1934–35 American ice hockey season

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This was the 1934-35 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

Colorado

The Denver Falcons had a semi-pro hockey team this winter. They notably played two games on the road against the Wichita Americans in February. The Fort Collins Crystals were another active team.

1934-35 Game Results
  • 12/27: Fort Collins Crystals - Longmont/Denver Falcons/Denver Maroons Combination 8:8
  • 12/30: Fort Collins Crystals - Denver Falcons 11:6
  • 1/4: Fort Collins Crystals - Denver Falcons 16:11
  • 1/12: Fort Collins Crystals - Laramie (WY) 8:7 @ Laramie
  • 1/18: Fort Collins Crystals - Laramie (WY) 12:6

Maine

1934-35 Game Results
  • 12/22: Lewiston St. Doms - Haverhill (MA) 6:5 @ Lewiston
  • 12/25: Brooklyn Crescent-Hamilton AC - Lewiston Cyclones 6:0 @ New York
  • 12/25: Lewiston St. Doms - Amesbury Maple Leafs (MA) 6:2 @ Lewiston
  • 12/27: Lewiston Cyclones - Westbrook 5:1 @ Lewiston
  • 12/30: North Cambridge Cantabs (MA) - Lewiston St. Doms 8:1
  • 1/1: North Cambridge Cantabs (MA) - Lewiston Cyclones 3:2 OT @ Lewiston
  • 1/6: Lewiston St. Doms - Boston University City Club (MA) 8:4 @ Lewiston
  • 1/13: Lewiston St. Doms - St. Anselm's College 11:2 @ Lewiston
  • 1/15: Lewiston Cyclones - Lewiston St. Doms 3:2
  • 1/20: Lewiston St. Doms - Lewiston Cyclones 3:1
  • 1/22: Lewiston Cyclones - Waterville Wyandottes 2:1 @ Lewiston
  • 1/26: Lewiston Cyclones - Montreal Crescents (QC) 2:0 @ Lewiston
  • 1/27: Lewiston St. Doms - Montreal Crescents (QC) 2:1 @ Lewiston
  • 1/31: Lewiston Maple Leafs - Berlin Joliettes (NH) 7:3
  • 2/3: Boston Olympics - Lewiston St. Doms 6:1 @ Lewiston
  • 2/3: Lewiston Cyclones - North Conway 4:1
  • 2/4: Lewiston Cyclones - North Conway 4:3
  • 2/4: Waterville Notre Dame - Waterville Wyandottes 2:1
  • 2/5: Lewiston Cyclones - Lewiston St. Doms 3:2 OT
  • 2/7: Lewiston Maple Leafs - Wilton HC 2:2 OT
  • North Cambridge Cantabs (MA) - Lewiston St. Doms 8:1
  • 2/9: Wilton HC - Hebron Academy 3:1 @ Hebron
  • 2/10: North Cambridge Cantabs (MA) - Lewiston St. Doms 4:3 @ Lewiston
  • 2/12: Berlin HC (NH) - Lewiston Cyclones 8:7 2OT
  • 2/14: Lewiston St. Doms - Lewiston Cyclones 2:1
  • 2/17: Lewiston Cyclones - Boston Berry HC (MA) 7:1 @ Lewiston
  • 2/19: Lewiston Cyclones - Waterville Wyandottes 2:1 OT @ Lewiston
  • 2/24: Lewiston St. Doms - Concord HC (MA) 11:4 @ Lewiston
Maine AAU Championship
  • 2/21: Wilton HC - Waterville Notre Dame 2:0 - 1R
  • 2/21: Waterville Wyandottes - Lewiston St. Doms 1:0 - 1R
  • 2/21: Lewiston Cyclones - Lewiston Maple Leafs 4:0 - 1R
  • 2/22: Waterville Wyandottes - Wilton HC 5:2 - SF
  • 2/22: Lewiston Cyclones - Waterville Wyandottes 4:1 - F

Massachusetts

Boston Olympics Results
  • 1/1: Brooklyn Crescent-Hamilton HC - Boston Olympics 6:1 @ New York
  • 2/25: Brooklyn Crescent-Hamilton AC - Boston Olympics 4:2 @ Boston
  • 2/28: Boston Olympics - Providence All-Stars 3:1
  • 3/1: Boston Olympics - North Cambridge HC 8:2 - Olympics claimed New England Amateur title

Montana

Four teams participated in the Butte-Anaconda Hockey League and the Butte Clarkes won the championship. The Wisdom Rangers were the successor to the Butte Lockwoods.

1934-35 Game Results
  • 12/9: Butte Clarkes - Montana School of Mines 9:3
  • 1/13: Montana School of Mines - Anaconda Anodes 3:2
  • 1/14: Butte Clarkes - Montana School of Mines 17:3
  • 1/17: Wisdom Rangers - Anaconda Anodes 3:2
  • 1/20: Wisdom Rangers - Butte Clarkes 10:9
  • 1/28: Butte Clarkes - Lethbridge Maple Leafs (AB) 6:5 OT @ Butte
  • 1/29: Lethbridge Maple Leafs (AB) - Anaconda All-Stars 11:1 @ Anaconda
  • 1/30: Butte Clarkes - Lethbridge Maple Leafs (AB) 4:4 @ Butte
Butte-Anaconda Hockey League Results
  • 12/14: Montana School of Mines - Anaconda Anodes 8:4
  • 12/16: Butte Clarkes - Wisdom Rangers 11:1
  • 12/19: Wisdom Rangers - Montana School of Mines 5:1
  • 12/23: Butte Clarkes - Anaconda Anodes 13:3
  • 12/30: Wisdom Rangers - Anaconda Anodes 13:0
  • 1/4: Butte Clarkes - Wisdom Rangers 10:3
  • 1/6: Butte Clarkes - Montana School of Mines 3:0
  • 1/6: Wisdom Rangers - Anaconda Anodes 12:1
  • 1/9: Butte Clarkes - Montana School of Mines 6:2
  • 1/11: Montana School of Mines - Anaconda Anodes 5:3
  • 1/27: Butte Clarkes - Montana School of Mines 12:1
  • 2/3: Butte Clarkes - Wisdom Rangers 9:6
  • 2/12: Wisdom Rangers - Butte Clarkes 10:4 - final, game one
  • 2/15: Butte Clarkes - Wisdom Rangers 13:6 - final, game two
  • 2/17: Butte Clarkes - Wisdom Rangers 13:3 - final, game three

New York

The Lake Placid Athletic Club played an independent schedule during the 1934-35 season.

1934-35 Game Results
  • 12/16: Toronto City Service Oilers (ON) - New York St. Nicholas 6:2 @ Madison Square Garden
  • 1/2: Brooklyn Crescent-Hamilton AC - New York St. Nicholas 4:0 @ Madison Square Garden
  • Clinton Hockey Club - Lake Placid Athletic Club 4:1
  • 1/19: Hershey Bears (PA) - New York St. Nicholas 10:1 @ Hershey
  • 1/19: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Glens Falls Independents 7:1
  • 1/20: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Glens Falls Independents 5:4
  • 1/26: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Schenectady ASA 9:3
  • 1/27: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Schenectady ASA 3:2 OT
  • 2/5: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Glens Falls Independents 3:0
  • 2/6: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Glens Falls Independents 1:1
  • 2/9: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Huntingdon (QC) 4:1
  • 2/10: Huntingdon (QC) - Lake Placid Athletic Club 3:0
  • 2/11: Lake Placid Athletic Club - Huntingdon (QC) 6:5
  • 2/16: Valleyfield (QC) - Lake Placid Athletic Club 2:1
  • 2/17: Valleyfield (QC) - Lake Placid Athletic Club 5:2
  • 2/24: Atlantic City Sea Gulls (NJ) - New York St. Nicholas 9:3 @ Madison Square Garden
Adirondack AAU Championship Results
  • Massena - Ballston Spa 11:0
  • Amsterdam - Schenectady
  • Lake Placid Athletic Club - Amsterdam - semifinal
  • Clinton Hockey Club - Massena 2:1 - semifinal
  • Lake Placid Athletic Club - Clinton Hockey Club 3:2 - final

Lake Placid earned the right to represent the Adirondack District in the National Senior Championships. A team composed mainly of Lake Placid players, but also some other stars from the region, competed in the tournament as Adirondack HC.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets played an independent schedule during the 1934-35 season.

Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets Game Results
  • 2/4: Clarkson - Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets 5:3 @ Pittsburgh
  • 2/5: Clarkson - Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets 3:2 @ Pittsburgh
  • 2/9: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Assumption College (ON) 8:6 @ Pittsburgh
  • 2/13: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Windsor Wanderers (ON) 11:1 @ Pittsburgh
  • 2/16: Detroit Farmcrests - Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets 4:2 @ Pittsburgh
  • 2/20: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Niagara Falls (ON) 13:4 @ Pittsburgh
  • 2/22: Hershey Bears - Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets 3:1 @ Pittsburgh
  • 2/23: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Hershey Bears 3:2 @ Pittsburgh
  • 2/28: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Atlantic City Sea Gulls 4:1 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/2: 'Brooklyn Crescents - Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets 3:0 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/5: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Baltimore Orioles 6:4 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/8: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Toronto McColl-Frontenacs (ON) 4:1 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/9: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Toronto McColl-Frontenacs (ON) 4:2 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/13: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Cleveland Indians 14:1 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/15: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Boston Olympics 4:1 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/16: Boston Olympics - Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets 2:1 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/20: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Chicago Baby Ruths 6:4 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/22: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Chicago Baby Ruths 5:3 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/27: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Baltimore Orioles 5:3 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/28: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Baltimore Orioles 6:4 @ Pittsburgh
  • 3/30: Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets - Detroit Farmcrests 5:0 @ Pittsburgh

North Dakota

The Devils Lake Brewers won the First Lake Region Hockey Tournament, defeating the Minot Tigers in the final.

1934-35 Game Results
  • 1/6: Bismarck Dragons - Mott 7:0 @ Bismarck
  • 1/27: Bismarck Dragons - Mott 5:1 @ Mott
  • 2/16: Jamestown Bluejays - Bismarck Demons 3:2 OT @ Jamestown
First Lake Region Hockey Tournament
  • 1/11: Devils Lake Brewers - Minot Tigers 6:3 - final

Wichita, Kansas

The Wichita Americans were a semi-pro team that played exhibition games during the 1934-35 season.

1934-35 Game Results
  • 2/10: Wichita Americans - Denver Falcons 6:4
  • 2/11: Wichita Americans - Denver Falcons 7:2
  • 2/20: Wichita Americans - Tulsa Semi-Pros 6:4

Spokane, Washington

The Inland Empire Hockey League was not arranged for the 1934-35 season, but a Spokane City League was contested.

1934-35 Game Results
  • 2/3: Spokane All-Stars - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 2:2
  • 2/17: Spokane All-Stars - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 2:2 @ Couer d'Alene
  • 3/10: Grand Forks Intermediates (BC) - Spokane All-Stars 4:1 @ Grand Forks
Spokane City League Results
  • 1/20: Shamrocks - Malemutes 5:0
  • 1/27: Chinooks - Malemutes 0:0
  • 1/27: Shamrocks - Rangers 1:1
  • 1/30: Chinooks - Rangers 8:7
  • 2/3: Malemutes - Rangers 7:3
  • 2/6: Shamrocks - Chinooks 5:1
  • 2/15: Shamrocks - Malemutes 5:1
  • 2/17: Chinooks - Rangers 5:0

Shamrocks won the title with three wins.

Texas

The Polar Wave Bears, Falstaff Beermen, and Spalding Blue Streaks competed in the Houston City League in 1934-35. Notably, the Houston Junior College Cougars and Rice Owls also had active teams. The San Pedro Ice Palace re-opened in San Antonio, and the South Texas Ice Hockey League was formed, with all games taking place at the rink.

1934-35 Game Results
  • 10/30: Houston All-Stars - Polar Wave Bears 5:4
  • 11/6: Polar Wave Bears - Houston All-Stars 12:4
  • 11/24: Rice University Owls - Houston University Cougars 10:4
  • 11/30: Rice University Owls - College All-Stars 2:1
  • 1/19: Rice University Owls - Houston University Cougars 6:0
  • 1/19: San Antonio Rangers - Austin All-Stars 7:0 @ San Antonio
Houston City League Results
  • 12/4: Falstaff Beermen - Polar Wave Bears 6:1
  • 12/11: Spalding Blue Streaks - Polar Wave Bears 7:5
  • 12/18: Spalding Blue Streaks - Falstaff Beermen 3:2
South Texas Ice Hockey League Results
  • 1/24: San Antonio Rangers - Randolph Field Ramblers 9:1
  • 2/2: Austin Bruins - Randolph Field Ramblers 2:1
  • 2/7: San Antonio Rangers - Randolph Field Ramblers 4:2
  • 2/15: Austin Bruins - Randolph Field Ramblers 6:2
  • 2/16: Austin Bruins - San Antonio Rangers 9:8
  • 3/2: San Antonio Rangers - Austin Bruins 6:3
  • 3/16: San Antonio Rangers - Austin Bruins 7:5 - Rangers clinched title

Randolph Field withdrew from the league, forfeiting one game each to the Bruins and Rangers.

Wisconsin

The Shorewood Red Wings and Milwaukee Rowing Club were active in the Milwaukee area this winter.

1934-35 Game Results
  • 2/10: Milwaukee Rowing Club - Shorewood Red Wings 7:5 OT
  • 2/26: Fond du Lac Holy Name - Shorewood Red Wings 7:4 @ Fond du Lac

College ice hockey

See: 1934–35 American college hockey season

Sources

  • Houston Chronicle
  • Montana Standard
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • San Antonio Light
  • The Spokesman-Review


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