Copper City Chiefs

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The Copper City Chiefs were an amateur ice hockey team based in Rome, New York. They were founded as the Rome Knights in 1963, and became known as the Chiefs in 1972. The club was active until 1988.

Results

1963-64
  • 12/18: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 7:6
  • 2/1: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 8:5
  • 2/15: Rome Knights - Tri-City Jets 11:3 - Knights 3-1 on season
  • 3/7: Rome Knights - Rochester Hilton Hornets 11:2
1964-65
1964-65 Rome Knights
  • 1/16: Rome Knights - Rochester Hilton Hornets 6:4
  • 1/29: Clinton Chiefs - Rome Knights 6:2
  • 2/6: Tri-City Jets - Rome Knights 8:2
  • 3/6: Rome Knights - Tri-City Jets 17:2
  • 3/20: Capital District All-Stars - Rome Knights 6:5

Central New York Amateur League

1964-65 Clinton Chiefs
  • 10/18: Rome Knights - Oneonta Indians 11:1
  • 10/25: Clinton Chiefs - Rome Knights 6:3
  • 11/1: Rome Knights - Sangerfield Spartans 19:2
  • 11/8: Rome Knights - Whitesboro Wings 9:3
  • 11/8: Clinton Chiefs - Oneida Spitfires 8:2
  • 11/8: Oneonta Indians - Sangerfield Spartans 5:0
  • 11/14: Clinton Chiefs - Rome Knights 6:3
  • 11/15: Rome Knights - Oneida Spitfires 12:6
  • 11/29: Clinton Chiefs - Rome Knights 8:5
  • 11/29: Sangerfield Spartans - Oneida Spitfires 12:1
  • 11/29: Oneonta Indians - Whitesboro Wings 8:7
  • 12/4: Rome Knights - Sangerfield Spartans 11:7
  • 12/11: Rome Knights - Whitesboro Wings 9:2
  • 12/20: Rome Knights - Oneida Spitfires 5:5
  • 12/20: Clinton Chiefs - Oneonta Indians 13:3
  • 12/27: Oneonta Indians - Rome Knights 3:2
  • 1/10: Rome Knights - Sangerfield Spatans 5:0
  • 1/10: Oneida Spitfires - Oneonta Indians 10:2
  • 1/17: Rome Knights - Whitesboro Wings 13:0
  • 1/22: Rome Knights - Oneida Spitfires 4:4
  • 1/30: Rome Knights - Oneonta Indians 18:3
  • 2/7: Clinton Chiefs - Rome Knights 5:2
  • 2/13: Rome Knights - Sangerfield Spartans 6:1
  • 2/21: Rome Knights - Whitesboro Wings 12:3
  • 2/28: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 3:3

Standings as of 1/14

  1. Clinton 11-0-1
  2. Rome 8-3-1
  3. Oneonta 8-5-0
  4. Oneida 3-7-1
  5. Whitesboro 2-8-1
  6. Sangerfield 1-10-2

Playoffs

  • 3/7: Rome Knights - Oneida Spitfires 9:4
  • 3/11: Rome Knights - Sangerfield Spartans 6:4
  • 3/12: Clinton Chiefs - Rome Knights 5:3
  • 3/21: Whitesboro Wings - Rome Knights 8:4
  • 3/21: Oneida Spitfires - Sangerfield Spartans 6:5

Standings

  1. Clinton 4-0
  2. Rome 2-2
  3. Oneida 2-2
  4. Whitesboro 1-3
  5. Sangerfield 0-4

New York State Intermediate Open Championship

  • 3/27: Rome Knights - Rochester Hilton Hornets 7:4
  • Oneida Spitfires - Sangerfield 10:0
  • Oneida Spitfires - Endicott 17:3
  • Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 5:0
  • Clinton Chiefs - Endicott 15:1
  • Rochester Hilton Hornets - Sangerfield 9:2

Oneida won tournament with the most goals.

1965-66
  • 11/20: Oswego State - Rome Knights 15:0
  • 11/27: Rome Knights - Cohoes Jets 22:1

Central New York Amateur League

  • 10/17: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 3:2
  • 10/24: Rome Knights - Sangerfield Spartans 11:4
  • 10/24: Oneida Spitfires - Clinton Chiefs 7:5
  • 10/31: Rome Knights - Oneida Spitfires 8:6
  • 10/31: Clinton Chiefs - Sangerfield Spartans 8:0
  • 11/7: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 7:4
  • 11/12: Rome Knights - Oneida Spitfires 13:6
  • 11/14: Rome Knights - Sangerfield Spartans 12:1
  • 11/21: Oneida Spitfires - Rome Knights 4:3
  • 11/21: Clinton Chiefs - Sangerfield Spartans
  • 11/28: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 9:4
  • 12/5: Rome Knights - Sangerfield Spartans 14:0
  • 12/12: Rome Knights - Oneida Spitfires 11:4
  • 12/18: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 4:0
  • 12/19: Rome Knights - Oneida Spitfires 5:5
  • 1/2: Rome Knights - Sangerfield Spartans 13:6
  • 1/8: Rome Knights - Utica PLAV 1:0 Forfeit
  • 1/9: Rome Knights - Oneida Spitfires 7:4
  • 1/16: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 6:2
  • 1/23: Rome Knights - Utica PLAV 15:8
  • 2/6: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 15:3
  • 2/11: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 6:2
  • 2/13: Rome Knights - Oneida Spitfires 15:2
  • 2/13: Clinton Chiefs - Utica PLAV 8:2
  • 2/18: Rome Knights - Utica PLAV 15:3
  • 2/22: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 9:2
  • 2/27: Rome Knights - Utica PLAV 18:3
  • 2/27: Oneida Spitfires - Clinton Chiefs 8:2
  • 3/6: Rome Knights - Clinton Chiefs 10:3 - Rome finished 23-1-1 in league

Standings as of 1/27

  1. Rome 15-1-1
  2. Oneida 14-4-1
  3. Clinton 8-12-0
  4. Utica 0-7-0
  1. Sangerfield 0-9 as of 11/22. They folded and were replaced in league by Utica.

New York State Intermediate Open Tournament

A Central New York all-star team, composed of nine Rome Players, five from Oneida, and two from Clinton, entered the tournament.

  • 3/10: Central New York All-Stars - Syracuse Americans 11:2
  • 3/12: Central New York All-Stars - Massena Braves 14:5
  • 3/13: Central New York All-Stars - Massena Reynolds 15:4
1967-68
  • 3/23: Rome Knights - Cohoes Jets
1970-71
  • 1/16: Rome Knights - Syraucse Rosenthal's 8:4
  • 1/23: Syracuse Rosenthal's - Rome Knights 9:7
  • 2/6: Rome Knights - Syracuse Rosenthal's 5:2
  • 2/20: Rome Knights - Syracuse Industrial League All-Stars 7:3
  • 2/28: Rome Knights - High Lawn Jerseys 9:6
  • 3/20: High Lawn Jerseys - Rome Knights 6:0
  • 3/21: High Lawn Jerseys - Rome Knights 9:4
1971-72
  • 1/23: Rome Knights - Newark Brewers 5:3
  • 1/29: Rome Knights - Rochester All-Stars
  • 2/12: Copper City Chiefs - Syracuse All-Stars 5:5
  • 2/25: Syracuse All-Stars - Copper City Chiefs 5:2
  • 2/26: Copper City Chiefs - Lake Placid Blues
  • 3/4: Syracuse All-Stars - Copper City Chiefs 11:3
  • 3/11: Rochester Metros - Copper City Chiefs 6:4
  • 3/19: Syracuse Nationals - Copper City Chiefs 5:1

Rome Invitational Tournament

(4/8-9)

  • Syracuse Nationals - Rochester Metros 5:3
  • Copper City Chiefs - Lake Placid Blues 5:3
  • Syracuse Nationals - Copper City Chiefs 3:2 - final
  • Rochester Metros - Lake Placid Blues 7:3 - 3rd place
1972-73
  • 12/10: Copper City Chiefs - Lenox Jerseys 6:3
  • 1/6: Copper City Chiefs - Potsdam Pioneers 5:2
  • 1/27: Potsdam Pioneers - Copper City Chiefs 13:7
  • 2/24: Syracuse Royals - Copper City Chiefs 8:6
  • 3/3: Lenox Jerseys - Copper City Chiefs 13:4

Rome Invitational Tournament

  • 4/7: Potsdam Pioneers - Newark Brewers 15:1
  • 4/7: Potsdam Pioneers - Clinton Steroo Stars 14:1
  • Copper City Chiefs - Rochester Metros 10:2
  • Copper City Chiefs - Boston Chiefs 6:3
  • 4/8: Potsdam Pioneers - Boston Chiefs 16:3 - semifinal
  • 4/8: Copper City Chiefs - Newark Brewers 7:1 - "
  • 4/8: Potsdam Pioneers - Copper City Chiefs 9:6 - final
1973-74
  • 11/4: Bergen Brewers - Copper City Chiefs 6:3
  • 12/8: Copper City Chiefs - Lenox Jerseys 7:4
  • 1/20: Bergen Brewers - Copper City Chiefs 6:3
  • 2/2: Copper City Chiefs - Lenox Jerseys 6:4
  • 3/6: Copper City Chiefs - Ithaca Stars 4:3
1974-75
  • 12/29: St. Catharines Hornets - Copper City Chiefs 8:4
1975-76
  • 11/22: Ithaca Stars - Copper City Chiefs 9:5
  • 2/6: Copper City Chiefs - Ithaca Stars 8:7
  • 2/21: Copper City Chiefs - Ithaca Stars 20:4
1976-77
  • 11/19: Ithaca Stars - Copper City Chiefs 7:4
  • 1/7: Ithaca Stars - Copper City Chiefs 8:4
  • 2/12: Copper City Chiefs - Ithaca Stars 10:7
1977-78
  • 11/25: Ithaca Stars - Copper City Chiefs 11:3
  • 1/13: Ithaca Stars - Copper City Chiefs 16:3
  • 1/28: Copper City Chiefs - Ithaca Stars 9:5
1978-79
  • 12/2: Ithaca Stars - Copper City Chiefs 6:3
  • 2/3: Copper City Chiefs' - Ithaca Stars 11:6
  • 2/23: Copper City Chiefs - Ithaca Stars 7:4
1979-80
  • 2/9: Copper City Chiefs - Ithaca Stars 9:1
  • 2/23: Ithaca Stars - Copper City Chiefs 10:10

Sources

  • Rome Daily Sentinel