1944–45 American ice hockey season

This was the 1944-45 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)
• Pacific Coast Hockey League
• United States National Senior Championship

Cleveland, Ohio

1944-45 Game Results

• 1/6: Lorain Moose - Lakewood 5:1
• 2/16: Thompson Aircraft Products - St. Catharines Thompson Products (ON) 4:3
• 3/24: Lorain Moose - Arena Ice Cream 18:3
• 4/2: Lorain Moose - Thompson Aircraft Products 3:3 OT

Connecticut

The Westchester-Fairfield County Hockey League was contested at the Crystal Rink in Norwalk this winter.

1944-45 Game Results

• 12/1: Norwalk Cubs - Westchester Vikings 4:1
• 12/25: Crystal Rink All-Stars - Hillhouse High School 3:1
• 1/3: Hamden High School - Crystal Rink All-Stars 3:0
• 1/10: Crystal Rink All-Stars - West Haven High School 3:1
• 1/17: Crystal Rink All-Stars - Manhattan Arrows 2:2
• 1/24: Sands Point Tigers - Crystal Rink All-Stars 6:4
• 1/31: Brooklyn Torpedoes - Crystal Rink All-Stars 4:2
• 2/7: Jamaica Hawks - Crystal Rink All-Stars 7:4
• 2/14: Hamden High School - Crystal Rink All-Stars 5:3
• 2/22: Manhattan Arrows - Crystal Rink All-Stars 3:3 @ Madison Square Garden
• 3/3: Mount St. Charles (RI) - Crystal Rink All-Stars 12:5 @ Providence

Westchester-Fairfield County Hockey League Results

• 12/11: White Plains Maple Leafs - Westport 3:0
• 12/11: Rowayton Firemen - Newport Cubs 3:2
• 12/18: Westchester Vikings - White Plains Maple Leafs 2:2
• 12/18: Rowayton Firemen - Westport 3:0
• 1/8: Rowayton Firemen - Westchester Vikings 4:1
• 1/8: Newport Cubs - Westport 5:2
• 1/15: Norwalk Cubs - White Plains Maple Leafs 8:2
• 1/15: Stamford Redskins - Westport 1:1
• 1/22: Norwalk Cubs - Westchester Vikings 8:3
• 1/22: Stamford Redskins - White Plains Maple Leafs 3:1
• 1/29: Rowayton Firemen - White Plains Maple Leafs 5:0
• 1/29: Westchester Vikings - Stamford Redskins 2:0
• 2/5: Westchester Vikings - Westport 1:0
• 2/5: Norwalk Cubs - Stamford Redskins 4:0
• 2/12: Rowayton Firemen - Stamford Redskins 6:0
• 2/14: White Plains Maple Leafs - Stamford Redskins 3:2
• 2/19: Rowayton Firemen - Westchester Vikings 5:1 - semifinal
• 2/19: Newport Cubs - White Plains Maple Leafs 8:1 - "
• 3/4: Norwalk Cubs - Rowayton Firemen 2:1 - final

Massachusetts

1944-45 Game Results

• 2/1: Marblehead Crescents - Amesbury Maple Leafs 5:4
• 2/20: Amesbury Maple Leafs - Marblehead Crescents 4:3
• 2/22: Marblehead Crescents - East Boston Hockey Club 6:0
• 3/24: Raytheon Co. - Marblehead Crescents 10:3 - New England AAU Championship

Greater Boston Industrial League Results

• 1/8: Raytheon Co. - United Carr Fastener 7:4
• 1/8: Nichols Machine - Boston Coast Guard 6:2
• 1/8: Polaroid Peers - Watertown Arsenal 3:2
• 1/15: Nichols Machine - Polaroid Peers 2:2
• 1/15: Raytheon Co. - Watertown Arsenal 8:4
• 1/15: Boston Coast Guard - United Carr Fastener 3:3
• 1/22: Boston Coast Guard - Watertown Arsenal 5:1
• 1/22: Polaroid Peers - United Carr Fastener 3:3
• 1/22: Raytheon Co. - Nichols Machine 3:2
• 1/29: Nichols Machine - Watertown Arsenal 4:2
• 1/29: Raytheon Co. - United Carr Fastener 5:1
• 1/29: Boston Coast Guard - Polaroid Peers 7:1
• 2/5: Raytheon Co. - Boston Coast Guard 7:1
• 2/5: Watertown Arsenal - Polaroid Peers 2:2
• 2/5: United Carr Fastener - Nichols Machine 7:3
• 2/12: Boston Coast Guard - Nichols Machine 8:5
• 2/12: Watertown Arsenal - United Carr Fastener 3:2
• 2/12: Raytheon Co. - Polaroid Peers 3:0
• 2/19: United Carr Fastener - Polaroid Peers 3:0
• 2/19: Raytheon Co. - Nichols Machine 8:1
• 2/19: Boston Coast Guard - Watertown Arsenal 1:0
• 2/26: Boston Coast Guard - Polaroid Peers 1:0
• 2/26: Raytheon Co. - Watertown Arsenal 4:3
• 2/26: United Carr Fastener - Nichols Machine 4:4

Raytheon won the title.

Minnesota

AFL Local 415 and Superior Butlers

The Twin City Hockey League was contested at the Minneapolis Arena and the St. Paul Auditorium.

1944-45 Game Results

• 1/14: Coolerators - Superior Butlers 4:3 @ Hibbing
• 2/14: Gliders - Muggleys 5:4 OT @ Rochester
• 2/17: AFL Local 415 - Superior Butlers 6:5 @ Eveleth
• 3/4: Duluth Heralds - Glider-Muggley All-Stars 3:2 OT @ St. Paul Auditorium

Twin City Hockey League Results

• 1/7: Al Bermans - Honeywells 3:1
• 1/7: Muggleys - Gliders 3:2
• 1/14: Gliders - Al Bermans 3:2
• 1/14: Honeywells - Muggleys 5:3
• 1/17: Gliders - Honeywells 4:3
• 1/21: Gliders - Muggleys 8:2
• 1/21: Al Bermans - Honeywells 5:2
• 1/24: Muggleys - Al Bermans 2:1 OT
• 1/28: Gliders - Al Bermans 3:2 OT
• 1/28: Honeywells - Muggleys 3:2
• 2/4: Honeywells - Gliders 5:4
• 2/4: Muggleys - Al Bermans 4:3 OT
• 2/7: Al Bermans - Honeywells 3:0
• 2/7: Muggleys - Gliders 4:2
• 2/11: Muggleys - Honeywells 4:1
• 2/11: Al Bermans - Gliders 2:1 OT
• 2/18: Al Bermans - Muggleys 6:1
• 2/25: Gliders - Honywells 6:3
• 3/3: Gliders - Muggleys 5:1 - semifinal
• 3/11: Al Bermans - Gliders 6:4 - final

Head of the Lakes Hockey League Results

• 12/20: Coolerators - AFL Local 415 6:4
• 12/22: Heralds - Superior Butlers 4:2
• 12/27: AFL Local 415 - Heralds 8:5
• 12/29: Coolerators - Superior Butlers 6:5 OT
• 1/3: Coolerators - Heralds 6:4
• 1/6: Superior Butlers - AFL Local 415 6:6 OT
• 1/10: Superior Butlers - Heralds 4:3 OT
• 1/13: Coolerators - AFL Local 415 5:3
• 1/17: Coolerators - Superior Butlers 9:8
• 1/20: AFL Local 415 - Heralds 3:2 OT
• 1/24: AFL Local 415 - Superior Butlers 3:1
• 1/27: Heralds - Coolerators 7:3
• 1/31: AFL Local 415 - Coolerators 10:4
• 2/3: Heralds - Superior Butlers 5:0 - Butlers left ice with 4 minutes remaining
• 2/7: Heralds - AFL Local 415 9:2
• 2/10: Superior Butlers - Coolerators 5:1
• 2/14: Coolerators - Heralds 4:2
• 2/19: Superior Butlers - AFL Local 415 10:3
• 2/21: Superior Butlers - Heralds 7:6
• 2/24: Coolerators - AFL Local 415 8:5
• 2/26: Superior Butlers - Coolerators 7:5
• 2/28: AFL Local 415 - Heralds 4:2
• 3/3: AFL Local 415 - Superior Butlers 6:2
• 3/5: Heralds - Coolerators 6:2

Standings

1. Coolerators 7-5-0-14
2. AFL Local 415 6-5-1-13
3. Butlers 5-6-1-11
4. Heralds 5-7-0-10

Semifinals

• 3/7: Superior Butlers - AFL Local 415 3:3
• 3/9: AFL Local 415 - Superior Butlers 8:4
• 3/11: Superior Butlers - AFL Local 415 6:1

Final

• 3/24: Superior Butlers - Coolerators 6:5
• 3/25: Superior Butlers - Coolerators 6:2

Range Recreational Hockey Leaue Results

• 1/5: Eveleth High School - Hibbing 9:4
• 1/14: Eveleth High School - Virginia 14:3 - Virginia 2-1 in league

As of 2/1, Taconite was in first, ahead of Virginia and Hibbing. Eveleth withdrew in mid-January.

Montana

There were four active teams in Montana during the 1944-45 season.

1944-45 Game Results

• 12/17: Gore Field Flyers - Butte Copper Kings 6:4
• 1/6: Warner All-Stars (AB) - Gore Field-Army Air Base 15:5 @ Great Falls
• 1/7: Warner All-Stars (AB) - Gore Field-Army Air Base 13:6 @ Great Falls
• 1/13: Great Falls Selects - Butte Copper Kings 13:4
• 1/14: Gore Field Flyers - Butte Copper Kings 13:10
• 1/20: Lethbridge Native Sons (AB) - Army Air Base Bombers 13:6 @ Great Falls
• 1/21: Lethbridge Native Sons (AB) - Great Falls Selects 13:12 @ Great Falls

Falls-Air Force Hockey Association Results

• 12/25: Army Air Base Bombers - Gore Field Flyers 6:1
• 1/1: Great Falls Selects - Gore Field Flyers 12:6
• 1/25: Army Air Base Bombers - Gore Field Flyers 5:4
• 2/10: Great Falls Selects - Gore Field Flyers 9:4
• 2/24: Great Falls Selects - Army Air Base Bombers 13:5
• 2/25: Great Falls Selects - Gore Field Flyers 9:6

New York

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

1944-45 Game Results

• 2/20: Niagara Falls Mangs - St. Catharines Stars (ON) 14:5

Frontier Amateur Hockey League Results

• 11/19: Fort Erie Fleets - Bell Jets 12:0
• 11/19: Niagara Falls Mangs - Frontier Blue Banners 3:0
• 12/5: Niagara Falls Mangs - Fort Erie Fleets 4:2
• 12/5: Frontier Blue Banners - Blue Jets 7:1
• 12/12: Niagara Falls Mangs - Bell Jets 1:0
• 12/12: Frontier Blue Banners - Fort Erie Fleets 3:1
• 12/19: Niagara Falls Mangs - Frontier Blue Banners 5:2
• 12/19: Fort Erie Fleets' - Bell Jets 6:0
• 1/2: Niagara Falls Mangs - Fort Erie Fleets 4:3
• 1/2: Frontier Blue Banners - Bell Jets 6:2
• 1/9: Niagara Falls Mangs - Frontier Blue Banners 4:4
• 1/9: Fort Erie Fleets - Bell Jets 11:1
• 1/16: Fort Erie Fleets - Niagara Falls Mangs 4:3
• 1/16: Frontier Blue Banners - Bell Jets 9:1
• 1/23: Niagara Falls Mangs - Bell Jets 16:0
• 1/23: Fort Erie Fleets - Frontier Banners 3:2
• 1/30: Fort Erie Fleets - Frontier Blue Banners 5:1 - semifinal
• 2/13: Frontier Blue Banners - Fort Erie Fleets 3:2 - "
• 2/20: Frontier Blue Banners - Fort Erie Fleets 4:2 - "
• 2/27: Frontier Blue Banners - Niagara Falls Mangs 4:3 - Mangs left the ice with 12 minutes remaining and the game was awarded to Frontier - final
• 3/5: Frontier Blue Banners - Niagara Falls Mangs 6:5 OT - "

Rome City Hockey League Results

• 1/23: American Legion - Moose Club 6:0
• 1/25: Masonic Club - Elks 1:0
• 2/20: American Legion - Elks 4:2
• 2/20: Moose Club - Masonic Club 5:4 OT

North Dakota

Some Manitoban teams played games in Bottineau this winter.

1944-45 Game Results

• 1/25: Hartney (MB) - Deloraine (MB) 6:3
• 2/22: Lyleton (MB) - Pierson (MB) 3:2
• 3/8: Pierson (MB) - Carlevale (MB) 6:4

Bottineau Tournament Results (3/10)

• Deloraine Internationals (MB) - Lyleton Maple Leafs (MB) 9:7
• Waskada (MB) - Hartney (MB) 4:2
• Waskada (MB) - Deloraine Internationals (MB) 10:8

Pennsylvania

1944-45 Game Results

• 1/11: Iceland Lakes - Saginaw 8:3

College ice hockey

See: 1944–45 American college hockey season

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