1943–44 American ice hockey season

This was the 1943-44 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

• American Hockey League
• Eastern Hockey League
• Metropolitan Amateur Hockey League
• National Hockey League (Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers)
• Northwest International Hockey League
• Southern California Hockey League
• United States National Senior Championship

Alaska

Alaskan Department Winter Sports Carnival @ Anchorage

• 2/25: Canadian Soldiers - Fort Richardson All-Stars 6:1
• 2/27: Canadian Soldiers - Fort Richardson All-Stars 5:1
• 3/1: Canadian Soldiers - Fort Richardson All-Stars 6:0

Baltimore, Maryland

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutters, based in Baltimore, played in the Eastern Hockey League until November 29, 1943, when they dropped out. The team took part in exhibition games for the remainder of the season. They played some of their home games in Washington, DC. They successfully defended their United States National Senior Championship (see article for results).

Exhibition Game Results

• 11/27: Cutters - Royal Canadian Navy Signal School 9:3
• 11/28: Royal Canadian Navy Signal School - Cutters 5:3
• 12/15: Cutters - H.M.C.S. York (Canadian Navy) 2:2 OT
• 12/17: Cutters - H.M.C.S. York (Canadian Navy) 6:3 @ Washington
• 12/18: H.M.C.S. York (Canadian Navy) - Cutters 5:4
• 12/28: Cutters - Ottawa Commandos 5:2 @ Washington
• 12/29: Cutters - Ottawa Commandos 3:0
• 12/30: Cutters - Ottawa Commandos 6:5 OT
• 1/5: Detroit Red Wings (NHL) - Cutters 8:3
• 1/18: Cutters - Philadelphia Falcons 5:3 @ Washington
• 1/19: Cutters - Philadelphia Falcons 7:3
• 1/21: Cutters - Boston Olympics 7:1 @ Boston
• 1/22: Boston Olympics - Cutters 2:1 @ Boston
• 1/23: Cutters - Philadelphia Falcons 7:3
• 2/2: Cutters - New York Rovers 12:4
• 2/4: Cutters - Royal Canadian Navy Signal School 2:0
• 2/5: Cutters - Royal Canadian Navy Signal School 3:2 @ Washington
• 2/6: Cutters - Royal Canadian Navy Signal School 4:4
• 2/12: Cutters - Windsor Spitfires 7:3
• 2/13: Cutters - Windsor Spitfires 10:2 @ Washington
• 2/15: Cutters - Boston Olympics 4:3
• 2/16: Hershey Bears - Cutters 2:0 @ Washington
• 2/18: Cutters - Hershey Bears 4:4 @ Washington
• 2/26: St. Catharines - Cutters 9:5
• 2/27: Cutters - St. Catharines 7:6 OT @ Washington

Cleveland, Ohio

1943-44 Game Results

• 1/16: Cleveland Arena Amateurs - Lorain Centrals 5:5 OT (4:4 after regulation)

Massachusetts

1943-44 Game Results

• 1/2: Marblehead Crescents - Salem Witches 4:3
• 1/16: Marblehead Crescents - Danvers Hockey Club 3:1
• 1/31: Arlington Hockey Club - Marbleton Crescents 2:1
• 2/7: Marblehead Crescents - Gloucester Hockey Club 11:4
• 2/9: Arlington Hockey Club - Marblehead Crescents 7:5
• 2/20: Melrose Hockey Club - Marblehead Crescents 9:6
• 2/20: Newton - Boston College Informals 8:6
• 2/21: Boston 97 Club - Boston College Informals 14:0
• 2/26: Holy Cross Informals - Boston College Informals 2:1
• 3/6: Marblehead Crescents - Danvers Hockey Club 5:4

Minnesota

Duluth Coolerators

The Park Arena Hockey League was contested at the Minneapolis Arena.

1943-44 Game Results

• 1/1: Fort Frances Maple Leafs (ON) - Duluth Coolerators
• 1/1: Taconite - Eveleth Rangers 7:3
• 1/2: Eveleth Rangers - Taconite 7:1
• 1/?: Taconite - Eveleth Rangers 4:1
• 1/?: Fort Frances (ON) - Eveleth Rangers 14:4
• 1/9: Eveleth Rangers - Virginia 8:1
• 1/12: Eveleth Rangers - Taconite 6:4
• 1/15: Eveleth Rangers - International Falls 16:4
• 1/16: Eveleth Rangers - Virginia 6:5
• 1/22: Eveleth Rangers - International Falls-Fort Frances Combination 11:3
• 1/23: Riverside Shipyard - Eveleth Rangers 6:3
• 2/6: Eveleth Juniors - Virginia Falcons 7:3
• 2/6: Duluth Coolerators - Minneapolis Honeywells 8:5
• 2/12: Eveleth Rangers - Taconite 7:4
• 2/13: Fort Frances Maple Leafs (ON) - Eveleth Rangers 9:3
• 2/21: Riverside Shipyard - Eveleth Rangers 4:3
• 3/4: Superior Butler Shipbuilders - Minneapolis Wold-Chamberlain Field Fliers 7:3
• 3/14: Duluth Coolerators - Head of the Lakes All-Stars 10:3

Minneapolis Park Arena Hockey League Results

• 1/2: Honeywells - Fort Snelling 7:5
• 1/5: Al Bermans - Naval Fliers 3:2
• 1/9: Honeywells - Al Bermans 3:1
• 1/12: Naval Fliers - Fort Snelling 2:1
• 1/16: Honeywells - Naval Fliers 2:1 OT
• 1/19: Fort Snelling - Al Bermans 1:1 OT
• 1/23: Naval Fliers - Al Bermans 2:1
• 1/26: Fort Snelling - Honeywells 3:1
• 1/30: Naval Fliers - Fort Snelling 4:1
• 2/2: Al Bermans - Honeywells 5:4
• 2/6: Al Bermans - Fort Snelling 9:2
• 2/9: Honeywells - Naval Fliers 3:1
• 2/16: Naval Fliers - Al Bermans 7:4
• 2/20: Naval Fliers - Fort Snelling 2:1
• 2/23: Honeywells - Al Bermans 4:1
• 2/27: Al Bermans - Fort Snelling 4:2
• 3/1: Honeywells - Naval Fliers 5:2
• 3/5: Honeywells - Fort Snelling 4:2

Head of the Lakes Hockey League Results

• 12/18: Riverside Shipyard - Duluth Coast Guard 6:0
• 12/18: Coolerators - Superior Butler Shipbuilders 6:2
• 12/25: Superior Butler Shipbuilders - Northwestern Oilers 3:2
• 12/25: Coolerators - Riverside Shipbuilders 1:1 OT
• 12/29: Duluth Coast Guard - Superior Butler Shipbuilders 2:1
• 12/29: Coolerators - Northwestern Oilers 10:1
• 1/1: Riverside Shipyard - Superior Butler Shipbuilders 2:1
• 1/1: Northwestern Oilers - Duluth Coast Guard 1:0
• 1/5: Coolerators - Duluth Coast Guard 7:1
• 1/5: Riverside Shipyard - Northwestern Oilers 5:1
• 1/8: Coolerators - Superior Butler Shipbuilders 3:2
• 1/8: Riverside Shipyard - Duluth Coast Guard 5:0
• 1/12: Coolerators - Northwestern Oilers 9:3
• 1/12: Superior Butler Shipbuilders - Duluth Coast Guard 5:0
• 1/15: Duluth Coast Guard - Northwestern Oilers 3:1
• 1/15: Superior Butler Shipbuilders - Riverside Shipyard 3:2
• 1/19: Riverside Shipyard - Coolerators 4:3
• 1/19: Superior Butler Shipbuilders - Northwestern Oilers 3:1
• 2/2: Riverside Shipyard - Northwestern Oilers 7:1
• 2/2: Coolerators - Superior Butler Shipbuilders 6:3
• 2/5: Coolerators - Northwestern Oilers 4:0
• 2/5: Riverside Shipyard - Superior Butler Shipbuilders 7:3
• 2/9: Coolerators - Riverside Shipyard 6:1
• 2/9: Superior Butler Shipbuilders - Northwestern Oilers 4:2
• 2/12: Coolerators - Superior Butler Shipbuilders 2:1
• 2/12: Riverside Shipyard - Northwestern Oilers 2:0
• 2/16: Superior Butler Shipbuilders - Riverside Shipyard 4:4 OT
• 2/16: Coolerators - Northwestern Oilers 10:1
• 2/23: Riverside Shipyard - Coolerators 4:3
• 2/23: Superior Butler Shipbuilders - Northwestern Oilers 10:3
• 2/26: Coolerators - Superior Butler Shipbuilders 6:1
• 2/26: Riverside Shipyard - Northwestern Oilers 4:0

Coast Guard withdrew in mid-January.

Semifinal

• 3/1: Riverside Shipyard - Superior Butler Shipbuilders 4:3
• 3/4: Superior Butler Shipbuilders - Riverside Shipyard 5:3
• 3/7: Riverside Shipyard - Superior Butler Shipbuilders 5:3

Final

• 3/9: Coolerators - Riverside Shipyard 10:4
• 3/12: Coolerators - Riverside Shipyard 6:3

New York

The Niagara Frontier Amateur Hockey League was contested again in the Buffalo area this winter.

Niagara Frontier Amateur Hockey League Results

• 12/12: Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft - Curtiss-Wright 9:3
• 12/12: Frontier Blue Banners - Niagara Falls Mangs 1:0 OT
• 12/19: Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft - Niagara Falls Mangs 5:4
• 12/19: Curtiss-Wright - Frontier Blue Banners 4:3
• 12/26: Frontier Blue Banners - Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft 1:1
• 12/26: Niagara Falls Mangs - Curtiss-Wright 6:1
• 1/2: Curtiss-Wright - Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft 2:2
• 1/2: Niagara Falls Mangs - Frontier Blue Banners 4:1
• 1/9: Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft - Niagara Falls Mangs 5:4 OT
• 1/9: Curtiss-Wright - Frontier Blue Banners 4:3
• 1/16: Frontier Blue Banners - Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft 2:0
• 1/16: Niagara Falls Mangs - Curtiss-Wright 4:2
• 1/23: Curtiss-Wright - Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft 4:2
• 1/23: Niagara Falls Mangs - Frontier Blue Banners 8:1
• 2/6: Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft - Niagara Falls Mangs 5:2
• 2/6: Curtiss-Wright - Frontier Blue Banners 4:2
• 2/20: Niagara Falls Mangs - Frontier Blue Banners 7:1
• 2/20: Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft - Curtiss-Wright 5:0
• 2/27: Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft - Niagara Falls Mangs 1:0 OT
• 2/27: Curtiss-Wright - Frontier Blue Banners 3:2
• 3/5: Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft - Frontier Blue Banners 5:1
• 3/5: Niagara Falls Mangs - Curtiss-Wright 6:3
• 3/12: Niagara Falls Mangs - Curtiss-Wright 5:3 - semifinal
• 3/19: Fort Erie Fleet Aircraft - Niagara Falls Mangs 6:4 - final

North Dakota

Some Manitoban teams played games in Bottineau this winter.

1943-44 Game Results

• 3/4: Deloraine Seniors (MB) - Hartney Air Corps Service (MB) 8:7 OT
• 3/18: Deloraine Seniors (MB) - Hartney Air Corps Service (MB) 8:6

Pennsylvania

1943-44 Game Results

• 1/9: Iceland Lakes - Red Lion 2:1
• 1/16: Iceland Lakes - Saginaw 13:3
• 1/25: Iceland Lakes - Saginaw 3:2
• 2/2: Iceland Lakes - Saginaw 5:3
• 2/6: Iceland Lakes - Southern York 2:2
• 2/8: Iceland Lakes - Saginaw 8:5
• 2/13: Iceland Lakes - Saginaw-Southern York 11:3
• 2/13: Saginaw-Southern York - Iceland Lakes 5:3
• 2/16: Iceland Lakes - Saginaw 9:8
• 2/20: Saginaw - Iceland Lakes 3:2

South Dakota

There were some exhibition games played between teams from Tilford and Rapid City this winter.

1943-44 Game Results

• 2/7: Tilford - Rapid City Army 9:7
• 2/13: Rapid City Army - Tilford 14:13 3OT
• 2/18: Tilford - Rapid City Tom's Bar 5:3
• 2/24: Tilford - Rapid City Tom's Bar 8:4

Montana

The Butte Copper Kings had the best record of the four active teams in Montana in 1943-44.

1943-44 Game Results

• 1/9: Butte Copper Kings - Montana School of Mines 3:2
• 1/16: Butte Copper Kings - Montana School of Mines 6:3
• 1/23: Butte Copper Kings - Montana School of Mines 5:4
• 1/29: Montana School of Mines - Great Falls 7th Ferry Command 10:8
• 1/30: Butte Copper Kings - Great Falls 7th Ferry Command 4:2
• 2/5: Montana School of Mines - Great Falls 7th Ferry Command 7:3
• 2/6: Great Falls 7th Ferry Command - Montana School of Mines 11:3
• 2/12: Great Falls 7th Ferry Command - Great Falls Independents 6:3
• 2/19: Montana School of Mines - Great Falls 7th Ferry Command 4:3
• 2/20: Butte Copper Kings - Great Falls 7th Ferry Command 6:4
• 2/26: Great Falls Independents - Montana School of Mines 4:2
• 2/27: Great Falls Independents - Montana School of Mines 8:5
• 3/4: Great Falls Independents - Butte Copper Kings 8:6 OT
• 3/5: Butte Copper Kings - Great Falls 7th Ferry Command 5:4
• 3/11: Warner All-Stars (AB) - Great Falls 7th Ferry Command 7:3 @ Great Falls
• 3/12: Warner All-Stars (AB) - Great Falls Independents 8:7 @ Great Falls

Toledo, Ohio

The Toledo Bombers played an independent schedule this winter.

Toledo Bombers Game Results

• 1/22: Toledo Bombers - Point Edward (ON) 12:6
• 1/29: Toledo Bombers - St. Thomas (ON) 10:4
• 2/5: Toledo Bombers - Detroit Hornets (MI) 6:0
• 2/19: Indianapolis Capitals - Toledo Bombers 9:1
• 2/26: Toledo Bombers - Seaforth Beavers (ON) 11:10
• 3/4: Toledo Bombers - Detroit Hornets (MI) 9:4
• 3/11: Toledo Bombers - London RCAF (ON) 12:6

Wichita, Kansas

The Wichita Semi-Pro Hockey League returned for its third season in 1943-44. The Beech Flyers were replaced with the Tulsa (Oklahoma) Flyers on January 9. Five of their players were formerly of Beech.

Wichita Semi-Pro Hockey League Results

• 12/12: Cessna Cranes - Boeing Comets 3:2
• 12/19: Boeing Comets - Beech Flyers 7:4
• 12/26: Cessna Cranes - Boeing Comets 4:2
• 1/2: Cessna Cranes - Beech Flyers 10:3
• 1/9: Boeing Comets - Tulsa Flyers 4:1
• 1/16: Cessna Cranes - Tulsa Flyers 4:2
• 1/23: Boeing Comets - Cessna Cranes 8:4 - final, game one
• 1/30: Boeing Comets - Cessna Cranes 5:0 - final, game two

College ice hockey

See: 1943–44 American college hockey season

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