Hillsdale Chargers

	Hillsdale Chargers
Institution:	Hillsdale College
Location:	Hillsdale, Michigan
School founded:	1844
Enrollment:	1,486
Colors:	Blue and White

The Hillsdale Chargers were a men's ice hockey team representing Hillsdale, College in Hillsdale, Michigan. The team was a member of the Mid-Central Collegiate Hockey Association in 1977-78, and previously the Mid-West Collegiate Hockey Association. The team was in existence as a varsity squad from the 1969-70 season to the 1977-78 season, having previously competed at the club level from 1963-1969.

Results

1969-70

11/8: Hillsdale - Case-Western Reserve 7:2
11/15: Hillsdale - Toledo 5:3 - Mid-West Collegiate Hockey Association game
11/16: Hillsdale - Miami (OH) 7:2 - "
Detroit - Hillsdale 14:0
Hillsdale - Case-Western Reserve
Illinois - Hillsdale
12/13: Hillsdale - Indiana 8:8
12/14: Hillsdale - Indiana 7:7
12/20: Western Michigan - Hillsdale 8:0
12/21: Detroit - Hillsdale 18:0 - Hillsdale 2-1 in MCHA play

Other MCHA games

2/13: Detroit - Western Michigan 7:0 - Detroit won regular season title
2/21: Dayton - Miami (OH) 7:5
3/7: Oberlin - Dayton 7:4 - semifinal
3/8: Detroit - Oberlin 6:2 - final

Detroit went 6-0, Dayton 5-1, and Oberlin 4-2 in regular season play.

1970-71

11/14: Hillsdale - Illinois-Chicago 3:3
11/15: Hillsdale - Toledo 12:1 - MCHA game
11/28: Hillsdale - Illinois
12/5: Illinois - Hillsdale 9:2
12/6: Hillsdale - Indiana 7:5

Other MCHA games

1/10: Detroit - Miami (OH) 12:1
1/21: Detroit - Oberlin 5:1

MCHA Tournament

2/26: Dayton - Oakland CC 3:2 - semifinal - Dayton went 5-1 in regular season
2/27: Dayton - Hillsdale 6:3 - final

1971-72

11/13: Oakland CC - Hillsdale 5:3
11/19: Kent State - Hillsdale 7:2
11/20: Kent State - Hillsdale 4:0
11/24: Oakland CC - Hillsdale
11/27: Hillsdale - Toledo 4:3
11/28: Hillsdale - Central Michigan 8:4
12/4: Hillsdale - Hillsdale Alumni 13:6
12/5: Hillsdale - Central Michigan 4:1
12/11: Hillsdale - Oberlin 6:5 OT
1/15: Hillsdale - Oberlin 5:3
2/19: Notre Dame JV - Hillsdale 7:6 OT
2/20: Hillsdale - Michigan State JV 5:5
2/26: Hillsdale - Toledo 12:9
2/27: Bowling Green JV - Hillsdale 6:4

Hillsdale finished 9-10-1 in the regular season, 4-2-0 in MCHA play.

MCHA Tournament

3/4: Hillsdale - Oberlin 12:5 - semifinal
3/5: Oakland CC - Hillsdale 5:3 - final

1972-73

2/2: Hillsdale - Illinois
2/10: Hillsdale - Michigan State JV
2/11: Hillsdale - Western Michigan
2/18: Hillsdale - Purdue
2/24-25: Hillsdale @ Tennessee Invitational
3/3-4: Hillsdale @ MCHA Tournament

Hillsdale went 4-19 on the season, 2-6 in MCHA play.

Other MCHA games

2/25: Dayton - Oberlin 4:2
3/3: Oakland CC - Bowling Green - semifinal
3/3: Henry Ford CC - Dayton 7:1 - "
3/4: Bowling Green - Dayton 13:3 - 3rd place

1973-74

11/10: Illinois-Chicago - Hillsdale 8:3
11/16: Henry Ford CC - Hillsdale
11/18: Lawrence Tech - Hillsdale 6:4
11/30: Hillsdale - Lawrence Tech 8:2
12/2: Hillsdale - Central Michigan 7:4
12/9: Hillsdale - Henry Ford CC 3:3 - Hillsdale 3-6-1 overall, 0-3-1 in MCHA

1974-75

11/2: Hillsdale - Calvin College 7:1
11/3: St. Clair County CC - Hillsdale 6:1
11/8: Hillsdale - Toledo Jr. Blades 3:3
11/9: Hillsdale - Lambton College (ON) Forfeit
11/15: Hillsdale - Lambton College (ON) 3:3
11/16: Kent State - Hillsdale 4:2
11/17: Macomb County CC - Hillsdale 9:7
11/22: Hillsdale - Ohio 4:3
11/23: Ohio - Hillsdale 6:4
1/24: Hillsdale - Calvin College 11:2
1/25: Michigan State JV - Hillsdale 7:3
2/16: Oakland CC - Hillsdale 8:2

Other MCHA games

1/19: Dayton - Toledo 14:1
1/25: Dayton - Oberlin 3:2
1/26: Dayton - Miami (OH) 6:6 - Miami 2-0-1 in MCHA
2/9: St. Clair County CC - Bowling Green 11:1 - St. Clair 12-0 in MCHA
2/16: Bowling Green - Dayton 7:5 - BG 7-1, Dayton 5-2-1 in MCHA
3/1: St. Clair CC - Dayton 8:1 - semifinal
3/1: Bowling Green - Oakland CC 5:4 - "
3/2: Dayton - Oakland CC 9:6 - 3rd place
3/2: St. Clair CC - Bowling Green 5:0 - final

1975-76

1/24: Ferris State - Hillsdale 1:2 - became forfeit win for Ferris State, as Ted Lindsay pulled Hillsdale off the ice with 6:48 left in the second period, protesting after officials ejected a player from each team and called three minor penalties against Hillsdae and one against Ferris following a brawl, which was set off by Ferris' Neal Leonhard elbowing Hillsdale's Kent Shirley
1/25: Ferris State - Hillsdale 7:2

Other MCHA games

St. Clair County CC 4-2 in league as of 2/6.

2/22: Dayton - Bowling Green 6:1 - Dayton and BG tied with 6-1 MCHA records
3/6: Henry Ford CC - Dayton - semifinal
3/7: Henry Ford CC - Bowling Green 10:4 - final
3/7: Oakland CC - Dayton 5:4 OT - 3rd place

1976-77

10/9: Hillsdale - Wayne Americans
12/19: Hillsdale - St. Clair County CC 3:1
12/30: Paddock Pool Saints - Hillsdale 8:6 - Austin Dunnville Memorial Tournament final

Hillsdale had a 17-5-3 record.

Midwest College Hockey Tournament

12/21: Hillsdale - St. Clair County CC - semifinal
12/22: Hillsdale - Cincinnati 5:2 - final
12/22: St. Clair County CC - Eastern Michigan 3:3 OT - 3rd place, game awarded to St. Clair as they had more shots on goal

Other MCHA games

11/12: St. Clair County CC - Oakland College 8:4
11/14: St. Clair County CC - Henry Ford CC 4:1
12/4: St. Clair County CC - Bowling Green 4:2
12/12: St. Clair County CC - Miami (OH) 8:3 - St. Clair 2-1 in MCHA
2/4: Bowling Green - Dayton 10:3
2/15: Bowling Green - Miami (OH) 10:5 - BG 5-1 in MCHA
2/20: St. Clair County CC - Cincinnati 10:4
2/20: Bowling Green - Dayton 12:1
2/25: St. Clair County CC - Miami (OH) 6:5
2/26: St. Clair County CC - Miami (OH) 8:7
2/27: Dayton - St. Clair County CC 3:2 - Bowling Green finished first, St. Clair second in MCHA, with a record of 8-2

1977-78

Mid-Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings as of 11/23

(league/overall)

Hillsdale 5-1-0-10 43:22/6-1-0-12 45:22
Eastern Michigan 3-1-0-6 27:19/5-1-0-10 45:28
Miami (OH) 3-1-0-6 20:23/6-2-0-12 48:37
Cincinnati 2-4-0-4 32:43/5-7-0-10 59:65
Michigan-Dearborn 1-3-0-2 16:21/1-5-0-2 26:35
Kent State 1-5-0-2 26:36/3-5-0-6 39:41

Scores (when available)

10/30: Cincinnati - Hillsdale 5:3
11/?: Hillsdale - Miami (OH) 10:1
11/?: Miami (OH) - Michigan-Dearborn 5:4
11/?: Hillsdale - Kent State 6:4
11/?: Hillsdale - Kent State 8:3
11/17: Eastern Michigan - Kent State 7:6 OT
11/18: Kent State - Eastern Michigan 4:1
11/18: Michigan-Dearborn - Cincinnati 7:6
1/13: Kent State - Cincinnati 4:1 - Kent State 3-6 in league (5-6 overall)

Hillsdale finished second with a record of 14-6. Cincinnati finished last at 5-14 (9-18 overall).

Miami, Hillsdale, Eastern Michigan, and Kent State were set to compete in the league tournament on March 10-11. Miami won both the regular season and playoff crowns, finishing 16-4 in the regular season, and 23-8 overall.