1936–37 American ice hockey season

This was the 1936-37 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

• American Hockey Association
• American Hockey League
• Brooklyn-Long Island 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)
• Pacific Coast Hockey League
• United States National Senior Championship

California

See: 1936-37 California hockey season

Montana

The Butte Clarkes, Montana School of Mines, and Conrad Lions were among the notable teams in Montana in 1936-37.

l936-37 Game Results

• 12/13: Butte Clarkes - Montana School of Mines 9:1
• 12/18: Butte Clarkes - Montana School of Mines 10:3
• 12/20: Nanton (AB) - Butte Clarkes 9:3 @ Butte
• 1/10: Conrad Lions - Havre Independents 4:2
• 1/10: Conrad Lions - Havre Independents 6:2
• 1/17: Havre Independents - Conrad Lions 5:3
• 1/17: Butte Clarkes - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 10:0 @ Butte
• 1/18: Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Butte Clarkes 2:0 @ Anaconda
• 1/24: Conrad Lions - Cut Bank 7:4
• 1/31: Conrad Lions - Bynum 12:0
• 1/31: Conrad Lions - Great Falls 8:3
• 2/3: Coutts Canadians (AB) - Conrad Lions 8:5 @ Coutts

Montana State Championship Results

• 2/21: Butte Clarkes - Conrad Lions 13:5 @ Conrad
• 2/28: Butte Clarkes - Conrad Lions 7:4 @ Butte

New York

The Lake Placid Athletic Club and New York St. Nicholas played independent schedules during the 1936-37 season.

1936-37 Game Results

• 1/4: McGill University (QC) - New York St. Nicholas 16:0 @ Playland Rink
• 1/24: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Glens Falls Independents 7:3

North Dakota

1936-37 Game Results

• 12/13: Valley City - Wahpeton 5:3 @ Valley City
• 12/27: Valley City - Jamestown Elks 4:0 @ Valley City
• 1/10: Faego-Moorhead Comets - Crookston (MN) 3:1 @ Crookston
• 1/17: Bismarck City Team - Mandan 10:2 @ Bismarck
• 1/28: Bismarck High School Demons - Mandan 10:2
• 1/31: Fargo-Moorhead Comets - Jamestown Elks 9:3 @ Fargo
• 2/10: Bismarck City Team - Mandan 10:5

Texas

The South Texas Ice Hockey League returned for the 1937 season, with the Polar Wave Bears, San Antonio Rangers, Randolph Field Ramblers, and Austin Americans competing. It seems the schedule was not completed. The Houston Amateur League was also contested, with the Rice University Owls winning the championship.

1936-37 Game Results

• 3/18: Houston University Cougars - St. Thomas High School 1:1 OT

Houston Amateur League Results

• 12/17: Rice University Owls - Black Hawks
• 1/12: Lone Star Creamery - Rice University Owls 2:1
• 1/19: Black Hawks - Polar Bears 5:3
• 2/9: Rice University Owls - Polar Bears 6:1
• 2/16: Rice University Owls - Lone Star Creamery 2:1 OT
• 3/23: Rice University Owls - Polar Bears 4:2
• 4/5: Rice University Owls - Black Hawks 5:4 - Rice clinched title

Standings as of 2/19

1. Rice 3-1
2. Polar Bears 2-2
3. Lone Star 2-3
4. Black Hawks 1-2

South Texas Ice Hockey League Results

• 1/16: Polar Wave Bears - San Antonio Rangers 2:0
• 1/17: Polar Wave Bears - San Antonio Rangers 7:2
• 1/20: San Antonio Rangers - Randolph Field Ramblers 8:5
• 1/23: Austin Americans - Randolph Field Ramblers 10:5
• 1/24: Austin Americans - San Antonio Rangers 3:0
• 1/27: San Antonio Rangers - Randolph Field Ramblers 6:2
• 2/6: Randolph Field Ramblers - San Antonio Rangers 5:4 OT
• 2/13: Randolph Field Ramblers - Austin Americans 8:3
• 2/14: San Antonio Rangers - Austin Americans 7:2

Washington

The Washington-Idaho Hockey League was contested during the 1936-37 season. It was composed of teams from Spokane and Couer d'Alene, and won by the Spokane Maple Leafs. The Spokane Clippers of the Pacific Coast Hockey League moved from Oakland, California, to Spokane on February 11. In December 1936, it was reported that the Gonzaga Bulldogs planned to revive their hockey program for the season. However, the team did not come together until 1937-38.

1936-37 Game Results

• 12/15: Fairbanks Polar Bears (AK) - Seattle Eba Grocers 5:5 OT @ Seattle
• 12/20: Fairbanks Polar Bears (AK) - Spokane All-Stars 6:1 @ Spokane
• 12/25: Fairbanks Polar Bears (AK) - Spokane All-Stars 5:2 @ Spokane
• 1/24: Cranbrook Zeniths (BC) - Spokane All-Stars 1:0 @ Spokane
• 1/24: Spokane Maple Leafs/Americans Combo - Spokane Shamrocks 4:0
• 2/6: Cranbrook (BC) - Spokane All-Stars 7:1 @ Cranbrook
• 2/7: Kimberley (BC) - Spokane All-Stars 5:3 @ Kimberley

Washington-Idaho Hockey League Results

• 11/22: Spokane Americans - Spokane Maple Leafs 2:1
• 11/29: Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Spokane Shamrocks 3:2
• 12/6: Spokane Maple Leafs - Spokane Shamrocks 4:0
• 12/13: Spokane Americans - Spokane Shamrocks 2:0
• 12/27: Spokane Maple Leafs - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 4:0
• 1/3: Spokane Maple Leafs - Spokane Shamrocks 5:3
• 1/10: Spokane Maple Leafs - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 6:1
• 1/10: Spokane Shamrocks - Spokane Americans 0:0
• 1/17: Spokane Maple Leafs - Spokane Americans 2:2
• 2/17: Spokane Shamrocks - Spokane Americans 3:1
• 2/24: Spokane Maple Leafs - Spokane Shamrocks 1:0
• 3/3: Spokane Maple Leafs - Spokane Americans 8:2

Wisconsin

Milwaukee Luicks and Fond du Lac in action in the Wisconsin Amateur State Championship.

Six teams participated in the Milwaukee County Hockey League was contested by six teams this winter. The Wisconsin State Amateur Championship was won by the Eagle River Falcons.

1936-37 Game Results

• 1/6: Fond du Lac Bears - Milwaukee Luicks 5:5 Forfeit - game was awarded to the Bears when the Luicks refused to play OT @ Fond du Lac
• 1/16: Waukegan (IL) - Milwaukee Luicks 3:2
• 1/17: Madison - Milwaukee Luicks 4:2
• 2/7: Shorewood Red Wings - Canfield Stables 6:5
• 2/7: Marquette Engineers - Shorewood Alumni 1:0
• 2/13: Milwaukee Luicks - Wausau Veterans 1:0 @ Wausau
• 2/14: Milwaukee Luicks - Wausau Veterans 5:2 @ Wausau
• 3/20: Muskegon (MI) - Milwaukee Luicks 7:5 @ Muskegon
• 3/21: Milwaukee Luicks - Muskegon (MI) 4:2 @ Muskegon

Milwaukee County Hockey League Results

• 1/11: A.O. Smith Corporation - Canfield Stables 8:6
• 1/14: Milwaukee Luicks - Canfield Stables 6:5 OT
• 1/14: Edgewood Merchants - Hornets 5:4
• 1/15: Milwaukee Luicks - Edgewood Merchants 4:1
• 1/15: A.O. Smith Corporation - Cudahy Business Men 6:1
• 1/18: Milwaukee Luicks - Hornets 7:3
• 1/18: Canfield Stables - A.O. Smith Corporation 6:5
• 1/18: Cudahy Business Men - Edgewood Merchants 7:3
• 1/21: Canfield Stables - Edgewood Merchants 6:2
• 1/22: Milwaukee Luicks - Cudahy Business Men 10:1
• 1/22: A.O. Smith Corporation - Edgewood Merchants 4:2
• 1/23: Canfield Stables - Hornets 5:5 2OT
• 1/25: A.O. Smith Corporation - Cudahy Business Men 3:0
• 1/25: Hornets - Edgewood Merchants 7:6
• 1/28: Canfield Stables - A.O. Smith Corporation 3:2
• 1/28: Cudahy Business Men - Hornets 7:5
• 2/1: Milwaukee Luicks - Cudahy Business Men 4:3 - 8th win for Luicks
• 2/1: Canfield Stables - Hornets 4:2
• 2/1: A.O. Smith Corporation - Edgewood Merchants 4:3
• 2/2: Canfield Stables - Milwaukee Luicks 4:2
• 2/4: Edgewood Merchants - Canfield Stables 2:1
• 2/5: Edgewood Merchants - Cudahy Business Men 3:1

Southern Wisconsin Championship Results

• 2/7: Milwaukee Luicks - Janesville Chevrolet 9:0
• 2/7: Madison Cardinals - Delavan 6:0
• 2/7: Madison Cardinals - Fond du Lac 3:0
• Milwaukee Luicks - Madison Cardinals - final - postponed multiple times due to bad ice and not played

Wisconsin Amateur State Championship Results

• 2/20: Milwaukee Luicks - Fond du Lac Bears 3:1 - quarterfinal
• 2/20: Eagle River Falcons - Eau Claire 8:2 - "
• 2/20: Wausau Blackhawks - Oshkosh Merchants 2:1 - "
• 2/20: Wausau Veterans - Marshfield 3:0 - "
• 2/20: Eagle River Falcons - Wausau Blackhawks 4:0 - semifinal
• 2/20: Milwaukee Luicks - Wausau Veterans 1:0 - "
• Oshkosh Merchants - Fond du Lac Bears 4:3 - consolation
• Wausau Veterans - Wausau Blackhawks 3:1 - "
• Fond du Lac Bears - Marshfield 4:1 - "
• Oshkosh Merchants - Eau Claire 3:0 - "
• 2/21: Wausau Veterans - Oshksoh Merchants 2:1 - 3rd place
• 2/21: Eagle River Falcons - Milwaukee Luicks 7:1 - final

College ice hockey

See: 1936–37 American college hockey season

Sources

• Houghton Chronicle
• Montana Standard
• San Antonio Light
• The Spokesman-Review

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