1924–25 American ice hockey season

This was the 1924-25 American ice hockey season:

United States Amateur Hockey Association

See: 1924-25 USAHA Season

The United States Amateur Hockey Association returned for its fifth and final season of play in 1924-25. 10 teams, divided into two divisions, competed in the league.

California

See: 1924-25 California Hockey League season

The Palais de Glace opened in Los Angeles, and the California Hockey League was soon established, comprised of three teams.

Chicago, Illinois

The planned playing schedule for the North Shore Hockey League

The Illinois Athletic Club planned to hold its first hockey practice on December 27, 1924. The Lake Forest Winter Club and Streeterville were set to play in a North Shore Hockey League match on January 11, 1925, but no score was reported in the local newspapers, and no other games were mentioned. There were plans to establish a league on the south side of the city and stage inter-league matches with teams in the North Shore League, but nothing came of it.

North Shore League Results

• 1/11: Lake Forest Winter Club - Streeterville

Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland Blues competed in the United States Amateur Hockey Association for the 1924-25 season.

Connecticut

The New Haven Bears fielded an independent team this winter. They lost 9-2 to the Berlin Hockey Club in Berlin, New Hampshire, on December 26, 1924.

Massachusetts

At the November 1924 National Hockey League meeting, the NHL approved two new franchises, including its first franchise in the United States of America. Charles Adams of Boston was granted a franchise. The Boston Bruins finished last in the league in their inaugural season, with a record of 6-24. The Boston Athletic Association, Boston Hockey Club, and Boston Maple AA all returned to compete in the United States Amateur Hockey Association as well.

Michigan

The Border Cities Hockey League, made up of teams from Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, was contested again in 1924-25. The Detroit Hockey Club withdrew from the league on January 14, as they held a franchise in the United States Amateur Hockey League, and operated under its jurisdiction, which forbade them from playing Canadian teams, of which there were two in the BCHL.

1924-25 Game Results

• 12/26: Soo Greyhounds (ON) - Detroit Hockey Club 6:1 @ Detroit
• 12/27: Soo Greyhounds (ON) - Detroit Hockey Club 6:1 @ Detroit
• 1/2: Kitchener Schnarrs (ON) - Detroit Hockey Club 4:1 @ Detroit
• 1/13: Portage Lakes - Calumet Greyhounds 5:4 OT
• 1/16: Minneapolis Millers (MN) - Detroit Hockey Club 9:2 @ Detroit
• 1/17: Minneapolis Millers (MN) - Detroit Hockey Club 9:2 @ Detroit
• 1/18: Grand Trunk - Ralph Sports 8:1 @ Battle Creek
• 1/26: Marquette Indians - Virginia (MN) 5:3 @ Marquette
• 2/6: Hancock - Marquette Indians 3:0
• 2/20: Marquette Indians - Thessalon Hockey Club (ON) 6:3 @ Marquette
• 2/26: Marquette Indians - Portage Lake 3:0
• 3/5: Fort Frances Backus Greys (ON) - Marquette Indians 4:1 @ Marquette
• 3/6: Marquette Indians - Fort Frances Backus Greys (ON) 2:1 @ Marquette
• 3/11: Marquette Indians - Soo All-Stars 3:2

Border Cities Hockey League Results

• 12/21: Windsor Dodgers - Plasterers' Union 1:0 OT
• 12/21: Detroit Hockey Club - Kessler Realty 6:1
• 12/23: Grand Trunk - Detroit Passenger Club 3:0
• Windsor Dairy - Magneto Exchange
• 12/28: Detroit Hockey Club - Magneto Exchange 4:1
• 12/28: Grand Trunk - Plasterers' Union 3:2 OT
• 12/28: Detroit Passenger Club - Windsor Dairy 5:2
• 12/30: Detroit Hockey Club - Detroit Passenger Club 4:1
• 1/4: Plasterers' Union - Detroit Hockey Club 6:3 - game was marred by a melee
• 1/4: Detroit Passenger Club - Magneto Exchange 3:2 OT
• 1/6: Detroit Hockey Club - Windsor Dodgers 4:2
• 1/11: Detroit Hockey Club - Windsor Dairy 3:2
• 1/13: Grand Trunk - Magneto Exchange 5:2
• 1/13: Windsor Dodgers - Detroit Passenger Club 3:0
• 1/18: Plasterers' Union - Detroit Passenger Club 2:1
• 2/17: Windsor Dodgers - Grand Trunk 4:0
• 3/1: Windsor Dodgers - Plasterers' Union 3:1 - Dodgers clinched title

Standings as of 1/19

1. Windsor Dodgers 4-1
2. Grand Trunk 4-1
3. Plasterers 4-2
4. Windsor Dairy 2-2
5. Passenger Club 3-5
6. Kessler Realty 1-6
7. Magneto 1-6

Minnesota

Minnesota again had four teams in the United States Amateur Hockey Association this winter, the Duluth Hornets, Eveleth Reds, Minneapolis Rockets, and the St. Paul Athletic Club.

Montana

Three teams competed in the Montana Senior Amateur Hockey Association in 1924-25, the Montana Hardware and Marquette clubs of Butte, and the Anaconda club. Due to a lack of ice, the full playing schedule was not completed, and the season ended with Marquette atop the table.

Montana Hockey League Results

• 12/21: Marquette - Anaconda 2:1
• 12/25: Montana Hardware - Marquette 2:1
• 12/28: Montana Hardware - Anaconda 2:1
• 1/1: Marquette - Anaconda 6:4
• 1/11: Montana Hardware - Anaconda 3:3
• 1/25: Montana Hardware - Marquette 2:2 2OT
• 2/1: Marquette - Montana Hardware 3:0

New Hampshire

The Berlin Hockey Club, Nashua Nationals, and Nashua AA all fielded independent teams for the 1924-25 season.

1924-25 Game Results

• 12/26: Berlin Hockey Club - New Haven Bears 9:2 @ Berlin
• 12/29: Lewiston St. Dominique - Berlin Hockey Club 4:3 @ Lewiston
• 1/1: Nashua Nationals - Lowell Independents 6:1 @ Nashua
• 1/1: Nashua AA - Melrose Hockey Club 4:3 2OT (2:2 after regulation) @ Nashua
• 1/2: Berlin Hockey Club - Boston Maple AA 9:4 @ Berlin
• 1/11: Nashua AA - Fitchburg Hockey Club 2:2 @ Fitchburg
• 1/13: Nashua Nationals - Malden AA 3:0 @ Nashua
• 1/15: Greenwood AA - Nashua Nationals 2:1 OT @ Nashua
• 1/16: Nashua AA - Cambridge Catholic Club @ Nashua - not played due to snow
• 1/19: Nashua Nationals - Cambridge Catholic Club 2:1 @ Nashua
• 1/19: Boston Maple AA - Berlin Hockey Club 7:2 @ Boston - Bill Sharpe of Berlin struck the referee with his stick when he did not allow a goal, incurring a five minute penalty
• 1/21: Boston AA - Berlin Hockey Club 4:1 @ Boston - Sharpe was again notorious, after getting hooked by Irving Small, he swung his stick at him, leading to Small getting knocked out, requiring three stitches to his chin, and getting rushed to the hospital so his condition could be monitored, in what was deemed "one of the most deplorable things ever perpetrated in the history of the game in Boston"; Sharpe was sent off for the remainder of the game, and B.A.A. officials said they would seek to have him permanently qualified from play in both the US and Canada
• 1/26: Berlin Hockey Club - Boston Maple AA 2:2 @ Berlin
• 1/27: Berlin Hockey Club - Boston Maple AA 4:1 @ Berlin
• Nashua Nationals - Berlin Hockey Club - Nashua "easily defeated Berlin"
• 2/5: Dartmouth Alumni - Nashua Nationals 1:0 @ Nashua
• 3/4: Boston Ramblers - Nashua Nationals 4:0 @ Boston
• 3/10: Nashua Nationals - Nashua AA 2:1 @ Boston - New Hampshire Championship
• 3/19: Nashua Nationals - Rockland Union AA 2:1 @ Boston

New York

See: 1924-25 New York season

The Brooklyn Ice Palace was open this winter. New York St. Nicholas, the Metropolitan Hockey Club, and Nichols Hockey Club were among the notable independent teams to take the ice.

Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh had two teams in the United States Amateur Hockey Association in 1924-25, the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets and Pittsburgh Fort Pitt. They played in separate divisions, and wound up facing off for the league championship. The Yellow Jackets beat Fort Pitt 4 games to none in the final. In Philadelphia, the local hockey league returned, and composed of Chestnut Hill, Main Line, Swarthmore, and Norristown.

Philadelphia and Suburban Hockey League Results

• 1/7: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Norristown Hockey Club 7:1
• 1/10: Main Line Hockey Club - Chestnut Hill 5:1
• 1/14: Main Line Hockey Club - Norristown Hockey Club 3:0
• 1/17: Chestnut Hill - Swarthmore Hockey Club 1:0
• 1/21: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Main Line Hockey Club 3:1
• 1/24: Norristown Hockey Club - Chestnut Hill 4:0
• 1/28: Main Line Hockey Club - Chestnut Hill 3:2
• 1/31: Norristown Hockey Club - Swarthmore Hockey Club 2:1 2OT
• 2/4: Main Line Hockey Club - Norristown Hockey Club 4:1
• 2/7: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Chestnut Hill 2:1
• 2/11: Swarthmore Hockey Club - Main Line Hockey Club 4:0
• 2/14: Norristown Hockey Club - Chestnut Hill 7:4
• 2/18: Chestnut Hill - Norristown Hockey Club 2:0
• 2/25: Chestnut Hill - Main Line Hockey Club 4:3 OT
• 2/27: Main Line Hockey Club - Swarthmore Hockey Club 3:2 - Main Line clinched title

Spokane, Washington

In January 1925, the Spokane Arctic Club formed an ice hockey team. The Fourth Infantry at Fort George Wright also organized a team, which faced the Arctic Club on January 11, and again on the 25th. Manager H.R. Abbey of the Arctic tried to organize a game with the Couer d'Alene, Idaho, hockey team.

1924-25 Game Results

• 1/11: Spokane Arctic Club - Fourth Infantry 5:0 @ Fort George Wright rink
• 1/25: Spokane Arctic Club - Fourth Infantry 4:3 @ Liberty Lake

College ice hockey

See: 1924–25 American college hockey season

Sources

• Boston Globe
• Chicago Tribune
• Detroit Free Press
• Philadelphia Inquirer
• The Spokesman-Review

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