1932–33 American ice hockey season

This was the 1932-33 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

• American Hockey Association
• Canadian-American Hockey League
• Central Hockey League
• California Hockey League
• International Hockey League
• Michigan-Ontario Hockey League
• National Hockey League (Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Americans, New York Rangers)
• Tri State Hockey League
• United States National Senior Championship

Northwestern AAU Championship

The tournament was played in Minneapolis from March 11-13.

Class A

• Genoa Falcons - Cokato 7:0
• Flour City - Detroit Lakes 4:0
• Carson Lake - Home Brands 1:0
• Eveleth Elks - St. Bridgets 1:0
• St. Cloud - Deephaven 2:1 OT
• Eveleth Independents - White Bear 2:1 OT
• Eveleth Miners - Grand Forks 5:3
• Eveleth Independents - White Bear 11:1
• Eveleth Elks - Carson Lake 4:2
• Eveleth Elks - Genoa Falcons 1:0
• Eveleth Independents - Eveleth Miners 3:2
• Eveleth Elks - Eveleth Independents 1:0 - final

Class B

• St. Thomas - Lindstrom 7:1
• Stegmeiers - Mankato 2:0
• Mahoney Miners - Schroeders 2:1
• Mahoney Miners - Stegmeiers 4:3 5OT
• St. Thomas - Mahoney Miners 3:0 - final

Class C

• Lake Harriets - St. Paul Cummings 1:0
• Blake Academy - Lake Harriets 1:0 - final

Baltimore, Maryland

The Baltimore Orioles competed in the Tri State Hockey League this winter, and the Baltimore Amateur Ice Hockey League returned for a second season. Baltimore Athletic Club, Green Spring Valley Club, Mount Washington Club, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland Dental School competed.

Baltimore Amateur Ice Hockey League Results

• 12/27: Baltimore Athletic Club - Mount Washington Club 3:1
• 12/30: Mount Washington Club - Green Spring Valley Club 5:4
• 1/6: Green Spring Valley Club - University of Maryland 3:0
• 1/10: Baltimore Athletic Club - Johns Hopkins University 11:3
• 1/13: University of Maryland - Mount Washington Club 2:1
• 1/17: Green Spring Valley Club - Baltimore Athletic Club 2:1
• 1/20: University of Maryland - Johns Hopkins University 10:1
• 1/24: Green Spring Valley Club - Johns Hopkins University 6:1
• 1/27: Mount Washington Club - Johns Hopkins University 7:2
• 1/31: University of Maryland - Baltimore Athletic Club 5:3
• 2/3: Green Spring Valley Club - University of Maryland 4:2 - Green Spring clinched first half title
• 2/7: Mount Washington Club - Johns Hopkins University 6:0
• 2/10: University of Maryland - Baltimore Athletic Club 4:3
• 2/12: Green Spring Valley Club - Johns Hopkins University 7:3
• 2/14: University of Maryland - Mount Washington Club 4:0
• 2/17: Baltimore Athletic Club - Green Spring Valley Club 4:2
• 2/19: University of Maryland - Johns Hopkins University 8:1
• 2/21: Mount Washington Club - Baltimore Athletic Club 2:1
• 2/24: University of Maryland - Green Spring Valley Club 5:1 - Maryland clinched second half title
• 2/26: Baltimore Athletic Club - Johns Hopkins University 7:4
• 2/28: Mount Washington Club - Green Spring Valley Club 5:2
• 3/10: University of Maryland - Green Spring Valley Club 5:1 - final, game one
• 3/14: University of Maryland - Green Spring Valley Club 4:2 - final, game two

Montana

The Butte Clarkes won the Butte-Anaconda Hockey League and the Montana State Championship. They won a five-game series over Great Falls, while the Butte Lockwoods defeated Missoula, giving the Clarkes the state title when they beat the Lockwoods for the Butte-Anaconda League championship.

1932-33 Game Results

• 12/17: Great Falls - Coutts (AB) 3:1 @ Great Falls
• 12/18: Great Falls - Coutts (AB) 3:2 @ Great Falls
• 1/1: Butte Clarkes - Great Falls 2:1 @ Great Falls
• 1/2: Butte Clarkes - Great Falls 4:3 @ Great Falls
• 1/29: Butte Lockwoods - Missoula All-Stars 4:0 @ Missoula
• 2/4: Montana School of Mines - University of Montana 1:0
• 2/4: Great Falls - McGrath (AB) 8:4 @ Great Falls
• 2/5: Great Falls - McGrath (AB) 2:1 OT @ Great Falls
• 2/7: Great Falls - McGrath (AB) 6:3 @ Great Falls
• 2/11: Butte Clarkes - Great Falls 6:6 @ Great Falls
• 2/12: Great Falls - Butte Clarkes 8:4 @ Great Falls
• 2/13: Butte Clarkes - Great Falls 6:4 @ Great Falls

Butte-Anaconda Hockey League Results

• 12/11: Butte Lockwoods - Butte Clarkes 4:2
• 12/16: Butte Clarkes - Butte Lockwoods 6:1
• 12/18: Butte Clarkes - Montana School of Mines 4:0
• 12/23: Butte Lockwoods - Montana School of Mines 8:5
• 12/25: Butte Clarkes - Montana School of Mines 10:5
• 12/30: Montana School of Mines - Anaconda Anodes 5:0
• 1/1: Butte Lockwoods - Anaconda Anodes 6:2
• 1/2: Butte Lockwoods - Montana School of Mines 3:1
• 1/13: Butte Lockwoods - Montana School of Mines 4:1
• 1/18: Butte Clarkes - Montana School of Mines 6:1
• 1/22: Montana School of Mines - Anaconda Anodes 5:3 3OT
• 1/22: Butte Lockwoods - Butte Clarkes 4:3 OT
• 1/27: Butte Lockwoods - Montana School of Mines 5:2
• 1/29: Butte Clarkes - Anaconda Anodes 6:1
• 2/3: Butte Lockwoods - Butte Clarkes 1:0
• 2/19: Butte Clarkes - Butte Lockwoods 5:4 OT - Clarkes clinched title

New York

The Lake Placid Athletic Club played an independent schedule during the 1932-33 season. They planned to enter the National Senior Championship, but withdrew due to concerns over expenses.

1932-33 Game Results

• 12/11: Boston Hockey Club - Brooklyn Crescents 3:2 @ Madison Square Garden
• 12/18: Atlantic City Sea Gulls (NJ) - New York St. Nicholas 3:1 @ Madison Square Garden
• 1/1: Montreal Victorias - Brooklyn Crescents 5:4 @ Madison Square Garden
• 1/2: Bronx Hockey Club - New York Shamrocks 7:2
• 1/7: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Loyola College (QC) 4:2 @ Lake Placid
• 1/8: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Loyola College (QC) 6:4 @ Lake Placid
• 1/8: Baltimore Orioles (MD) - New York St. Nicholas 3:2 @ New York
• 1/8: Floral Park HC - Summit HC (NJ) 2:1
• 1/14: Lake Placid Athletic Club - St. John's All-Stars (QC) 12:5 @ Lake Placid
• 1/15: Lake Placid Athletic Club - St. John's All-Stars (QC) 5:3 @ Lake Placid
• 1/15: Atlantic City Sea Gulls (NJ) - New York Athletic Club 10:4 @ Madison Square Garden
• 1/21: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Clinton Hockey Club 12:4 @ Lake Placid
• 1/22: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Clinton Hockey Club 11:4 @ Lake Placid
• 1/22: Bronx Hockey Club - Westchester All-Stars 10:4 @ New York Coliseum
• 1/22: Hershey Bears (PA) - New York Athletic Club 4:1
• 1/28: Ottawa Shamrocks - Lake Placid Athletic Club 7:3 @ Lake Placid
• 1/29: Ottawa Shamrocks - Lake Placid Athletic Club 6:5 @ Lake Placid
• 1/29: Boston Hockey Club - New York St. Nicholas 7:5 @ Madison Square Garden
• 1/29: Van Cortlandt HC - Floral Park HC 2:0 @ Madison Square Garden
• 2/4: Atlantic City Sea Gulls (NJ) - Brooklyn Crescents 15:7 @ Atlantic City
• 2/4: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Montreal Royals 8:6 @ Lake Placid
• 2/5: Montreal Royals - Lake Placid Athletic Club 9:1 @ Lake Placid
• 2/5: Atlantic City Sea Gulls (NJ) - Brooklyn Crescents 4:1 @ New York
• 2/18: Atlantic City Sea Gulls (NJ) - Bronx Hockey Club 3:2 OT @ Atlantic City
• 2/18: LaSalle-Hull (ON) - Lake Placid Athletic Club 6:3 @ Lake Placid
• 2/19: Lake Placid Athletic Club - LaSalle-Hull (ON) 7:4 @ Lake Placid
• 2/25: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Montreal Victorias 5:5 @ Lake Placid
• 2/26: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Montreal Victorias 4:3 @ Lake Placid
• 2/26: Bronx Hockey Club - Boston Hockey Club 5:2 @ New York Coliseum
• 3/4: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Ottawa Nationals 5:2 @ Lake Placid
• 3/5: Ottawa Nationals - Lake Placid Athletic Club 3:2 @ Lake Placid
• 3/5: New York St. Nicholas - Philadelphia Comets 6:1 @ Madison Square Garden
• 3/12: New York St. Nicholas - Philadelphia Comets 8:2 @ New York Coliseum

North Dakota

The Grand Forks Dragons enjoyed another successful season as an independent team. They swept Fargo-Moorhead, and defeated the University of North Dakota 2-1 in a three-game series for the city championship. Grand Forks entered a team in the Northwestern AAU Championship.

1932-33 Game Results

• 1/8: Grand Forks Dragons - Fargo-Moorhead Comets 8:3 @ Grand Forks
• 2/15: Grand Forks Dragons - Fargo-Moorhead Comets 5:2 @ Fargo

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

On March 18, 1933, 1,200 spectators watched the Pittsburgh Hockey Association team, composed of former and present collegians, face the Nichols Alumni of Buffalo, New York, in a benefit game at the Duquesne Gardens. All proceeds of the match were turned over to the Pittsburgh Junior League.

1932-33 Game Results

• 3/18: Nichols Alumni (NY) - Pittsburgh Hockey Association 3:1

Portland, Oregon

The Portland Chemical Pures played exhibition games against teams from Washington and British Columbia this winter.

1932-33 Game Results

• 1/26: Portland Chemical Pures - Seattle Auto Row (WA) 4:3 OT @ Portland
• 2/2: Seattle Hullin Terminals (WA) - Portland Chemical Pures 6:1 @ Portland
• 2/9: Portland Chemical Pures - Seattle Waterfront (WA) 3:2 @ Portland
• 2/16: Seattle Ballard Blueshirts (WA) - Portland Chemical Pures 4:3 OT @ Portland
• 2/19: Portland Chemical Pures - Spokane All-Stars (WA) 10:4 @ Portland
• 2/23: Portland Chemical Pures - New Westminster Cubs (BC) 1:0 @ Portland
• 2/26: Portland Chemical Pures - Seattle Auto Row (WA) 3:1 @ Portland
• 3/2: Seattle Ballard Blueshirts (WA) - Portland Chemical Pures 5:4 @ Portland
• 3/5: Vancouver Waterfront (BC) - Portland Chemical Pures 4:1 @ Portland
• 3/9: Portland Chemical Pures - Seattle Waterfront (WA) 2:1 @ Portland
• 3/12: New Westminster Cubs (BC) - Portland Chemical Pures 3:2 OT @ Portland

Northwest Amateur Championship Results

• 3/16: Portland Chemical Pures - Seattle Hullin Terminals (WA) 5:2 @ Portland
• 3/19: Seattle Hullin Terminals (WA) - Portland Chemical Pures 6:2 @ Portland - Seattle won series 8:7

Texas

The Polar Wave Bears, Spalding Blue Streaks, and Baytown Yankees competed in the Houston City League. The games were played five-aside, instead of the usual seven, to help speed up the play. Although the ice rink in San Antonio was not open this winter, the San Antonio Rangers wanted to play the Spalding Blue Streaks in Houston. However, the series did not materialize. No hockey was played in Dallas in 1932-33, either.

Houston City League Results

• 11/4: Spalding Blue Streaks - Polar Wave Bears 5:4
• 11/11: Polar Wave Bears - Spalding Blue Streaks 5:3
• 11/18: Polar Wave Bears - Spalding Blue Streaks 4:4
• 11/22: Spalding Blue Streaks - Baytown Yankees 8:5
• 11/29: Polar Wave Bears - Spalding Blue Streaks 4:2
• 12/13 Spalding Blue Streaks - Baytown Yankees 5:4
• 12/20: Spalding Blue Streaks - Polar Wave Bears 9:7
• 1/3: Spalding Blue Streaks - Polar Wave Bears 4:2

Washington

Couer d'Alene Eskimos

Spokane Canucks

The Inland Empire Hockey League was contested once again in 1932-33. It was comprised of three teams from Spokane and the Couer d'Alene Eskimos, who won the league title. The Seattle City League was also in operation, and was won by the Seattle Hullins.

1932-33 Game Results

• 12/11: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Americans 2:1
• 12/11: Spokane Black Hawks - Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 1:0
• 2/4: Washington State University - Idaho University 4:2 @ Pullman
• 2/5: Cranbrook-Kimberley All-Stars (BC) - Spokane All-Stars 6:2 @ Eastport, ID
• 2/19: Inland Empire All-Stars - Spokane City All-Stars 3:0
• 2/26: New Westminster Cubs (BC) - Seattle Ballard Blueshirts (WA) 5:2 @ Seattle

Inland Empire Hockey League Results

• 12/18: Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Spokane Black Hawks 2:1
• 12/18: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Americans 3:2
• 1/1: Spokane Americans - Spokane Black Hawks 1:1
• 1/22: Spokane Black Hawks - Spokane Canucks 1:0
• 1/22: Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Spokane Americans 8:0
• 1/29: Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Spokane Canucks 1:0
• 2/12: Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Spokane Black Hawks 1:1
• 2/12: Spokane Americans - Spokane Canucks 2:1

Seattle City League Results

• 11/20: Waterfront - Auto Row Mechanics 4:2
• 11/20: Hullin Terminals - Ballard Blueshirts 2:1
• 11/27: Hullin Terminals - Auto Row Mechanics 9:3
• 11/27: Waterfront - Ballard Blueshirts 0:0
• 12/4: Auto Row Mechanics - Ballard Blueshirts 4:2
• 12/4: Waterfront - Hullin Terminals 3:3 OT
• 12/11: Ballard Blueshirts - Hullin Terminals 4:3 OT
• 12/11: Waterfront - Auto Row Mechanics 2:1
• 12/18: Waterfront - Ballard Blueshirts 2:1
• 12/18: Hullin Terminals - Auto Row Mechanics 3:0
• 12/26: Waterfront - Hullin Terminals 3:3
• 12/26: Auto Row Mechanics - Ballard Blueshirts 1:0
• 1/1: Auto Row Mechanics - Waterfront 3:2
• 1/1: Ballard Blueshirts - Hullin Terminals 5:2
• 1/8: Hullin Terminals - Auto Row Mechanics 4:0
• 1/8: Ballard Blueshirts - Waterfront 4:3
• 1/15: Waterfront - Hullin Terminals 4:3
• 1/15: Ballard Blueshirts - Auto Row Mechanics 4:2
• 1/22: Waterfront - Auto Row Mechanics 2:1
• 1/22: Ballard Blueshirts - Hullin Terminals 1:0
• 1/29: Waterfront - Ballard Blueshirts 4:2
• 1/29: Auto Row Mechanics - Hullin Terminals 5:3
• 2/5: Waterfront - Hullin Terminals 2:2
• 2/5: Auto Row Mechanics - Ballard Blueshirts 2:0
• 2/12: Auto Row Mechanics - Waterfront 1:0
• 2/12: Ballard Blueshirts - Hullin Terminals 4:3
• 2/19: Ballard Blueshirts - Waterfront 3:2
• 2/19: Hullin Terminals - Auto Row Mechanics 6:4
• 2/26: Hullin Terminals - Waterfront 5:1 - final, game one
• 3/5: Waterfront - Hullin Terminals 4:3 - final, game two
• 3/7: Hullin Terminals - Waterfront 3:1 - final, game three

Wisconsin

The Wisconsin State Amateur Championship was held in Wausau on January 28 and 29, 1933.

Wisconsin State Amateur Championship Results

• 1/28: Eagle River Falcons - Milwaukee Rowing Club 5:1 - first round
• 1/28: Wausau Veterans - West Bend 2:0 - first round
• 1/28: Wisconsin Rapids - Janesville 3:2 OT - first round
• 1/29: Wausau Veterans - Wisconsin Rapids 7:1 - semifinal
• 1/29: Milwaukee Rowing Club - West Bend 7:5 - 3rd place
• 1/29: Eagle River Falcons - Wausau Veterans 4:0 - final

College ice hockey

See: 1932–33 American college hockey season

Sources

• Baltimore Sun
• Houston Chronicle
• New York Daily News
• The Spokesman-Review

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