirds 9:4
• 2/9: Danisio's Demons - Miles Argonauts 11:7
• 2/15: Danisio's Demons - Wareing's Thunderbirds 5:1
• 2/16: Miles Argonauts - Aerojet W&R Rockets 8:4
• 2/22: Danisio's Demons - Aerojet W&R Rockets 4:4
• 2/23: Danisio's Demons - Wareing's Thunderbirds 10:6
• 3/1: Miles Argonauts - Danisio's Demons 5:3
• 3/2: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Wareing's Thunderbirds 12:4
• 3/8: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Danisio's Demons 5:5
• 3/9: Miles Argonauts - Waeing's Thunderbirds 6:4
• 3/15: Danisio's Demons - Miles Argonauts 10:3
• 3/16: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Wareing's Thunderbirds 6:4
• 3/22: Danisio's Demons - Wareing's Thunderbirds 9:1
• 3/23: Miles Argonauts - Aerojet W&R Rockets 13:6
• 3/29: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Danisio's Demons 7:5
• 3/30: Miles Argonauts - Wareing's Thunderbirds 9:4
• 4/9: Miles Argonauts - Danisio's Demons 8:5
• 4/12: Danisio's Demons - Wareing's Thunderbirds 7:4
• 4/13: Miles Argonauts - Aerojet W&R Rockets 8:5
• 4/19: Wareing's Thunderbirds - Miles Argonauts 7:7
• 4/20: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Danisio's Demons 5:3
• 4/26: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Wareing's Thunderbirds 6:6
• 4/27: Danisio's Demons - Miles Argonauts 8:4

1958-59

Sacramento Ice Hockey Association League

• 10/18: Miles Argonauts - Reycraft 6:4
• 10/19: Wareing Thunderbirds - Aerojet W&R Rockets 9:2
• 10/25: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Reycraft 7:4
• 10/26: Miles Argonauts - Wareing Thunderbirds 9:5
• 11/1: Wareing Thunderbirds - Reycraft 6:2
• 11/2: Miles Argonauts - Aerojet W&R Rockets 7:4
• 11/8: Wareing Thunderbirds - Aerojet W&R Rockets 6:2
• 11/9: Miles Argonauts - Reycraft 5:2
• 11/12: Reycraft - Aerojet W&R Rockets 8:2
• 11/15: Miles Argonauts - Wareing Thunderbirds 9:8
• 11/22: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Miles Argonauts 9:8
• 11/23: Wareing Thunderbirds - Reycraft 9:6
• 11/29: Miles Argonauts - Reycraft 8:2
• 11/30: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Wareing Thunderbirds 7:4
• 12/3: Miles Argonauts - Wareing Thunderbirds 10:4
• 12/6: Weycraft - Aerojet W&R Rockets 3:3
• 12/10: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Miles Argonauts 8:7
• 12/13: Miles Argonauts - Reycraft 4:0
• 12/17: Wareing Thunderbirds - Reycraft 4:3
• 12/20: Wareing Thunderbirds - Aerojet W&R Rockets 3:2
• 1/3: Miles Argonauts - Wareing Thunderbirds 10:3
• 1/4: Reycraft - Aerojet W&R Rockets 3:2
• 1/10: Miles Argonauts - Aerojet W&R Rockets 5:4
• 1/11: Reycraft - Wareing Thunderbirds 8:4
• 1/14: Wareing Thunderbirds - Aerojet W&R Rockets 21:13
• 1/18: Miles Argonauts - Reycraft 7:2
• 1/24: Reycraft - Aerojet W&R Rockets 5:1
• 1/25: Wareing Thunderbirds - Miles Argonauts 8:7
• 1/28: Miles Argonauts - Aerojet W&R Rockets 8:3
• 1/31: Wareing Thunderbirds - Reycraft
• 2/7: Wareing Thunderbirds - Aerojet W&R Rockets 7:3
• 2/8: Recyraft - Miles Argonauts 8:5
• 2/11: Reycraft - Aerojet W&R Rockets 7:3
• 2/14: Miles Argonauts - Wareing Thunderbirds 12:7
• 2/21: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Miles Argonauts 5:5
• 2/22: Reycraft - Wareing Thunderbirds 7:4
• 2/25: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Wareing Thunderbirds 8:3
• 2/28: Reycraft - Miles Argonauts 6:3
• 3/4: Wareing Thunderbirds - Miles Argonauts Forfeit
• 3/7: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Reycraft 4:2
• 3/11: Miles Argonauts - Aerojet W&R Rockets 16:1
• 3/14: Reycraft - Wareing Thunderbirds 8:5
• 3/18: Miles Argonauts - Aerojet W&R Rockets 7:2 - semifinal
• 3/21: Wareing Thunderbirds - Reycraft 6:2 - "
• 3/22: Miles Argonauts - Wareing Thunderbirds 8:7 - final
• 3/25: Miles Argonauts - Wareing Thunderbirds 10:4 - "

Northern California Ice Hockey League

• 11/9: Berkeley Bears - Walnut Creek Warriors 6:4
• 11/30: Walnut Creek Warriors - Berkeley Bears 6:5
• 12/28: Berkeley Bears - Walnut Creek Warriors 5:5
• 1/4: Walnut Creek Warriors - Berkeley Bears 4:3
• 1/25: Berkeley Bears - Walnut Creek Warriors 4:3
• 3/22: Walnut Creek Warriors - Berkeley Bears 7:2 - final

Inter-City Hockey League

• 12/7: Miles Argonauts - Berkeley Bears 9:4
• 12/7: Wareing Thunderbirds - Walnut Creek Warriors 5:4
• 12/14: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Walnut Creek Warriors 5:4
• 12/14: Berkeley Bears - Wareing Thunderbirds 3:1
• 12/20: Berkeley Bears - Miles Argonauts 8:5
• 1/18: Berkeley Bears - Aerojet W&R Rockets 6:6
• 1/18: Wareing Thunderbirds - Walnut Creek Warriors 7:3
• 2/1: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Berkeley Bears 6:4
• 2/15: Berkeley Bears - Reycraft 3:3
• 2/15: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Walnut Creek Warriors 8:3
• 3/1: Berkeley Bears - Aerojet W&R Rockets 8:5
• 3/8: Walnut Creek Warriors - Wareing Thunderbirds 5:4
• 3/8: Miles Argonauts - Berkeley Bears 10:3
• 3/15: Berkeley Bears - Miles Argonauts 11:5

Other games

• 11/2: Sacramento All-Stars - Berkeley All-Stars 6:4
• 11/16: Sacramento All-Stars - Berkeley All-Stars 13:6
• 11/23: Berkeley All-Stars - Sacramento All-Stars 11:8
• 2/22: Aerojet W&R Rockets - Miles Argonauts 6:2 @ Squaw Valley
• 4/18: Sacramento Argonauts - Salt Lake City Seagulls 7:3
• 4/19: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Walnut Creek Warriors 6:4

Far Western Championship

• 4/25: Sacramento All-Stars - Los Angeles Stars 9:8
• 4/26: Walnut Creek Warriors - Los Angeles Stars 4:3

Sacramento won.

1959-60

Sacramento Ice Hockey Association League

• 10/24: Miles Argonauts - Burgie Blues 12:11
• 10/28: Burgie Blues - Rexalls 6:5
• 10/31: Miles Argonauts - Wareing Thunderbirds
• 11/4: Reycraft - Miles Argonauts 3:2
• 11/7: Wareing Thunderbirds - Burgie Blues 9:1
• 11/11: Wareing Thunderbirds - Rexalls 8:3
• 11/14: Burgie Blues - Miles Argonauts 9:4
• 11/18: Burgie Blues - Rexalls 3:3
• 11/25: Burgie Blues - Wareing Thunderbirds 8:6
• 11/28: Rexalls - Miles Argonauts
• 12/2: Miles Argonauts - Burgie Blues 7:6
• 12/5: Rexalls - Wareing Thunderbirds 4:2
• 12/9: Wareing Thunderbirds - Miles Argonauts 4:3
• 12/12: Burgie Blues - Rexalls 6:2
• 12/16: Burgie Blues - Wareing Thunderbirds 7:6
• 12/19: Miles Argonauts - Rexalls 9:1
• 12/30: Miles Argonauts - Burgie Blues 7:6
• 1/2: Wareing Thunderbirds - Rexalls 10:7
• 1/6: Rexalls - Burgie Blues 5:4
• 1/9: Wareing Thunderbirds - Miles Argonauts 9:7
• 1/13: Burgie Blues - Wareing Thunderbirds 5:5
• 1/16: Miles Argonauts - Rexalls 7:5
• 1/20: Miles Argonauts - Burgie Blues 15:1
• 1/23: Wareing Thunderbirds - Rexalls 14:7
• 1/27: Rexalls - Burgie Blues 10:6
• 1/30: Wareing Thunderbirds - Miles Argonauts 7:6
• 2/3: Miles Argonauts - Rexalls 6:5
• 2/6: Burgie Blues - Wareing Thunderbirds 10:7
• 2/10: Miles Argonauts - Burgie Blues 10:4
• 2/13: Rexalls - Wareing Thunderbirds 5:4
• 2/17: Wareing Thunderbirds - Miles Argonauts 9:5
• 2/20: Burgie Blues - Rexalls 7:5
• 3/2: Miles Argonauts - Rexalls 14:7
• 3/5: Wareing Thunderbirds - Burgie Blues 10:4
• 3/9: Burgie Blues - Miles Argonauts 7:5
• 3/12: Wareing Thunderbirds - Rexalls 14:5
• 3/16: Wareing Thunderbirds - Miles Argonauts 11:5
• 3/19: Burgie Blues - Rexalls 7:5
• 3/23: Wareing Thunderbirds - Burgie Blues 9:8
• 3/26: Miles Argonauts - Rexalls 9:5

Final standings

1. Wareing Thunderbirds 12-6-3-27
2. Miles Argonauts 11-8-2-24
3. Burgie Blues 9-10-2-20
4. Rexalls 6-14-1-13

• 3/30: Miles Argonauts - Rexalls 10:3 - semifinal
• 4/2: Wareing Thunderbirds - Burgie Blues 10:6 - "
• 4/6: Miles Argonauts - Rexalls 7:4 - "
• 4/9: Wareing Thunderbirds - Burgie Blues 11:10 - "
• 4/13: Wareing Thunderbirds - Miles Argonauts 10:7 - final
• 4/16: Wareing Thunderbirds - Miles Argonauts 7:6 - "

East Bay Ice Hockey League @ Berkeley Iceland

• 10/18: Golden Bear Falcons - Jule's Jets 4:3
• 10/20: Turner's Maple Leafs - Lee's Lions
• 10/25: Golden Bear Falcons - Turner's Maple Leafs 5:1
• 10/27: Lee's Lions - Jule's Jets 5:2
• 11/1: Lee's Lions - Golden Bear Falcons 6:3
• 11/3: Jule's Jets - Turner's Maple Leafs 8:2
• 11/8: Lee's Lions - Turner's Maple Leafs 8:7
• 11/10: Golden Bear Falcons - Jule's Jets 6:2
• 11/15: Jule's Jets - Lee's Lions 7:5
• 11/17: Golden Bear Falcons - Turner's Maple Leafs 7:4
• 11/24: Lee's Lions - Golden Bear Falcons 7:6
• 12/6: Golden Bear Falcons - Turner's Maple Leafs 8:2
• 12/8: Jule's Jets - Lee's Lions 5:2
• 12/13: Golden Bear Falcons - Lee's Lions 3:3
• 12/15: Jule's Jets - Turner's Maple Leafs 6:5
• 12/20: Turner's Maple Leafs - Lee's Lions 5:4
• 12/22: Jule's Jets - Golden Bear Falcons 9:7
• 12/27: Lee's Lions - Jule's Jets 7:1
• 12/29: Turner's Maple Leafs - Golden Bear Falcons 11:6
• 1/3: Turner's Maple Leafs - Jule's Jets 10:5
• 1/5: Golden Bear Falcons - Lee's Lions 8:5
• 1/10: Jule's Jets - Golden Bear Falcons 9:5

Jets finished 7-5 in first half, Golden Bear Falcons and Lee's Lions both 6-5-1, and Turner's Maple Leafs 4-8.

• 1/12: Lee's Lions - Turner's Maple Leafs 13:5
• 1/17: Turner's Maple Leafs - Golden Bear Falcons 10:4
• 1/19: Lee's Lions - Jule's Jets 5:3
• 1/24: Golden Bear Falcons - Lee's Lions 6:2
• 1/26: Jule's Jets - Turner's Maple Leafs 8:2
• 1/31: Jule's Jets - Golden Bear Falcons 8:6
• 2/7: Lee's Lions - Jule's Jets 6:1
• 2/9: Turner's Maple Leafs - Golden Bear Falcons 5:4
• 2/16: Lee's Lions - Golden Bear Falcons 8:4
• 2/21: Golden Bear Falcons - Jule's Jets 4:2
• 2/23: Lee's Lions - Turner's Maple Leafs 15:3
• 2/28: Turner's Maple Leafs - Golden Bear Falcons 8:3
• 3/1: Jule's Jets - Lee's Lions 6:3
• 3/8: Jule's Jets - Turner's Maple Leafs 9:6
• 3/15: Lee's Lions - Turner's Maple Leafs 8:5
• 3/20: Golden Bear Falcons - Jule's Jets 8:4
• 3/22: Jule's Jets - Turner's Maple Leafs 9:8
• 3/27: Lee's Lions - Jule's Jets 10:4

Other games

• 11/29: Sacramento Senators - Berkeley All-Stars 8:7
• 1/31: Sacramento Senators - Berkeley All-Stars 6:4
• 2/14: Berkeley All-Stars - Sacramento Senators 5:5
• 2/21: Sacramento Senators - Salt Lake City Seagulls 12:4
• 3/6: Japanese Olympic Team - Berkeley All-Stars 8:4
• 3/13: Sacramento Senators - Berkeley All-Stars 5:5
• 4/2: Berkeley All-Stars - Los Angeles All-Stars 7:6
• 4/2: Winnipeg Warriors - Calgary Stampeders 3:2 @ Squaw Valley
• 4/3: Winnipeg Warriors - Calgary Stampeders 9:7 @ Squaw Valley
• 4/3: Berkeley All-Stars - Los Angeles All-Stars 6:5
• 4/9: Berkeley All-Stars - Salt Lake City Seagulls 6:3
• 4/10: Berkeley All-Stars - Salt Lake City Seagulls 10:7
• 4/23: Sacramento Rebels - Berkeley All-Stars 10:7 - Northern California Championship
• 4/24: Berkeley All-Stars - Sacramento Rebels 9:5 OT - overtime played to decide series winner - "

Sources

• Oakland Tribune
• Sacramento Bee