Arundel Hockey League

The Arundel Hockey League (also called the Baltimore-Arundel Hockey League) was contested in Maryland from 1973 until around 1988. Games were played at the Benfield Pines rink in Millersville.

Results

1973-74

• 11/16: Hawkins - Krupnik Brothers 6:4
• 11/16: Severn - Ajax 5:3
• 12/14: Severn - Hawkins 4:3
• 2/4: Ajax - Hawkins 5:3
• 2/4: Severn - Krupnik Brothers 3:2
• 2/?: Severn - Ajax 3:2
• 2/?: Krupnik Brothers - Jawkins 3:3
• 2/11: Severn - Hawkins 5:2

Standings as of 2/13

1. Severn 14-5-3-31
2. Hawkins 12-6-4-28
3. Krupnik Brothers 5-9-7-17
4. Ajax 4-15-2-10

1976-77

• 11/23: G.W. Stone - Jerry's Bar 3:2
• 11/26: Ajax - Farmer's Bank 8:7
• 12/10: Farmer's Bank - G.W. Stone 8:5
• 12/10: Jerry's Bar - Ajax 7:6
• 1/4: Jerry's Bar - Ajax 7:5
• 1/4: Farmer's Bank - G.W. Stone 5:2
• 1/7: Farmer's Bank - Ajax 7:6
• 1/7: Jerry's Bar - G.W. Stone 10:4
• 1/27: Jerry's Bar - G.W. Stone 5:4
• 2/6: Jerry's Bar - Farmer's Bank 5:3
• 2/6: Ajax - G.W. Stone 10:4
• 3/?: G.W. Stone - Farmer's Bank 8:4
• 3/?: Jerry's Bar - Ajax 8:3
• 3/9: Farmer's Bank - Jerry's Bar 9:8
• 3/10: Jerry's Bar - G.W. Stone 7:3
• 3/10: Ajax - Farmer's Bank 6:2
• 3/15: Ajax - G.W. Stone 8:3

Standings as of 3/11

1. Ajax 18-9-1-37
2. Jerry's Bar 18-10-1-37
3. Farmer's Bank 15-12-2-32
4. G.W. Stone 3-23-2-8

1977-78

• 1/17: Sergi's Ice House - G.W. Stone 9:3
• 1/17: Pumphrey's Tavern - Farmer's Bank 5:2

Standings as of 1/18

1. Sergi's Ice House 14-3-1-29
2. G.W. Stone 8-9-1-17
3. Pumphrey's Tavern 8-8-0-16
4. Farmer's Bank 3-13-2-8

1978-79

Standings as of 11/6

1. Bel Air Bobcats 7-1-0
2. Sergi's Ice House 6-2-1
3. Pumphrey's Tavern 2-6-0
4. Farmer's Bank 1-6-1

• 11/19: Pumphrey's Tavern - Bel Air Bobcats 7:5
• 11/19: Sergi's Ice House - Farmer's National Bank 6:3

1979-80

1. Pumphrey's Tavern
2. Bojangles Too
3. Northway Liquors
4. Bel Air Bobcats

Pumphrey's Tavern finished one point ahead of Bojangles Too.

1980-81

• 9/30: Pumphrey's Tavern - Bojangles Too 7:6
• 10/11: J&J Tire Company - Mr. Pip's Nite Club 4:3
• 10/11: Bojangles Too - Northway Liquors 8:2

Pre 12/13

• Northway Liquors - Pumphrey's Tavern 10:7
• Mr. Pip's Nite Club - Bojangles Too 5:3
• Pumphrey's Tavern - Mr. Pip's Nite Club 5:5
• J&J Tire Company - Bojangles Too 6:4
• J&J Tire Company - Bojangles Too 7:4
• Northway Liquors - Mr. Pip's Nite Club 5:3

Pre 12/28

• Northway Liquors - Mr. Pip's Nite Club 10:6
• Northway Liquors - Mr. Pip's Night Club 4:4
• Bojangles Too - Pumphrey's Tavern 2:1
• J&J Tire Company - Bojangles Too 7:5
• 12/28: Team 1 - Team 2 12:3 - exhibition game @ Baltimore Civic Center
• 3/14: Pumphrey's Tavern - Bojangles Too 7:4
• 3/14: Northway Liquors - J&J Tire Company 6:3

Standings as of 1/23

1. Northway Liquors 11-8-2-24 101:100
2. Pumphrey's Tavern 10-9-2-22 108:98
3. Bojangles Too 10-10-1-21 100:97
4. J&J Tire Company 9-10-2-20 95:101
5. Mr. Pip's Nite Club 7-10-5-19 101:109

As of 3/15 Pumphrey's Tavern was in first place, Bojangles Too a point back in second, and Northway Liquors three points back in third.

4th place J&J Tire shocked the Arundel Hockey League by winning two straight playoff games and advancing to the finals, where they were slated to face Northway Liquors.

1981-82

Pre 11/7

• J&J Tire Company - Northway Liquors 6:1
• Wendy's - D.J.'s Gaslight 3:2
• Northway Liquors - Wendy's 8:6
• Babe's Saloon - Pumphrey's Tavern 5:4

• 11/?: J&J Tire Company - Pumphrey's Tavern 8:5
• 11/?: J&J Tire Company - Mr. Pip's Nite Club 2:2 - J&J 4-0-1, Mr. Pip's 4-1-1 after game
• 12/16: D.J.'s Gaslight - J&J Tire Company 4:3
• 12/16: Mr. Pip's Nite Club - Northway Liquors 6:5
• 1/?: Wendy's - D.J.'s Gaslight 5:2
• 1/?: Wendy's - J&J Tire Company 4:2

J&J Tire Company was 10-4-3-23 as of 1/2. As of 3/6 J&J was one point ahead of Wendy's for first in the standings. The former went on to win the championship. As of 3/17 J&J was reportedly 16-7, and DJ's was 6-18.

1982-83

• 10/?: J&J Tire Company - Wendy's 10:7
• 10/?: Wendy's - Robinson's Country Inn 7:3
• 10/?: Pumphrey's Tavern - Chesapeake Sporting Goods 8:3
• 10/7: Chesapeake Sporting Goods - J&J Tire Company 4:3
• 10/7: Pumphrey's Tavern - D.J.'s Gaslight 4:3

Pre 10/16

• D.J.'s Gaslight - Robinson's Country Inn 7:3
• Wendy's - J&J Tire Company 7:3
• D.J.'s Gaslight - Chesapeake Sporting Goods 7:3
• Pumphrey's Tavern - Robinson's Country Inn 9:5

• 11/25: J&J Tire Company - Robinson's Country Inn 8:3
• 11/25: Pumphrey's Tavern - D.J.'s Gaslight 9:6

On 11/3 it was noted that Wendy's had been unbeaten in their last six starts. On 11/19 it was reported that Wendy's had a one point lead in the standings over Pumphrey's. The latter team won two games that week, over J&J and D.J.'s, while Wendy's won its only start against Chesapeake, which also lost to Robinson's. As of 12/28 Wendy's held a 4 point lead, with J&J in second.

1983-84

Pre 11/24 scores

• Chesapeake Sporting Goods - Wendy's 5:3
• Chesapeake Sporting Goods - D.J.'s Gaslight 13:3
• Chesapeake Sporting Goods - Chester's Place 4:3
• Robinson's Country Inn - Wendy's 4:4
• Robinson's Country Inn - D.J.'s Gaslight 7:5

Standings as of 11/24

1. Chester's Place 6-1-1-13
2. Chesapeake Sporting Goods 6-1-1-13
3. Robinson's Country Inn 3-2-3-9
4. D.J.'s Gaslight 2-6-0-4
5. Wendy's 0-7-1-1

On 12/15 it was reported both Chester's Place and Chesapeake had beaten Robinson's that week, and the teams remained deadlocked with identical 7-1-1 records. On 12/22 it was reported that Chester's Place had won both their games that week, while Chesapeake dropped two of three, including a 4-3 decision to Wendy's, the first win of the season for the latter.

• 1/23: Chester's Place - Chesapeake Sporting Goods 7:6 - Chester 12-3-3, Chesapeake 12-4-3 after game
• 1/?: Robinson's Country Inn - Chesapeake Sporting Goods 7:4
• 1/?: Chester's Place - Robinson's Country Inn 5:4
• 2/6: Chester's Place - Chesapeake Sporting Goods 5:5
• 2/6: Robinson's Country Inn - D.J.'s-Wendy's 3:1
• 2/24: Chester's Place - Cheseapake Sporting Goods 4:1 - Chester's Place clinched title

1984-85

In October it was noted the league was set to begin its 12th season.

1987-88

1. Fatjacks 16-8-5-37
2. Chesapeake Sporting Goods 12-11-6-30
3. Pumphrey's Tavern 12-14-3-27
4. D.J.'s Gaslight 7-14-8-22

Sources

• Baltimore Sun
• The Capital