Garden State League

The Garden State League was an amateur competition that operated in New Jersey from 1957 until around 1972.

Results

1955-56

New Jersey Mets and Lehigh University in action on February 19, 1956.

• 2/13: New Jersey Mets - Morristown 6:2
• 2/19: New Jersey Mets - Lehigh University 5:1
• 2/23: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 2:1 - 5th straight win for Mets
• 2/26: New Jersey Mets - Highland Falls (NY)
• 3/11: West Hampton Hurricanes - New Jersey Mets 7:5

Mets played exhibition games this winter.

1956-57

• 1/16: Short Hills - Somerville Packards 5:2
• 1/23: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills
• 1/28: New Jersey Mets - Somerville Packards 13:4
• 1/30: Rutherford Flyers - Short Hills 5:5
• 2/6: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 6:4
• 2/6: Rutherford Flyers - Somerville Packards 1:1
• 2/20: New Jersey Mets - Somerville Packards 7:0
• 2/27: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 5:3

Won by New Jersey Mets.

Other games

• 3/3: New Jersey Mets - Clinton Stars 6:4
• 3/16: New Jersey Mets - Schenectady Generals 10:9 - New York State Championship semifinal
• 3/17: New Jersey Mets - Clinton Stars 7:1 - " - final

1957-58

• 11/17: Short Hills - Caldwell Jets
• 11/21: Rutherford Flyers - Lakeland Raiders 6:1
• 11/24: Short Hills - Newark Hawks 8:0
• 12/1: Newark Hawks - Lakeland Raiders 6:2
• 12/1: New Jersey Mets - Caldwell Jets 6:1
• 12/5: Short Hills - Rutherford Flyers 7:1
• 12/7: Short Hills - Lakeland Raiders 19:1
• 12/7: New Jersey Mets - Rutherford Flyers 10:2
• 12/22: Caldwell Jets - New Jersey Mets 3:3
• 12/22: Newark Hawks - Lakeland Raiders 7:0
• 12/29: Caldwell Jets - Lakeland Raiders 8:1
• 12/29: Rutherford Flyers - Newark Hawks 4:3
• 1/2: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 1:0
• 1/4: Rutherford Flyers - Newark Hawks 4:3
• 1/5: New Jersey Mets - Rutherford Flyers 9:0
• 1/5: Caldwell Jets - Newark Hawks 6:3
• 1/9: Short Hills - Lakeland Raiders 13:2
• 1/13: New Jersey Mets - Rutherford Flyers 5:0
• 1/16: Short Hills - Rutherford Flyers 7:3
• 1/19: New Jersey Mets - Newark Hawks 10:1
• 1/19: Short Hills - Caldwell Jets 4:1
• 1/26: Rutherford Flyers - Newark Hawks 4:3
• 1/26: Caldwell Jets - Lakeland Raiders 3:2
• 2/9: Caldwell Jets - Short Hills 5:2
• 2/9: Rutherford Flyers - Lakeland Raiders 9:3
• 2/?: Caldwell Jets - Rutherford Flyers 3:3
• 3/?: Short Hills - Rutherford Flyers 7:4
• 3/5: Short Hills - Rutherford Flyers 2:0 - semifinal
• 3/9: Short Hills - Rutherford Flyers 6:2 - "
• 3/16: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 9:3 - final
• 3/23: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 8:6 - "

Standings as of 1/14

1. New Jersey Mets 7-0-1-15
2. Caldwell Jets 6-3-1-13
3. Short Hills 5-1-0-10
4. Rutherford Flyers 4-4-0-8
5. Newark Hawks 2-5-0-4
6. Lakeland Raiders 0-8-0-0

Other games

• 1/5: Rutherford Flyers - West New York 2:2
• 1/10: West New York - Lakeland Raiders 6:1
• 1/17: Rutherford Flyers - West New York Victorias 4:3
• 1/24: West New York Victorias - Newark Hawks 4:1
• 1/31: West New York Victorias - Lakeland Raiders 4:1
• 2/7: West New York Victorias - Rutherford Flyers 4:3
• 3/7: West New York Victorias - Rutherford Flyers 3:2 - WNY finished 14-3-2 on season
• 3/30: New Jersey Mets - Garden State League All-Stars 10:2

1958-59

• New Jersey Mets - Newark Hawks 5:0
• Caldwell Jets - Paterson Flyers 7:2
• 11/14: Short Hills' - West New York Victorias 3:1
• 11/16: Paterson Flyers - Newark Hawks 2:0
• 11/23: Short Hills - Paterson Flyers 8:0
• 11/23: Caldwell Jets - Newark Hawks 5:3
• 11/23: New Jersey Mets - West New York Victorias 9:0
• 11/30: New Jersey Mets - Caldwell Jets 4:1
• 12/4: New Jersey Mets - Paterson Flyers 11:1
• 12/7: New Jersey Mets - West New York Victorias 7:0
• 12/7: Short Hills - Caldwell Jets 3:0
• 12/7: Newark Hawks - Paterson Flyers 3:1
• 12/11: West New York Victorias - Newark Hawks 4:2
• 12/14: New Jersey Mets - Newark Hawks 7:0
• 12/14: Short Hills - Paterson Flyers 4:0
• 12/14: Caldwell Jets - West New York Victorias 3:2
• 12/21: New Jersey Mets - Caldwell Jets 5:1
• 12/21: Short Hills - West New York Victorias 5:4
• 12/21: Paterson Flyers - Newark Hawks 5:4
• 12/28: New Jersey Mets - Paterson Flyers 6:1
• 12/28: Caldwell Jets - Short Hills 4:2
• 12/28: West New York Victorias - Newark Hawks 2:1
• 1/4: Newark Hawks - New Jersey Mets 2:1
• 1/8: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 5:0
• 1/11: New Jersey Mets - Paterson Flyers 4:3
• 1/11: Short Hills - Newark Hawks 2:2
• 1/15: West New York Victorias - Short Hills 4:4
• 1/18: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 6:1
• 1/20: Paterson Flyers - West New York Victorias 3:2
• 1/25: Short Hills - Paterson Flyers 2:1
• 1/25: New Jersey Mets - West New York Victorias 7:3
• 1/29: New Jersey Mets - Caldwell Jets 5:3
• 2/1: New Jersey Mets - West New York Victorias 5:2
• 2/1: Caldwell Jets - Short Hills 4:0
• 2/1: Paterson Flyers - Newark Hawks 3:1
• 2/8: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 9:2
• 2/8: West New York Victorias - Newark Hawks 6:1
• 2/15: New Jersey Mets - Caldwell Jets 4:1
• 2/15: Short Hills - Paterson Flyers 4:3
• 2/15: West New York Victorias - Branch Brook HC 6:0
• 2/22: New Jersey Mets - Paterson Flyers 8:3
• 2/22: Short Hills - Newark Hawks 5:4
• 3/1: New Jersey Mets - Newark Hawks 7:1
• 3/1: West New York Victorias - Caldwell Jets 5:3 - WNY finished 6-13-1
• 3/8: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 7:0
• 3/15: Short Hills - New Jersey Mets 3:2 - semifinal
• 3/15: Caldwell Jets - Paterson Flyers 3:1 - "
• 3/22: Paterson Flyers - Caldwell Jets 8:2 - "
• 3/22: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 5:4 - "
• 3/29: New Jersey Mets - Short Hills 3:2 - "
• 3/29: Paterson Flyers - Caldwell Jets 3:2 - "
• 4/12: New Jersey Mets - Paterson Flyers 10:3 - final
• 4/19: New Jersey Mets - Paterson Flyers 9:2 - "

Standings as of 2/9

1. New Jersey Mets 15-1-0-30
2. Caldwell Jets 11-4-0-22
3. Short Hills 8-6-2-18
4. Paterson Flyers 5-10-0-10
5. West New York Victorias 3-12-1-7
6. Newark Hawks 3-11-1-7

1959-60

• 11/?: New Jersey Mets - Paterson Flyers 3:2
• 11/18: Paterson Flyers - Boonton Riversides 5:1
• 11/29: Boonton Riversides - West New York Victorias 3:3
• 12/7: Paterson Flyers - West New York Victorias 4:2
• 12/7: New Jersey Mets - Brooklyn Hawks 5:0
• 12/20: West New York Victorias - Brooklyn Hawks 5:4
• 12/21: Paterson Flyers - Boonton Riversides 7:3
• 12/21: New Jersey Mets - Caldwell Jets 5:3
• 12/28: Paterson Flyers - Newark Hawks 6:0
• 12/28: Caldwell Jets - West New York Victorias 6:2
• 12/28: New Jersey Mets - Boonton Riversides 14:2
• 1/6: West New York Victorias - New Jersey Mets 8:6
• 1/6: Brooklyn Hawks - Newark Hawks 5:1
• 2/1: New Jersey Mets - Caldwell Jets 3:2
• 2/1: Newark Hawks - Boonton Riversides 6:3
• 2/18: Paterson Flyers - Caldwell Jets 2:2
• 2/22: Paterson Flyers - Brooklyn Hawks 5:1 - semifinal
• 3/22: Paterson Flyers - Brooklyn Hawks 4:3 - " - Paterson won series, 3 games to 2
• New Jersey Mets - Caldwell Jets - "
• 3/28: New Jersey Mets - Paterson Flyers 7:6 - final
• 4/3: Paterson Flyers - New Jersey Mets 8:4 - "
• 4/17: New Jersey Mets - Paterson Flyers - "
• 4/24: New Jersey Mets - Paterson Flyers - "

Standings as of 11/19

1. New Jersey Mets 5-0-0-10
2. Paterson Flyers 3-2-1-7
3. Caldwell Jets 3-1-1-7
4. Brooklyn Hawks 3-1-1-7
5. Newark Hawks 2-3-0-4
6. West New York Victorias 1-4-1-3
7. Boonton Riversides 0-6-0-0

1960-61

• 10/13: West New York Victorias - Morristown 6:4
• 10/24: Boonton Riversides - West New York Victorias 6:0 - Boonton 2-0-1 on season
• 10/31: Brooklyn Hawks - West New York Victorias 9:3
• 1/9: Boonton Riversides - West New York Victorias 8:3 - WNY 6-10 on season
• 1/19: 'West New York Victorias - Brooklyn Hawks 13:1

1. Boonton Riversides
2. New Jersey Mets
3. Brooklyn Hawks
4. West New York Victorias

Semifinals

• 3/26: Boonton Riversides - Brooklyn Hawks 5:2 - Boonton won series 2-0
• 3/26: New Jersey Mets - West New York Victorias 11:4 - Mets won series 2-0

Final

• 4/9: New Jersey Mets - Boonton Riversides 7:1 - 4th straight title for Mets

1961-62

• 1/21: Paterson Flyers - Boonton Riversides
• 1/21: New Jersey Mets - Brooklyn Hawks

Morristown was also in the league.

New Jersey Mets won the title and played in the Eastern AHA Championship.

1963-64

• 11/?: Asbury Park Casinos - Boonton Riversides 5:0 - Asbury Park was 4-2 after this game
• 12/1: New Jersey Rockets - Morristown 8:1 - Rockets 11-0, Morristown 2-5-2 after game
• 12/10: Asbury Park Casinos - Paterson Flyers (shutout)
• 12/15: Asbury Park Casinos - Boonton Riversides 4:4
• 12/27: Asbury Park Casinos - New Jersey Rockets 3:2

Casinos were 7-6-2 in the league as of 1/9. New Jersey Rockets won the championship.

1964-65

• 10/11: West New York - Paterson Flyers 3:2
• 10/11: Boonton - Morristown 7:2
• 10/18: New Jersey Rockets - Paterson Flyers 7:0
• 10/18: West New York - Morristown 3:1
• 10/18: New Jersey Rockets - Boonton 4:2
• 10/23: Morristown - Paterson Flyers 4:2
• 10/25: Paterson Flyers - Boonton 5:2
• 10/25: New Jersey Rockets - West New York 5:4
• 10/30: Boonton - Morristown 7:3
• 11/1: West New York - Paterson Flyers 7:2
• 11/1: New Jersey Rockets - Morristown 4:1
• 11/1: West New York - Boonton 5:4
• 11/6: New Jersey Rockets - Paterson Flyers 10:0
• 11/8: West New York - Morristown 5:0
• 11/8: New Jersey Rockets - Boonton 2:2
• 11/13: West New York - Paterson Flyers 8:2
• 11/15: Boonton - Paterson Flyers 8:1
• 11/15: New Jersey Rockets - Morristown 10:3
• 11/20: New Jersey Rockets - West New York 3:3
• 11/22: Paterson Flyers - Morristown 4:1
• 11/22: Boonton - Rahway 6:0
• 12/6: New Jersey Rockets - West New York 4:1
• 12/6: Paterson Flyers - Rahway 10:0
• 12/6: West New York - New Jersey Rockets 3:2
• 12/11: Paterson Flyers - Boonton 5:2
• 12/18: Paterson Flyers - Rahway 9:2
• 12/20: Boonton - Rahway 8:2
• 12/20: New Jersey Rockets - Paterson Flyers 5:3
• 12/27: Paterson Flyers - New Jersey Rockets 4:2
• 1/3: Boontom - Paterson Flyers 1:0
• 1/3: New Jersey Rockets - Rahway 11:0
• 1/8: Boonton - West New York 7:2
• 1/10: West New York - Paterson Flyers 5:2
• 1/10: Boonton - Rahway 11:0
• 1/17: Boonton - Rahway 4:0
• 1/17: New Jersey Rockets - Rahway 11:2
• 1/22: New Jersey Rockets - Boonton 6:3
• 1/31: Boonton - Paterson Flyers 3:1
• 1/31: West New York - Rahway 5:1
• 2/7: New Jersey Rockets - Rahway 9:3
• 2/7: Boonton - Paterson Flyers 6:6
• 2/14: West New York - Paterson Flyers 4:3
• 2/14: New Jersey Rockets - Boonton 6:3
• 2/14: New Jersey Rockets - Rahway 12:0
• 2/19: West New York - Paterson Flyers 2:1
• 2/26: West New York - Rahway 8:1
• 2/28: New Jersey Rockets - West New York 4:1
• 2/28: Paterson Flyers - Rahway 6:2
• 3/7: Paterson Flyers - Rahway 9:1
• 3/7: West New York - Boonton 3:2
• 3/14: West New York - Paterson Flyers 3:1 - semifinal
• 3/14: Boonton - New Jersey Rockets 6:4 - "
• 3/21: West New York - Paterson Flyers 4:3 - "
• 3/21: New Jersey Rockets - Boonton - "
• 3/26: New Jersey Rockets - Boonton - "
• 3/28: West New York - New Jersey Rockets 2:1 OT - final
• New Jersey Rockets - West New York - "
• 4/11: New Jersey Rockets - West New York 6:3 - "

Standings

1. New Jersey Rockets 19-5-4-42 158:61
2. West New York 19-7-2-40 116:73
3. Boonton 14-9-5-33 128:87
4. Paterson Flyers 9-17-2-20 96:110
5. Rahway 2-25-1-5 54:221

Note: Morristown became known as Rahway.

1965-66

Standings

1. New Jersey Rockets 23-2-3-49 179:64
2. West New York 19-4-4-43 131:60
3. Boonton 9-15-4-22 97:131
4. Long Island Jets 7-17-3-17 81:122
5. Paterson Flyers 3-23-2-8 77:171

1966-67

Standings as of 2/27

1. West New York 15-5-0-30
2. New Jersey Rockets 13-4-3-29
3. Paterson Flyers 4-12-4-12
4. Boonton 4-15-1-9

• 3/12: West New York - Paterson Flyers 8:1 - semifinal
• 3/12: New Jersey Rockets - Boonton - "
• 3/19: Paterson Flyers - West New York 3:1 - "
• 3/19: New Jersey Rockets - Boonton 9:1 - "
• 3/26: Paterson Flyers - West New York 3:2 - "
• 4/1: New Jersey Rockets - Paterson Flyers 6:2 - final
• 4/2: New Jersey Rockets - Paterson Flyers 12:2 - "

1967-68

Standings as of 2/5

1. New Jersey Rockets 15-1-1-31
2. West New York 6-8-2-14
3. Paterson Flyers 6-9-1-13
4. Brooklyn 4-13-0-8

• 2/24: West New York - Paterson Flyers 5:2 - WNY 9-9 in league
• 3/10: Paterson Flyers - New Jersey Rockets 2:0 - semifinal
• 3/23: New Jersey Rockets - West New York - final

1968-69

West New York, Brooklyn Eagles, Paterson Flyers, and New Jersey Rockets competed. West New York won the playoff title.

1969-70

Standings as of 2/3

1. Paterson Flyers 12-1-2-26
2. West New York Victorias 9-4-2-20
3. Brooklyn Eagles 5-9-1-11
4. Livingston Seagulls 1-13-1-3

1970-71

• 10/31: West New York - Brooklyn 7:1
• 11/13: Paterson - Brooklyn 11:2
• 11/20: Livingston - Brooklyn 7:2
• 11/27: West New York - Brooklyn 4:1
• 12/5: Livingston - West New York 6:2
• 1/22: Brooklyn - Paterson 2:2

Standings as of 11/28

1. Livingston Seagulls 6-0-0-12 40:8
2. Paterson Flyers 3-2-0-6 29:19
3. West New York Victorias 3-4-0-6 27:28
4. Brooklyn Eagles 1-7-0-2 15:56

1971-72

Standings

1. West New York Victorias 14-3-2-30
2. New York Greenleafs 12-4-3-27
3. Brooklyn Eagles 4-12-3-11
4. Livingston Seagulls 4-15-0-8

Final

• 3/19: New York - West New York 5:2 - final, series tied 1-1

Sources

• The Morning Call
• The Record