1938–39 American ice hockey season

This was the 1938-39 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

• American Hockey Association
• American Hockey League
• Eastern Hockey League
• Metropolitan Amateur Hockey League
• Michigan-Ontario Hockey League
• National Hockey League (Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Americans, New York Rangers)
• New York Amateur Hockey Association
• Pacific Coast Hockey League
• Southern California Hockey Association
• Tropical Hockey League
• United States National Senior Championship

US Tour

• 1/20: Etoile du Nord - United States 6:5 @ Brussels
• 1/22: United States - Antwerp 5:2 @ Antwerp
• 2/20: United States - Poland 1:0 @ Katowice

Colorado

The Rocky Mountain Hockey League was organized for the 1938-39 season. It featured teams from Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Denver, and Laramie and Centennial (the Mullen Creek team), Wyoming. Boulder and Golden were supposed to have teams in the league too, but no games involving them are known to have been played.

1938-39 Game Results

• 1/29: Broadmoor Broncs - Laramie American Legion (WY) 8:1 @ Broadmoor Ice Palace

Rocky Mountain Hockey League Results

• 1/1: Fort Collins Crystals - Mullen Creek Civilian Conservation Corps (WY) 8:3
• 1/4: Laramie American Legion (WY) beat Mullen Creek Civilian Conservation Corps (WY)
• 1/8: Laramie American Legion (WY) - Fort Collins Crystals 4:0 (or 5:0) @ Fort Collins
• 1/8:Laramie American Legion (WY) - Denver All-Stars 3:1 @ Denver
• 1/11: Laramie American Legion (WY) - Fort Collins Crystals 7:1 (or 6:1) @ Laramie
• Laramie American Legion (WY) - Mullen Creek Civilian Conservation Corps (WY) 10:2
• 1/15: Fort Collins Crystals - Mullen Creek Civilian Conservation Corps (WY) 7:2 @ Laramie
• Broadmoor Broncs - Denver All-Stars 7:1
• 1/21: Broadmoor Broncs - Fort Collins Crystals 9:3
• 1/29: Broadmoor Broncs - Fort Collins Crystals 6:3
• 2/6: Broadmoor Broncs - Laramie American Legion (WY) 2:1 @ Laramie
• 2/11: Broadmoor Broncs - Laramie American Legion (WY) 6:3 @ Broadmoor Ice Palace

Maine

Waterville Notre Dame

• 12/26: Lewiston Cyclones - Boston Hyde Shoe (MA) 10:1 @ Lewiston
• 1/1: Lewiston St. Doms - Lewiston Cyclones 3:0
• 1/2: Waterville Notre Dame - Lewiston St. Doms 2:0 @ Lewiston
• 1/8: Lewiston St. Doms - Berlin Mountaineers (NH) 6:5 @ Lewiston
• 1/12: Lewiston St. Doms - Lewiston Cyclones 2:2
• 1/12: Augusta Senators - Lewiston Mohawks 2:1
• 1/15: Wilton HC - Lewiston Maple Leafs 4:1
• 1/15: Lewiston Mohawks - Augusta Senators 7:5
• 1/15: Lewiston St. Doms - Manchester Hockey Club (NH) 7:1 @ Lewiston
• 1/17: Waterville Notre Dame - Lewiston Cyclones 1:0
• 1/19: Waterville Notre Dame - Lewiston St. Doms 4:0
• 1/22: Lewiston St. Doms - Lewiston Cyclones 4:2 - became 1:0 Forfeit, Cyclones left the ice with 8 minutes left after refusing to accept a penalty to Babe Poulin, who kicked Putt Pelletier in the face
• 1/24: Waterville Notre Dame - Lewiston Cyclones 3:2 @ Waterville
• 1/27: Waterville Notre Dame - Lewiston St. Doms 6:3
• 1/28: Lewiston Cyclones - Boston Spaulding-Moss AA (MA) 3:2 @ Lewiston
• 1/29: Lewiston St. Doms - Boston Spaulding-Moss AA (MA) 4:3 @ Lewiston
• 1/31: Waterville Notre Dame - Lewiston Cyclones 4:0 @ Lewiston
• 2/5: Lewiston St. Doms - Berlin Mountaineers (NH) 6:3 @ Lewiston
• 2/12: Boston Junior Olympics (MA) - Lewiston St. Doms 5:4 @ Lewiston
• 2/12: Waterville Notre Dame - Wilton HC 5:1
• 2/17: St. Peters Alumni - Lewiston St. Doms 4:2
• 2/19: Lewiston St. Doms - Keene (NH) 9:2 @ Lewiston
• 2/19: Lewiston Cyclones - Wilton HC 5:2 @ Wilton
• 2/26: Lewiston St. Doms - Boston Junior Olympics (MA) 5:3 @ Lewiston
• 3/2: Lewiston St. Doms - Lewiston Cyclones 4:2 - St. Doms clinched city title
• 3/12: Lewiston St. Doms - Waterville Notre Dame 4:4 @ Lewiston
• 3/19: Lewiston Cyclones - Lewiston St. Doms 4:3

Maine AAU Championship

• 2/22: Waterville Notre Dame - Bowdoin 6:2 - SF
• 2/22: Lewiston St. Doms - Lewiston Cyclones 5:1 - SF
• 2/23: Waterville Notre Dame - Lewiston St. Doms 7:1 - F

Montana

The Montana State Hockey League was contested by four teams and won by the Montana School of Mines.

1938-39 Game Results

• 1/18: Helena Vigilantes - Great Falls 5:1
• 2/19: Montana School of Mines - Kalispell 13:4
• 2/19: Helena Vigilantes - Great Falls 6:1

Montana State Hockey League Results

• 12/11: Butte Copper Kings - Butte Boosters 12:4
• 12/18: Helena Vigilantes - Butte Copper Kings 3:1
• 12/25: Butte Boosters - Helena Vigilantes 3:1
• 1/1: Butte Copper Kings - Helena Vigilantes 4:2
• 1/6: Montana School of Mines - Helena Vigilantes 4:1
• 1/8: Montana School of Mines - Butte Copper Kings 4:2
• 1/8: Butte Boosters - Helena Vigilantes 5:0
• 1/13: Montana School of Mines - Butte Boosters 6:4
• 1/15: Butte Copper Kings - Helena Vigilantes 6:2
• 1/22: Butte Copper Kings - Butte Boosters 9:6
• 1/22: Montana School of Mines - Helena Vigilantes 4:0
• 1/29: Helena Vigilantes - Butte Boosters 1:0
• 2/5: Montana School of Mines - Butte Copper Kings 5:3
• 2/5: Butte Boosters - Helena Vigilantes 4:4
• 2/12: Montana School of Mines - Butte Boosters 4:1
• 2/12: Butte Copper Kings' - Helena Vigilantes 5:1
• 2/17: Montana School of Mines - Helena Vigilantes 5:2
• 2/19: Butte Copper Kings - Butte Boosters 4:4
• 2/26: Butte Boosters - Helena Vigilantes 2:0
• 3/5: Butte Copper Kings - Butte Boosters 7:2

South Dakota

The Tri-State Hockey League, composed of teams from South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa, was set up for 1938-39.

1938-39 Game Results

• 12/18: Ellis - Sioux Falls Eagles 3:2
• 1/4: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Sioux Falls Eagles 17:1
• 1/17: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Marshall (MN) 4:1
• 2/6: Hudson - Hartley (IA) 0:0
• 2/12: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Granite Falls (MN) 3:1
• 2/12: Marshall (MN) - Sioux Falls Blackhawks 4:1
• 3/1: Brandon - Sioux Falls Eagles 4:0

Tri-State Hockey League Results

• 1/1: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Mitchell 2:1
• 1/1: Worthington Cardinals (MN) - LeMars (IA) 4:3 OT
• 1/2: Worthington Cardinals (MN) - Hartley (IA) 26:0
• 1/2: Brandon - Flandreau 3:2
• 1/2: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Pipestone (MN) 9:1
• 1/5: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Flandreau 8:1
• 1/8: Mitchell - Worthington Cardinals (MN) 2:0
• 1/8: Pipestone (MN) - LeMars (IA) 6:3
• 1/10: Worthington Cardinals (MN) - LeMars (IA) 2:2
• 1/11: Worthington Cardinals (MN) - Pipestone (MN) 6:3
• 1/12: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Flandreau 7:3
• 1/14: LeMars (IA) - Borokings 8:4
• 1/14: Brandon - Pipestone (MN) 7:0
• 1/15: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - LeMars (IA) 3:0
• 1/15: Brandon - Worthington Cardinals (MN) 2:0
• 1/18: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Pipestone (MN) 4:3
• 1/18: Flandreau - Worthington Cardinals (MN) 6:5 OT
• 1/20: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Brandon 3:2 OT
• 1/22: Worthington Cardinals (MN) - Sioux Falls Blackhawks 3:2 2OT
• 1/23: 'Brandon - Mitchell 8:1
• 1/27: Brandon - LeMars (IA) 4:2
• 1/29: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Mitchell 4:3 2OT
• 1/31: Brandon - Worthington Cardinals (MN) 4:0
• 2/13: Brandon - LeMars (IA) 11:3
• 2/17: LeMars (IA) - Sioux Falls Blackhawks 3:2
• 2/26: Brandon - Sioux Falls Blackhawks 4:1 - Brandon clinched title

Standings as of 1/20

1. Sioux Falls 6-0-0
2. Brandon 3-0-0
3. Worthington 2-2-1
4. Flandreau 2-3
5. Pipestone 2-5
6. LeMars 1-3-1
7. Mitchell 0-2-0
8. Brookings 0-2-0

Sioux Falls Tournament

• 2/3: 'Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Worthington Cardinals (MN) 2:1 OT
• 2/3: Flandreau - Hudson 3:0
• 2/4: Sioux Falls Eagles - Ellis 4:0
• 2/5: Pipestone (MN) - Mitchell 4:0
• 2/5: Pipestone (MN) - Sioux Falls Eagles 2:0
• 2/5: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Flandreau 4:0
• 2/5: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Pipestone (MN) 11:1 - final

Spokane, Washington

The Spokane Clippers competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey League. Silver Loaf, Red and White, Outlaws, and the Coeur d'Alene Eskimos played in the Spokane Amateur Hockey League.

1938-39 Game Results

• 2/19: Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Outlaws 1:0 @ Coeur d'Alene
• 2/24: Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Red and White 1:0 @ Coeur d'Alene

Spokane Amateur Hockey League Results

• 11/23: Red and White - Outlaws 5:0
• 11/23: Silver Loaf - Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 2:2
• 11/30: Red and White - Silver Loaf 4:1
• 11/30: Outlaws - Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 1:0
• 12/7: Silver Loaf - Outlaws 2:1
• 12/7: Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Red and White 4:2
• 12/14: Red and White - Outlaws 4:2
• 12/14: Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Silver Loaf 5:1
• 12/20: Silver Loaf - Red and White 4:3
• 12/20: Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Outlaws 5:4
• 12/28: Red and White - Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 2:1
• 12/28: Outlaws - Silver Loaf 6:3
• 1/4: Red and White - Outlaws 7:0
• 1/4: Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Silver Loaf 5:1
• 1/11: Red and White - Silver Loaf 5:3
• 1/11: Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Outlaws 5:3
• 1/18: Red and White - Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 1:1 OT
• 1/18: Silver Loaf - Outlaws 3:3 OT
• 1/25: Red and White - Outlaws 3:2
• 1/25: Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Silver Loaf 1:0
• 2/3: Red and White - Silver Loaf 3:2
• 2/3: Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Outlaws 2:0
• 2/15: Red and White - Coeur d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 7:1
• 2/15: Silver Loaf - Outlaws 4:2

Texas

The Rice University Owls

Rice in action

The Houston Amateur League was once again contested in 1938-39. The Rice team's season was summarized in the 1939 Campanile: "Paced by Gelbert, McKee, Blocker, Ivey, Mauldin, Gooch, McCants and Louie Girard, the Ice Owls were fortunate in uncovering a talented new goalie in John Bolles and plenty of good reserves for their gruelling pastime.

The squad look an early lead before injuries and two close defeats knocked them out of the running for the title. The climax of the sea on came on January 15, with the Owls tangling with the Lone Stars before 1100 rabid onlookers- the league lead in the balance. Rice made a last attempt to come from a one point deficit in the final period, hut failed lo outguess Studdert, the Stars' scrapping goalie.

An injury lo Freddie Mauldin and lack of proper practice facilities seriously handicapped the skaters' potency in later games."

Houston Amateur League Results

• 11/6: Polar Bears - Lone Star Creamery 4:0
• 11/13: Spalding Blue Streaks - Rice University Owls 5:4
• 11/20: Rice University Owls - Lone Star Creamery 2:0
• 11/27: Spalding Blue Streaks - Polar Bears
• 12/4: Rice University Owls - Polar Bears 3:2
• 12/11: Lone Star Creamery - Spalding Blue Streaks 4:2
• 12/18: Lone Star Creamery - Polar Bears 2:1
• 1/8: Polar Bears - Spalding Blue Streaks
• 1/15: Lone Star Creamery - Rice University Owls 4:1
• 1/22: Polar Bears - Rice University Owls 2:1
• 1/29: Lone Star Creamery - Blue Streaks
• 2/5: Polar Bears - Oshman Sports 3:2
• 2/12: Rice University Owls - Lone Star Creamery 2:1

Utah

1938-39 Game Results

• 12/26: Logan Hockey Club - Riverdale 1:0
• 2/12: Salt Lake Hockey Club - Park City 9:9
• 2/19: Logan Hockey Club - Salt Lake Hockey Club 11:4
• 3/5: Salt Lake Hockey Club - Park City 8:3
• 3/5: Logan Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club (ID) 9:4
• 3/5: Logan Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club (ID) 11:5

West Virginia

Hockey was played again at the Kanawaha City rink in Charleston this winter. The sport debuted at the Iceland rink in Huntington on December 30, 1938.

1938-39 Game Results

• 11/26: Charleston Ice Sports - Pittsburgh University 4:3 @ Charleston
• 12/30: Pittsburgh University - Huntington Stars 2:1 @ Huntington
• 1/7: Cleveland All-Stars - Charleston Ice Sports 6:0 @ Charleston
• 1/8: Cleveland All-Stars - Huntington Stars 7:3 @ Huntington
• 1/20: Cleveland American Legion - Charleston Ice Sports 4:2 @ Charleston
• 1/21: Huntington Stars - Cleveland American Legion 2:1 @ Huntington
• 1/28: Charleston Ice Sports - Duquesne University 8:3 @ Charleston
• 1/29: Huntington Stars - Duquesne University 5:5 OT @ Huntington
• 2/12: Huntington Stars - Charleston Ice Sports 5:2 @ Huntington
• 2/16: Charleston Ice Hawks - Charleston Ravens 3:0 - junior game
• 2/18: Philadelphia Nationals - Charleston Ice Sports 6:5 @ Charleston
• 2/19: Philadelphia Nationals - Huntington Stars 6:1 @ Huntington
• 2/26: Charleston Ice Sports - Huntington Stars 10:0 @ Charleston
• 3/4: Charleston Ice Sports - Duquesne University 4:2 @ Charleston
• 3/11: Charleston Ice Sports - Huntington Stars 6:4 @ Charleston - Ice Sports won WV Championship
• 3/16: Charleston Ice Hawks - Charleston Ravens 11:0 - junior game

Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Amateur State Championship was played in Wausau on February 11-12, 1939.

1938-39 Game Results

• 1/15: Oshkosh Colts - Milwaukee Canfields 10:3 @ Oshkosh
• 1/24: Milwaukee Canfields - Milwaukee Grefigs 2:1

Wisconsin Amateur State Championship Results

First round

• Wausau Lumberjacks - Appleton 8:0
• Oshkosh Merchants - Eau Claire Flyers 5:4
• Wisconsin Rapids Vikings - Stevens Point 1:0
• Wausau Independents - Marshfield 2:1

Quarterfinals

• Beloit - Wisconsin Rapids Vikings 5:2
• Wausau Independents - Madison Cardinals 6:2
• Wausau Lumberjacks - Milwaukee Canfields 8:3
• Oshkosh Merchants - Fond du Lac Bears 4:3

Semifinals

• Wausau Lumberjacks - Beloit 7:3
• Oshkosh Merchants - Wausau Independents 4:1

Consolation

• Wausau Independents - Beloit 3:1

Final

• Wausau Lumberjacks - Oshkosh Merchants 7:2

Wyoming

The Laramie American Legion and Mullen Creek Civilian Conservation Corps competed in the Rocky Mountain Hockey League this winter (see Colorado section for results). The University of Wyoming Intramural League was again contested.

Wyoming Intramural League Results

• Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Kappa Sigma 8:0
• Alpha Tau Omega - Lambda Tau Delta 4:0
• Phi Delta Theta - Independents Forfeit
• Sigma Chi - Faculty 1:0
• Sigma Nu - Lambda Tau Delta 2:0
• Phi Delta Theta - Sigma Chi 1:0
• Sigma Chi - Sigma Nu 4:2
• Faculty - Alpha Tau Omega 3:2
• Phi Delta Theta - Alpha Tau Omega 5:1
• Sigma Chi - Alpha Tau Omega 3:0
• Phi Delta Theta - Sigma Nu 3:1
• Phi Delta Theta - Sigma Chi 2:1 - final

College ice hockey

See: 1938–39 American college hockey season

Sources

• Houston Chronicle
• Montana Standard

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