1940–41 American ice hockey season

This was the 1940-41 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

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

Florida

After the collapse of the Tropical Hockey League following the 1938-39 season, hockey did not resume again in Miami until July 14, 1940, when a benefit game for the crippled children's hospital was arranged between Coral Gables and Miami Beach. The Coral Gables Seminoles and Miami Beach Pirates went on to play a series of games against one another, in a so-called Miami Amateur Hockey League. In January, a Miami team was added to the competition. Coral Gables won the championship.

1940-41 Game Results

• 7/14: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 3:3
• 8/11: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 5:3
• 8/18: Miami Beach - Coral Gables 8:6
• 9/1: Miami Beach - Coral Gables 9:7
• 9/8: Miami Beach tied Coral Gables
• 9/15: Miami Beach - Coral Gables 7:7
• 9/22: Miami Beach - Coral Gables 6:5
• 9/29: Coral Gables - Miami Beach
• 10/13: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 9:5
• 10/20: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 7:6
• 10/27: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 7:5
• 11/3: Miami Beach - Coral Gables 8:7 OT
• 11/10: Miami Beach - Coral Gables 10:5
• 11/17: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 9:8
• 11/24: Miami Beach - Coral Gables 7:6
• 12/1: Miami Beach - Coral Gables 5:4
• 12/8: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 7:6
• 12/15: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 6:5
• 12/22: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 8:5
• 12/29: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 9:7
• 1/8: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 6:5 OT
• 1/12: Coral Gables - Miami 7:4
• 1/15: Miami Beach - Miami 5:4 OT
• 1/19: Miami Beach - Coral Gables 5:4
• 1/22: Coral Gables - Miami 6:4 OT
• 1/26: Miami Beach - Miami 8:7
• 1/29: Coral Gables - Miami Beach 8:6 - final

Montana

The Montana State Hockey League was contested by five teams and won by the Montana School of Mines for the second consecutive year.

1940-41 Game Results

• 12/7: Great Falls - Butte Boosters 3:0
• 12/8: Montana School of Mines - Butte Copper Kings 2:2
• 12/14: Great Falls - Butte Copper Kings 6:4
• 12/15: Montana School of Mines - Butte Boosters 9:7
• 12/28: Great Falls - Coutts Canadians (AB) 13:8 @ Great Falls
• 12/29: Great Falls - Coutts Canadians (AB) 10:6 @ Great Falls
• 2/1: Spokane Stars (WA) - Great Falls 5:5 @ Great Falls
• 2/2: Spokane Stars (WA) - Great Falls 13:3 @ Great Falls

Montana State Hockey League Results

• 12/8: Great Falls - Butte Boosters 8:1
• 12/15: Great Falls - Butte Copper Kings 7:5
• 12/22: Butte Copper Kings - Great Falls 6:5 OT
• 12/29: Helena Merchants - Butte Boosters 1:1
• 1/5: Montana School of Mines - Great Falls 7:4
• 1/5: Butte Copper Kings - Butte Boosters 3:3
• 1/11: Great Falls - Montana School of Mines 10:7
• 1/12: Great Falls - Montana School of Mines 5:2
• 1/12: Helena Merchants - Butte Copper Kings 2:1
• 1/19: Montana School of Mines - Butte Boosters 3:2
• 1/23: Butte Boosters - Helena Merchants 2:2 OT
• 1/25: Butte Boosters - Great Falls 9:5
• 1/26: Butte Boosters - Great Falls 6:5 OT
• 1/26: Butte Copper Kings - Montana School of Mines 5:5 OT
• 2/2: Butte Copper Kings - Butte Boosters 3:0 - became forfeit win for Boosters as Copper Kings used ineligible players
• 2/7: Montana School of Mines - Helena Merchants 4:0
• 2/9: Butte Boosters - Montana School of Mines 1:0
• 2/15: Great Falls - Helena Merchants 7:6
• 2/16: Great Falls - Helena Merchants 6:1
• 2/16: Butte Copper Kings - Montana School of Mines 5:4
• 2/23: Butte Boosters - Helena Merchants 1:0
• 3/8: Great Falls - Butte Copper Kings 7:6 - semifinal
• 3/8: Butte Boosters - Montana School of Mines 5:3 - semifinal
• 3/9: Great Falls - Butte Boosters 5:1 - final
• 3/9: Butte Copper Kings - Montana School of Mines 6:4 - consolation

Texas

The Houston Amateur League was once again contested in 1940-41. The Rice University Owls won the championship, defeating the Houston University Cougars in a tiebreaker final. The Texas Ice Palace was also open in Beaumont, and the Texas Rangers played an exhibition schedule.

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  Eddleman Mappers

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  Rice University Owls

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  Houston University Cougars

1940-41 Game Results

• Rice University Owls - Army Camp Wallace 11:3 @ Houston
• 10/13: Lone Star Creamery - Texas Rangers 8:2 @ Beaumont
• 10/27: Rice University Owls - Texas Rangers 5:4 @ Beaumont
• 11/3: Texas Rangers - Eddleman Mappers 7:2 @ Beaumont
• 11/10: Texas Rangers - Houston Flyers 9:2 @ Beaumont
• 11/25: Lamar College - South Park High School 5:0 @ Beaumont
• 12/15: Texas Rangers - Houston Flyers 7:1 @ Beaumont
• 1/12: Texas Rangers - Rice University Owls @ Beaumont
• 1/26: 107th Engineers (Camp Beauregard) - Texas Rangers 5:4 @ Beaumont
• 2/9: 107th Engineers (Camp Beauregard) - Texas Rangers 12:3 @ Beaumont

Houston Amateur League Results

• 11/17: Eddleman Mappers - Rice University Owls 3:1
• 12/1: Houston University Cougars - Eddleman Mappers 6:1
• 12/8: Rice University Owls - Lone Star Creamery 6:3
• 12/15: Houston University Cougars - Rice University Owls 3:2
• 1/19: Rice University Owls - Lone Star Creamery 7:4
• 2/9: Rice University Owls - Houston University Cougars 7:5

Rice and finished tied for first at 6-2, so a two-game playoff was arranged.

• 3/9: Houston University Cougars - Rice University Owls 9:5
• 3/16: Rice University Owls - Houston University Cougars 7:1

Rice won the championship.

College ice hockey

See: 1940–41 American college hockey season

Sources

• Beaumont Enterprise
• Houston Chronicle
• Miami Herald
• Montana Standard

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