Salt Lake City Icelanders

The Salt Lake City Icelanders were an amateur/semi-pro team from Salt Lake City, Utah. The club was active from 1949 to 1958, and their home rink was Hygeia Iceland. After around 1954, they were unable to play many home games due to poor lighting at their venue. The team was succeeded by the Salt Lake City Seagulls in 1959.

Game results

The club in 1950.

1949

• 5/15: Iceland Hockey Club - Logan Hockey Club 3:2

1950

• 1/13: Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 4:0
• 1/14: Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 12:1
• 1/21: Iceland Hockey Club - Provo Canadian Club
• 1/29: Iceland Hockey Club - Logan Hockey Club 8:1
• 2/4: Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 11:6
• 2/5: Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 7:1
• 2/12: Iceland Hockey Club - Logan Hockey Club 7:1
• 2/17: Iceland Hockey Club - Provo Canadian Club
• 3/11: Iceland Hockey Club - Logan Hockey Club 9:7

Iceland Hockey Club went 12-0 on the season, some of the results unknown.

1951

• 1/21: Wyoming Cowboys - Salt Lake City Icelanders 15:0
• 2/17: Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 8:4 - noted to be Iceland's third win over Idaho Falls that year
• 3/9: Wyoming Cowboys - Iceland Hockey Club 11:4
• 3/10: Wyoming Cowboys - Iceland Hockey Club 11:2

1952

• 1/5: Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 8:2 @ Idaho Falls
• 1/6: Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 9:4 @ Idaho Falls
• 1/12: Iceland Hockey Club - Logan Hockey Club 8:4
• 1/26: Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 7:3
• 1/27: Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 4:2
• 3/4: British Columbia Thunderbirds - Iceland Hockey Club 12:4
• 3/5: British Columbia Thunderbirds - Iceland Hockey Club 11:5

1953

• 1/10: Iceland Hockey Club - Utah Aggies 6:2
• 1/16: Iceland Hockey Club - Utah Aggies 6:2 - only two periods were played
• 1/17: Iceland Hockey Club - Utah Aggies 3:3
• 2/28: Iceland Hockey Club - Utah Aggies 5:1
• 3/7: Iceland Hockey Club - Utah Aggies 9:7
• 3/20: Montana School of Mines - Iceland Hockey Club 10:5
• 3/21: Montana School of Mines - Iceland Hockey Club 7:0
• 4/10: Montana School of Mines - Iceland Hockey Club 12:3 @ Butte
• 4/11: Montana School of Mines - Iceland Hockey Club 14:6 @ Butte

1954

Iceland, Montana School of Mines, Idaho Falls, Jackson Hole, and Logan were in an Intermountain Hockey League loop this year.

• Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 8:1
• Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 14:6
• 1/30: Iceland Hockey Club - Jackson Hole 3:0 @ Jackson Hole
• 1/31: Iceland Hockey Club - Jackson Hole 5:4 @ Jackson Hole
• 2/13: Montana School of Mines - Iceland Hockey Club 10:7 @ Butte
• 2/14: Montana School of Mines - Iceland Hockey Club 19:4 @ Butte
• 2/21: Iceland Hockey Club - Logan Hockey Club 7:1
• 2/27: Iceland Hockey Club - Montana School of Mines 7:5
• 2/28: Montana School of Mines - Iceland Hockey Club 9:5
• 3/13: Iceland Hockey Club - Jackson Hole

1955

• 1/29: Creston (BC) - Iceland Hockey Club 4:3
• 3/12: Iceland Hockey Club - Logan Hockey Club 13:6
• 3/26: Iceland Hockey Club - Jackson Hole
• 4/2: Raymond (AB) - Iceland Hockey Club 5:4

1956

• 2/18: Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 4:1
• 2/19: Iceland Hockey Club - Idaho Falls Hockey Club 6:3
• 2/25: Nelson Queens (BC) - Iceland Hockey Club 12:5
• 3/24: Iceland Hockey Club - Montana School of Mines 16:2 @ Butte

1957

• Nelson Queens BC) - Iceland Hockey Club 6:5 @ Nelson
• 2/12: Trail Rockets (BC) - Iceland Hockey Club 9:3
• 3/30: Iceland Hockey Club - Nelson Queens

Rocky Mountain Semi-Pro Championship

• 3/1: Sandia Mountain All-Stars - Iceland Hockey Club 5:5 @ Albuquerque
• 3/2: Iceland Hockey Club - Sandia Mountain All-Stars 5:4 @ Albuquerque

1958

• 1/5: Iceland Hockey Club - Butte Cooperleafs 4:4 @ Butte
• 1/18: Phoenix All-Stars - Iceland Hockey Club 13:6 @ Phoenix
• 3/1: Sandia Mountain All-Stars - Iceland Hockey Club 6:4 @ Albuquerque
• 3/2: Sandia Mountain All-Stars - Iceland Hockey Club 11:10 @ Albuquerque

Iceland played for the 1957-58 Western United States Intermediate Championship, losing to the Great Falls Americans 37 goals to 7 (16:3, 21:4) in the semifinals.

Sources

• Deseret News