1930-31 California Hockey League season

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This was the 1930-31 season of the California Hockey League.

It was the league's seventh season.

Standings

Standings GP W L T GF GA Pts
Oakland Sheiks 40 25 14 1 117 79 51
Oakland Checkers 41 20 17 4 109 117 44
Los Angeles Millionaires 39 16 17 6 93 91 38
San Francisco Tigers 27 12 14 1 73 75 25
San Francisco Blackhawks 31 9 20 2 69 99 20
  • The Tigers' franchise was revoked by the league on Feb. 25 because the team refused to sign the league constitution.
  • The Blackhawks disbanded on March 10 because of problems with paying for their equipment.

Playoffs

Semi Final

Best of 3

Date Winner Loser Location
April 6 Checkers 5 Los Angeles 4 Los Angeles
April 10 Los Angeles 6 Checkers 5 Los Angeles
April 11 Checkers 3 Los Angeles 2 Oakland

Oakland Checkers beat Los Angeles Millionaires 2 wins to 1.

Final

Best of 5

Date Winner Loser Location
April 14 Sheiks 3 Checkers 1 Oakland
April 16 Checkers 4 Sheiks 2 Oakland
April 18 Sheiks 3 Checkers 1 Oakland
April 21 Sheiks 3 Checkers 3 Oakland

Even though the Sheiks had not won three games, they were awarded the series by the league because they had finished the season ahead of the Checkers. They won it 2 wins to 1, 1 tie.

College

The California Golden Bears, Loyola Lions, UCLA Bruins, and USC Trojans all fielded ice hockey teams this winter.

  • Oakland All-Stars - California 4:0
  • California - American Legion 5:1
  • Loyola - USC Freshmen 8:3
  • 12/22: Senior League All-Stars - UCLA 16:4
  • 12/29: USC - Los Angeles Maple Leafs 2:1 OT
  • 1/10: USC - UCLA @ Lake Arrowhead - this game was scheduled to be part of a winter carnival; UCLA did not arrive on time, so the prizes were awarded to USC by default
  • 1/12: UCLA - Los Angeles Maple Leafs
  • 1/13: San Francisco Olympic Club - California 6:3
  • 1/31: USC - UCLA @ Big Pines - postponed due to thin ice
  • 2/2: San Francisco Olympic Club - California 7:1 @ Yosemite - Olympic Club was considered for the semifinal trials in Lake Placid for the right to represent the US in the 1932 Winter Olympics
  • 2/12: USC - California 3:2 @ Oakland
  • 2/13: USC - California 1:0
  • 2/27: USC - California 4:2
  • 2/28: UCLA - California 3:1
Hoover Trophy
  • 1/3: USC - California 3:0
  • 1/3: USC - UCLA 2:1
  • 1/4:UCLA - California 4:3

USC won the Hoover Trophy. The competition was played at the outdoor rink in Yosemite.

Southern California Intercollegiate Ice Hockey League
  • 1/29: USC - Loyola 3:2
  • 2/5: USC - UCLA 2:1
  • 2/7: UCLA - Loyola 1:0
  • 2/12: UCLA - Loyola 2:2 - score mentioned in 2/17 edition of Los Angeles Times
  • 2/14: Loyola - Los Angeles AC 5:2
  • 2/19: USC - Loyola 2:1
  • 2/21: Loyola - Los Angeles AC 2:1
  • 3/5: USC - Los Angeles AC 3:2
  • 3/7: USC - UCLA 2:1
  • 3/12: UCLA - Los Angeles AC 5:2
  • 3/14: USC - UCLA 3:0
  • 3/19: UCLA - Los Angeles AC 3:1
  • 3/21: USC - Los Angeles AC 1:0

UCLA was noted to have defeated Loyola three times during the 1931 season. The scores were 3:2, 4:2, and 3:1 in favor of the Bruins (according to the UCLA Yearbook - 1:0 game on 2/7 not mentioned).

Other games

  • 1/25: Oakland American Legion - Canadian War Veterans 9:5 @ Yosemite
  • 1/26: Oakland American Legion - Yosemite Winter Club 7:3 @ Yosemite
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