Granite State Hockey League

The Granite State Hockey League was a men's amateur hockey league based out of New Hampshire. The league started up in the early 1960's and was supplanted by the New England Hockey League (1967-1973).

During the first few seasons most of the games were played in the form of doubleheaders at the newly opened John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum likely accounting for two team not having indoor arenas in their communities.

Teams

Team	Location	Arena	Tenure	Notes
Allain's Jewelers	Rochester, New Hampshire		1963-1966
Concord Shamrocks	Concord, New Hampshire	White Park Rink (1962-1966) Douglas N. Everett Arena (1966-1967)	1963-1967
Laconia Lakers	Laconia, New Hampshire		1963-1966
Nashua Royals	Nashua, New Hampshire	John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum (Manchester)	1963-1967	fold
Exeter Knights of Columbus	Exeter, New Hampshire	N/A	1963-1963	withdrew before playing
Manchester Tam O'Shanters	Manchester, New Hampshire	John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum	1963-1966	fold
Manchester Alpine Club	Manchester, New Hampshire	John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum	1963-1966	fold
Rye Bruins	Rye, New Hampshire	North Shore Sports Center (Lynn, Massachusetts)	1966-1967

Champions

• 1963 - Manchester Beavers
• 1964 - Nashua Royals
• 1965 - Manchester Tam O'Shanters
• 1966 - Nashua Royals
• 1967 - Manchester Tam O'Shanters

Results

1962-63

• Manchester Beavers - Dover GSL 4:1
• 2/3: Manchester Beavers - Concord
• 2/10: Manchester Beavers - Concord 10:6 - Manchester in undisputed first place after game

Standings as of 2/3

1. Manchester Beavers 5-1
2. Dover GSL 4-2
3. Laconia Lakers 4-3
4. Concord Shamrocks 3-3
5. Rochester Allain's Jewelers 0-7

Other games

• 1/31: Manchester Beavers - Fort Devens 3:3

1963-64

• 12/27: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Laconia Lakers 8:5
• 12/27: Concord Shamrocks - Dover 7:2
• 12/29: Dover - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 6:5
• 12/29: Concord Shamrocks - Laconia Lakers 6:4
• Nashua Royals beat Manchester Tam O'Shanters - final

1964-65

• Manchester Alpine Club - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 6:2
• 2/6: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Allain's Jewlers 5:3
• 2/6: Concord Shamrocks - Manchester Alpine Club 5:2
• 2/6: Laconia Lakers - Nashua Royals 5:2
• 2/10: Concord Shamrocks - Laconia Lakers 3:1
• 2/10: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Manchester Alpine Club 3:2
• 2/13: Concord Shamrocks - Nashua Royals 2:1
• 2/13: Laconia Lakers - Allain's Jewlers 3:2
• 2/17: Manchester Alpine Club - Concord Shamrocks 5:2 - Alpines 11-6-3, Shamrocks 9-11-1 after game
• 2/17: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 4:3 - Tams 13-4-2 after game
• 2/20: Manchester Alpine Club - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 6:3
• 2/20: Laconia Lakers - Concord Shamrocks 6:3
• 2/20: Nashua Royals - Allain's Jewelers 8:2
• 2/22: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 6:2

Standings as of 2/11

1. Laconia 15-5-0 30 pts
2. Tam O'Shanters 12-4-2 26 pts
3. Alpines 23 pts
4. Shamrocks 8-10-1 17 pts
5. Royals 14 pts
6. Allain's Jewelers

The Alpine Club left the league after they were barred from the playoffs following several of their players getting into physical altercations with officials.

• 2/27: Nashua Royals - Laconia Lakers 3:0 - semifinal
• 2/27: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Concord Shamrocks 8:3 - "
• 3/1: Nashua Royals - Laconia Lakers 4:2 - "
• 3/1: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Concord Shamrocks 1:0 - "
• 3/3: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 4:3 2OT - final
• 3/6: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 6:4 - "
• 3/10: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 7:6 - "

Other games

• 2/3: Manchester Alpine Club - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 5:4 - Manchester Winter Carnival final, both teams had previously beaten the Concord Shamrocks in the round-robin tournament
• 2/5: Manchester Alpine Club - Granby (QC) 6:4
• 2/14: Granite State League All-Stars - Berlin City League All-Stars 17:3
• 3/7: Manchester Alpine Club - Derby Club 12:3
• 3/14: Lynn Hockey Club - Manchester Alpine Club 10:4
• 3/20: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Standon Jets (QC) 12:5
• 3/21: Providence - Manchester Alpine Club 8:2
• 3/27: Berlin Maroons - Manchester Alpine Club 12:5
• 3/28: Berlin Maroons - Manchester Alpine Club 11:3
• 4/3: Walpole Sweepers - Manchester Alpine Club 11:5
• 4/4: Walpole Sweepers - Manchester Alpine Club 10:5

Sources

• Manchester Union Leader