British House Leagues
In Great Britain, House League competitions were often organized, featuring a small group of teams all based out of the same rink playing against one another.
Leagues
- Alpine House League
The Alpine House League was held at the outdoor Wembley Alpine Ice Rink in 1939-40. Four teams participated: Panthers, Beavers, Dukes, Royals. It was won by the Panthers.
- Belfast House League
Three incarnations of the Belfast House League were contested at Kings Hall Ice Rink from 1940-1942 (Balmoral Tigers, Harlandic Wolves, Short Brothers Raiders, Thornton Wasps); 1951-1954 (Harlandic Wolves, Balmoral Wasps, Racers, Shorts Redwings); and 1965-1969.
The competition was for the Gaston Cup. The first match was staged on February 17, 1940. The Wolves defeated the Wasps 4-3.
- Grimsby Town League
See the separate article on the Grimsby Town League for details.
- North East League
See the separate article on the North East League for details.
- Southampton House League
The Southampton House League operated briefly in the fall of 1931. Participating teams: Bassett, New Forest, Shirley, United Hospitals. The better local players formed a representative team (known simply as Southampton) that played in the English League Division 2 from 1931-1933.
- Spalding Trophy
A five-team house league competition for the Spalding Trophy, spearheaded by Stan Bookbinder, was held at the Manchester Ice Palace for three years commencing in 1930. The trophy was won by the Eagles, Medicals, and Falcons.
- Sunday League
The Sunday League was a house league competition held at the Earls Court Ice Rink in 1936-37. The Marlboroughs, Kestrals, All-Blacks, St. Thomas Hospital, and Barclay Bank took part in the competition. It was succeeded by the London-Provincial League the following year.
Sources
- Homes of British Ice Hockey, Martin C. Harris (2007).