Las Vegas Gamblers

The team in 1968-69.

The Las Vegas Gamblers were the first ice hockey team formed in Nevada, beginning play in January 1968. They played until 1971, but were unable to put a team together for 1971-72, and were replaced by the Las Vegas Outlaws.

Results

1967-68

• 1/14: Norwalk Stars - Las Vegas Gamblers 11:5
• 1/28: Los Angeles Bruins - Las Vegas Gamblers 9:8
• 2/18: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Las Vegas Gamblers 7:6
• 2/25: Las Vegas Gamblers - Idaho State Stars 11:0
• 3/3: Oakland Aces - Las Vegas Gamblers 9:3
• 3/10: Las Vegas Gamblers - Industrial Falcons 7:3
• 3/31: Las Vegas Gamblers - Long Beach Hawks 15:6
• 4/7: Las Vegas Gamblers - Industrial Falcons 12:9

1968-69

• 10/7: Fresno Aces - Las Vegas Gamblers 6:4
• 10/14: Bakersfield Flyers - Las Vegas Gamblers 9:4
• 10/21: Las Vegas Gamblers - Southern California Hughes Falcons 12:3
• 10/28: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 14:4
• 11/3: Las Vegas Gamblers - Bakersfield Flyers 10:5
• 11/10: Las Vegas Gamblers - Salt Lake City Seagulls 16:4
• 11/17: Las Vegas Gamblers - Hughes Falcons 8:2
• 11/24: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 7:3
• 11/30: Reno Aces - Las Vegas Gamblers 13:10
• 12/1: Las Vegas Gamblers - Reno Aces 9:6
• 12/4: Las Vegas Gamblers - Reno Aces 5:4 @ Reno
• 12/8: Las Vegas Gamblers - Salt Lake City Seagulls 8:6
• 12/15: Bakersfield Flyers - Las Vegas Gamblers 11:4
• 2/25: Las Vegas Seniors - Las Vegas Juniors 4:2
• 3/17: Las Vegas Junior Gamblers - West Covina Junior Eagles 4:2 @ West Covina
• 3/31: Las Vegas Junior Gamblers - West Covina Junior Eagles 8:6
• 4/19: Las Vegas Junior Gamblers - Phoenix Junior Apaches 7:1 @ Phoenix

1969-70

• 11/23: West Covina Eagles - Las Vegas Gamblers 5:3
• 11/29: Las Vegas Gamblers - Los Angeles Canadians 11:6
• 12/13: Culver City Falcons - Las Vegas Gamblers 10:9
• 1/3: Las Vegas Gamblers - Culver City Falcons 5:5
• 1/10: Las Vegas Gamblers - Bakersfield Bruins 6:5
• 1/24: Los Angeles Canadians - Las Vegas Gamblers 8:6
• 1/31: Las Vegas Gamblers - Culver City Falcons 6:5
• 2/8: Los Angeles Canadians - Las Vegas Gamblers 7:6
• 2/14: Las Vegas Gamblers - Bakersfield Bruins 7:4
• 2/15: Las Vegas Gamblers - Bakersfield Bruins 14:9
• 2/22: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 7:5
• Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 9:6
• 2/28: Las Vegas Gamblers - Los Angeles Canadians 11:4
• 3/1: Las Vegas Gamblers - Los Angeles Canadians 10:9
• 3/14: Las Vegas Gamblers - Culver City Falcons 11:4
• 3/21: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 6:2

Las Vegas won the Pacific Southwest Hockey League regular season title.

• 3/27: Bakersfield Bruins - Las Vegas Gamblers 6:6
• 3/28: Bakersfield Bruins - Las Vegas Gamblers 7:5

Bakersfield won the Engelstadt Cup.

• 4/18:Des Moines - Las Vegas Gamblers 12:8

1970-71

• 10/30: Las Vegas Gamblers - Des Moines Golden Leafs 5:3
• 10/31: Des Moines Golden Leafs - Las Vegas Gamblers 7:3
• 11/6: Las Vegas Gamblers - Reno Aces 5:5
• 11/7: Las Vegas Gamblers - Reno Aces 11:3
• 11/21: Las Vegas Gamblers - Bakersfield Bruins 14:3
• 11/22: Las Vegas Gamblers - Bakersfield Bruins 14:3
• 12/5: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 14:5
• 12/6: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 8:3
• 12/12: Las Vegas Gamblers - Fresno Falcons 14:4
• 12/13: Las Vegas Gamblers - Fresno Falcons 14:2
• 12/19: Las Vegas Gamblers - Salt Lake City Seagulls 18:0
• 12/20: Las Vegas Gamblers - Salt Lake City Seagulls 19:2
• 1/2: Las Vegas Gamblers - Los Angeles Canadians 15:1
• 1/3: Las Vegas Gamblers - Los Angeles Canadians 8:2
• 1/9: Las Vegas Gamblers - San Diego Penguins 20:6
• 1/10: Las Vegas Gamblers - San Diego Penguins 17:6
• 1/23: Las Vegas Gamblers - Phoenix Apaches 19:2
• 1/24: Las Vegas Gamblers - Phoenix Apaches 16:6
• 1/30: Las Vegas Gamblers - Fresno Falcons 6:2
• 1/31: Las Vegas Gamblers - Fresno Falcons 11:3
• 2/6: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 5:1
• 2/7: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 5:3
• 2/13: Las Vegas Gamblers - Bakersfield Bruins
• 2/14: Las Vegas Gamblers - Bakersfield Bruins 7:3
• 2/27: Las Vegas Gamblers - Spokane Eagles 10:2
• 2/28: Spokane Eagles - Las Vegas Gamblers 5:4
• 3/6: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 7:4
• 3/7: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 4:3
• 3/13: Las Vegas Gamblers - Bakersfield Bruins 11:7
• 3/14: Las Vegas Gamblers - Bakersfield Bruins 10:8
• 3/20: Las Vegas Gamblers - California Blues 14:0
• 3/21: Las Vegas Gamblers - California Blues 17:1
• 4/3: Las Vegas Gamblers - Waterloo Black Hawks 9:5
• 4/4: Las Vegas Gamblers - Waterloo Black Hawks 5:3
• 4/10: Edmonton Old Timers - Las Vegas Gamblers 8:5
• 4/11: Las Vegas Gamblers - Edmonton Old Timers 9:5
• 4/16: Reno Aces - Las Vegas Gamblers 11:9
• 4/17: Las Vegas Gamblers - Reno Aces 11:4 - Governor's Cup
• 4/24: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 10:0 - Southwest League final
• 5/1: Las Vegas Gamblers - West Covina Eagles 15:4 - "

Note: Games against Bakersfield, West Covina, Fresno and Los Angeles were part of the Pacific Southwest Hockey League. Gamblers won the Engelstadt Cup.