Vermont Amateur Hockey (1959-1986)
This page features information on amateur hockey in Vermont between 1959 and 1986:
Results
- 1958-59
- Swanton Flyers - Frelighsburg (QC) 5:4
- Swanton Flyers - Frelighsburg (QC) 7:6
- Swanton Flyers - Bedford College (QC) 6:5
- Swanton Flyers - Pike River (QC) 4:3
- Swanton Flyers - Bedford (QC) 3:3
- Bedford College (QC) - Swanton Flyers 9:1
- Bedford High School (QC) - Swanton Flyers 8:3
- St. Armand (QC) - Swanton Flyers 4:3
- Frelighsburg (QC) - Swanton Flyers 7:4
- Frelighsburg (QC) - Swanton Flyers 12:6
- 1959-60
- 1/10: St. Johnsbury Hockey Club - Barre Athletic Club 4:2 - practice game
- 1/16: St. Johnsbury Hockey Club - Barre Athletic Club 4:3
- 1/17: Barre Athletic Club - St. Johnsbury Hockey Club 3:2
- 1/24: Barre Hawks - St. Johnsbury Hockey Club 10:5 - Barre AC was renamed Hawks
- 1/31: Norwich Seniors - Barre Hawks 5:4
- 2/21: Swanton Flyers - Barre Hawks 3:2
- 2/28: Swanton Flyers - Barre Hawks 3:1 - Swanton 5-6 on season after game, having lost 6 games in Canada
- 3/6: Barre Hawks - Craftsbury School 10:2
- 3/6: Swanton Flyers - Stanbridge (QC) 8:2
- 3/13: Barre Hawks - St. Johnsbury Hockey Club 2:1
- 3/20: St. Johnsbury Maple Leafs - Swanton Flyers 3:2 - Vermont State Amateur Championship
Barre also beat and lost to the Norwich Seniors, for a 5-5 record on the season.
- 1960-61
- 1/15: Barre Black Hawks - Swanton-Highgate Flyers 8:7
- 1/22: Barre Black Hawks - St. Johnsbury Maple Leafs 6:4
- 1/28: Hanover Storm Kings (NH) - Barre Black Hawks 3:1
- Sabevois (QC) - Swanton-Highgate Flyers 4:1
- 2/5: Rock Island Border Bombers (QC) - Barre Black Hawks 9:6
- 2/9: Frelighsburg Canadians - Swanton-Highgate Flyers 10:6
- 2/12: Frelighsburg Canadians - Barre Black Hawks 5:3
- 2/16: Barre Black Hawks - St. Johnsbury Maple Leafs 9:3
- 2/21: Barre Black Hawks - Ethan Allen All-Stars 8:2
- 2/26: Norwich Seniors - Barre Black Hawks 3:1
- 3/5: Hanover Storm Kings (NH) - Barre Black Hawks 6:4
- 3/12: Norwich Seniors - Barre Black Hawks 6:4
- 1961-62
- 1/13: Barre Black Hawks - St. Samuel's (QC) 6:1
- 1/14: St. Samuel's (QC) - Barre Black Hawks 3:2
- 1/17: Hanover Storm Kings (NH) - St. Johnsbury Maple Leafs 13:2
- 1/21: Barre Black Hawks - Hanover Storm Kings (NH) 6:4
- 1/28: Frelighsburg Flyers (QC) - Barre Black Hawks 5:4
- 2/3: Barre Black Hawks - Swanton-Highgate Flyers 19:1
- 2/4: St. Armand's Rockets (QC) - Barre Black Hawks 5:4
- 2/10: Barre Black Hawks - Rock Island Blue Bombers 3:2
- 2/11: Barre Black Hawks - Berlin All-Stars (NH) 4:4
- 2/18: Barre Black Hawks - Laconia Lakers (NH) 15:5
- 2/24: Barre Black Hawks - Hanover Storm Kings (NH) 6:4
Northern Hockey League
- 1/11: St. Albans Redwings - Highgate Flyers 6:5
- Enosburg Hawks - Highgate Flyers 7:1
- 1/23: Enosburg Hawks - Highgate Flyers 8:2
- 1/26: St. Albans Redwings - Enosburg Hawks 1:1 - called at end of second period due to bad weather
- 1/28: St. Albans Redwings - Highgate Flyers 4:4
- 2/4: Enosburg Hawks - St. Albans Redwings 6:3 - Enosburg 5-0, St. Albans 3-3 on season
- 2/8: St. Albans Redwings - Enosburg Hawks 3:2 - final
- 2/12: Enosburg Hawks - St. Albans Redwings 5:2 - "
- 2/18: St. Albans Redwings - Enosburg Hawks 6:4 - "
- 2/22: St. Albans Redwings - Enosburg Hawks 5:2 - "
Northfield Invitational Tournament (3/3-4)
- Frelighsburg Flyers - Barre Black Hawks 11:6
- Hanover Storm Kings - St. Samuel's 4:2
- Barre Black Hawks - St. Samuel's 10:4 - consolation
- Frelighsburg Flyers - Hanover Storm Kings 7:5 - final
- 1962-63
- 1/5: Frelighsburg Flyers (QC) - Barre Black Hawks 10:2
- 1/18: Hanover Storm Kings (NH) - Barre Black Hawks 5:2
- 1/19: Hanover Storm Kings (NH) - Barre Black Hawks 4:4
- 1/25: St. Samuel's (QC) - Barre Black Hawks 9:3
- 1/26: St. Samuel's (QC) - Barre Black Hawks 4:4
- 2/3: Barre Black Hawks - Berlin (NH) 12:7
- 2/5: Swanton Flyers - St. Michael's College 6:1
- 2/9: Barre Black Hawks - Hanover Storm Kings (NH) 6:6
- 2/10: Laconia Lakers (NH) - Barre Black Hawks 5:3
- 2/10: Stanbridge (QC) - Swanton Flyers 9:4
- 2/17: Barre Black Hawks - St. Michael's College 16:2
- 2/19: Swanton Flyers - Stanbridge (QC) 4:3
- 2/24: Swanton Flyers - St. Armands (QC) 2:0
- 2/24: Montreal Steel Wheels - Barre Black Hawks 8:4
- 2/26: Swanton Flyers - Stanbridge (QC) 7:2 - Swanton 7-2-2 on season after game
- 3/3: University of Vermont - Swanton Flyers 11:9
- 3/11: Stanbridge (QC) - Swanton Flyers 7:6
Northfield Invitational Tournament (3/2-3)
- Montreal Steel Wheels - Frelighsburg Flyers 11:3
- Barre Black Hawks - Laconia Lakers 8:5
- Frelighsburg Flyers - Laconia Lakers 5:2 - consolation
- Montreal Steel Wheels - Barre Black Hawks 14:3 - final
- 1963-64
- 1/5: Barre Black Hawks - Berlin (NH) 2:0
- 1/12: Barre Black Hawks - Hanover Storm Kings (NH) 7:5
- 1/12: St. Albans Flyers - St. Johnsbury Maple Leafs 13:3
- 1/19: St. Albans Flyers - Stanbridge (QC) 7:3 - Mississquoi Hockey League
- 1/26: Barre Black Hawks - Burlington Bruins 4:4
- 1/30: St. Albans Flyers - Dunham (QC) 4:3
- 2/2: Barre Black Hawks - Burlington Bruins 8:4
- 2/7: Northfield Towners - Barre Black Hawks 9:5
- 2/8: Hanover Storm Kings (NH) - Barre Black Hawks 7:6
- 2/9: Berlin (NH) - Barre Black Hawks 6:3
- 2/14: St. Albans Flyers - St. Armands (QC) 7:3 - Mississquoi Hockey League semifinal
- 2/16: St. Albans Flyers - St. Armands (QC) 7:4 - "
- 2/22: Barre Black Hawks - Hanover Storm Kings (NH) 17:7
- 2/23: Barre Black Hawks - Burlington Bruins 6:0 - game called after 2nd period due to poor ice
- 2/23: Stanbridge (QC) - St. Albans Flyers 7:6 - Mississquoi Hockey League final
- 2/28: Stanbridge (QC) - St. Albans Flyers 6:5 - "
- 3/22: Barre Black Hawks - Manchester Tam-O-Shanters (NH) 7:6
St. Johnsbury Invitational Tournament (2/8-9)
- St. Johnsbury Maple Leafs - Burlington Bruins 2:1
- St. Albans Flyers - St. Johnsbury Maple Leafs 12:3 - final
Northfield Invitational Tournament (3/7-8)
- Burlington Bruins - Barre Black Hawks 5:3
- Berlin - Laconia Lakers 5:4 OT
- Barre Black Hawks - Laconia Lakers 6:4 - consolation
- Berlin - Burlington Bruins 8:6 - final
- 1976-77
- 2/19: Barre Canadians - Norwich Stars
- 2/26: Barre Canadians - Lac Megantic (QC)
- 1977-78
Barre Old Colony Sports was set to face Lac Megantic (QC) on February 18-19. To date the team had won 3 games by 6 goals, and one by 17 goals.
- 1978-79
- Barre Old Colony Sports - Stowe 8:6
- Barre Old Colony Sports - Stowe 9:2
- Barre Old Colony Sports - Winooski 6:2
- Barre Old Colony Sports - Winooski 7:3
- 2/9: Winooski Red Wings - Barre Town 10:3
Old Colony Sports was 9-1 as of 3/2 and was set to play in a tournament on March 2-3 featuring Stowe, Winooski, and Highgate. They were also slated to compete in the Labatt Regional Men's Hockey Tournament in Lac Megantic, QC in early April.
- 1980-81
The Central Vermont Senior Hockey League was contested with the Barre Jets, Montpelier United, East Barre, Stowe, and Waterbury competing.
Central Vermont Men's Amateur Hockey Tournament
- 3/20: Barre Jets - Winooski Raiders 13:5
- 3/20: St. Albans Maples - Derby Line 7:1
- 3/20: BOR Blues - McFarland House 7:1 - B Division, also consisted of Montpelier United and Johnson Clydsales
- St. Albans Maples - Locker Room Sports 9:6
- Locker Room Sports - Barre Jets 2:1
- Barre Jets - St. Albans Maples 3:1
Barre (24 GF), Locker Room (22 GF), and St. Albans (22 GF) all finished with 3-1 records in A Division play.
- 1981-82
Barre Men's Hockey League
Standings
- North Barre House 9-4-2-20
- Teamsters 8-5-2-18
- Fecteau Construction 8-6-1-17
- McFarland House 7-7-1-15
- Montpelier United 4-8-2-10
- Tilden House 3-9-2-8
Playoffs
Fecteau beat Tilden and lost to McFarland. McFarland beat Montpelier, and then defeated North Barre 6-5.
- 3/17: Teamsters - McFarland House 6:2 - final
Vermont Men's Amateur Hockey Tournament (3/26-28)
Class A: Barre Jets. J.D. Sigmas, Rutland, Derby, Locker Room Sports, Winooski, St. Albans, Disraeli. Class B: Montpelier United, Fecteau, Monroe (NH), Blues. Class C: McFarland House, Thygesen Sports, Blues Too, Mo's UFOs.
- Barre Jets - J.D. Sigmas 3:2
- Barre Jets - Derby 10:3
- Disraeli (QC) - St. Albans 3:2
- Disraleli (QC) - Locker Room Sports 5:3
- St. Albans - Winooski 6:3
- 3/28: Disraeli (QC) - Barre Jets 7:5 - A final
Montpelier United won the B tournament, and McFarland House the C crown.
Lac Megantic Tournament (4/2-4)
- Cookshire - Barre Jets 3:1
- Brossard - Barre Jets 7:3
- 1982-83
- 12/5: Barre Jets - Burlington Rich's Ringers 8:7
- 12/11: Barre Jets - Drummondville (QC) 4:0
- 1/22: 'Barre Jets - Rutland 11:0
Barre Men's Hockey League
Standings as of 12/23
- North Barre 4-1-2-10 48:37
- Fecteau 4-3-1-9 50:53
- Teamsters 4-3-0-8 46:32
- Montpelier 4-3-0-8 42:33
- McFarland 2-2-3-7 39:42
- Tilden House 1-7-0-2 36:61
Tournoi Hockey Amicale O'Keefe de Waterloo (11/27-28)
- Barre Jets - St. Joachim 5:0
- Barre Jets - Bonsecours 5:0
- Barre Jets - Clairol Roadrunners 3:0
- Barre Jets - Valcourt Daniel Maintenance 5:1 - final
- 1983-84
- 2/25: Barre Jets - Berlin Maroons (NH) 10:3
- 2/29: Barre Jets - Lyndonville
- 3/3: Barre Jets - Rutland
Barre Jets A Hockey Tournament (3/23-25)
- Fred's Flyers - VTC 6:1
- Plattsburgh - All-Stars 7:1
- Disraeli (QC) - Hemmingford (QC) 4:1
- St. Albans Maples - Rutland 8:0
- Barre Jets - Barre Black Hawks 4:1
- Plattsburgh - Norwich Longhorns 7:2
- Berlin (NH) - Disraeli (QC) 8:7
- Hemmingford (QC) - All-Stars 5:3
- Barre Black Hawks - Hemmingford (QC) 4:1
- Plattsburgh - Berlin (NH) 3:1
- Barre Black Hawks - St. Albans Maples 7:0
- Barre Jets - Plattsburgh 8:6
- Berlin (NH) - Disraeli (QC) 6:4
- Barre Black Hawks - Plattsburgh 1:0 Forfeit
- Barre Black Hawks - Berlin (NH) 6:4
- Barre Jets - Barre Black Hawks 4:3 - final
- 1984-85
Barre Jets A Hockey Tournament
- 3/23: Hemmingford (QC) - Barre Jets 7:5
- 3/23: Plattsburgh - Hemmingford (QC) 5:2
- 3/23: Budweiser Kings - St. Albans 11:5
- 3/23: Barre Black Hawks - Disraeli (QC) 5:3
- 3/23: Norwich Longhorns - Plattsburgh 7:4
- 3/23: Burlington - St. Albans 3:1
- 3/23: Budweiser Kings - Disraeli (QC) 8:4
- 3/23: Barre Black Hawks - St. Albans 7:5
Barre Black Hawks 3-0, Jets 0-2 after 3/23.
- 1985-86
The Barre Jets and Burlington Titans joined the New England Hockey League this season. The Titans only spent one year in the league, but the Jets remained in it until 1988.
Barre Jets A Hockey Tournament
Northern Division: Concord Budmen, Hemmingford (QC), Norwich Longhorns, Barre Black Hawks, Barre Jets. Southern Division: Burlington Titans, Berlin Maroons, Plattsburgh, New England Bruins.
- 3/22: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets 7:5
Sources
- Barre Times-Argus
- Burlington Free Press
- Rutland Daily Herald
- St. Albans Daily Messenger