1931–32 American ice hockey season

This was the 1931-32 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

• American Hockey Association
• American Amateur Hockey Association
• Canadian-American Hockey League
• Central Hockey League
• California Hockey League
• International Hockey League
• Metropolitan Amateur Hockey League
• National Hockey League (Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Falcons, New York Americans, New York Rangers)
• United States National Senior Championship

Olympic Hockey Trials

These were arranged to help select a team to represent the United States in the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Western Series

Minnesota Series

• 12/18: University of Minnesota - Eveleth Junior College 4:0
• 12/19: University of Minnesota - Eveleth Junior College 4:2

Michigan Series

• 1/2: Upper Peninsula - Lower Peninsula 0:0
• 1/3: Upper Peninsula - Lower Peninsula 4:1

Eastern Series

Boston University Club/Olympics

• 12/20: New York Metropolitans - All-Adirondacks 4:0 @ Madison Square Garden
• 12/28: New York Metropolitans - Boston Olympics (University Club) 1:0 @ Madison Square Garden
• 1/2: New York Metropolitans - Boston Olympics 5:5 3OT @ Boston Arena

After this series, it was decided to combine the New York and Boston teams.

Final round

Semifinals

• 1/6: New York Metropolitans/Boston Olympics Combination - Yale University 4:0 @ New Haven - planned second game was called off
• 1/7: University of Minnesota - Michigan Upper Peninsula 5:4 @ Minneapolis

Final

• 1/13: New York Metropolitans/Boston Olympics Combination - University of Minnesota 4:0 @ Boston Arena

"Olympic Tryouts"

• 1/3: St. Mary's College - New York St. Nicholas 1:0
• 1/3: Montreal A.M. - Brooklyn Crescents 7:1

Boston All-Stars European Tour

The Boston All-Stars

See also: 1932 4 Nations Tournament

The Boston All-Stars went on a European tour that spanned from mid-February to late-March.

• 2/15: Boston All-Stars - England 2:1 @ Liverpool
• 2/16: Boston All-Stars - England 6:3 @ Hammersmith
• 2/18: Boston All-Stars - Oxford University 0:0
• 2/21: Boston All-Stars - French Selection 2:1 @ Paris
• 2/28: Boston All-Stars - SC Riessersee 3:0 @ Munich
• 3/2: Boston All-Stars - Germany 2:0 @ Munich
• 3/5: Boston All-Stars - Berliner Schlittschuhclub 4:3 @ Berlin
• 3/6: Boston All-Stars - Germany 4:0 @ Berlin
• 3/10: Boston All-Stars - Swedish National Team 5:0 @ Stockholm
• 3/23: Boston All-Stars - England 3:1 @ Streatham
• 3/24: Boston All-Stars - England 1:0 @ Golders Green
• 3/30: Boston All-Stars - England 5:1 @ Grosvenor House

Baltimore, Maryland

Hockey returned to Baltimore for the first time since 1898 with the opening of Carlin's Iceland on December 14, 1931. The Baltimore Amateur Ice Hockey League was formed, composed of the Forest Park Hockey Club, University of Maryland (Dental School), Green Spring Valley Club, Mount Washington Club, Johns Hopkins University, and the Walbrook Hockey Club.

1931-32 Game Results

• 1/16: Penn AC - Walbrook Athletic Club 4:2
• 1/23: Swarthmore Hockey Club (PA) - Walbrook Athletic Club 3:2
• 2/20: Swarthmore Hockey Club (PA) - Iceland All-Stars 4:2
• 3/4: Walbrook Athletic Club - Iceland All-Stars 6:2
• 3/4: University of Maryland - Iceland All-Stars 4:3

Baltimore Amateur Ice Hockey League Results

• 12/14: Walbrook Hockey Club - Green Spring Valley Club 7:1
• 12/16: University of Maryland - Johns Hopkins University 10:5
• 12/18: Forest Park Hockey Club - Mount Washington Club 6:5
• 12/21: Walbrook Hockey Club - Mount Washington Club 10:3
• 12/23: Forest Park Hockey Club - Green Spring Valley Club 4:3 2OT
• 12/28: Walbrook Hockey Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 15:2
• 12/30: Green Spring Valley Club - Mount Washington Club 6:5
• 1/4: Green Spring Valley Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 9:3
• 1/6: Walbrook Hockey Club - Johns Hopkins University 10:1
• 1/8: University of Maryland - Mount Washington Club 16:2
• 1/11: Mount Washington Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 4:1
• 1/13: Green Spring Valley Club - Johns Hopkins University 7:2
• 1/15: University of Maryland - Walbrook Athletic Club 7:1
• 1/18: Forest Park Hockey Club - Johns Hopkins University 4:3
• 1/20: Walbrook Athletic Club - Mount Washington Club 17:1
• 1/22: Forest Park Hockey Club - Green Spring Valley Club 6:6 OT (was 5:5 after regulation)
• 1/25: University of Maryland - Forest Park Hockey Club 19:2
• 1/27: Walbrook Athletic Club - Green Spring Valley Club 6:4
• 1/30: Johns Hopkins University - Mount Washington Club 6:3
• 2/1: University of Maryland - Green Spring Valley Club 10:2
• 2/3: Walbrook Athletic Club - Johns Hopkins University 8:2
• 2/5: Mount Washington Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 4:3
• 2/8: University of Maryland - Johns Hopkins University 5:3
• 2/10: Green Spring Valley Club - Mount Washington Club 5:4
• 2/12: Walbrook Athletic Club - University of Maryland 13:5
• 2/15: Green Spring Valley Club - Johns Hopkins University 3:2
• 2/17: University of Maryland - Mount Washington Club 9:5
• 2/19: Walbrook Athletic Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 8:1
• 2/24: University of Maryland - Forest Park Hockey Club 11:3
• 2/26: University of Maryland - Green Spring Valley Club 7:0
• 2/29: Johns Hopkins University - Forest Park Hockey Club 8:4
• 3/2: Green Spring Valley Club - Mount Washington Club 5:0
• 3/7: Green Spring Valley Club - Johns Hopkins University 3:2
• 3/11: Mount Washington Club - Johns Hopkins University 6:4
• 3/14: Green Spring Valley Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 5:3

Final

• 3/9: University of Maryland - Walbrook Athletic Club 7:2
• 3/12: Walbrook Athletic Club - University of Maryland 7:5
• 3/16: University of Maryland - Walbrook Athletic Club 5:2
• 3/18: Walbrook Athletic Club - University of Maryland 11:1
• 3/23: Walbrook Athletic Club - University of Maryland 7:5

Montana

The Butte City League was contested once again, with the Clarkes winning the title. A four team tournament was staged in Butte in mid-February. Great Falls claimed the state title after defeating the Missoula All-Stars, winners of the tournament, twice.

1931-32 Game Results

• 12/6: Missoula - Milltown 3:2
• 12/27: Missoula - Fort Missoula 5:0
• 1/24: Butte Clarkes - Anaconda 8:1 @ Anaconda
• 1/31: Butte Chequamegons - Anaconda 6:1 @ Anaconda
• 2/6: Butte Clarkes - Great Falls 7:2 @ Great Falls
• 2/7: Great Falls - Butte Clarkes 4:3 @ Great Falls
• 2/21: Great Falls - Missoula All-Stars 7:4 @ Great Falls
• 2/21: Great Falls - Missoula All-Stars 7:3 @ Great Falls

Butte City League Results

• 12/6: Butte Clarkes - Butte Bumps 8:0
• 12/10: Dublin Gulch - Butte Bumps 3:0
• 12/13: Butte Clarkes - Dublin Gulch 9:2
• 12/27: Butte Clarkes - Dublin Gulch 5:3
• 1/8: Butte Clarkes - Dublin Gulch 5:2
• 1/10: Dublin Gulch - Butte Chequamegons 4:2
• 1/17: Butte Clarkes - Butte Chequamegons 4:1
• 1/24: Butte Chequamegons - Dublin Gulch Forfeit

Montana State Tournament Results

• 2/13: Missoula All-Stars - Butte Chequamegons 2:1
• 2/14: Butte Clarkes - Anaconda 6:0
• 2/14: Missoula All-Stars - Butte Clarkes 6:5 - final

New York

See: 1931-32 MAHL season

The Lake Placid Hockey Club played an independent schedule this winter, and also participated in the 1931-32 United States National Senior Championship.

1931-32 Game Results

• New York Appawamis Club - Morristown Hockey Club (NJ) 4:0
• Morristown Hockey Club (NJ) - Bear Mountain Hockey Club 2:1
• Montreal Blue Devils - Lake Placid Hockey Club 4:3
• Lake Placid Hockey Club - Montreal Blue Devils 3:1
• 1/3: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Montreal Blue Devils 4:0
• 1/9: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Schenectady General Electric 3:0
• 1/10: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Schenectady General Electric 8:1
• 1/16: New York St. Nicholas - Lake Placid Hockey Club 3:2 @ Lake Placid
• 1/17: New York St. Nicholas - Lake Placid Hockey Club 3:1 @ Lake Placid
• 1/23: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Montreal All-Stars 7:2 @ Lake Placid
• 1/24: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Montreal All-Stars 3:2 @ Lake Placid
• 1/31: New York St. Nicholas - Lake Katonah Hockey Club 4:0
• 2/21: Winnipeg Winnipegs (MB) - Brooklyn Crescents 5:2 @ New York
• 2/22: Winnipeg Winnipegs (MB) - Bronx Hockey Club 10:3 @ New York
• 2/22: Brooklyn Crescents - Skytop Hockey Club (PA) 7:3 @ Skytop
• 2/27: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Ottawa Canadian National Railways 6:3 @ Lake Placid
• 2/28: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Ottawa Canadian National Railways 5:4 @ Lake Placid
• 3/5: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Saint John Champlain Club (NB) 6:4 @ Lake Placid
• 3/6: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Saint John Champlain Club (NB) 7:5 @ Lake Placid
• 3/6: Brooklyn Crescents - Boston Hockey Club 3:3

New Jersey

The Atlantic City Sea Gulls played an independent schedule this winter, and also participated in the 1931-32 United States National Senior Championship.

1931-32 Game Results

• 12/19: Brooklyn Crescents - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 3:2 @ Atlantic City
• 12/26: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Swarthmore Hockey Club 4:0 @ Atlantic City
• 12/30: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - St. Mary's College 5:1 @ Atlantic City
• 12/31: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - St. Mary's College 5:2 @ Atlantic City
• 1/10: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Brooklyn Crescents 1:1 @ New York
• 1/16: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Brooklyn Crescents 6:3 @ Atlantic City
• 1/17: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Brooklyn Crescents 2:2 @ Madison Square Garden
• 1/27: 'Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Swarthmore Hockey Club 4:3 @ Atlantic City
• 2/19: Winnipeg Winnipegs - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 5:1 @ Atlantic City
• 3/4: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Boston Hockey Club 6:4 @ Atlantic City
• 4/2: Brooklyn Crescents - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 3:2 @ Atlantic City
• 4/3: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Brooklyn Crescents 5:1 @ Atlantic City

North Dakota

The Grand Forks Dragons enjoyed a successful season in 1931-32, winning the North Dakota Amateur Championship over Minot.

1931-32 Game Results

• 12/23: Grand Forks Dragons - Alvarado (MN) 9:2 @ Grand Forks
• 1/5: Grand Forks Dragons - Fargo-Moorhead Comets 10:1 @ Grand Forks
• 2/9: Grand Forks Dragons - Rainy River (ON) 4:2 @ Grand Forks
• 2/17: Grand Forks Dragons - Gretna (MB) 6:1 @ Grand Forks
• 3/3: Grand Forks Dragons - Red Lake Falls (MN) 18:2 @ Grand Forks

North Dakota Amateur Championship Results

• 3/5: Grand Forks Dragons - Minot 10:0 @ Grand Forks

Wichita, Kansas

The Wichita Forum, which had been built in 1912, added an ice rink in 1932, and the first games of ice hockey were played in Wichita. The Gore Hat Shop won the city title over the Wible Rinkmen.

1931-32 Game Results

• 3/5: Wible Rinkmen - Gore Hat Shop 5:2
• 3/12: Gore Hat Shop - Wible Rinkmen 5:0
• 3/26: Sim Park - East Side Athletic Club 4:1
• 3/26: Gore Hat Shop - Wible Rinkmen 3:2

Hershey, Pennsylvania

A program from the January 4 Swarthmore-Montreal AAA match.

Swarthmore Hockey Club moved into the Hershey Ice Palace, where they played their first game on November 28, 1931, against Crescent A.C. of New York City.

1931-32 Game Results

• 11/28: Brooklyn Crescents (NY) - Swarthmore Hockey Club 5:0
• 12/12: New York St. Nicholas - Swarthmore Hockey Club 3:1
• 12/19: New York Athletic Club - Swarthmore Hockey Club 3:3
• 12/31: St. Mary's College (MN) - Swarthmore Hockey Club 3:2
• 1/4: Montreal AAA (QC) - Swarthmore Hockey Club 8:3
• 1/9: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Penn AC 4:2
• 1/13: Penn AC - Swarthmore Hockey Club 3:1 @ Philadelphia
• 1/16: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Morristown Hockey Club (NJ) 4:1
• 1/20: Atlantic City Sea Gulls (NJ) - Swarthmore Hockey Club 5:1
• 1/30: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Walbrook Athletic Club (MD) 13:1
• 2/6: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Penn AC 7:2
• 2/13: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Villanova 13:1
• 2/22: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Villanova 12:5
• 2/27: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Bronx HC (NY) 4:3
• 3/5: Penn AC - Princeton Bengals (NJ) 2:0
• 3/12:Swarthmore Hockey Club - Skytop Hockey Club 4:3 - Penn AC had previously beaten Skytop 1:0
• 3/26: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Bronx HC (NY) 4:3 OT

Portland, Oregon

There was an amateur hockey league in Portland this winter, and a picked all-star team played exhibition games against outside teams.

1931-32 Game Results

• 1/21: Portland All-Stars - San Francisco Rangers (CA) 3:3 OT @ Portland
• 2/4: Portland All-Stars - Oakland Sheiks (CA) 2:0 @ Portland
• Oakland Sheiks (CA) - Portland All-Stars 6:2 @ Portland
• 2/11: Portland All-Stars - University Post (WA) 11:3 @ Portland

Portland Big Four League Results

• 12/29: East Side - Peninsula 1:1 OT
• 12/29: Buckaroos - Waterfront 3:2
• 1/3: Waterfront - Peninsula 4:3
• 1/3: Buckaroos - East Side 2:2 OT
• 1/7: Peninsula - Buckaroos 1:0
• 1/7: East Side - Waterfront 4:3 OT
• 1/10: Buckaroos - Waterfront 1:0
• 1/10: East Side - Peninsula 3:3 OT
• 1/14: Waterfront - Peninsula 5:2
• 1/14: East Side - Buckaroos 3:2
• 1/28: Waterfront - East Side 6:4
• 1/28: Peninsula - Buckaroos 4:3
• 1/31: Waterfront - Buckaroos 6:5
• 1/31: East Side - Peninsula 3:2
• 2/14: Waterfront - East Side 5:4
• 2/14: Buckaroos - Peninsula 5:2
• 2/18: Waterfront - Peninsula 4:3 OT
• 2/18: Buckaroos - East Side 4:3
• 2/21: Buckaroos - East Side 3:1 - semifinal
• 2/25: Buckaroos - Waterfront 4:3 - final
• 2/28: Buckaroos - Waterfront 7:4 - "

Washington

There was an amateur competition in Seattle known as the Puget Sound Hockey League in 1931-32. Seattle also had an all-star team that played Portland. The Inland Empire Hockey League, composed of three teams from Spokane and the Couer d'Alene Eskimos, returned for another season. Washington State University formed a team, and challenged Idaho University to a game. Gonzaga also had a team, though no games are recorded to have taken place.

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  The Spokane All-Stars who faced Trail

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  Gonzaga University hockey team

1931-32 Game Results

• 1/3: Grand Forks All-Stars (BC) - Spokane Adanacs 3:3 OT @ Grand Forks
• 1/31: Trail Maple Leafs (BC) - Spokane All-Stars 4:3 @ Spokane
• 2/7: Seattle All-Stars - Portland All-Stars 4:1 @ Seattle
• Greenwood (BC) - Spokane Adanacs 3:2 @ Greenwod
• Grand Forks (BC) - Spokane Adanacs 2:1 @ Grand Forks

Puget Sound Hockey League Results

• 11/19: Ballard - University Post 7:1
• 11/22: West Seattle - Washington AC 5:3
• 11/26: West Seattle - Ballard 1:1 OT
• 11/29: Washington AC - University Post 7:6
• 12/3: University Post - West Seattle 3:2
• 12/6: 'Ballard - Washington AC 4:3
• 12/6: West Seattle - University Post 5:2
• 12/10: Ballard - West Seattle 3:1
• 12/10: Washington AC - University Post 3:2
• 12/13: Washington AC - Ballard 2:1 OT
• 12/13: University Post - West Seattle 5:2
• 12/17: University Post - Ballard 5:1
• 12/17: Washington AC - West Seattle 10:3
• 12/20: University Post - Washington AC 5:1
• 12/20: West Seattle - Ballard 2:1
• 12/27: West Seattle - University Post 6:2
• 12/27: Ballard - Washington AC 5:1
• 12/31: Washington AC - West Seattle 3:2 OT
• 12/31: University Post - Ballard 3:1
• 1/3: West Seattle - Ballard 4:3
• 1/3: Washington AC - University Post 3:1
• 1/7: Washington AC - Ballard 7:5
• 1/7: University Post - West Seattle 3:1
• 1/10: Ballard - University Post 4:3
• 1/10: Washington AC - West Seattle 1:1 OT
• 1/14: Washington AC - University Post 5:2
• 1/14: Ballard - West Seattle 2:1
• 1/17: West Seattle - University Post 3:1
• 1/17: Ballard - Washington AC 3:1
• 1/21: West Seattle - Washington AC 3:1
• 1/21: Ballard - University Post 3:3 OT
• 1/24: West Seattle - Ballard 4:3
• 1/24: Washington AC - University Post 2:1
• 1/28: Washington AC - Ballard 2:2 OT
• 1/28: University Post - West Seattle 4:2
• 1/31: Ballard - University Post 5:2
• 1/31: Washington AC - West Seattle 3:3 OT
• 2/4: University Post - Washington AC 3:1
• 2/4: West Seattle - Ballard 3:2
• 2/7: Ballard - Washington AC 5:3

Playoffs

• 2/11: West Seattle - Ballard 5:4 OT
• 2/14: West Seattle - Washington AC 4:3 OT
• 2/18: Ballard - Washington AC 5:4 OT
• 2/21: Ballard - West Seattle 7:6
• 2/25: Washington AC - West Seattle 5:4 OT
• 2/28: Ballard - Washington AC 1:1 OT

Ballard won the championship.

Inland Empire Hockey League Results

• 12/6: Spokane Adanacs - Spokane Americans 3:2
• 12/13: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Americans 4:3
• 12/13: Spokane Adanacs - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 4:1
• 1/1: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Adanacs 1:0
• 1/3: Spokane Canucks - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 7:3
• 1/17: Spokane Adanacs - Spokane Canucks 5:2
• 1/17: Spokane Americans - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 2:0
• 1/24: Spokane Adanacs - Spokane Americans 1:0
• 1/24: Spokane Canucks - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 5:1
• 2/7: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Americans 6:1
• 2/14: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Adanacs 3:1

Texas

The Polar Wave Bears

Another photo of the Bears

The Dallas Ice Kings and San Antonio Rangers played a series of games against one another. The Rangers also faced the Polar Wave Bears and the Tulsa Gushers.

1931-32 Game Results

• 11/24: Polar Wave Bears - Boston Shamrocks 5:4 @ Houston
• 12/1: Boston Shamrocks - Polar Wave Bears 5:2 @ Houston
• 12/8: Polar Wave Bears - Boston Shamrocks 3:0 @ Houston
• 12/15: Houston All-Stars - San Jacinto Golden Bears 6:6 OT @ Houston
• 12/29: Polar Wave Bears - Houston All-Stars 2:2 @ Houston
• 1/5: Houston All-Stars - Polar Wave Bears 6:5 @ Houston
• 1/12: Polar Wave Bears - San Jacinto Golden Bears 12:3 @ Houston
• 1/12: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 7:1 @ Dallas
• 1/13: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 7:3 @ Dallas
• 1/14: Tulsa Gushers (OK) - San Antonio Rangers 7:6 @ Tulsa
• 1/15: Tulsa Gushers (OK) - San Antonio Rangers 4:2 @ Tulsa
• 1/19: San Jacinto Golden Bears - Rice University Owls 7:1 @ Houston
• 1/20: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 11:3 @ San Antonio
• 1/21: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 6:5 @ San Antonio
• 2/5: San Antonio Rangers - Polar Wave Bears 8:4 @ Houston
• 2/6: San Antonio Rangers - Polar Wave Bears 7:6 @ Houston

Wisconsin

1931-32 Game Results

• 1/24: Wausau Vets - Milwaukee Rowing Club 9:3 @ Wausau
• 2/7: Milwaukee Rowing Club - Janesville 3:2 @ Janesville

College ice hockey

See: 1931–32 American college hockey season

Sources

• Dallas Morning News
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Houston Chronicle
• Montana Standard
• The Spokesman-Review

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