Wilmington Wheels

The Wilmington Wheels, based in Wilmington, Delaware, were established as the Wilmington Skating Club in January 1966. They became the Wheels in November 1966. The team played independent amateur schedules.

Game results

1966

• 1/12: Wilmington Skating Club - Main Line Skating Club (Philadelphia) 7:3
• 1/16: Wilmington Skating Club - University of Pennsylvania
• 2/12: Wilmington Skating Club - Chevy Chase (MD) 5:4
• 2/13: Wilmington Skating Club - Lancaster Red Wings (PA) 8:3
• 2/27: Asbury Park (NJ) - Wilmington Skating Club 4:3
• 3/12: Wilmington Skating Club - Chevy Chase (MD) 6:3
• 3/13: Baltimore Clippers - Wilmington Skating Club 7:1
• 3/19: Wilmington Skating Club beat Main Line Skating Club (Philadelphia)
• 3/20: Wilmington Skating Club - Lancaster Red Wings (PA) 11:2

Wilmington finished with a 6-5 record.

1966-67

• 11/20: Wilmington Skating Club - Lancaster Red Wings (PA) 8:1
• 11/27: Wilmington Wheels - Main Line Skating Club (PA) 5:4
• 12/11: Wilmington Wheels - Hershey Lucy's Cafe 7:5
• 1/8: Wilmington Wheels - Wissahickon Skating Club B 9:2
• 1/22: Wilmington Wheels - Baltimore Jr. Clippers 8:5
• 1/25: Wilmington Wheels - Temple University Owls 14:2
• 1/29: Lenkerbrook (PA) - Wilmington Wheels 8:6
• 2/12: Wilmington Wheels - Asbury Park (NJ) 10:0
• 2/15: Wilmington Wheels - Main Line Skating Club (PA) 6:5
• 2/19: Wilmington Wheels - Chevy Chase (MD) 9:2
• 2/26: Wilmington Wheels - Baltimore Jr. Clippers 11:2
• 3/5: Wilmington Wheels - Chevy Chase (MD) 10:8
• 3/11: Lenkerbrook (PA) - Wilmington Wheels 9:7

Wilmington finished with a 11-4-1 record.

1967-68

• 12/17: Wilmington Wheels - Asbury Park (NJ) 6:6
• 1/7: Wilmington Wheels - Hershey 7:2
• 1/20: Wilmington Wheels - Villanova Main Line Club 5:4

1968-69

• 2/23: Wilmington Wheels - Cherry Hill (NJ) 10:2

1971-72

• 12/19: Wilmington Wheels - Hershey Boyd's Bugs 10:2

1973-74

• 1/13: Delaware University Blue Hens - Wilmington Wheels 5:4
• 2/17: Wilmington Wheels - Delaware University Blue Hens 6:6
• 3/15: Delaware University Blue Hens - Wilmington Wheels 3:1
• 3/24: Wilmington Wheels - Delaware University Blue Hens 12:4

1974-75

• 1/12: Delaware University Blue Hens - Wilmington Wheels 8:5

1977-78

• 3/19: Wilmington Wheels - Air Canada 7:5

Wheels went 14-5-3 on the season.

1981-82

• 11/27: Wilmington Wheels - Columbia Brewers

1983-84

• 4/17: Wilmington Wheels - ESV Kaufbeuren

Sources

• Wilmington News Journal