Minnesota Senior Hockey Champions
This is a list of senior hockey champions in Minnesota:
Senior A Class
- 1926 Eveleth Cubs
- 1927 Minneapolis Buzza
- 1928 Duluth Gateleys
- 1929 Eveleth JC
- 1930 Eveleth Rangers
- 1931 Eveleth Rangers
- 1932 Eveleth
- 1933 Eveleth Elks
- 1934 Genoa Ams.
- 1935 St. Cloud Teachers
- 1936 Minneapolis Wheaties
- 1937 Minneapolis Jerseys
- 1938 Wayzata Red Squirrels
- 1939 Minneapolis Barnes
- 1940 Eveleth JC
- 1941 Minneapolis Cos and Steve
- 1942 St. Paul Fleischmann and Muggsleys
- 1948 Grand Forks Amerks (ND)
- 1949 St. Paul Sevens
- 1950 Grand Forks Amerks (ND)
- 1951 Crookston Pirates
- 1952 Hibbing Flyers
- 1958 Minneapolis Bungalows
- 1959 St. Paul MMM
- 1960 St. Paul Weirs
- 1961 Minneapolis Royals
- 1962 Taconite Hornets
- 1963 Minneapolis Bungalows
- 1964 St. Louis Park Stephens
- 1965 Taconite Hornets
- 1966 St. Louis Park Stephens
- 1967 Grand Rapids Bruins
- 1968 Taconite Hornets
Results
- 1926
Played 2/19-20 @ Hibbing
- St. Paul Fire and Marine - Roseau 2:1 - QF
- Eveleth Cubs - Hibbing Transfer 2:1 - "
- Duluth - Oliver 3:0 - "
- Minneapolis Federals - International Falls 1:0 4OT - "
- Eveleth Cubs - Duluth 2:0 - SF
- Minneapolis Federals - St. Paul Fire and Marine 6:0 - "
- Eveleth Cubs - Minneapolis Federals 3:0 - F
- 1927
Played 3/5-6 @ Hippodrome
- Minneapolis Buzzas - Hibbing Naskwauks 4:2 - SF
- Duluth Aces - St. Paul Fire and Marine 2:0 - "
- Minneapolis Buzzas - Duluth Aces 1:0 - F
- 1928
Played 2/25-26 @ Hibbing
- Duluth Gatleys - Minneapolis Buzzas 4:3 - 1R
- South St. Paul Kline Motors beat Hibbing - SF
- Duluth Gatleys - St. Paul American Furniture 4:3 - SF
- Minneapolis Buzzas - St. Paul American Furniture 6:2 - consolation
- Duluth Gatleys - South St. Paul Kline Motors 10:0 - F
- 1929
Played 3/8-10 @ Duluth
- St. Paul Northern States Power Co. - Hibbing Junior College 8:3 - 1R
- Duluth West End - Hibbing Coyne Electric Co. 2:1 - "
- Eveleth JC - St. Paul Northern States Power Co. 3:2 - SF
- Duluth West End - St. Cloud 14:4 - SF
- St. Paul Northern States Power Co. - St. Cloud 8:1 - consolation
- Hibbing Coyne Electric Co. beat Hibbing Junior College - "
- St. Paul Northern States Power Co. - Hibbing Coyne Electric Co. 3:2 - "
- Eveleth JC - Duluth West End 3:1 - F
- 1930
Played from 3/14-16 @ Minneapolis
- Minneapolis Marshall Terrace - Camden-Fremonts 8:2
- Eveleth Junior College - Roseau American Legion 3:2
- Eveleth Rangers - St. Paul Northern States Power Co. 3:1
- St. Paul Vanguards - McKinnons 5:1
- Hibbing Maroons - Reinhards 7:1
- Eveleth Rangers - St. Paul Vanguards 2:1 6OT
- Minneapolis Marshall Terrace - Minneapolis Westerners 6:3
- Hibbing Maroons - Eveleth Junior College 3:0
- Eveleth Rangers - Minneapolis Marshall Terrace 4:1
- Eveleth Rangers - Hibbing Maroons 1:0 OT - F
- 1931
See 1930–31 American ice hockey season.
- 1932
Played from 3/12-13 in Minneapolis
- Hibbing - Alexandria Red Birds 3:2
- St. Cloud Lions - Lake Johanna 1:1 2OT - St. Cloud advanced on coin toss
- East Grand Forks Dragons - Ironton 6:0
- Carson Lakers - St. Paul East Side 2:0
- Minneapolis Deephavens - Brainerd Red Devils 3:1
- Eveleth - Duluth Junior College 3:1
- East Grand Forks Dragons - St. Cloud Lions 5:0
- Minneapolis Deephavens - Hibbing 4:1
- Eveleth - Carson Lakers 2:1
- Minneapolis Deephavens - East Grand Forks Dragons 3:1
- Eveleth - Minneapolis Deephavens 3:2 - F
- 1933
See 1932–33 American ice hockey season
- 1934
Played in Minneapolis from 3/16-18
- Genoa - Minneapolis Norwegian American AC 3:1
- Sparta - Soudan 4:2
- Roseau - Hibbing Eagles 4:1
- East Grand Forks - Virgnia Northern V8's 2:0
- Eveleth Elks - White Bear 5:0
- Sparta - St. Paul Home Brands 2:1
- Eveleth Elks - East Grand Forks 3:2
- Genoa - Sparta 4:3 OT
- Mahoning Miners - Roseau 2:1 OT
- Genoa - Eveleth Elks 4:3 OT
- Eveleth Elks - Roseau 5:2 - consolation
- Genoa - Mahoning Miners 2:1 - F
- 1935
Played in Minneapolis from 3/15-17
- St. Cloud State - Genoa 7:1
- Eveleth Merchants - Minneapolis Flour City 4:3 4OT
- Virginia - St. Paul Rose Hill 3:2
- Hallock - East Grand Forks 4:1
- Eveleth Spartans - Eveleth Merchants 2:1
- St. Cloud State - Hallock 4:1
- Minneapolis Ascensions - Virginia 6:3
- White Bear - Hibbing Mahonings 3:2
- St. Cloud State - Eveleth Spartans 2:1
- White Bear - Minneapolis Ascensions 2:1
- St. Cloud State - White Bear 9:1 - F
- 1936
See 1935-36 United States National Senior Championship
- 1937
Played in Minneapolis from 3/19-21
- Eveleth Junior College - Duluth West End 8:2
- Minneapolis Jerseys - St. Paul Hollys 3:0
- Twin City Federals - Mankato 3:1
- Rose Hill - Stillwater 9:2
- Eveleth Indians - Soudan 2:1
- Eveleth Junior College beat Hibbing Merchants
- Cook beat Eveleth Indians
- Mineapolis Jerseys beat Rose Hill
- Minneapolis Jerseys - Twin City Federals 1:0
- Eveleth Junior College - Cook 3:1
- Minneapolis Jerseys - Eveleth Junior College 3:2 - F
- 1938
Played in Minneapolis from 3/18-20
- Minneapolis Jerseys - Mankato 3:1
- Minneapolis Barnes Cafe - Pershing AC 4:0
- Hibbing - Minneapolis Flour City 1:0
- Wayzata Red Squirrels - Minneapolis Perley's Cafe 2:1
- Wayzata Red Squirrels - Hibbing 2:1
- Minneapolis Barnes Cafe - Minneapolis Jersyes 2:1 OT
- Wayzata Red Squirrels - Minneapolis Barnes Cafe 3:2 - F
- 1939
Played in Minneapolis from 3/10-12
- Minneapolis Village Cafe - Wazyata Red Squirrels 3:0
- Minneapolis Barnes Cafe - Stillwater 8:1
- Hibbing Merchants - North Mankato 2:1 OT
- Hibbing Merchants - Minneapolis Village Cafe 2:1
- Chisholm - Minneapolis Jerseys 2:0
- Minneapolis Barnes Cafe - Hibbing Trocaderos 4:1
- Hibbing Merchants - Chisholm 2:0
- Minneapolis Barnes Cafe - Hibbing Merchants 2:1 - F
- 1940
Played in Minneapolis from 3/9-11
- Hibbing - St. Paul Fleischmans 3:1
- Montgomery Ward - St. Cloud 5:0
- Wayzata Red Squirrels - Ewalds 2:1
- Eveleth Junior College - Mahoning Miners 4:2
- Minneapolis Jerseys - Chisholm 2:1
- Virginia - Bloomington 4:0
- Montgomery Ward - North Mankato Vikings 2:0
- Virginia - Wayzata Red Squirrels 5:1
- Minneapolis Jerseys - Hibbing 3:2
- Montgomery Ward - Minneapolis Barnes Cafe 3:2
- Eveleth Junior College - Marshall All-Stars 10:3
- Minneapolis Jerseys - Virginia 2:1
- Cos and Steve's - Corky's Cafe 6:1
- Eveleth Junior College - Montgomery Ward 2:0
- Minneapolis Jerseys - Cos and Steve's 2:0
- Eveleth Junior College - Minneapolis Jerseys 4:1 - F
- 1941
Played in Minneapolis from 2/22-23
- St. Paul Barnes Cafe - Virginia 7:1
- Minneapolis Cos and Steve - Chisholm 5:0
- Hibbing - Stillwater 5:1
- Duluth - Eveleth 1:0 OT
- Duluth - St. Paul Barnes Cafe 2:0
- Minneapolis Cos and Steve - Hibbing 7:4
- Minneapolis Cos and Steve - Duluth 3:2 - F
- 1942
Played in Rochester from 2/22-23
- St. Paul Fleischmann and Muggsleys beat Virginia
- Hibbing Taconites - Minneapolis Al Bermans 2:0
- St. Paul Fleischmann and Muggsleys - Rochester 9:2
- St. Paul Fleischmann and Muggsleys - Hibbing Taconites 3:1 - F
- 1948
Eveleth won the Arrowhead League, Grand Forks the States-Dominion League.
- Grand Forks (ND) - Eveleth 7:2 - SF
- 3/10: Grand Forks (ND) - St. Paul Seven-Ups 12:2 - F
- 1949
- 3/19: St. Paul Seven-Ups - International Falls 7:6 - SF
- 3/19: Thief River Falls - White Bear 10:0 - "
- 3/20: St. Paul Seven-Ups - Thief River Falls 10:7 - F
- 1950
- 3/19: Grand Forks - St. Paul Koppys 8:3 - F
- 1951
Crookston won the Northwest League, Hibbing the Arrowhead League.
- Crookston Pirates - Hibbing - SF
- 3/14: Minneapolis Jerseys - Minneapolis Honeywell 14:3 - "
- 3/17: Crookston Pirates - Minneapolis Jerseys 8:5 - F
- 3/18: Crookston Pirates - Minneapolis Jerseys 6:5 - "
- 1952
Crookston won the Northwest League.
- 4/19: Hibbing Flyers - Crookston Pirates 9:1
- 4/20: Hibbing Flyers - Crookston Pirates 5:3
Note: This doubled as the US National Senior Championship.
- 1958
- 3/1: Minneapolis Bungalows - Thief River Falls 10:1 - SF
- 3/1: Taconite Hornets - St. Paul KSTP 7:3 - "
- 3/2: Minneapolis Bungalows - Taconite Hornets 6:4 - F
- 1959
- 3/1: St. Paul Minnesota Mining - Minneapolis Bungalows 3:1 - SF
- 3/1: Taconite Hornets - Crookston 8:2 - "
- 3/1: 'St. Paul Minnesota Mining - Taconite Hornets 2:1 - F
- 1960
- 3/6: St. Paul Weirs - Taconite Hornets 6:2 - SF
- 3/6: Crookston - Minneapolis A&B 5:4 - "
- 3/6: St. Paul Weirs - Crookston 6:3 - F
Senior Class
- 1930 Duluth West End
- 1932 St. Paul Paramount
- 1933 St. Thomas College
- 1937 Eveleth Golden Bears
- 1938 St. Paul Cummings
- 1939 Eveleth Golden Bears
- 1940 St. Paul McConville (co-champ)
- 1940 Minneapolis St. Lawrence (co-champ)
- 1948 North Mankato Vikings
- 1949 White Bear
- 1950 Minneapolis Eastside
- 1951 Minneapolis Honeywell
- 1952 Duluth 402 Lounge
- 1953 White Bear Soderville Flyers (co-champ)
- 1953 Virginia Americans (co-champ)
- 1954 St. Paul Koppys
- 1955 Taconite Hornets
- 1956 Minneapolis Culbertsons
- 1957 Minneapolis Bungalows
- 1958 St. Paul Phalen
- 1959 Minneapolis Royals
- 1960 Duluth Swan Power
- 1961 St. Louis Park Aces
- 1962 St. Paul Geigers
- 1963 South St. Paul Packers
- 1964 St. Paul Eastside
- 1965 St. Paul Como Rec
- 1966 South St. Paul Packers
- 1967 St. Cloud Rockets
- 1968 Mounds Park
- 1969 Minneapolis Bungalows
- 1970 St. Paul North Stars
- 1971 St. Paul Park Kostkas
- 1972 South St. Paul Kaposias
- 1973 St. Paul Park Kostkas
- 1974 St. Paul Park Kostkas
- 1975 St. Paul Park Kostkas
- 1976 Roseau Leafs
- 1977 Roseau Leafs
- 1978 Roseau Leafs
- 1979 St. Paul Parkers
- 1980 St. Paul Parkers
- 1981 St. Paul Parkers
- 1982 St. Paul Parkers
- 1983 Hastings
- 1984 Minneapolis Bucks
- 1985 Minneapolis Bucks
- 1986 Minneapolis Moby Dicks
- 1987 Minneapolis Bucks
- 1988 St. Paul Parkers
- 1989 St. Paul Parkers
- 1990 St. Paul Parkers
- 1991 St. Paul Parkers
- 1992 Minneapolis Bucks
- 1993 Minneapolis Bucks
- 1994 Minneapolis Bucks
- 1995 Minneapolis Bucks
- 1996 Minneapolis Green Mill
- 1997 Minneapolis Bucks
- 1998 Minneapolis Bucks
- 1999 Minneapolis Bucks
- 2000 Minneapolis Green Mill
- 2001 Minneapolis Bucks
- 2002 Minneapolis Bucks
- 2003 Minneapolis Bucks
- 2004 Minneapolis Bucks
- 2005 Gorillas
- 2006 Wright Homes
- 2007 Wright Homes
- 2008 Wright Homes
- 2009 Wright Homes
- 2010 Wright Homes
- 2011 Wright Homes
Results
- 1930
Teams: Minnesota Mining Co., Carson Lake, Hibbing, Chisholm Maroons, International Falls Yanks, Duluth West End, West End Merchants.
- 3/2: Duluth West End - Minnesota Mining Co. 3:2 OT - F
- 1932
- 3/13: St. Paul Paramounts - Rogers Insurance 0:0 - QF - St. Paul advanced by winning coin toss
- 3/13: Minneapolis Citizens Club - Marshall Terrace 1:0 - SF
- 3/13: St. Paul Paramounts - St. Paul Sta-Vis Oil 3:2 OT - "
- 3/14: St. Paul Paramounts - Minneapolis Citizens Club 1:0 - F
- 1933
see: 1932–33 American ice hockey season
- 1937
- Eveleth High - St. Thomas 6:2
- Eveleth High - Eveleth Lions 5:1
- Minneapolis Red Squirrels - Barnes Cafe 4:3
- Ewalds - Snelling Comos 3:1
- 3/21: Eveleth High - Minneapolis Red Squirrels 1:0 - F
- 1938
- 3/19: St. Paul Cummings Drug - Doc's Sportsmen Club 1:0 - 1R
- 3/19: Fort Snelling - St. Marks 2:1 - "
- 3/19: Camdens - Mitby Sathers 1:0 - "
- 3/19: Cook's Men Store - Ewalds 3:1 - "
- 3/19: St. Paul Cummings Drug - Fort Snelling 1:0 OT - 2R
- 3/19: Cook's Men Store - Camdens 1:1 - Cooks won draw - "
- 3/19: Eveleth High - Russel Gaylord 4:1 - "
- 3/19: Eveleth High - Cook's Men Store 4:1
- 3/20: St. Paul Cummings Drug - Eveleth High 3:0 - F
- 1939
- Minneapolis Nolan's Texaco - Wayzata Grey Squirrels 3:2 OT
- Minneapolis Nolan's Texaco - Fort Snelling 4:3
- Assumption beat Ralph's Purols
- St. Mark's Church beat St. Paul Cummings Drug
- St. Croix Sweets - St. Mark's Church 4:3
- Eveleth High - Brandon (SD) 10:2
- Eveleth High - St. Croix Sweets 5:0
- 3/11: Eveleth High - KSTP 2:0 - SF
- 3/11: Minneapolis Nolan's Texaco - Assumption 2:1 - "
- 3/12: Eveleth High - Minneapolis Nolan's Texaco 8:4 - F
- 1940
- Minneapolis St. Lawrence - North End Merchants 3:1
- Cedar Lakes - Stillwater 3:2
- Hopkins Dorsey-Gluecks - Robbinsdale High 10:1
- St. Paul McConville Foods - St. Paul Pennzoils 7:3
- Du Four Coals - Wayzata Grey Squirrels 4:1
- Central Warehouse - Holland Buffet 2:0
- Chicago Lakes - Assumption 2:1
- St. Paul McConville Foods - Hopkins Dorsey-Gluecks 3:2
- Chicago Lake - Central Warehouse 3:1
- Minneapolis St. Lawrence - Cedar Lakes 3:2 4OT
- St. Paul McConville Foods - Chicago Lake 4:3
- Minneapolis St. Lawrence - Du Four Coals 2:1
- 3/10: St. Paul McConville Foods - Minneapolis St. Lawrence 2:2 4OT - F - teams declared co-champions
- 1948
- 3/7: North Mankato Vikings - White Bear 2:0 - SF
- 3/10: North Mankato Vikings - Frederic (WI) 6:3 - F
- 1949
- 2/13: White Bear Flyers - Golden Valley 11:2 - 1R
- 2/13: St. Cloud - Frederic (WI) 5:4 - "
- 2/20: White Bear Flyers - St. Cloud 10:3 - SF
- 2/27: St. Paul O'Gars - Minneapolis Ashworth 4:3 - 2R
- 3/5: St. Paul O'Gars - Winona Bolands 6:3 - SF
- 3/6: White Bear Flyers - St. Paul O'Gars 4:2 - F
White Bear qualified for Class A tournament.
- 1950
- 2/12: Minneapolis East Side - West St. Paul 6:1 - Suburban League final
- 2/16: Winona - St. Paul Merchants 3:1
- 2/16: Minneapolis East Side - Frederic (WI) 5:3
- 2/19: Minneapolis Honeywell - Golden Valley 2:0
- 2/22: Minneapolis Honeywell - Winona 7:6 - SF
- 2/26: Minneapolis East Side - Thief River Falls 4:1 - "
- 3/5: Minneapolis East Side - Minneapolis Honeywell 4:2 - F
- 1951
- 2/16: Minneapolis Honeywell - Frederic (WI) 9:4 - 1R
- 2/16: West St. Paul - St. Cloud 8:1 - 1R
- 2/17: St. Paul Koppys - Wayzata - "
- 2/17: Minneapolis Honeywell - West St. Paul 3:2 - SF
- 2/17: Winona Bolands - St. Paul Koppys 6:4 - "
- 2/18: Minneapolis Honeywell - Winona Bolands 6:1 - F
Honeywell qualified for Class A Tournament.
- 1952
- 2/16: Duluth 402 Lounge - Minneapolis Moose 8:5 - SF
- 2/16: St. Paul White Elephants - Hibbing 10:2 - "
- 2/17: Duluth 402 Lounge - St. Paul White Elephants 7:2 - F
- 1953
- 2/21: Taconite - Minneapolis Honeywells 7:3 - 1R
- 2/21: Hibbing - Frederic (WI) 4:2 - "
- 2/21: Virginia Americans - St. Paul East Side Forfeit - "
- 2/22: White Bear Soderville Flyers - St. Paul Koppys - "
- 2/22: Virginia Americans - Hibbing - SF
- 2/22: White Bear Soderville Flyers - Taconite - "
- 2/22: White Bear Soderville Flyers - Virginia Americans - F - teams shared title
- 1954
- 3/4: Minneapolis Culbertsons - St. Cloud Rockets 7:6 - QF
- 3/4: St. Paul Koppys - Minneapolis Moose 5:0 - "
- 3/4: Lake Elmo - St. Paul Como 6:0 - "
- 3/4: Eveleth - Rochester Colts 7:0 - "
- 3/4: St. Paul Koppys - Eveleth 4:1 - SF
- 3/4: Minneapolis Culbertsons - Lake Elmo 8:3 - "
- 3/5: St. Paul Koppys - Minneapolis Culbertsons 8:3 - F
- 1955
Taconite beat Virginia 9-3 and Eveleth 11-0 in regional games to qualift for the tournament. They also went 11-0 in the Arrowhead League.
- 3/4: International Falls - St. Cloud 8:4 - 1R
- 3/5: Taconite Hornets - Minneapolis Elks 3:1 - QF
- 3/5: Duluth - St. Paul East Side 4:2 - "
- 3/5: Minneapolis Culbertsons - North Mankato 9:2 - "
- 3/5: International Falls - St. Paul Schwietz 3:2 OT - "
- 3/6: Taconite Hornets - International Falls 12:4 - SF
- 3/6: Minneapolis Culbertsons - Duluth 6:5 - "
- 3/6: Taconite Hornets - Minneapolis Culbertsons 7:5 - F
- 1956
- 3/3: Minneapolis Culbertsons - St. Paul East Side 6:2 - QF
- 3/3: St. Paul Schwietz - Minneapolis Thayer and Storm 5:0 - "
- 3/3: Taconite Hornets - St. Cloud 8:2 - "
- 3/3: Winona Hornets - Duluth 5:4 - "
- 3/4: Taconite Hornets - St. Paul Schwietz 8:4 - SF
- 3/4: Minneapolis Culbertsons - Winona Hornets 8:3 - "
- 3/4: Minneapolis Culbertsons - Taconite Hornets 5:4 - F
- 1957
- 3/2: Taconite Hornets - White Bear 13:1 - QF
- 3/2: Minneapolis Bungalows - St. Paul East Side 14:0 - "
- 3/2: St. Paul Schwietz - Minneapolis Elks 12:1 - "
- 3/2: Duluth Chun King - Winona Hornets 10:2 - "
- 3/3: Minneapolis Bungalows - Taconite Hornets 12:6 - SF
- 3/3: St. Paul Schwietz - Duluth Chun King 10:5 - "
- 3/3: Minneapolis Bungalows - St. Paul Schwietz 7:4 - F
- 1958
- 3/2: St. Paul Phalen - Winona Hornets 11:2 - SF
- 3/2: Minneapolis Howie and Millie's - Duluth 402 6:2 - "
- 3/2: St. Paul Phalen - Minneapolis Howie and Millie's 7:6 - F
- 1959
- 2/28: St. Cloud Rockets - Rochester 6:4 - 1R
- 2/28: St. Paul Phalen - Minneapolis Woodington 3:2 - "
- 2/28: Duluth - St. Paul Arlington 5:0 - "
- 2/28: Minneapolis Royals - Roseville 6:3 - "
- 3/1: Minneapolis Royals - St. Cloud Rockets 4:3 OT - SF
- 3/1: St. Paul Phalen - Duluth 1:0 - "
- 3/1: Minneapolis Royals - St. Paul Phalen 5:2 - F
- 1960
- 3/5: Minneapolis Antsinpants - North St. Paul 3:2 - 1R
- 3/5: Grand Rapids - St. Louis 3:2 - "
- 3/5: Duluth Swan Power - St. Cloud 5:2 - "
- 3/5: St. Paul Northern Pacific - Rochester 5:1 - "
- 3/6: Duluth Swan Power - Minneapolis Antsinpants 6:3 - SF
- 3/6: Grand Rapids - St. Paul Northern Pacific 2:1 - "
- 3/6: Duluth Swan Power - Grand Rapids 5:1 - F
Senior B Class
- 1973 Anoka Masters
- 1974 St. Paul Club Bar
- 1975 Duluth
- 1976 International Falls
- 1977 Rochester
- 1978 Eveleth
- 1979 Eveleth
- 1980 Duluth Spot Bar
- 1981 Duluth Spot Bar
- 1982 Rochester
- 1983 Minneapolis Pearsons
- 1984 Minneapolis Pearsons
- 1985 Minneapolis AA Enterprises
- 1986 Kings
- 1987 St. Paul Donatelles
- 1988 Blaine Hooters
- 1989 Blaine Hooters
- 1991 Minneapolis Poodle Club