North Dakota Amateur Hockey (1946-2007)

This page details amateur hockey activities in North Dakota between 1946 and 1981:

Results

1945-46

• Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Grafton 14:2
• 1/17: Hartney (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 4:0
• 1/18: Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Crookston Vets (MN) 5:3 OT
• 1/19: Waskada (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 8:3
• 1/23: Deloraine Internationals (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 14:0
• 1/26: Deloraine Internationals (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 5:4
• 1/27: Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Crookston Pirates (MN)
• 2/2: Goodlands (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 5:3
• 2/7: Goodlands (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 6:4
• 2/12: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Medora (MB) 4:2
• 2/12: Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Crookston Pirates (MN) 5:4
• 2/16: Waskada (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 10:5
• 3/13: Hartney (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 9:7

Bottineau Tournament (3/9)

• Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Medora (MB) 11:2
• Waskada (MB) - Goodlands (MB) 5:3
• Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Waskada (MB) 2:2 OT - teams shared title

1946-47

• Medora (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers
• 12/18: Lyleton (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 8:5
• 12/22: Boissevain (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 5:3
• 12/29: Cando Odnacs - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 8:4
• 1/5: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Cando Odnacs 7:6
• 1/9: Fargo Flyers - Concordia College (MN) 9:1
• 1/9: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Goodlands (MB) 8:4
• 1/12: Deloraine (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 7:5
• 1/26: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Goodlands (MB) 3:1
• 1/28: Deloraine (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 8:5
• 2/2: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Lyleton (MB) 3:1
• 2/16: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Cando Odnacs 5:5
• 2/?: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Medora (MB) 13:1
• 3/7: Grand Forks Legionnaires - Crookston Pirates (MN) 5:4
• 3/8: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Dand (MB) 6:2
• 3/12: Grand Forks Legionnaires - Cando Odnacs 9:3
• 3/15: Grand Forks Legionnaires - Cando Odnacs 6:5
• 3/16: Grand Forks Legionnaires - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 7:2

Cando Winter Carnival

• 2/22: Cando Odnacs - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 5:3
• 2/22: Fargo Flyers - University of North Dakota 9:3
• 2/23: Cando Odnacs - Fargo Flyers 4:3
• 2/23: University of North Dakota - Bottineau Flyers 7:4

Bottineau Tournament (3/2)

• Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Goodlands (MB) 6:3
• Deloraine (MB) - Cando Odnacs 7:6 2OT
• Deloraine (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 7:3

Deloraine Tournament (3/13)

• Deloraine Internationals (MB) - Goodlands (MB) 24:8
• Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Hartney (MB) 11:3
• Deloraine Internationals (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 12:3

1947-48

1948 Rolla Polar Bears

• Crookston Pirates - Fargo Flyers 5:4 2OT
• 12/22: Grand Forks Amerks - Cando Odnacs 12:2
• 12/29: Grand Forks Amerks - Cando Odnacs 13:1
• 1/21: Fargo Flyers - Concordia College (MN) 4:1
• 1/23: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Goodlands (MB) 7:4
• 2/1: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Goodlands (MB) 5:4
• 2/1: Crookston Pirates - Fargo Flyers 11:9 OT
• 2/4: Cando Odnacs - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 10:2
• 2/17: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Ninga (MB) 7:5
• 2/22: Rolla Polar Bears - Cartwright (MB)
• 2/28: Bottineau Jaycee Flyers - Ninga (MB) 6:4
• 3/3: Killarney (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 19:3
• 3/12: Killarney (MB) - Bottineau Jaycee Flyers 7:3

1948-49

• 1/4: Cando Odnacs - Jamestown 19:2
• 1/12: Cando Odnacs - Jamestown Central Motors Mo-Pars 6:3
• 1/16: Fargo Flyers - Jamestown Central Motors Mo-Pars 6:3
• 1/21: St. Cloud State - Fargo Flyers 6:2
• 1/30: Fargo Flyers - Jamestown Central Motors Mo-Pars 19:1
• 2/4: Grand Forks Amerks - Cando Odnacs 9:0 - Devils Lake Winter Carnival
• 2/6: Bottineau Flyers - Rolla High School 19:3
• 2/13: Cando Odnacs - Bottineau Flyers 8:5
• 2/17: Concordia College (MN) - Jamestown Central Motors Mo-Pars 4:3
• 2/27: Cando Odnacs - Bottineau Flyers 7:3
• 3/5: Winnipeg Monarchs (MB) - Grand Forks College All-Stars 8:6 OT
• 3/12: Brandon Athletics (MB) - Grand Forks Amerks 13:12 OT @ Bottineau
• 3/13: Brandon Athletics (MB) - Boissevain Oilers (MB) 17:7 @ Bottineau - Boissevain was fortified by the front line of the Bottineau Flyers
• 3/14: Cando Odnacs - Grand Forks 9:4

Cando Winter Carnival (2/5-6)

• Fargo Flyers - Jamestown 8:1
• Cando Odnacs - Jamestown 9:3
• Cando Odnacs - Fargo Flyers 4:3

1949-50

• 12/28: Cando Odnacs - Bottineau Flyers 15:0
• 1/1: Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers - Detroit Lakes (MN) 8:0
• 1/4: Cando Odnacs - Cartwright (MB) 9:3
• Cartwright (MB) - Cando Odnacs 3:2
• Cando Odnacs - Jamestown Mo-Pars 12:4
• 1/8: Cando Odnacs - Jamestown Mo-Pars 9:3
• 1/11: Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers - Fargo Comets 5:1
• 1/12: Concordia College (MN) - Jamestown Mo-Pars 5:3
• 1/12: Bottineau Flyers - Deloraine (MB) 5:5
• 1/14: Bottineau Flyers - Deloraine (MB) 7:3
• 1/14: Warroad Lakers (MN) - Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers 6:4 OT
• 1/15: Warroad Lakers (MN) - Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers 6:4 OT
• Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers - Devils Lake 12:0
• 1/16: Bottineau Flyers - Waskada (MB) 9:6
• Bottineau Flyers - Dand (MB) 7:6
• 1/22: Bottineau Flyers - Hartney (MB) 8:4
• 1/27: Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers - Fargo Comets 4:3
• 1/28: Bottineau Flyers - Dand (MB) 8:5
• 1/28: Red Lake Falls VFW - Grand Forks Lumberjacks 2:0
• 2/1: Thief River Falls VFW - Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers 8:4 - TRF was tied for first with Wannaska in the Red River Valley League, which also included Detroit Lakes and Fargo
• 2/4: Bottineau Flyers - Devils Lake 9:2
• 2/5: Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers - Thief River Falls VFW 6:4
• 2/6: Hartney (MB) - Bottineau Flyers 5:4
• 2/9: Bottineau Flyers - Medora (MB) 10:5
• 2/12: Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers - Cando Odnacs 4:3
• 2/12: Devils Lake - Jamestown Mo-Pars 1:0 - third meeting of season; Devils Lake had won two one-goal games, and Jamestown the other
• 2/14: Hallock Town (MN) - Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers 8:7
• 2/14: Lyleton (MB) - Bottineau Flyers 11:1
• 2/15: Cando Odnacs - Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers 12:2
• 2/16: Melita (MB) - Bottineau Flyers 12:3
• 2/19: Bottineau Flyers - Cando Odnacs 8:7 @ Devils Lake
• Bottineau Flyers - Devils Lake 7:3
• 2/26: Hallock Baker's Rangers (MN) - Wannaska (MN) 12:6
• 2/26: Wawanesa (MB) - Bottineau Flyers 5:4
• 2/27: Grand Forks Senior All-Stars - Red Lake Falls VFW 4:2
• 3/7: Bottineau Flyers - Goodlands (MB) 8:4
• 3/10: Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers - Gentilly (MN) 9:3
• Bottineau Flyers - Cartwright (MB) 9:1
• 3/12: Boissevain (MB) - Bottineau Flyers 9:6
• 3/14: Bottineau Flyers - Goodlands (MB) 6:4
• 3/19: Melita (MB) - Bottineau Flyers 13:3
• 3/20: Hallock Town (MN) - Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers 6:3

Cando Tournament

• 1/21: Cartwright (MB) - Cando Odnacs 7:3
• 1/21: Cartwight (MB) - Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers 16:6
• 1/22: Cando Odnacs - Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers 9:4

1950-51

• 1/6: Bottineau Flyers - Waskada (MB) 4:1
• 1/10: Bottineau Flyers - Goodlands (MB) 13:6
• 1/13: Bottineau Flyers - Deloraine (MB) 7:6
• 1/14: Cartwright (MB) - Devils Lake 4:3
• 2/3: Bottineau Flyers' - Cando Odnacs 12:1
• 2/10: Cando Odnacs - Concordia College (MN) 7:4
• 2/11: Concordia College (MN) - Cando Odnacs 7:3
• 2/14: Bottineau Flyers - Dand (MB) 16:7
• 2/17: Bottineau Flyers - Medora (MB) 6:3
• 2/24: Bottineau Flyers - Deloraine (MB) 9:2
• 2/27: Bottineau Flyers - Cartwright (MB) 5:1

Fargo Senior Hockey League

• 1/9: Cook Sign Co. - Concordia College 5:1
• 1/9: NDAC - MSTC 4:1
• Cook Sign Co. - MSTC 6:1
• Concordia College - NDAC 8:0
• 1/18: MSTC - NDAC 7:3
• 1/21: Cook Sign Co. - Detroit Lakes Rangers 9:1
• 1/25: Cook Sign Co. - NDAC 13:1
• 1/25: MSTC - Detroit Lakes Rangers 14:1
• 1/30: MSTC - Cook Sign Co. 2:2
• 1/30: NDAC - Detroit Lakes Rangers 3:2
• 2/1: Cook Sign Co. - NDAC 10:0
• 2/1: MSTC - Concordia College 5:1
• 2/9: Cook Sign So. - Concordia College 8:1
• 2/9: MSTC - NDAC 6:0
• 2/13: MSTC - Concordia College 4:1

Fargo Winter Carnival

• 2/15: Concordia College - Cook Sign Co. 2:1 4OT
• 2/15: Grand Forks Americans - Detroit Lakes Rangers 9:0
• 2/16: MSTC - NDAC 4:3

Not completed due to soft ice.

Grand Forks Amerks Exhibitions

• 12/2: Winnipeg Buffaloes - Grand Forks Amerks 7:4
• 12/4: Winnipeg Buffaloes - Grand Forks Amerks 5:4
• 12/6: Grand Forks Amerks - Thief River Falls 8:8
• 12/10: Thief River Falls - Grand Forks Amerks 10:3
• 12/17: Grand Forks Amerks - Winnipeg Blackhawks 11:6
• 1/7: Thief River Falls - Grand Forks Amerks 7:4
• 1/14: Thief River Falls - Grand Forks Amerks 5:4
• 1/21: Grand Forks Amerks - Thief River Falls 11:9
• 1/28: Grand Forks Amerks - Eveleth Rangers 3:3 OT
• 2/7: Grand Forks Amerks - Thief River Falls 4:4
• 2/14: Grand Forks Amerks - Winnipeg Monarchs 6:4
• 2/18: Hallock Lions - Grand Forks Amerks 11:6
• 2/21: Hallock Lions - Grand Forks Amerks 9:4

Northwest AHA Series

• 3/10: Hibbing Flyers - Grand Forks Amerks 5:2
• 3/11: Hibbing Flyers - Grand Forks Amerks 9:4

1951-52

• 1/12: Fargo-Moorhead Twins - Winnipeg Flyers (MB) 3:1
• 1/13: Winnipeg Flyers (MB) - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 9:4
• 1/19: Bottineau Flyers - Dand (MB) 10:6
• 1/19: Manitoba Grays - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 5:2
• 1/20: Manitoba Grays - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 6:4
• 1/26: Bottineau Flyers - Goodlands (MB) 5:4
• 1/26: Fargo-Moorhead Twins - University of Manitoba 7:6 OT
• 1/27: University of Manitoba - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 9:2
• 1/29: Bottineau Flyers - Deloraine (MB) 11:4
• 2/7: Grand Forks Amerks - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 5:2
• 2/7: Bottineau Flyers - Deloraine (MB) 4:3
• 2/9: Bottineau Flyers - Elgin (MB) 12:2
• 2/10: Fargo-Moorhead Twins - Devils Lake Jaycees 2:2
• 2/12: Hartney (MB) - Bottineau Flyers 8:1
• 2/17: Fargo-Moorhead Twins - Devils Lake Jaycees 4:2
• 2/23: Bottineau Flyers - Fairfax (MB) 13:3
• 3/18: Cando Juniors - Bottineau Juniors 7:3

Fargo Senior Hockey League

• 1/15: NDAC Bison - Detroit Lakes Rangers 6:0
• 1/15: Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Concordia College 5:4
• Concordia College - NDAC Bison 3:1
• 1/29: NDAC Bison - Concordia College Forfeit
• 1/29: Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Detroit Lakes Rangers Forfeit
• 1/29: NDAC Bison - Detroit Lakes Rangers 8:0

Fargo Winter Carnival

• 2/5: NDAC Bison - Concordia College 7:1
• 2/5: Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Detroit Lakes Rangers 8:0
• 2/6: NDAC Bison - Fargo-Moorhead Comets 6:4

Bottineau Tournament

• 3/21: Bottineau Flyers - Waskada (MB) 6:5
• 3/21: Goodlands (MB) - Deloraine (MB) 5:0
• 3/22: Bottineau Flyers - Goodlands (MB) 7:5

1952-53

• 1/30: Fargo Flyers - Cando Odnacs 10:5
• 1/31: Fargo Flyers - Cando Odnacs 11:8
• 2/3: Bottineau Flyers - Deloraine (MB) 7:4
• 2/12: Cando Odnacs - Cartwright (MB) 8:8
• 2/13: UND JV - Fargo Flyers 10:0
• 2/14: Coulter (MB) - Bottineau Flyers 10:7
• 3/1: Bottineau Flyers - Carnduff (SK) 9:5
• 3/12: Bottineau Flyers - Boissevain (MB) 8:2

1953-54

• 1/14: Cando Odnacs - Jamestown Central Motors 10:5
• 1/26: Fargo Flyers - Concordia College (MN) 5:2
• 2/?: Brandon Rockets (MB) - Cando Odnacs 9:7
• 2/?: Cando Odnacs - Brandon Rockets (MB) 9:4
• 2/11: Fargo Flyers - Concordia College (MN) 7:6
• 2/13: Cando Odnacs - Fargo Flyers 10:6
• 2/21: UND Freshmen - Fargo Flyers 17:0

1954-55

• 2/12: UND Freshmen - Concordia College (MN) 5:2
• 2/27: Bottineau Flyers - Melita Juveniles (MB) 8:7

1955-56

• Fargo Flyers - Concordia College (MN) 6:3
• 12/28: Minot Hawks - Bottineau Flyers 3:1
• 1/14: Cando Odnacs - Brando Angelo Oil Kings (MB) 11:4
• 1/15: Brandon Angelo Oil Kings (MB) - Cando Odnacs 7:6
• 1/15: Cando Odnacs - Brandon Angelo Oil Kings (MB) 10:7
• 1/18: Bottineau Flyers - Goodlands (MB) 4:1
• 2/3: UND Freshmen - Thief River Falls (MN) 12:7
• 2/7: Concordia College (MN) - Fargo Flyers 4:1
• 2/14: Fargo Flyers - Cando Odnacs 12:4
• 2/15: Waskada (MB) - Bottineau Flyers 5:1
• 2/19: Bottineau Flyers - Waskada (MB) 6:5
• 3/2: Fargo Flyers - UND Independents 10:2
• 3/21: Cando Odnacs - Central ND League All-Stars 9:4

North Central Hockey League

Cando and Bottineau in action on January 22, 1956.

• 1/1: Bottineau - Rolla 14:1
• 1/8: Bottineau - Rolla 15:2
• 1/?: Cando Odnacs - Devils Lake 7:4
• 1/15: Devils Lake - Bottineau 7:4
• 1/22: Cando Odnacs - Bottineau 10:3
• 1/29: Devils Lake - Bottineau 3:1
• 2/5: Cando Odnacs - Bottineau 11:1
• 2/16: Bottineau - Rolla 11:3
• 2/19: Cando Odnacs - Devils Lake 7:5
• 2/23: Cando Odnacs - Rolla 17:6

Standings

1. Cando Odnacs 12-0
2. Devils Lake Jaycee Flyers 8-4
3. Bottineau Flyers 4-8
4. Rolla Polar Bears 0-12

1956-57

• 12/15: Fort Frances Canadiens - UND Freshmen 7:5
• 1/10: UND Freshmen - Thief River Falls Independents (MN) 9:4
• 1/17: Fargo Flyers - Concordia College (MN) 7:1
• 1/19: Roseau (MN) - Fargo Flyers 3:1
• 1/19: UND Freshmen - Fort Frances Canadiens 6:3
• 1/20: Thief River Falls (MN) - Fargo Flyers 13:5
• Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Concordia College (MN) 4:1
• 2/3: Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Fargo Flyers 11:9
• 3/5: Devils Lake Flyers - Fargo Flyers 6:5 - North Dakota Amateur Championship - Fargo 6-4 on season

North Central Hockey League

• 1/1: Minot - Rolla 6:5
• 1/6: Devils Lake - Minot 9:4
• 1/6: Cando Odnacs - Rolla 20:7
• 1/9: Devils Lake - Rolla 9:0
• 1/13: Cando Odnacs - Minot 9:1
• 1/13: Devils Lake - Rolla 8:1
• 1/16: Devils Lake - Cando Odnacs 7:4
• 1/23: Devils Lake - Cando Odnacs 8:1
• 1/24: Minot - Rolla 5:4
• 1/27: Minot - Cando 6:4
• 2/3: Cando Odnacs - Devils Lake 4:2
• 2/3: Rolla - Minot 6:3
• 2/25: Devils Lake - Cando Odnacs 6:3

Standings

1. Devils Lake Flyers 22 pts
2. Cando Odnacs 16 pts
3. Minot Black Hawks 6 pts
4. Rolla Polar Bears 4 pts

Concordia Invitational Tournament @ Fargo (2/16)

• Fargo Flyers - Concordia College
• Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Thief River Falls Independents
• Fargo Flyers - Fargo-Moorhead Comets 8:1
• Concordia College - Thief River Falls Independents 8:1

1957-58

• 12/7: St. Boniface Seals (MB) - UND Freshmen 11:2
• 1/9: Bottineau Independents - Rolla 7:1
• 1/12: Rolla - Bottineau Independents 7:1
• 2/2: Grand Forks Jets - Fargo Flyers 4:3
• 2/8: Fargo Flyers - Cando Odnacs 10:2
• 2/9: Fargo Flyers - Cando Odnacs 6:3
• 2/11: UND Freshmen - Devils Lake High School 10:2
• 2/15: Devils Lake Flyers - Bottineau Flyers 9:2
• 2/15: Fargo Flyers - Cando Odnacs 6:5
• 2/16: Fargo Flyers - Cando Odnacs 12:6
• 2/22: UND Freshmen - University of Manitoba 6:3
• 3/10: UND Freshmen - St. Boniface Seals (MB) 6:2

North Central Hockey League

• 1/19: Cando Odnacs - Rolla-Bottineau 11:2
• 2/4: Devils Lake Flyers - Cando Odnacs 1:0 Forfeit - Cando was leading 3:2 after the first period, when they entered a protest against the referee, and decided not to return to the ice
• 2/11: Devils Lake Flyers - Rolla-Bottineau 9:1 - 4th straight win for Devils Lake

Northwest Hockey League

Standings as of 2/24

1. Thief River Falls Thieves 11-2-0-22
2. Grand Forks Jets 8-5-0-16
3. Roseau Cloverleafs 7-5-0-14
4. Crookston Pirates 1-11-0-2
5. Fargo Flyers 0-4-0-0

• 3/5: Roseau - Crookston 8:3

Semifinal

• 3/8: Roseau - Grand Forks 5:4
• 3/9: Roseau - Grand Forks 8:5

1958-59

• 12/10: UND Freshmen - St. Boniface Canadiens 10:2
• 12/17: UND Freshmen - St. Boniface Seals (MB) 6:5
• 12/14: Bottineau Flyers - Rolla Polar Bears 13:6
• 12/27: Devils Lake - Hallock (MN) 7:4
• 1/16: UND Freshmen - Universitt of Manitoba 5:4
• 1/24: Fargo Flyers - Devils Lake 4:4 OT
• 1/25: Fargo Flyers - Devils Lake 5:4 - DL 1-2-1 on season
• 2/2: Fargo Flyers - Oakwood 13:5
• 2/17: Fargo Flyers - Oakwood 9:0

Northwest Hockey League

Standings as of 1/30

1. Crookston Pirates 4-1-2-10
2. Grand Forks Jets 3-3-2-8
3. Thief River Falls Thieves 3-4-0-6
4. Roseau Cloverleafs 2-2-2-6
5. Fargo Flyers 0-2-0-0

• 1/31: Roseau - Grand Forks 10:8
• 2/8: Thief River Falls - Roseau 15:8
• 2/14: Roseau - Fargo 9:5
• 2/15: Thief River Falls - Fargo 8:5

North Dakota Amateur Championship

• 2/21: Fargo Flyers - Devils Lake 6:5
• 2/22: Devils Lake - Fargo Flyers 10:4

1959-60

• 12/10: St. Boniface Seals (MB) - UND Freshmen 7:5
• 12/17: UND Freshmen - St. Boniface Seals (MB) 4:3
• 2/12: UND Freshmen - St. Boniface Seals (MB) 9:6
• 2/16: UND Freshmen - Crookston Pirates (MN) 10:9
• 2/21: Bottineau Flyers - Cando Odnacs 5:2
• 2/25: Cando Odnacs - Bottineau Flyers 6:4
• 3/2: UND Freshmen - Crookston Pirates (MN) 5:3

1960-61

• 12/15: UND Freshmen - Emerson (MB) 4:2
• 1/12: UND Freshmen - St. Boniface Seals (MB) 10:3
• 2/22: UND Freshmen - St. Boniface Seals (MB) 10:3

Sources

• Bottineau Courant
• Fargo Forum
• Grand Forks Herald