1918–19 American ice hockey season

This was the 1918-19 American ice hockey season:

Chicago, Illinois

The Great Lakes Naval Training Station team

The Illinois Athletic Club, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, and the Calumets all had active hockey teams this winter. A team from Milwaukee visited Chicago and a played a series of games against the local teams.

1918-19 Game Results

• 1/21: Illinois Athletic Club - Great Lakes Naval Training Station 4:2 @ Chicago Arena
• Great Lakes Naval Training Station - Illinois Athletic Club 4:1
• 2/3: Milwaukee Hockey Club (WI) - Great Lakes Naval Training Station 4:1 @ Chicago Arena
• 3/4: Calumets - Milwaukee Hockey Club (WI) 5:4 OT @ Chicago Arena
• 3/11: Calumets - Illinois Athletic Club 7:5 @ Chicago Arena
• 3/18: Illinois Athletic Club - Milwaukee Hockey Club (WI) 5:2 @ Chicago Arena
• 3/25: Illinois Athletic Club - Calumets 4:3 @ Chicago Arena
• 4/1: Milwaukee Hockey Club (WI) - Illinois Athletic Club 4:1 @ Chicago Arena

Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland Hockey Club played an independent schedule this winter, facing numerous Canadian teams. They played all their games at the Elysium.

1918-19 Game Results

• 2/21: Cleveland Hockey Club - Toronto Parkdale Club (ON) 3:2 OT
• 2/22: Toronto Parkdale Club (ON) - Cleveland Hockey Club 3:2
• 2/28: Ottawa New Edinburghs (ON) - Cleveland Hockey Club 3:2
• 3/1: Cleveland Hockey Club - Ottawa New Edinburghs (ON) 2:1
• 3/7: Cleveland Hockey Club - Toronto Aura Lees (ON) 2:1
• 3/8: Cleveland Hockey Club - Toronto Aura Lees (ON) 2:1
• 3/14: Cleveland Hockey Club - Toronto Dentals (ON) 1:0
• 3/15: Toronto Dentals (ON) - Cleveland Hockey Club 3:2
• 3/21: Toronto St. Patricks (ON) - Cleveland Hockey Club 5:2
• 3/22: Toronto St. Patricks (ON) - Cleveland Hockey Club 5:2
• 3/28: Cleveland Hockey Club - Toronto Dentals (ON) 3:0
• 3/29: Cleveland Hockey Club - Toronto Dentals (ON) 3:1
• 4/4: Hamilton Tigers (ON) - Cleveland Hockey Club 4:2
• 4/5: Hamilton Tigers (ON) - Cleveland Hockey Club 4:3
• 4/11: Cleveland Hockey Club - Canadian All-Stars 2:1
• 4/12: Cleveland Hockey Club - Canadian All-Stars 5:4

Connecticut

1918-19 Game Results

• 1/11: Taft School - Hartford Public High School 6:1
• 1/25: Noble & Greenough School (MA) - Pomfret School 2:1
• 1/25: Taft School - Loomis Institute 1:0
• 1/27: Choate School - Pomfret School 3:2
• 2/1: Choate School - Loomis Institute 4:3
• 2/1: Harvard Freshmen - Pomfret School 9:0
• 2/3: Choate School - Loomis Institute 1:1 2OT
• 2/8: Loomis Institute - Berkshire School (MA) 6:4
• 2/12: Loomis Institute - Windsor Locks All-Stars 5:1
• 2/12: Taft School - Canterbury School 6:0
• 2/17: Taft School - Hotchkiss School 5:1
• 2/19: Loomis Institute - Hartford Public High School 8:1

Massachusetts

The Boston Arena was destroyed by a fire on December 18, 1918, so all games played in Massachusetts took place outdoors this winter. Many high school games were still played, and the Triangular League was contested.

1918-19 Game Results

• 1/9: Milton Academy - Boston Latin 5:0
• 1/9: Browne & Nichols School - English High 1:0
• 1/11: Rindge Technical - St. John's Prep 1:0
• 1/11: Dorchester High - Roxbury Latin 1:0
• 1/11: Milton Academy - Melrose High 5:2
• 1/11: Noble & Greenough School - Country Day School 3:1
• 1/11: Brookline High - Phillips Andover 3:1
• 1/11: Harvard University - Boston Hockey Club 3:2
• 1/13: Newton High - Boston College High 12:0
• 1/13: Arlington High - Dorchester High 5:0
• 1/16: Browne & Nichols School - Noble & Greenough School 2:0
• 1/16: Melrose High - Naval Overseas Supply Team 2:1 2OT
• 1/16: Milton Academy - English High 15:0
• 1/17: Exeter Academy (NH) - Cambridge Latin 2:0 @ Exeter, NH
• 1/21: Browne & Nichols School - Roxbury Latin 4:1
• 1/21: Wakefield High - Milton High 0:0
• 1/22: Melrose High - Exeter Academy (NH) 3:2 @ Exeter, NH
• 1/22: Cambridge Latin - St. John's Prep 5:0
• 1/25: Exeter Academy (NH) - Harvard Freshmen 3:2
• 1/25: English High - Roxbury Latin 3:1
• 1/25: Milton Academy - Country Day School 6:0
• 1/25: St. John's Prep - Stoneham High 3:0
• 1/25: Phillips Andover - Melrose High 2:0
• 1/28: Harvard Freshmen - Browne & Nichols School 3:0
• 1/29: Middlesex School - Cambridge Latin 3:0
• 1/30: Roxbury Latin - Rindge Technical 1:1
• 1/30: Newton High - Melrose High 6:0
• 1/30: Browne & Nichols School - Arlington High 2:1
• 1/30: Milton Academy - Medford High Independents 10:1
• 1/31: Cambridge Latin - Melrose High 3:0
• 2/1: Harvard University - Boston Hockey Club 3:0
• 2/3: Brookline High - Noble & Greenough School 4:0
• 2/3: Newton High - Arlington High 5:1
• 2/3: Dorchester High - Revere High 1:0
• 2/4: Milton Academy - Harvard Freshmen 3:0
• 2/4: St. John's Prep - Ipswich High 6:2
• 2/5: Assumption College - Springfield YMCA 1:0
• 2/6: Newton High - Browne & Nichols School 3:0
• 2/6: Wakefield High - Melrose High 1:0
• 2/6: Brookline High - Rindge Technical 2:1
• 2/6: Noble & Greenough School - Roxbury Latin 3:0
• 2/6: Middlesex School - St. Mark's School 2:1
• 2/6: St. John's Prep - English High 2:0
• 2/6: Cambridge Latin - Arlington High 1:0
• 2/7: Arlington High - Melrose High 2:1
• 2/8: Newton High - Medford High Independents 4:1
• 2/8: Rindge Technical - Winchester Hockey Club All-Stars 2:1
• 2/8: Middlesex School - Noble & Greenough School 2:0
• 2/8: St. John's Prep - Melrose High 0:0 2OT
• 2/8: Country Day School - Roxbury Latin 3:2
• 2/8: Stoneham High - U.S.S. Nantucket 1:0
• 2/8: Cambridge Latin - Boston Latin 14:0
• 2/10: Milton Academy - Browne & Nichols School 4:0
• 2/10: Newton High - Melrose High 7:0
• 2/10: Cambridge Latin - Rindge Technical 1:0
• 2/10: Brookline High - Roxbury Latin 3:0
• 2/12: St. John's Prep - Danvers High 8:2
• 2/12: Roxbury Latin - West Roxbury High 1:0
• 2/12: Middlesex School - Arlington High 2:0
• 2/13: English High - Boston Latin 2:0
• 2/13: St. Mark's School - Cambridge Latin 2:2 OT
• 2/13: Arlington High - Hingham Naval Training School 2:1
• 2/17: Milton Academy - Arlington High 4:0
• 2/18: Newton High - English High 14:0
• 2/19: Milton Academy - Middlesex School 4:1
• 2/19: Country Day School - Browne & Nichols School 1:0
• 2/19: Exeter Academy (NH) - Manchester High 9:0
• 2/19: Pomfret School (CT) - Melrose High 2:0 @ Putnam, CT
• 2/21: Noble & Greenough School - Country Day School 4:0
• 2/21: Brookline High - Browne & Nichols School 4:2
• 2/21: Melrose High - St. John's Prep 5:0
• 2/22: Brookline High - Pomfret School (CT) 3:0 @ Putnam, CT
• 2/22: Sunapee Lake Hockey Club - Newport Outing Club 2:2 2OT @ Newport, NH
• 2/24: Quebec Montagnais - Boston Navy 8:3 @ Quebec City

Triangular League Results

• 1/20: Cambridge Latin - Newton High 4:2
• 1/29: Brookline High - Newton High 1:0
• 2/12: Newton High - Brookline High 1:0
• 2/18: Brookline High - Cambridge Latin 1:0
• 2/20: Newton High - Cambridge Latin 3:0

Michigan

Following the government's orders prohibiting operation of artificial ice rinks during the war due to the use of chemicals needed for war purposes, the Detroit Arena was closed and turned into a dancing garden. The Detroit Community Hockey League was formed, with plans to play games outdoors. Due to weather conditions, only three are recorded to have taken place. The American Soo Nationals had a very strong independent team, and even challenged for the Allan Cup, emblematic of the Canadian senior amateur championship, but were rejected.

1918-19 Game Results

• 1/16: American Soo Nationals - Canadian Soo 5:3
• 1/24: American Soo Nationals - Canadian Soo 9:1
• 1/30: American Soo Nationals - Sudbury (ON) 14:2 @ Soo
• 2/2: Northwesterns - Morris & Mitchell 2:2 @ Detroit
• 2/3: American Soo Nationals - Sudbury (ON) 6:5 @ Sudbury
• 2/11: Calumet - Great Lakes Naval Training Station 5:1 @ Calumet
• 2/13: American Soo Nationals - Great Lakes Naval Training Station 10:2 @ Soo
• 2/14: Great Lakes Naval Training Station - Canadian Soo 2:1 @ Soo
• 2/19: American Soo Nationals - St. Paul Athletic Club (MN) 4:0 @ Soo
• 2/20: American Soo Nationals - St. Paul Athletic Club (MN) 7:5 @ Soo
• 2/24: Calumet - American Soo Nationals 3:3 OT @ Calumet
• 2/25: American Soo Nationals - Calumet 4:2 @ Calumet
• 2/27: Portage Lake - American Soo Nationals 4:4 @ Houghton
• 3/3: American Soo Nationals - Calumet 6:2 @ Soo
• 3/4: American Soo Nationals - Calumet 7:1 @ Soo
• 3/10: American Soo Nationals - Ottawa St. Brigids (ON) 3:2 @ Soo
• 3/11: American Soo Nationals - Ottawa St. Brigids (ON) 5:2 @ Soo
• 3/14: American Soo Nationals - Canadian Soo Argos 3:0
• 3/22: Canadian Soo Argos - American Soo Nationals 1:0
• 3/24: Sudbury (ON) - American Soo Nationals 6:0 @ Sudbury

Detroit Community Hockey League Results

• 2/8: Assumption College (Sandwich, ON) - Highland Park Hockey Club 16:0
• 2/9: Webers - West Warrens 17:0
• 2/9: Northwesterns - Morris & Mitchell 4:1

Minnesota

The Minneapolis Vertex Challenged the Minot Hockey Club from North Dakota to a game in Minneapolis. The St. Paul Company G team faced the touring Great Lakes Naval Training Station squad in a two-game series at the Hippodrome in early February. The St. Paul Athletic Club visited Michigan later in the month, where they lost two games to the American Soo. The Duluth Curling Club formed a team again and faced the St. Paul Athletic Club for the Minnesota State Championship. There were two games played in Duluth, and it was planned to stage two in St. Paul as well, but they did not come off.

1918-19 Game Results

• 2/4: St. Paul Company G - Great Lakes Naval Training Station 7:1 @ Hippodrome
• 2/5: St. Paul Company G - Great Lakes Naval Training Station 10:1 @ Hippodrome
• 2/7: Duluth Curling Club - Great Lakes Naval Training Station 5:0 @ Duluth
• 2/8: Duluth Curling Club - Great Lakes Naval Training Station 2:1 OT @ Duluth

Minnesota State Championship Results

• 3/4: Duluth Curling Club - St. Paul 7:4 @ Duluth
• 3/5: Duluth Curling Club - St. Paul 8:5 @ Duluth

New York

With the St. Nichols Rink being used for roller skating and dancing, the Brooklyn Ice Palace was the only indoor rink open in New York, and as a result, not much hockey was played in the state this winter. The Long Island Interscholastic Hockey League was staged at the Brooklyn Ice Palace. The Western New York Interscholastic Hockey League was contested in Buffalo. The University of Buffalo had a hockey team again for the first time in many years.

1918-19 Game Results

• 1/2: Brooklyn Hockey Club - All-Collegiates 3:1 @ Brooklyn Ice Palace
• 1/11: Brooklyn Hockey Club - Army 1:0 @ West Point
• 1/23: Loyola School - Horace Mann School 4:0 @ Brooklyn Ice Palace
• 2/1: Brooklyn Hockey Club - Army 2:1 @ West Point
• 2/2: Woodwards - Eggertsville Hockey Club @ Buffalo
• 2/5: Loyola School - Mamoroneck High School 3:0 @ Brooklyn Ice Palace
• 2/7: Newark Hockey Club (NJ) - Princeton University 6:4 @ Newark Ice Palace
• 2/8: Boston College - Army 5:2 @ West Point
• 2/10: Taft School (CT) - Choate School (CT) 5:0 @ Watertown, CT
• 2/10: Brooklyn Hockey Club - Princeton University 2:1 @ Brooklyn Ice Palace
• 2/11: Springfield YMCA - Army 2:1 @ West Point
• 2/12: Taft School (CT) - Canterbury School (CT) 6:0 @ Watertown, CT
• 2/12: Ridley College (ON) - Nichols School 7:0 @ Buffalo
• 2/14: East Orange High School (NJ) - Barringer High School (NJ) 8:0 @ Newark Ice Palace
• 2/19: Loyola School - Flushing High School 0:0 @ Brooklyn Ice Palace
• 2/20: University of Buffalo - Lafayette High School 4:2 @ Buffalo
• 2/21: Newark Hockey Club (NJ) - East Orange High School (NJ) 2:1 @ Newark Ice Palace
• 2/22: New York Military Academy - Mackenzie School 3:2 @ Monroe
• 2/22: University of Buffalo - Hamilton College 1:1 @ Clinton
• 3/2: Montclair High School (NJ) - East Orange High School (NJ) 1:1 2OT @ Newark Ice Palace
• 3/11: Jamaica High School - New Rochelle High School 5:1 @ Brooklyn Ice Palace
• New York Military Academy - Army 1:0

Long Island Interscholastic League Results

• 12/27: Poly Prep - Jamaica High School 2:1
• 12/27: Flushing High School - New Utrecht School 1:1
• 1/3: Manual Training School - Boys' High School 2:0
• 1/3: Erasmus Hall School - Commercial High School 1:0
• 1/10: Poly Prep - New Utrecht School 2:2
• 1/10: Jamaica High School - Flushing High School 4:1
• 1/17: Manual Training School - Erasmus Hall School 4:2
• 1/17: Commercial School - Boys' High School 3:0
• 1/24: Flushing High School - Poly Prep 5:0
• 1/24: Jamaica High School - New Utrecht School 5:1
• 1/31: Manual Training School - Commercial High School 4:0
• 1/31: Erasmus Hall School - Boys' High School 6:1
• 2/7: Poly Prep - Manual Training School 9:0
• 2/7: Jamaica High School - Boys' High School 5:0
• 2/14: Jamaica High School - Manual Training School 5:0
• 2/14: Poly Prep - Boys' High School 9:1
• 2/21: Erasmus Hall School - Flushing High School 9:2
• 2/21: New Utrecht School - Commercial High School 4:0
• 2/28: Erasmus Hall School - Jamaica High School 3:2
• 2/28: Poly Prep - Commercial High School 4:0
• 3/7: Manual Training School - Flushing High School 1:0
• 3/7: New Utrecht School - Boys' High School 1:1
• 3/14: Flushing High School - Boys' High School 2:1
• 3/14: Jamaica High School - Commercial High School 9:1
• 3/21: Erasmus Hall School - Poly Prep 1:0 - Erasmus Hall clinched title
• 3/21: New Utrecht School - Manual Training School 2:1

Western New York Interscholastic League Results

• 2/8: Hutchinson High School - Technical High School 1:0
• 2/8: Nichols School - Lafayette High School 1:0
• 2/10: Technical High School - Lafayette High School 1:0
• 2/11: Nichols School - Technical High School 3:0
• 2/17: Nichols School - Hutchinson High School 7:0
• 2/18: Lafayette High School - Hutchinson High School 3:0

North Dakota

Fargo High School Hockey League Results

• 1/11: Sophomores - Seniors 4:3
• 1/11: Juniors - Freshmen 24:1

Rhode Island

Hope High School won the Rhode Island Insterscholastic League title.

1918-19 Game Results

• 1/7: Hope High School - East Providence High School 3:0
• 1/7: Classical High School - English High School 4:1
• 1/10: Hope High School - English High School 7:1
• 1/10: Cranston High School - East Providence High School 2:0
• 1/13: Cranston High School - Classical High School 2:1
• 1/14: English High School - East Providence High School 1:0
• 1/17: Hope High School - Cranston High School 1:1
• 1/20: Technical High School - Classical High School 3:0 (non-league)
• 2/11: Hope High School - Classical High School 2:0
• 2/13: Hope High School - Cranston High School 1:0

Seattle, Washington

See: 1919 PCHA season

The Seattle Metropolitans once again participated in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. Some amateur games were also played in Seattle in 1919.

1918-19 Game Results

• 1/10: Duthie Hockey Club - Skinner & Eddy 5:2
• 1/17: Skinner & Eddy - Picked Team 6:2
• 1/24: Duthie Hockey Club - All-Stars 13:7

Seattle Shipyard League Results

• 1/17: Duthie Hockey Club - Todds 2:0

Vermont

1918-19 Game Results

• 2/5: Swanton Taquahungas - Bedford (QC) 8:0

Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Hockey Club played several games in Chicago this winter. The Milwaukee White Squadrons met a University of Wisconsin pickup team as part of an ice carnival on February 8.

1918-19 Game Results

• 2/8: Milwaukee White Squadrons - University of Wisconsin 10:1

College ice hockey

See: 1918–19 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season

Sources

• Boston Globe
• Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express
• Chicago Tribune
• Detroit Free Press
• Duluth Herald
• Star Tribune

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