1931–32 American ice hockey season

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This was the 1931-32 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

Olympic Hockey Trials

These were arranged to help select a team to represent the United States in the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Western Series

Minnesota Series
  • 12/18: University of Minnesota - Eveleth Junior College 4:0
  • 12/19: University of Minnesota - Eveleth Junior College 4:2
Michigan Series
  • 1/2: Upper Peninsula - Lower Peninsula 0:0
  • 1/3: Upper Peninsula - Lower Peninsula 4:1

Eastern Series

Boston University Club/Olympics
  • 12/20: New York Metropolitans - All-Adirondacks 4:0 @ Madison Square Garden
  • 12/28: New York Metropolitans - Boston Olympics (University Club) 1:0 @ Madison Square Garden
  • 1/2: New York Metropolitans - Boston Olympics 5:5 3OT @ Boston Arena

After this series, it was decided to combine the New York and Boston teams.

Final round

Semifinals
  • 1/6: New York Metropolitans/Boston Olympics Combination - Yale University 4:0 @ New Haven - planned second game was called off
  • 1/7: University of Minnesota - Michigan Upper Peninsula 5:4 @ Minneapolis
Final
  • 1/13: New York Metropolitans/Boston Olympics Combination - University of Minnesota 4:0 @ Boston Arena
"Olympic Tryouts"
  • 1/3: St. Mary's College - New York St. Nicholas 1:0
  • 1/3: Montreal A.M. - Brooklyn Crescents 7:1

Boston All-Stars European Tour

The Boston All-Stars

See also: 1932 4 Nations Tournament

The Boston All-Stars went on a European tour that spanned from mid-February to late-March.

  • 2/15: Boston All-Stars - England 2:1 @ Liverpool
  • 2/16: Boston All-Stars - England 6:3 @ Hammersmith
  • 2/18: Boston All-Stars - Oxford University 0:0
  • 2/21: Boston All-Stars - French Selection 2:1 @ Paris
  • 2/28: Boston All-Stars - SC Riessersee 3:0 @ Munich
  • 3/2: Boston All-Stars - Germany 2:0 @ Munich
  • 3/5: Boston All-Stars - Berliner Schlittschuhclub 4:3 @ Berlin
  • 3/6: Boston All-Stars - Germany 4:0 @ Berlin
  • 3/10: Boston All-Stars - Swedish National Team 5:0 @ Stockholm
  • 3/23: Boston All-Stars - England 3:1 @ Streatham
  • 3/24: Boston All-Stars - England 1:0 @ Golders Green
  • 3/30: Boston All-Stars - England 5:1 @ Grosvenor House

Baltimore, Maryland

Hockey returned to Baltimore for the first time since 1898 with the opening of Carlin's Iceland on December 14, 1931. The Baltimore Amateur Ice Hockey League was formed, composed of the Forest Park Hockey Club, University of Maryland (Dental School), Green Spring Valley Club, Mount Washington Club, Johns Hopkins University, and the Walbrook Hockey Club.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 1/16: Penn AC - Walbrook Athletic Club 4:2
  • 1/23: Swarthmore Hockey Club (PA) - Walbrook Athletic Club 3:2
  • 2/20: Swarthmore Hockey Club (PA) - Iceland All-Stars 4:2
  • 3/4: Walbrook Athletic Club - Iceland All-Stars 6:2
  • 3/4: University of Maryland - Iceland All-Stars 4:3
Baltimore Amateur Ice Hockey League Results
  • 12/14: Walbrook Hockey Club - Green Spring Valley Club 7:1
  • 12/16: University of Maryland - Johns Hopkins University 10:5
  • 12/18: Forest Park Hockey Club - Mount Washington Club 6:5
  • 12/21: Walbrook Hockey Club - Mount Washington Club 10:3
  • 12/23: Forest Park Hockey Club - Green Spring Valley Club 4:3 2OT
  • 12/28: Walbrook Hockey Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 15:2
  • 12/30: Green Spring Valley Club - Mount Washington Club 6:5
  • 1/4: Green Spring Valley Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 9:3
  • 1/6: Walbrook Hockey Club - Johns Hopkins University 10:1
  • 1/8: University of Maryland - Mount Washington Club 16:2
  • 1/11: Mount Washington Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 4:1
  • 1/13: Green Spring Valley Club - Johns Hopkins University 7:2
  • 1/15: University of Maryland - Walbrook Athletic Club 7:1
  • 1/18: Forest Park Hockey Club - Johns Hopkins University 4:3
  • 1/20: Walbrook Athletic Club - Mount Washington Club 17:1
  • 1/22: Forest Park Hockey Club - Green Spring Valley Club 6:6 OT (was 5:5 after regulation)
  • 1/25: University of Maryland - Forest Park Hockey Club 19:2
  • 1/27: Walbrook Athletic Club - Green Spring Valley Club 6:4
  • 1/30: Johns Hopkins University - Mount Washington Club 6:3
  • 2/1: University of Maryland - Green Spring Valley Club 10:2
  • 2/3: Walbrook Athletic Club - Johns Hopkins University 8:2
  • 2/5: Mount Washington Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 4:3
  • 2/8: University of Maryland - Johns Hopkins University 5:3
  • 2/10: Green Spring Valley Club - Mount Washington Club 5:4
  • 2/12: Walbrook Athletic Club - University of Maryland 13:5
  • 2/15: Green Spring Valley Club - Johns Hopkins University 3:2
  • 2/17: University of Maryland - Mount Washington Club 9:5
  • 2/19: Walbrook Athletic Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 8:1
  • 2/24: University of Maryland - Forest Park Hockey Club 11:3
  • 2/26: University of Maryland - Green Spring Valley Club 7:0
  • 2/29: Johns Hopkins University - Forest Park Hockey Club 8:4
  • 3/2: Green Spring Valley Club - Mount Washington Club 5:0
  • 3/7: Green Spring Valley Club - Johns Hopkins University 3:2
  • 3/11: Mount Washington Club - Johns Hopkins University 6:4
  • 3/14: Green Spring Valley Club - Forest Park Hockey Club 5:3

Final

  • 3/9: University of Maryland - Walbrook Athletic Club 7:2
  • 3/12: Walbrook Athletic Club - University of Maryland 7:5
  • 3/16: University of Maryland - Walbrook Athletic Club 5:2
  • 3/18: Walbrook Athletic Club - University of Maryland 11:1
  • 3/23: Walbrook Athletic Club - University of Maryland 7:5

Colorado

The Fort Collins Crystals won the Colorado State Hockey League title.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 12/2: Denver Falcons - Fort Collins Crystals 6:0
  • 1/12: Colorado School of Mines - Denver University 7:0
Colorado State Hockey League Results
  • 12/9: Fort Collins Crystals - Longmont Wizards 8:4
  • 12/13: Fort Collins Crystals - Denver Ice Company 10:5
  • 12/14: Denver Falcons - Longmont Wizards 5:4 OT
  • Denver Falcons beat Denver Ice Company
  • Longmont Wizards beat Denver Ice Company
  • 12/16: Fort Collins Crystals - Denver Falcons 17:5
  • 12/23: Longmont Wizards - Fort Collins Crystals 11:6
  • 12/30: Fort Collins Crystals - Longmont Wizards 13:7
  • 1/3: Fort Collins Crystals - Denver Ice Company 12:7
  • 1/10: Longmont Wizards - Denver Ice Company 3:2
  • 1/10: Fort Collins Crystals - Denver Falcons 5:4
  • 1/13: Fort Collins Crystals - Denver Ice Company 12:4
  • 1/14: Denver Falcons - Longmont Wizards 10:5
  • 1/17: Longmont Wizards - Denver Falcons 5:1

Denver Ice Company disbanded on January 18.

  • 1/22: Fort Collins Crystals - Longmont Wizards 10:7
  • 1/24: Fort Collins Crystals - Denver Falcons 8:5 OT (4:4 after regulation)
  • 1/31: Fort collins Crystals - Longmont Wizards 9:5

Iowa

The Des Moines Hockey League was contested again this winter.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 1/10: LeMars - Mitchell (SD) 5:2
  • 1/18: Cedar Rapids Knitters - Cedar Rapids Drews 3:0
  • 1/24: Cedar Rapids Knitters - Cedar Rapids Troy 3:1
  • 1/24: LeMars - Worthington Cardinals (MN) 8:3
  • 1/25: Cedar Rapids Drews - Diamond Oilers 8:2
  • 1/27: Cedar Rapids Troy - Diamond Oilers 10:5
  • 2/1: Cedar Rapids Knitters - Cedar Rapids Drews 1:1
  • 2/3: LeMars - Spencer 21:0
  • 2/4: Diamond Oilers - Waterloo 2:2 2OT
  • 2/5: Cedar Rapids Drews - Waterloo 5:3
  • 2/7: Worthington Cardinals (MN) - LeMars Orioles 1:0
  • 2/8: Cedar Rapids Knitters - Cedar Rapids Drews 3:2
  • 2/14: Cedar Rapids - Waterloo 3:2 2OT
  • 2/16: Cedar Rapids Troy - Cedar Rapids Drews 4:3
  • 2/18: Cedar Rapids Drews - Cedar Rapids Troy 4:3
  • 2/23: Cedar Rapids Drews - Cedar Rapids Knitters 3:2
Des Moines Hockey League Results
  • 1/17: North Des Moines - Sevastopol 4:3
  • 1/17: Clarks - Riverview 7:3
  • 1/17: East Des Moines - Cardinals 0:0
  • 1/17: Cattell Park - Union Park 2:0
  • 1/19: North Des Moines - Cardinals 6:0
  • 1/19: Cattell Park - East Des Moines 1:0
  • 2/4: Cardinals - Riverview 3:0
  • 2/4: Clarks - East Des Moines 3:1

Maine

1931-32 Game Results
  • 1/5: Wilton Hockey Club - Livermore Falls 3:1
  • 1/10: Waterville Hockey Club - Madison 7:6
  • Rumford Continentals - Livermore Falls 4:3
  • Wilton Hockey Club - Canton 4:1
  • 1/12: Rumford Continentals - Wilton Hockey Club 2:1
  • 1/17: North Conway Granites (NH) - Westbrook 3:2
  • 1/19: Rumford Continentals - Livermore Falls 2:2 2OT
  • 1/21: Lewiston Cyclones - Lewiston Checkers 7:2
  • 1/21: Livermore Falls - Canton 5:3
  • 1/24: Lewiston Checkers - North Conway Granites (NH) 2:2
  • 1/25: Wilton Hockey Club - Rumford Continentals 2:1
  • 1/26: Wilton Hockey Club - Augusta Hockey Club 6:5
  • 1/28: Canton - Rumford Continentals 5:4
  • 1/28: Livermore Falls - Wilton Hockey Club 3:1
  • 1/29: Westbrook Canadiens - Portland Hockey Club 6:0
  • 1/31: Westbrook Canadiens - Portland Nitehawks 9:1
  • 1/31: Lewiston Checkers - Lewiston St. Doms 9:0
  • 1/31: DeClintons - Portland Hockey Club 10:4
  • 2/1: Portland AC - Augusta Advertisers 7:0
  • 2/4: Lewiston St. Doms - Westbrook Canadiens 7:2
  • 2/4: Canton - Livermore Falls 4:0 - game was initially annulled; Livermore withdrew in the middle of the second period due to poor playing conditions
  • 2/5: Wilton Hockey Club - Canton 5:3
  • 2/7: Lewiston Checkers - Mechanic Falls 2:0
  • 2/7: Waterville St. Charles - Madison 4:1 OT
  • 2/8: Berlin Hockey Club (NH) - Waterville Hockey Club 1:1
  • 2/8: Bowdoin - Portland Athletic Club 3:3 OT
  • 2/14: Lewiston Checkers - Lewiston St. Doms 3:2
  • 2/14: Melrose Hockey Club (MA) - Hebron 6:5
  • 2/16: Waterville Hockey Club - Lewiston St. Doms 4:3
  • 2/16: Livermore Falls - Canton 4:3 - thrown out as 2/4 game was allowed to stand
  • Rumford Continentals - Canton 2:1
  • 2/15: Rumford Continentals - West Paris 3:1
  • 2/21: Westbrook Canadiens - Leiwston Cyclones 5:4
  • 2/21: North Conway Granites (NH) - Lewiston Checkers 3:1
  • 2/23: Lewiston St. Doms - Waterville Hockey Club 5:3
  • 2/26: Lewiston St. Doms - Coaticook Knights of Columbus (QC) 10:3
  • 2/28: Berlin Hockey Club (NH) - Waterville Hockey Club 3:0
  • 2/28: Wilton Hockey Club - Canton 5:3
  • 2/29: Wilton Hockey Club - Rumford Continentals 4:3 - Androscoggin League final
  • 2/29: Lewiston Cyclones - Westbrook Canadiens 6:1
  • 3/12: Rumford Continentals - Wilton Hockey Club 2:1 - Androscoggin League final, game two
  • 3/17: Wilton Hockey Club - Rumford Continentals 1:0 - ", game three
Androscoggin Valley Hockey League Standings
  1. Wilton 4-2-0 16:11 8
  2. Rumford 3-2-1 15:14 7
  3. Livermore Falls 2-3-1 14:17 5
  4. Canton 2-4-0 17:20 4

Massachusetts

The Boston University and Hockey Clubs both had independent teams this winter.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 12/9: Boston University Club - Boston Hockey Club 6:4
  • 12/14: Harvard University - Boston University Club 2:1
  • 12/21: Boston University Club - Harvard University 7:0
  • 1/6: Boston Hockey Club - Melrose Hockey Club 10:2
  • 1/20: Boston Hockey Club - Harvard University 6:3
  • 1/23: Atlantic City Sea Gulls (NJ) - Boston Hockey Club 4:2 @ Atlantic City
  • 1/24: New York Athletic Club - Boston Hockey Club 5:0 @ New York
  • 2/26: Boston Hockey Club - Brookville Hockey Club 10:0
  • 2/26: Union Boat Club - Nashua West Point AC (NH) 3:2
  • 2/26: North Cambridge - Melrose Hockey Club 5:0
  • 3/2: Boston Hockey Club - Rhode Island Scarlets 5:3
  • 3/2: North Cambridge - Brookville Hockey Club 5:1
  • 3/2: Dedham Sporting Club - Union Boat Club 1:0
  • 3/6: Boston Hockey Club - Brooklyn Crescents 3:3 @ New York
  • 3/9: Fredericton Capitals (NB) - Boston Hockey Club 6:1
  • 3/11: Boston Hockey Club - Fredericton Capitals (NB) 8:6 OT
  • 3/12: Boston Hockey Club - Fredericton Capitals (NB) 1:1
  • 3/18: Fredericton Capitals (NB) - Boston Hockey Club 2:0
  • 3/19: Fredericton Capitals (NB) - Boston Hockey Club/North Cambridge Combination 7:0

Michigan

The Southern Michigan Hockey League was contested in the Detroit area this winter. Most games were played at Detroit Olympia, with a few taking place at the Michigan Wolverines' rink in Ann Arbor.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 2/15: Haley AC - Windsor Mic Macs (ON) 1:0
Southern Michigan Hockey League Results
  • 12/14: Haley AC - White Star AC 2:2 OT
  • 12/14: Dearborn Flyers - Livernois AC 6:0
  • 12/21: Livernois AC - Pontiac 2:1
  • 12/21: Royal Oak - Cooper Bros. 1:1 OT
  • 12/28: Haley AC - Dearborn Flyers 4:1
  • 12/28: Pontiac - Plymouth 4:3
  • 1/4: White Star AC - Dearborn Flyers 6:0
  • 1/4: Cooper Bros. - Livernois AC 4:0
  • 1/11: Haley AC - Plymouth 4:0
  • 1/11: Royal Oak - Pontiac 2:1 OT
  • 1/18: Dearborn Flyers - Royal Oak 5:1 - ordered replayed
  • 1/18: Haley AC - Livernois AC 11:0
  • 1/25: White Star AC - Pontiac 4:1
  • 1/25: Cooper Bros. - Plymouth 1:0
  • 2/1: Haley AC - Pontiac 8:2
  • 2/1: Dearborn Flyers - Cooper Bros. 3:1
  • 2/3: Haley AC - Royal Oak 4:0
  • 2/5: Plymouth - Dearborn Flyers 1:0
  • 2/8: White Star AC - Royal Oak 10:2
  • 2/8: Plymouth - Livernois AC 4:2
  • 2/15: Dearborn Flyers - Pontiac 6:0
  • White Star AC - Livernois AC 12:0
  • Cooper Bros. - Pontiac 1:0
  • 2/29: Haley AC - Cooper Bros. 2:0
  • 2/29: Dearborn Flyers - White Star AC 3:2 (exhibition)
  • 3/4: Haley AC - Dearborn Flyers 1:1 3OT - semifinal
  • 3/4: White Star AC - Cooper Bros. 3:0 - "
  • 3/5: Haley AC - Dearborn Flyers 1:0 OT - "
  • 3/7: Haley AC - White Star AC 3:1 - final
  • 3/12: Haley AC - White Star AC 0:0 - "

Final standings

  1. White Star AC 6-0-1-13 38:7
  2. Haley AC 6-0-1-13 35:5
  3. Dearborn 4-3-0-8 17:12
  4. Cooper Bros. 3-3-1-7 11:10
  5. Plymouth 3-4-0-6 10:11
  6. Livernois AC 2-5-0-4 4:38
  7. Royal Oak 1-5-1-3 6:19
  8. Pontiac 1-6-0-2 9:26
Michigan State Championship

The Portage Lake Wolves, who played in the American Amateur Hockey Association, met Haley AC for the title.

  • 3/14: Haley AC - Portage Lake Wolves 5:3

Haley advanced to the US National Senior Championship.

Montana

The Butte City League was contested once again, with the Clarkes winning the title. A four team tournament was staged in Butte in mid-February. Great Falls claimed the state title after defeating the Missoula All-Stars, winners of the tournament, twice.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 12/6: Missoula - Milltown 3:2
  • 12/27: Missoula - Fort Missoula 5:0
  • 1/24: Butte Clarkes - Anaconda 8:1 @ Anaconda
  • 1/31: Butte Chequamegons - Anaconda 6:1 @ Anaconda
  • 2/6: Butte Clarkes - Great Falls 7:2 @ Great Falls
  • 2/7: Great Falls - Butte Clarkes 4:3 @ Great Falls
  • 2/21: Great Falls - Missoula All-Stars 7:4 @ Great Falls
  • 2/21: Great Falls - Missoula All-Stars 7:3 @ Great Falls
Butte City League Results
  • 12/6: Butte Clarkes - Butte Bumps 8:0
  • 12/10: Dublin Gulch - Butte Bumps 3:0
  • 12/13: Butte Clarkes - Dublin Gulch 9:2
  • 12/27: Butte Clarkes - Dublin Gulch 5:3
  • 1/8: Butte Clarkes - Dublin Gulch 5:2
  • 1/10: Dublin Gulch - Butte Chequamegons 4:2
  • 1/17: Butte Clarkes - Butte Chequamegons 4:1
  • 1/24: Butte Chequamegons - Dublin Gulch Forfeit
Montana State Tournament Results
  • 2/13: Missoula All-Stars - Butte Chequamegons 2:1
  • 2/14: Butte Clarkes - Anaconda 6:0
  • 2/14: Missoula All-Stars - Butte Clarkes 6:5 - final

New Hampshire

The Nashua West Point club was renamed the Nashua Hockey Club on January 30, 1932. The Berlin Hockey Club was also active.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 1/3: Berlin Hockey Club - North Conway Granites 5:1
  • 1/18: Berlin Hockey Club - Berlin All-Stars 3:1
  • 1/25: Berlin Hockey Club - Littleton 9:2
  • 1/31: Berlin Hockey Club - Littleton 9:3
  • 2/1: Berlin Hockey Club - Berlin All-Stars 8:2
  • 2/1: Nashua Hockey Club - Boston Union Boat Club 3:2
  • 2/3: Cambridge Hockey Club (MA) - Nashua Hockey Club 4:3
  • 2/5: Nashua Hockey Club - Lexington Hockey Club (MA) 9:3
  • 2/7: Woodsville - Berlin Hockey Club 4:3
  • 2/7: Cambridge Hockey Club (MA) - Nashua Hockey Club 4:3
  • 2/8: Nashua Hockey Club - Everett Hockey Club (MA) 7:2
  • 2/9: Nashua Hockey Club - Danvers (MA) 6:4
  • 2/10: Nashua Hockey Club - Lynnfield Hockey Club (MA) 6:2
  • 2/13: Nashua Hockey Club - Melrose Hockey Club (MA) 3:2
  • 2/14: Nashua Hockey Club - Rhode Island Scarlets 4:1
  • 2/15: Nashua Hockey Club - Malden Hockey Club (MA) 8:1
  • 2/16: Melrose Hockey Club (MA) - Nashua Hockey Club 5:3
  • 2/18: Nashua Hockey Club - Cambridge Hockey Club (MA) 7:2
  • 2/23: Berlin Hockey Club - Old Timers 5:3
  • 2/23: Nashua Hockey Club - Lincoln Hockey Club (MA) 5:5
  • 2/24: Nashua Hockey Club - Worcester Hockey Club (MA) 6:2
  • 2/25: Melrose Hockey Club (MA) - Nashua Hockey Club 8:6
New England Amateur Tournament @ Providence, RI

(incomplete)

  • 3/19: Nashua Hockey Club - Arlington 4:0
  • 3/19: Nashua Hockey Club - Springfield Bruins 3:2 OT
  • Rhode Island Scarlets - Revere Hockey Club 5:0
  • Pawtucket Hockey Club - North Attleboro Maple Leafs 2:1
  • Gloucester - Esmond 4:2
  • Quincy Hockey Club - Providence Senators 1:0
  • Springfield Glenwoods - Longmeadow Flourists 2:1 (OT)
  • Amesbury Maple Leafs - Pawtucket Hockey Club 1:0
  • 4/2: Nashua Hockey Club - Gloucester 2:0 - semifinal
  • 4/2: Rhode Island Scarlets - Amesbury Maple Leafs 4:1 - semifinal
  • 4/2: Rhode Island Scarlets - Nashua Hockey Club 1:0 - final

New York

See: 1931-32 MAHL season

The Lake Placid Hockey Club played an independent schedule this winter, and also participated in the 1931-32 United States National Senior Championship.

1931-32 Game Results
  • New York Appawamis Club - Morristown Hockey Club (NJ) 4:0
  • Morristown Hockey Club (NJ) - Bear Mountain Hockey Club 2:1
  • Montreal Blue Devils - Lake Placid Hockey Club 4:3
  • Lake Placid Hockey Club - Montreal Blue Devils 3:1
  • 1/3: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Montreal Blue Devils 4:0
  • 1/9: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Schenectady General Electric 3:0
  • 1/10: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Schenectady General Electric 8:1
  • 1/16: New York St. Nicholas - Lake Placid Hockey Club 3:2 @ Lake Placid
  • 1/17: New York St. Nicholas - Lake Placid Hockey Club 3:1 @ Lake Placid
  • 1/23: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Montreal All-Stars 7:2 @ Lake Placid
  • 1/24: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Montreal All-Stars 3:2 @ Lake Placid
  • 1/31: New York St. Nicholas - Lake Katonah Hockey Club 4:0
  • 2/7: Bronx Hockey Club - Rhode Island Scarlets 6:3
  • 2/21: New York Athletic Club - Nashua Hockey Club (NH) 4:1
  • 2/21: Winnipeg Winnipegs (MB) - Brooklyn Crescents 5:2 @ New York
  • 2/22: Winnipeg Winnipegs (MB) - Bronx Hockey Club 10:3 @ New York
  • 2/22: Brooklyn Crescents - Skytop Hockey Club (PA) 7:3 @ Skytop
  • 2/27: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Ottawa Canadian National Railways 6:3 @ Lake Placid
  • 2/28: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Ottawa Canadian National Railways 5:4 @ Lake Placid
  • 3/5: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Saint John Champlain Club (NB) 6:4 @ Lake Placid
  • 3/6: Lake Placid Hockey Club - Saint John Champlain Club (NB) 7:5 @ Lake Placid
  • 3/6: Brooklyn Crescents - Boston Hockey Club 3:3

New Jersey

The Atlantic City Sea Gulls played an independent schedule this winter, and also participated in the 1931-32 United States National Senior Championship.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 12/16: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Army Cadets 6:1 @ West Point
  • 12/19: Brooklyn Crescents - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 3:2 @ Atlantic City
  • 12/26: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Swarthmore Hockey Club 4:0 @ Atlantic City
  • 12/30: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - St. Mary's College 5:1 @ Atlantic City
  • 12/31: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - St. Mary's College 5:2 @ Atlantic City
  • 1/1: Montreal AAA - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 8:3
  • 1/2: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Montreal AAA 4:3
  • 1/9: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - New York Athletic Club 3:1
  • 1/10: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Brooklyn Crescents 1:1 @ New York
  • 1/15: Hun School - Boonton Polar Bears 7:1 @ Princeton
  • 1/16: Bear Mountain Cubs (NY) - Ridgewood Hockey Club 8:6
  • Bear Mountain Cubs (NY) - Hawthorne Hawks 2:1
  • 1/16: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Brooklyn Crescents 6:3 @ Atlantic City
  • 1/17: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Brooklyn Crescents 2:2 @ Madison Square Garden
  • 1/27: 'Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Swarthmore Hockey Club 4:3 @ Atlantic City
  • 1/30: Penn AC - Morristown Hockey Club 5:1
  • 1/30: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Bronx Hockey Club 17:1
  • 2/5: Toronto National Sea Fleas - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 3:2
  • 2/6: Toronto National Sea Fleas - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 3:2
  • 2/6: Villanova University (PA) - Haddon AC (Atlantic City) 4:0
  • 2/12: Montreal Victorias - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 4:1
  • 2/13: Montreal Victorias - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 5:3
  • 2/19: Winnipeg Winnipegs - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 5:1 @ Atlantic City
  • 2/19: Villanova University - Boonton Polar Bears 6:4 @ Hershey, PA
  • 2/20: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Montreal Cranes 7:0
  • 2/21: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Montreal Cranes 2:1
  • 2/27: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Brooklyn Crescents 2:0
  • 2/28: Hawthorne Hawks - Boonton Polar Bears 3:3 @ Madison Square Garden
  • 3/4: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Boston Hockey Club 6:4 @ Atlantic City
  • 3/5: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Boston Hockey Club 4:2 @ Atlantic City
  • 3/9: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Penn AC 8:0 @ Atlantic City
  • 3/12: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Middle Atlantic District All-Stars 13:0
  • 3/24: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Les Canadiens (QC) 7:2
  • 3/25: Les Canadiens (QC) - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 4:1
  • 3/26: Les Canadiens (QC) - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 2:1
  • 4/2: Brooklyn Crescents - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 3:2 @ Atlantic City
  • 4/3: Atlantic City Sea Gulls - Brooklyn Crescents 5:1 @ Atlantic City

North Dakota

The Grand Forks Dragons enjoyed a successful season in 1931-32, winning the North Dakota Amateur Championship over Minot.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 12/23: Grand Forks Dragons - Alvarado (MN) 9:2 @ Grand Forks
  • 1/5: Grand Forks Dragons - Fargo-Moorhead Comets 10:1 @ Grand Forks
  • 2/9: Grand Forks Dragons - Rainy River (ON) 4:2 @ Grand Forks
  • 2/17: Grand Forks Dragons - Gretna (MB) 6:1 @ Grand Forks
  • 3/3: Grand Forks Dragons - Red Lake Falls (MN) 18:2 @ Grand Forks
North Dakota Amateur Championship Results
  • 3/5: Grand Forks Dragons - Minot 10:0 @ Grand Forks

Wichita, Kansas

The Wichita Forum, which had been built in 1912, added an ice rink in 1932, and the first games of ice hockey were played in Wichita. The Gore Hat Shop won the city title over the Wible Rinkmen.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 3/5: Wible Rinkmen - Gore Hat Shop 5:2
  • 3/12: Gore Hat Shop - Wible Rinkmen 5:0
  • 3/26: Sim Park - East Side Athletic Club 4:1
  • 3/26: Gore Hat Shop - Wible Rinkmen 3:2

Hershey, Pennsylvania

A program from the January 4 Swarthmore-Montreal AAA match.

Swarthmore Hockey Club moved into the Hershey Ice Palace, where they played their first game on November 28, 1931, against Crescent A.C. of New York City.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 11/28: Brooklyn Crescents (NY) - Swarthmore Hockey Club 5:0
  • 12/12: New York St. Nicholas - Swarthmore Hockey Club 3:1
  • 12/19: New York Athletic Club - Swarthmore Hockey Club 3:3
  • 12/31: St. Mary's College (MN) - Swarthmore Hockey Club 3:2
  • 1/4: Montreal AAA (QC) - Swarthmore Hockey Club 8:3
  • 1/9: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Penn AC 4:2
  • 1/13: Penn AC - Swarthmore Hockey Club 3:1 @ Philadelphia
  • 1/16: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Morristown Hockey Club (NJ) 4:1
  • 1/20: Atlantic City Sea Gulls (NJ) - Swarthmore Hockey Club 5:1
  • 1/30: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Walbrook Athletic Club (MD) 13:1
  • 2/6: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Penn AC 7:2
  • 2/13: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Villanova 13:1
  • 2/22: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Villanova 12:5
  • 2/27: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Bronx HC (NY) 4:3
  • 3/5: Penn AC - Princeton Bengals (NJ) 2:0
  • 3/12:Swarthmore Hockey Club - Skytop Hockey Club 4:3 - Penn AC had previously beaten Skytop 1:0
  • 3/26: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Bronx HC (NY) 4:3 OT

Portland, Oregon

There was an amateur hockey league in Portland this winter, and a picked all-star team played exhibition games against outside teams.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 1/21: Portland All-Stars - San Francisco Rangers (CA) 3:3 OT @ Portland
  • 2/4: Portland All-Stars - Oakland Sheiks (CA) 2:0 @ Portland
  • Oakland Sheiks (CA) - Portland All-Stars 6:2 @ Portland
  • 2/11: Portland All-Stars - University Post (WA) 11:3 @ Portland
Portland Big Four League Results
  • 12/29: East Side - Peninsula 1:1 OT
  • 12/29: Buckaroos - Waterfront 3:2
  • 1/3: Waterfront - Peninsula 4:3
  • 1/3: Buckaroos - East Side 2:2 OT
  • 1/7: Peninsula - Buckaroos 1:0
  • 1/7: East Side - Waterfront 4:3 OT
  • 1/10: Buckaroos - Waterfront 1:0
  • 1/10: East Side - Peninsula 3:3 OT
  • 1/14: Waterfront - Peninsula 5:2
  • 1/14: East Side - Buckaroos 3:2
  • 1/28: Waterfront - East Side 6:4
  • 1/28: Peninsula - Buckaroos 4:3
  • 1/31: Waterfront - Buckaroos 6:5
  • 1/31: East Side - Peninsula 3:2
  • 2/14: Waterfront - East Side 5:4
  • 2/14: Buckaroos - Peninsula 5:2
  • 2/18: Waterfront - Peninsula 4:3 OT
  • 2/18: Buckaroos - East Side 4:3
  • 2/21: Buckaroos - East Side 3:1 - semifinal
  • 2/25: Buckaroos - Waterfront 4:3 - final
  • 2/28: Buckaroos - Waterfront 7:4 - "

South Dakota

The Minnehaha Hockey League was contested for the first time this winter.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 12/20: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Worthington Cardinals (MN) 3:0
  • 12/27: Worthington Cardinals (MN) - Fulda 14:1
  • 12/27: Rapid City - Custer 5:0
  • 1/3: Rapid City - Custer 7:3
  • 1/10: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Worthington Cardinals (MN) 2:2 OT (1:1 after regulation)
  • 1/10: Custer - Ft. Meade 7:3
  • 1/15: Worthington Cardinals (MN) - Sioux Falls Shamrocks 1:0
  • 1/17: Mitchell - Sioux Falls Blackhawks 1:0
  • 1/24: Lead Arrows - Deadwood Bears 4:0
  • 1/24: Driscoll - McGrath 5:0
  • 2/4: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - South Dakota State College 4:3
  • 2/9: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - South Dakota State College 2:0
  • 2/21: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Sioux Falls Shamrocks 7:0
Minnehaha Hockey League Results
  • 12/13: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Sioux Falls Shamrocks 10:1
  • 12/13: Brandon - Soo Hockey Club 1:0
  • 1/3: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Brandon 7:1
  • 1/8: Soo Hockey Club - Sioux Falls Shamrocks 1:0
  • 1/10: Sioux Falls Shamrocks - Garretson 1:0
  • 1/10: Brandon - Dell Rapids 2:1
  • 1/12: Soo Hockey Club - Sioux Falls Blackhawks 4:0
  • 1/14: Soo Hockey Club - Garretson 3:0
  • 1/18: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Garretson 5:0
  • 1/22: Brandon - Sioux Falls Shamrocks 4:3 OT
  • 1/24: Soo Hockey Club - Sioux Falls Shamrocks 3:0
  • 1/24: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Dell Rapids 3:0
  • 1/24: Brandon - Garretson 2:2
  • 1/31: Brandon - Sioux Falls Blackhawks 5:4 OT
  • 2/7: Brandon - Soo Hockey Club 5:1
  • 2/7: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Garretson 2:1
  • 3/13: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Brandon 6:1 - final

Standings

  1. Sioux Falls Blackhawks 8-2-1
  2. Brandon 6-3-1
  3. Soo Hockey Club 4-3-0
  4. Garretson 3-4-3
  5. Sioux Falls Shamrocks 3-5-0
  6. Dell Rapids 0-7-1

Washington

There was an amateur competition in Seattle known as the Puget Sound Hockey League in 1931-32. Seattle also had an all-star team that played Portland. The Inland Empire Hockey League, composed of three teams from Spokane and the Couer d'Alene Eskimos, returned for another season. Washington State University formed a team, and challenged Idaho University to a game. Gonzaga also had a team, though no games are recorded to have taken place.

  • The Spokane All-Stars who faced Trail

    The Spokane All-Stars who faced Trail

  • Gonzaga University hockey team

    Gonzaga University hockey team

1931-32 Game Results
  • 1/3: Grand Forks All-Stars (BC) - Spokane Adanacs 3:3 OT @ Grand Forks
  • 1/31: Trail Maple Leafs (BC) - Spokane All-Stars 4:3 @ Spokane
  • 2/7: Seattle All-Stars - Portland All-Stars 4:1 @ Seattle
  • Greenwood (BC) - Spokane Adanacs 3:2 @ Greenwod
  • Grand Forks (BC) - Spokane Adanacs 2:1 @ Grand Forks
Puget Sound Hockey League Results
  • 11/19: Ballard - University Post 7:1
  • 11/22: West Seattle - Washington AC 5:3
  • 11/26: West Seattle - Ballard 1:1 OT
  • 11/29: Washington AC - University Post 7:6
  • 12/3: University Post - West Seattle 3:2
  • 12/6: 'Ballard - Washington AC 4:3
  • 12/6: West Seattle - University Post 5:2
  • 12/10: Ballard - West Seattle 3:1
  • 12/10: Washington AC - University Post 3:2
  • 12/13: Washington AC - Ballard 2:1 OT
  • 12/13: University Post - West Seattle 5:2
  • 12/17: University Post - Ballard 5:1
  • 12/17: Washington AC - West Seattle 10:3
  • 12/20: University Post - Washington AC 5:1
  • 12/20: West Seattle - Ballard 2:1
  • 12/27: West Seattle - University Post 6:2
  • 12/27: Ballard - Washington AC 5:1
  • 12/31: Washington AC - West Seattle 3:2 OT
  • 12/31: University Post - Ballard 3:1
  • 1/3: West Seattle - Ballard 4:3
  • 1/3: Washington AC - University Post 3:1
  • 1/7: Washington AC - Ballard 7:5
  • 1/7: University Post - West Seattle 3:1
  • 1/10: Ballard - University Post 4:3
  • 1/10: Washington AC - West Seattle 1:1 OT
  • 1/14: Washington AC - University Post 5:2
  • 1/14: Ballard - West Seattle 2:1
  • 1/17: West Seattle - University Post 3:1
  • 1/17: Ballard - Washington AC 3:1
  • 1/21: West Seattle - Washington AC 3:1
  • 1/21: Ballard - University Post 3:3 OT
  • 1/24: West Seattle - Ballard 4:3
  • 1/24: Washington AC - University Post 2:1
  • 1/28: Washington AC - Ballard 2:2 OT
  • 1/28: University Post - West Seattle 4:2
  • 1/31: Ballard - University Post 5:2
  • 1/31: Washington AC - West Seattle 3:3 OT
  • 2/4: University Post - Washington AC 3:1
  • 2/4: West Seattle - Ballard 3:2
  • 2/7: Ballard - Washington AC 5:3

Playoffs

  • 2/11: West Seattle - Ballard 5:4 OT
  • 2/14: West Seattle - Washington AC 4:3 OT
  • 2/18: Ballard - Washington AC 5:4 OT
  • 2/21: Ballard - West Seattle 7:6
  • 2/25: Washington AC - West Seattle 5:4 OT
  • 2/28: Ballard - Washington AC 1:1 OT

Ballard won the championship.

Inland Empire Hockey League Results
  • 12/6: Spokane Adanacs - Spokane Americans 3:2
  • 12/13: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Americans 4:3
  • 12/13: Spokane Adanacs - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 4:1
  • 1/1: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Adanacs 1:0
  • 1/3: Spokane Canucks - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 7:3
  • 1/17: Spokane Adanacs - Spokane Canucks 5:2
  • 1/17: Spokane Americans - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 2:0
  • 1/24: Spokane Adanacs - Spokane Americans 1:0
  • 1/24: Spokane Canucks - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 5:1
  • 2/7: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Americans 6:1
  • 2/14: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Adanacs 3:1

Texas

The Polar Wave Bears
Another photo of the Bears

The Dallas Ice Kings and San Antonio Rangers played a series of games against one another. The Rangers also faced the Polar Wave Bears and the Tulsa Gushers.

1931-32 Game Results
  • 11/24: Polar Wave Bears - Boston Shamrocks 5:4 @ Houston
  • 12/1: Boston Shamrocks - Polar Wave Bears 5:2 @ Houston
  • 12/8: Polar Wave Bears - Boston Shamrocks 3:0 @ Houston
  • 12/15: Houston All-Stars - San Jacinto Golden Bears 6:6 OT @ Houston
  • 12/29: Polar Wave Bears - Houston All-Stars 2:2 @ Houston
  • 1/5: Houston All-Stars - Polar Wave Bears 6:5 @ Houston
  • 1/12: Polar Wave Bears - San Jacinto Golden Bears 12:3 @ Houston
  • 1/12: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 7:1 @ Dallas
  • 1/13: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 7:3 @ Dallas
  • 1/14: Tulsa Gushers (OK) - San Antonio Rangers 7:6 @ Tulsa
  • 1/15: Tulsa Gushers (OK) - San Antonio Rangers 4:2 @ Tulsa
  • 1/19: San Jacinto Golden Bears - Rice University Owls 7:1 @ Houston
  • 1/20: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 11:3 @ San Antonio
  • 1/21: San Antonio Rangers - Dallas Ice Kings 6:5 @ San Antonio
  • 2/5: San Antonio Rangers - Polar Wave Bears 8:4 @ Houston
  • 2/6: San Antonio Rangers - Polar Wave Bears 7:6 @ Houston

Utah

1931-32 Game Results
  • 1/10: Salt Lake Hockey Club - Utah Aggies 2:1
  • 1/16: Salt Lake Hockey Club - Utah Aggies 3:3
  • 2/13: Jackson Hole Hockey Club (WY) - Salt Lake Hockey Club 4:3 @ Jackson Hole
  • 2/14: Jackson Hole Hockey Club (WY) - Salt Lake Hockey Club 3:1 @ Jackson Hole

Vermont

1931-32 Game Results
  • 1/1: Barre Elks - Barre Knights of Columbus 1:1
  • 1/1: Island Pond Bruins - Coaticook Penmans (QC) 3:2
  • 1/3: Coaticook Penmans (QC) - Island Pond Bruins 3:1
  • 2/4: Orleans Hockey Club - Island Pond Bruins 4:0
  • 2/6: Orleans Hockey Club - Island Pond Bruins 3:2
  • 2/14: Littleton Blackhawks (NH) - St. Johnsbury Sheridan K of C 7:2
  • 2/16: Orleans Hockey Club - Stanstead Indians (QC) 9:8
  • 2/16: St. Johnsbury Sheridan K of C - Littleton Blackhawks (NH) 11:2
  • 2/21: St. Johnsbury Tigers - Barre Elks 6:2
  • Rock Island Tigers (QC) - Derby Line Butterfield AA 3:2
  • Derby Line Butterfield AA - Rock Island Tigers (QC) 2:2
  • Derby Line Butterfield AA - Rock Island Tigers (QC) 3:3
  • 3/9: Derby Line Butterfield AA - Rock Island Tigers (QC) 1:0 - Derby Line clinched Border Hockey League title
St. Johnsbury Hockey League Results
  • 1/4: Sheridans - Fairbanks 2:1
  • 1/11: Tigers - Sheridans 4:0
  • 1/25: Fairbanks - Sheridans 5:2
  • 1/26: Tigers - Sheridans
  • 2/1: Fairbanks - Sheridans 2:1
  • 2/2: Fairbanks - Tigers 2:2
  • 2/3: Tigers - Sheridans 7:2
  • 2/8: Tigers - Fairbanks 7:2
  • 2/9: Sheridans - Fairbanks 5:3
  • 2/10: Tigers - Sheridans 5:2
  • 2/15: Tigers - Fairbanks 3:2
  • 2/17: Tigers - Fairbanks 6:4

Wisconsin

1931-32 Game Results
  • 1/24: Wausau Vets - Milwaukee Rowing Club 9:3 @ Wausau
  • 2/7: Milwaukee Rowing Club - Janesville 3:2 @ Janesville
Wisconsin State Amateur Championship Results
  • 2/19: Eagle River Wasps - Wausau Bankers 4:1
  • 2/20: Wausau Vets - Watertown 5:2
  • 2/20: Madison Moyer & Quinn - Janesville 4:2

(remaining games had to be postponed due to weather conditions)

  • Eagle River Wasps - Madison Moyer & Quinn Forfeit - Madison could not play on 2/22
  • 2/22: Eagle River Wasps - Wausau Vets 3:2 - final

Wyoming

The University of Wyoming in Laramie again organized an Intramural Hockey League this winter.

Wyoming Intramural League Results
  • Delta Mu Alpha - Faculty 4:3
  • Sigma Nu - Sigma Alpha Epsilon 8:1
  • Alpha Tau Omega - Stray Greeks 6:3
  • Kappa Sigma - Sigma Chi 2:0
  • Men's Residence Hall - Faculty 18:1
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Delta Mu Alpha 9:0
  • Sigma Nu - Alpha Tau Omega 8:2
  • Sigma Nu - Stray Greeks Forfeit
  • Barbarians - Sigma Nu 4:3 2OT
  • Sigma Nu - Sigma Chi 9:2
  • Barbarians - Sigma Alpha Epsilon 7:1

College ice hockey

See: 1931–32 American college hockey season

Sources

  • Dallas Morning News
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  • Houston Chronicle
  • Montana Standard
  • The Spokesman-Review


American ice hockey seasons (1920-1945)
1920–21 - 1921–22 - 1922–23 - 1923–24 - 1924–25 - 1925–26 - 1926–27 - 1927–28 - 1928–29 - 1929–30 - 1930–31 - 1931–32 - 1932–33 - 1933–34 - 1934–35 - 1935–36 - 1936–37 - 1937–38 - 1938–39 - 1939–40 - 1940–41 - 1941–42 - 1942–43 - 1943–44 - 1944–45
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