1930–31 American ice hockey season

This was the 1930-31 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

• American Hockey Association
• American Amateur Hockey Association
• Canadian-American Hockey League
• California Hockey League
• International Hockey League
• National Hockey League (Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Falcons, New York Americans, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Quakers)
• Pacific Coast Hockey League (Portland Buckaroos, Seattle Eskimos and Tacoma Tigers)
• United States National Senior Championship

World Championship

Boston Hockey Club

The Boston Hockey Club was chosen by AAU president Avery Brundage to represent the United States at the 1931 World Ice Hockey Championships in Krynica, Poland, and won the silver medal. They almost forfeited their participation in the tournament due to an inability to raise enough money for the trip, but Charles Adams, owner of the Boston Bruins, announced that he would cover all expenses at the last minute.

Game Results

• 12/17: Yale - Boston Hockey Club 4:2 @ Boston
• 1/11: Boston Hockey Club - Brooklyn Crescents 2:2 @ New York
• 1/14: Boston Hockey Club - Yale 1:0 @ New Haven
• 2/11: Boston Hockey Club - Berliner Schlittschuhclub 4:2 @ Berlin
• 3/4: Kentville Wildcats (NS) - Boston Hockey Club 5:3 @ Boston
• 3/6: Boston Hockey Club - Kentville Wildcats (NS) 3:3 @ Boston
• 3/11: Boston University Club - Boston Hockey Club 6:5
• 3/13: Boston Hockey Club - Boston University Club 2:1
• 3/15: Boston Hockey Club - Brooklyn Crescents 1:0 @ New York
• 3/18: Boston University Club - Boston Hockey Club 1:0
• 3/20: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Boston Hockey Club 3:1 OT @ Atlantic City

They also competed in the 1930-31 United States National Senior Championship.

Olympic Hockey Trials

Michigan

Final

• 3/15: Hancock Eagles - Dearborn Hockey Club 4:0

The Hancock Eagles, MacNaughton Cup champions, met the Dearborn Hockey Club, winners of the Southern Michigan Hockey League, sponsored by the AAU, for the State title.

Northwest

First round

• 3/13: Minneapolis Americans - Chisholm 6:2
• 3/13: St. Paul - Webster (WI) 14:0
• 3/13: Duluth Junior College - Marshall Terrace (MN) 3:2
• 3/14: Duluth West Ends - Chicago American Legion 9:1
• 3/14: Eveleth Rangers - Cottonwood 19:0
• 3/14: Eveleth Junior College - Madison Firestones 11:1

Second round

• 3/14: St. Paul - Eveleth Junior College 3:0

Other scores missing

Semifinals

• 3/15: St. Paul - Duluth West Ends 5:1
• 3/15: Eveleth Rangers - Minneapolis Americans

Final

• 3/16: Eveleth Rangers - St. Paul 4:1

Eveleth was disqualified by the AAU, so the Minneapolis Americans and St. Paul were set to play in a new final.

• 3/20: St. Paul - Minneapolis Americans - not played due to failure to obtain the rink for the game

New England

Preliminary round

• 2/6: Boston University - Northeastern 4:3
• 2/17: Union Boat Club - North Cambridge CC 1:0
• 2/17: Brookline Cubs - Bedford AC 1:0
• 2/17: Concord HC - Massachusetts Aggies 1:0
• 2/17: Lexington Wanderers - Nonantum AA 4:3
• 2/17: Melrose Hockey Club - Keene (NH) 1:0
• 2/17: Providence AC - Revere Hockey Club 2:0

Second round

• 2/20: Boston University Club - Haverhill HC 4:0
• 2/20: Brae Burn - Quincy 3:1
• 2/20: Nashua West Point AC - Gloucester 2:0
• 2/20: St. Thomas (Jamaica Plain) - Newton TT 1:0
• 2/20: Lexington Wanderers - Roxbury Pioneer AA 4:0
• 2/20: Chelsea HC - Cape Cod Collegians 1:0

Third round

• 2/21: Brae Burn AC tied Providence AC
• 2/21: Union Boat Club - Lexington Wanderers
• 2/21: Melrose Hockey Club - Chelsea HC
• 2/21: Nashua West Point AC - Lexington HC
• 2/21: Brookline Cubs - St. Thomas (Jamaica Plain)
• 2/28: Brae Burn - Providence AC

Quarterfinals

• 2/28: Concord Hockey Club - Melrose Hockey Club
• 2/28: Boston University - Union Boat Club 3:1
• 3/2: Boston University Club - Nashua West Point AC 1:0
• 3/4: Brae Burn - Brookline Cubs 2:1

Semifinals

• 3/4: Boston University Club - Concord Hockey Club 3:1
• 3/5: Boston University - Brae Burn 3:2 - game started at midnight and ended at 1:26 AM

Final

• 3/6: Boston University Club - Boston University 3:0

These were qualification tournaments for the 1930-31 United States National Senior Championship. The winner was expected to receive leading consideration in the choice of the team to represent the United States at the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Colorado

• 12/21: Denver Falcons - North Denver Athletic Club Panthers 6:3
• 12/21: Longmont Lovelady Pharmacy - East High School 8:0
• 12/23: Denver Falcons - Longmont Lovelady Pharmacy 5:4
• 12/25: North Denver Athletic Club Panthers - Longmont Bakers 6:1

Maine

The Montreal Canadiens faced an All-Maine team in Lewiston on February 12.

1930-31 Game Results

• 2/12: Montreal Canadiens - All-Maine 8:7 @ Lewiston

Montana

The Butte Clarkes won the Butte City League title, and defeated Anaconda and Missoula to claim the Montana State Championship.

1930-31 Game Results

• 12/14: Missoula- Milltown 7:2
• 1/4: Milltown - Fort Missoula 3:1
• 1/4: Missoula All-Stars - Gregory 5:3
• 1/25: Missoula All-Stars - Milltown 4:1
• 2/8: Missoula All-Stars - Paradise 13:2

Butte City League Results

• 12/25: Butte Clarkes - Butte Chequamegons 1:0
• 1/11: Butte Clarkes - Butte Chequamegons 2:1
• 1/18: Butte Clarkes - Butte Chequamegons 3:2

Montana State Championship Results

• 1/25: Butte Clarkes - Anaconda All-Stars 10:1
• 2/1: Butte Clarkes - Missoula All-Stars 11:0

New York

See: 1930-31 New York season

New Jersey

The Atlantic City Sea Gulls played an independent schedule this winter, and also participated in the 1930-31 United States National Senior Championship. See New York page linked above for additional results.

1930-31 Game Results

• 1/2: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Montreal AAA (QC) 3:2 @ Atlantic City
• 1/4: Montreal AAA (QC) - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 5:2 @ Atlantic City
• 1/25: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - New York Athletic Club 1:0 @ New York
• 1/28: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Swarthmore Hockey Club (PA) 7:1 @ Atlantic City

North Dakota

The Grand Forks Dragons defeated Tau Sigma Rho, University of North Dakota campus league champions, for the Grand Forks City Championship. The Fargo-Moorhead Comets were another active team.

1930-31 Game Results

• 1/26: Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Grand Forks Dragons 6:5 @ Grand Forks
• 2/5: Grand Forks Dragons - Gretna (MB) 14:4 @ Grand Forks
• 2/11: Grand Forks Dragons - Central High School 4:3 OT @ Grand Forks
• 3/17: Grand Forks Dragons - Tau Sigma Rho 7:6

Hershey, Pennsylvania

The history of hockey in Hershey goes back to a series of amateur hockey matches played in the city beginning in early 1931. The first such formal hockey game ever played in Hershey took place on February 17, 1931, when Penn A.C. and Villanova University faced off in the 1,900-seat Hershey Ice Palace.

1930-31 Game Results

• 2/17: Penn A.C. - Villanova 5:4
• 2/28: Swarthmore - Villanova 6:2
• 3/7: Williamsport HC - Lancaster West End AC 20:3
• 3/13: Villanova - Lancaster West End AC 5:1
• 3/21: Williamsport HC - Swarthmore 7:4
• 3/28: James Harvey American Legion Post - Kayoula AC 7:5 - both teams were from Atlantic City, NJ
• 4/4: Swarthmore - Philadelphia All-Stars 6:3
• 4/11: Philadelphia Monarch AC - Lancaster West End AC 4:0

Spokane, Washington

The Inland Empire Hockey League was formed for the 1930-31 season. Three teams from Spokane and the Couer d'Alene Eskimos competed in it. Due to mild weather conditions, only three league games were played. The Gonzaga Bulldogs had an ice hockey team this winter, and faced the Adanacs and Eskimos of the Inland League, and Grand Forks, British Columbia.

1930-31 Game Results

• 1/1: Spokane Canucks - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 2:2
• 1/16: Gonzaga University - Spokane Adanacs 0:0 @ Spokane
• 1/21: Spokane Adanacs - Gonzaga University 1:0 2OT @ Spokane
• 2/1: Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Spokane Adanacs 0:0 @ Couer d'Alene
• 2/11: Gonzaga University - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 2:1 @ Couer d'Alene
• 3/15: Spokane Canucks - Portland All-Stars (OR) 2:2 OT @ Portland
• Grand Forks (BC) - Gonzaga University 5:1

Inland Empire Hockey League Results

• 1/4: Spokane Adanacs - Spokane Americans 3:2
• 2/8: Spokane Adanacs - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 2:1 @ Couer d'Alene
• 2/8: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Americans 1:0 @ Couer d'Alene

Texas

Bus McLaughlin of the Dallas Ice Kings

The Tulsa Oilers of the American Hockey Association visited Dallas for a two-game series in mid-January, with the Ice Kings going to Tulsa in late February. The Dallas Ice Kings and the San Antonio Rangers faced one another in some inter-city contests. The Polar Wave Bears and Baytown Oilers played a series at the Polar Wave Ice Palace in Houston. There were talks of forming a Texas Hockey League featuring teams from, Houston, Galveston, Fort Worth, Dallas, and San Antonio.

1930-31 Game Results

• 12/13: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 4:2 @ Dallas
• 12/14: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 4:1 @ Dallas
• 12/21: Polar Wave Bears - Baytown Oilers 7:3 @ Houston
• 1/13: Polar Wave Bears Baytown Oilers 5:2 @ Houston
• 1/13: Tulsa Oilers (OK) - Dallas Ice Kings 5:3 @ Dallas
• 1/14: Dallas Ice Kings - Tulsa Oilers (OK) 5:2 @ Dallas
• 1/15: Dallas Ice Kings - San Antonio Rangers 7:6 @ San Antonio
• 1/16: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 8:6 @ San Antonio
• 1/20: Baytown Oilers - Polar Wave Bears @ Houston
• 1/20: Buffalo Americans (NY) - Kansas City Pla-Mors (MO) 1:0 @ Dallas
• 1/21: Kansas City Pla-Mors (MO) - Buffalo Americans (NY) 2:1 @ Dallas
• 1/27: Baytown Oilers - Polar Wave Bears @ Houston
• 1/27: Dallas Ice Kings - San Antonio Rangers 3:3 @ Dallas
• 1/28: Dallas Ice Kings - San Antonio Rangers 3:3 @ Dallas
• 2/3: Dallas Ice Kings - San Antonio Rangers 9:5 @ Dallas
• 2/4: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 6:5 @ Dallas
• 2/23: Tulsa Oilers (OK) - Dallas Ice Kings 9:7 @ Tulsa
• 2/24: Dallas Ice Kings - Tulsa Oilers (OK) 8:2 @ Tulsa
• 3/14: San Jacinto High School (Houston) - Brackenridge High School 5:4 @ San Antonio - Texas High School Championship

Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Municipal Hockey League was contested again this winter.

Milwaukee Municipal Hockey League Results

• 1/4: West Allis - Oakland Avenue Merchants 1:1
• 1/4: Meunier Gun Co. - Canadian Rangers 8:1
• 1/11: School of Engineering - Riverside AC 4:0
• 1/11: Oakland Avenue Merchants - Canadian Rangers 4:0
• 1/18: Milwaukee Rowing Club - School of Engineering 8:1
• 2/1: Milwaukee Rowing Club - Oakland Avenue Merchants 7:0
• 2/1: Kern's Service - Riverside AC 5:1
• 2/8: Milwaukee Rowing Club - Riverside AC 13:0

College ice hockey

See: 1930–31 American college hockey season

Sources

• Austin-American Statesman
• Dallas Morning News
• Houston Chronicle
• Montana Standard
• The Spokesman-Review

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