1923–24 American ice hockey season

This was the 1923-24 American ice hockey season:

United States Amateur Hockey Association

See: 1923-24 USAHA Season

The United States Amateur Hockey Association returned for its fourth season of play in 1923-24. 10 teams, divided into two divisions, competed in the league.

Chicago, Illinois

The North Shore Hockey League was contested again this winter, and featured six teams in the competition. Several games were played in Milwaukee, the teams making use of the indoor arena there.

1923-24 Game Results

• 2/10: Army and Navy Club - Sherwoods 12:0

North Shore League Results

• 1/13: Indian Hill - Highland Park Hockey Club 1:0
• 1/19: Lake Forest Winter Club - Highland Park Hockey Club 3:1 2OT
• 1/26: Streeterville - Lake Forest Winter Club 5:4
• 1/27: Glencoe King Tuts - Highland Park Hockey Club 2:0
• 2/10: Lake Forest Winter Club - Evanston Hockey Club 8:1
• 2/17: Evanston Hockey Club - Streeterville 0:0 2OT
• 2/17: Lake Forest Winter Club - Glencoe King Tuts 3:2
• 2/24: Streeterville - Indian Hill 2:0
• 2/24: Highland Park Hockey Club - Glencoe King Tuts 2:0
• 3/2: Lake Forest Winter Club - Indian Hill 4:0 @ Milwaukee, WI
• 3/8: Streeterville - Lake Forest Winter Club 2:0 @ Milwaukee, WI - Streeterville clinched title

Standings as of 2/25

1. Streeterville 5-1
2. Lake Forest 6-2
3. Indian Hill 4-2
4. Highland Park 2-5
5. Evanston 2-5
6. Glencoe 2-6

Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland Indians once again competed in the United States Amateur Hockey Association.

1923-24 Game Results

• 12/14: Cleveland Indians - Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club (ON) 5:0 @ Cleveland
• 12/15: Cleveland Indians - Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club (ON) 5:2 @ Cleveland
• 12/28: Cleveland Indians - Kitchener (ON) 6:4 @ Cleveland
• 12/29: Cleveland Indians - Kitchener (ON) 5:2 @ Cleveland

Connecticut

New Haven Westminster returned to play in the United States Amateur Hockey Association for the second consecutive season.

1923-24 Game Results

• 12/1: New Haven Westminster - Boston All-Stars 7:4 @ New Haven
• 12/18: New Haven Westminster - McGill University (QC) 5:1 @ New Haven
• 12/27: New Haven Westminster - University of New Brunswick (NB) 10:4 @ New Haven
• 1/2: New Haven Westminster - University of Montreal 11:1 @ New Haven
• 1/4: New Haven Westminster - Queen's University (ON) 5:0 @ New Haven
• 2/9: New Haven Westminster - Quaker City Hockey Club (PA) 10:1 @ New Haven
• 3/12: New Haven Westminster - Berlin Hockey Club (NH) 7:3 @ New Haven

Massachusetts

The Boston Athletic Association, Boston Hockey Club, and Boston Maple AA all competed in the United States Amateur Hockey Association in 1923-24.

1923-24 Game Results

• 12/14: Toronto Aura Lees (ON) - Boston AA 2:0 @ Boston
• 12/29: University of Toronto (ON) - Boston AA 2:1 @ Boston
• 1/2: American Olympic Team - Boston Hockey Club 2:0 @ Boston
• 1/5: Boston Hockey Club - American Olympic Team 3:1 @ Boston
• 1/7: Minneapolis Millers (MN) - American Olympic Team 2:0 @ Boston
• 1/8: American Olympic Team - Minneapolis Millers (MN) 3:2 @ Boston
• 1/26: Cambridge American Legion - Melrose Hockey Club 3:1
• 2/16: Melrose Hockey Club - Neponset Wanderers 5:3
• 2/16: Boston AA - Charlottetown Abegweits (PEI) 3:1 @ Boston
• 2/22: Greenwood AA - Melrose Hockey Club 2:1
• 3/1: Boston Hockey Club - Montreal Nationals (QC) 5:2 @ Boston
• 3/17: Boston Maple AA - Ottawa Shamrocks (ON) 5:4 @ Boston
• 3/18: Boston AA - Ottawa Shamrocks (ON) 6:5 @ Boston
• 3/21: Boston Maple AA - Sussex (NB) 5:4 @ Boston
• 3/22: Boston AA - Sussex (NB) 10:6 @ Boston

Michigan

The Border Cities Hockey League was formed for the 1923-24 season. It featured teams from Detroit, Highland Park, and Windsor, Ontario. Highland Park Paint & Glass disbanded early in the season.

1923-24 Game Results

• 2/28: Calumet All-Stars - Pequaming 2:1 @ Houghton
• 3/1: Marquette Indians - Duluth Hornets 4:1 @ Marquette
• 3/2: Marquette Indians - Duluth Hornets 1:1 @ Marquette

Border Cities Hockey League Results

• 1/8: Fairview Recreation - Perkins Bros. 5:1
• 1/8: Highland Park Paint & Glass - Highland Park Knights of Columbus
• 1/8: Windsor Monarchs - Studebakers - game was tied after regulation, but the Studebakers refused to play OT, so the game was awarded to Windsor
• 1/13: Waterstons - Fairview Recreation 3:2
• 1/13: Highland Park Knights of Columbus - Perkins Bros. 2:1
• 1/15: Windsor Monarchs - Fairview Recreation 8:1
• 1/15: Perkins Bros. - Waterstons 7:4 OT
• 1/17: Windsor Monarchs - Perkins Bros. 8:2
• 1/17: Waterstons - Highland Park Knights of Columbus 3:1 OT
• 1/17: Studebakers - Fairview Recreation 2:0
• 1/20: Windsor Monarchs - Highland Park Knights of Columbus 15:1
• 1/20: Waterstons - Studebakers 0:0 OT
• 1/22: Windsor Monarchs - Waterstons 5:0
• 1/24: Windsor Monarchs - Perkins Bros. 5:4
• 1/24: Highland Park Knights of Columbus - Fairview Recreation 4:1
• 1/27: Windsor Monarchs - Waterstons 4:1
• 1/27: Studebakers - Fairview Recreation 9:1
• 2/7: Studebakers - Waterstons 9:0
• 2/24: Waterstons - Perkins Bros. 4:1

Standings as of 2/26

1. Windsor Monarchs 9-0
2. Studebakers 6-2
3. Waterstons 4-4
4. Highland Park K of C 3-5
5. Fairview 2-6
6. Perkins Bros. 1-8

Minnesota

The Duluth Hornets, Eveleth Reds, Minneapolis Millers, and the St. Paul Athletic Club all played in the United States Amateur Hockey Association this winter.

1923-24 Game Results

• 12/17: Eveleth Reds - Canadian Soo 1:1 @ Eveleth
• 12/18: Canadian Soo - Eveleth Reds 3:1 @ Eveleth
• 1/17: Rosseau (MN) - Emerson (MB) 8:7
• 2/22: Superior (WI) - Hibbing 8:3 @ Superior

Montana

The Anaconda Washoes and the Butte Knights of Columbus competed against one another in the Montana Hockey League this winter.

1923-24 Game Results

• 12/16: Butte Knights of Columbus - Anaconda Washoes 7:0 @ Butte

Montana Hockey League Results

• 12/23: Anaconda Washoes - Butte Knights of Columbus 3:1
• 1/6: Anaconda Washoes - Butte Knights of Columbus 4:2
• 1/13: Butte Knights of Columbus - Anaconda Washoes 8:5 4OT (4:4 after regulation)
• 1/20: Butte Knights of Columbus - Anaconda Washoes 11:0
• 2/10: Butte Knights of Columbus - Anaconda Washoes 7:2

New Hampshire

The Berlin Hockey Club fielded a strong independent team for the 1923-24 season. The Nashua Nationals were also active.

1923-24 Game Results

• 1/2: Berlin Hockey Club - Queen's College (ON) 1:1 @ Berlin
• 1/3: Berlin Hockey Club - Queen's College (ON) 1:1 @ Berlin
• 1/12: Berlin Hockey Club - Sherbrooke All-Stars 11:2
• 1/18: Boston AA - Berlin Hockey Club 2:0 @ Boston
• 1/24: Nashua Nationals - Fitchburg Hockey Club (MA) 9:0 @ Nashua
• 1/25: Berlin Hockey Club - Pittsburgh Athletic Club 5:3 @ Pittsburgh
• 1/26: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Berlin Hockey Club 12:0 @ Pittsburgh
• 1/28: Berlin Hockey Club - Nichols Hockey Club 9:1 @ Buffalo
• 2/7: Nashua Nationals - Malden Hockey Club (MA) 7:1 @ Nashua
• 2/9: Berlin Hockey Club - Boston Maple AA 3:2 @ Berlin
• 2/9: Nashua Nationals - Fitchburg Hockey Club (MA) 7:2 @ Nashua
• 2/11: Berlin Hockey Club - Boston Maple AA 6:5 @ Berlin
• 2/21: Nashua Nationals - Arlington Hockey Club (MA) 21:3 @ Nashua
• 2/25: Berlin Hockey Club - New Haven Westminster 3:0 @ Berlin
• 2/26: Berlin Hockey Club - New Haven Westminster 5:2 @ Berlin
• 2/26: Nashua Nationals - Greenwood AA 2:0 @ Nashua
• 3/12: New Haven Westminster - Berlin Hockey Club 7:3 @ New Haven

New York

See: 1923-24 New York season

Both New York St. Nicholas and the New York Canadian Club withdrew from the United States Amateur Hockey Association. St. Nicholas played an independent schedule for 1923-24. Some other notable teams to do so were the Nichols Hockey Club, Albany Country Club, Syracuse Crescents, and the Rochester Hockey Club.

Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets returned to play in the United States Amateur Hockey Association for 1923-24. The Quaker City Hockey Club was revived after being dormant the previous year, and took part in an independent schedule of games. The Philadelphia and Suburban Ice Hockey League was also established in the city.

1923-24 Game Results

• 12/14: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Toronto St. Mary's (ON) 5:2 @ Pittsburgh
• 12/15: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Toronto St. Mary's (ON) 4:1 @ Pittsburgh
• 3/22: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Philadelphia All-Stars 1:0 OT @ Philadelphia

Philadelphia and Suburban Ice Hockey League Results

• 12/30: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Bachelors' Barge Club 6:0
• 12/30: Princeton Club - Norristown Hockey Club 2:1
• 1/2: Veterans Hockey Club - Wayne Hockey Club 6:0
• 1/4: Merion Cricket Club - Philadelphia Cricket Club 2:0
• 1/6: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Princeton Club 8:0
• 1/6: Norristown Hockey Club - Wayne Hockey Club 3:1
• 1/8: Merion Cricket Club - Veterans Hockey Club 6:2
• 1/13: Merion Cricket Club - Bachelors' Barge Club 6:2
• 1/13: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Philadelphia Cricket Club 5:1
• 1/15: Princeton Club - Wayne Hockey Club 6:0
• 1/17: Veterans Hockey Club - Norristown Hockey Club 4:0
• 1/20: Veterans Hockey Club - Philadelphia Cricket Club 4:3
• 1/20: Princeton Club - Bachelors' Barge Club 5:0
• 1/23: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Norristown Hockey Club 9:2
• 1/26: Merion Cricket Club - Wayne Hockey Club 3:1
• 1/27: Veterans Hockey Club - Princeton Club 10:0
• 1/27: Philadelphia Cricket Club - Wayne Hockey Club 2:1
• 2/3: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Wayne Hockey Club 8:0
• 2/3: Merion Cricket Club - Norristown Hockey Club 7:4
• 2/3: Philadelphia Cricket Club - Princeton Club 2:1
• 2/7: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Veterans Hockey Club 3:1
• 2/10: Merion Cricket Club - Princeton Club 6:1
• 2/10: Wayne Hockey Club - Bachelors' Barge Club 2:1
• 2/10: Norristown Hockey Club - Philadelphia Cricket Club 2:1 OT
• 2/12: Veternas Hockey Club - Bachelors' Barge Club 3:1
• 2/23: Norristown Hockey Club - Philadelphia Cricket Club 2:1
• 2/23: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Wayne Hockey Club 10:0
• 2/24: Philadelphia Cricket Club - Princeton Club 6:5 3OT
• 2/24: Norristown Hockey Club - Merion Cricket Club 3:2
• 3/2: Norristown Hockey Club - Bachelors' Barge Club 3:0
• 3/2: Merion Cricket Club - Wayne Hockey Club 2:1
• 3/2: Princeton Club - Veterans Hockey Club 4:1
• 3/6: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Norristown Hockey Club 3:0
• 3/8: Princeton Club - Bachelors' Barge Club 4:3
• 3/9: Philadelphia Cricket Club - Veterans Hockey Club 6:2
• 3/9: Merion Cricket Club - Bachelors' Barge Club 4:2
• 3/13: Merion Cricket Club - Princeton Club 5:4
• 3/15: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Philadelphia Cricket Club 4:0
• 3/16: Norristown Hockey Club - Wayne Hockey Club 3:2 OT
• 3/16: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Princeton Club 7:3
• 3/17: Philadelphia Cricket Club - Bachelors' Barge Club 1:0 6OT
• 3/17: Philadelphia Cricket Club - Wayne Hockey Club 2:1
• 3/20: Veterans Hockey Club - Merion Cricket Club 6:2

Final standings

1. Swarthmore Hockey Club 14-0
2. Merion Cricket Club 9-4
3. Norristown Hockey Club 7-6
4. Philadelphia Country Club 7-6
5. Veterans Hockey Club 7-6
6. Princeton Club 5-7
7. Wayne Hockey Club 1-10
8. Bachelors' Barge Club 1-11

Seattle, Washington

See: 1923–24 PCHA season

University of Washington

The Seattle Metropolitans once again participated in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, in what proved to be the last season of the league. The University of Washington played a series against the University of British Columbia, with Washington copping the Northwest Intercollegiate Championship.

1923-24 Game Results

• 2/6: University of British Columbia - University of Washington 2:2 OT @ Vancouver
• 2/21: University of Washington - University of British Columbia 4:1 @ Seattle

College ice hockey

See: 1923–24 American college hockey season

Sources

• Boston Globe
• Buffalo Courier
• Chicago Tribune
• Detroit Free Press
• Philadelphia Inquirer
• Minneapolis Star

American ice hockey seasons (1920-1945)
1920–21 - 1921–22 - 1922–23 - 1923–24 - 1924–25 - 1925–26 - 1926–27 - 1927–28 - 1928–29 - 1929–30 - 1930–31 - 1931–32 - 1932–33 - 1933–34 - 1934–35 - 1935–36 - 1936–37 - 1937–38 - 1938–39 - 1939–40 - 1940–41 - 1941–42 - 1942–43 - 1943–44 - 1944–45