New Mexico Hockey League

The New Mexico Hockey League made its debut in November 1965. Games were played at the Iceland Bowl in Albuquerque, New Mexico and at the outdoor Los Alamos rink (in 1965-66 only). The league ran until 1973.

Results

1965-66

• 11/15: Albuquerque Pioneers - Santa Fe Chiefs 14:2
• 12/6: Los Alamos Rams - Santa Fe Chiefs 7:7
• 12/13: Albuquerque Flyers - Santa Fe Chiefs
• 1/15: Albuquerque Flyers - Los Alamos Rams 14:4 @ Los Alamos
• 1/17: Albuquerque Pioneers - Los Alamos Rams 13:6
• Las Vegas Hawks - Santa Fe Chiefs 6:4
• 2/5: Los Alamos Rams - Santa Fe Chiefs

Standings as of 12/8

1. Albuquerque Pioneers 2-0-0
2. Albuquerque Flyers 1-0-0
3. Los Alamos Rams 0-0-1
4. Santa Fe Chiefs 0-1-1
5. Las Vegas Hawks 0-2-0

Other games

• 1/29: Denver Hockey Club - Sandia Mountain All-Stars 16:6 @ Los Alamos

1966-67

• 11/?: Menaul Lounge Flyers - Winrock Rockets 7:2
• 11/?: El Berrendo Falcons - Winrock Rockets 8:2
• 11/7: Menaul Lounge Flyers - Santa Fe Chiefs 17:5
• 11/12: El Berrendo Falcons - Menaul Lounge Flyers 6:2 (3:1, 2:1, 1:0)
• 11/14: Winrock Rockets - Santa Fe Chiefs 11:9
• 11/19: Winrock Rockets - Menaul Lounge Flyers 7:3 (2:1, 4:0, 1:2)
• 11/22: El Berrendo Falcons - Santa Fe Chiefs 15:5 (4:3, 2:1, 9:1)
• 12/3: Menaul Lounge Flyers - El Berrendo Falcons 9:5 (2:2, 3:1, 4:2)
• 12/10: Menaul Lounge Flyers - Santa Fe Chiefs 10:5 (4:5, 3:0, 3:0)
• 1/7: Winrock Rockets - El Berrendo Falcons 10:5 (5:2, 4:0, 1:3)
• 1/9: Menaul Lounge Flyers - Las Vegas (Santa Fe?) 19:2 (6:0, 7:2, 6:0)
• 1/14: Menaul Lounge Flyers - El Berrendo Falcons 12:0 (5:0, 1:0, 6:0)
• 1/16: El Berrendo Falcons - Santa Fe Chiefs 15:5 (6:2, 4:0, 5:3)
• 1/23: Winrock Rockets - Menaul Lounge Flyers 7:4 (2:0, 2:2, 3:2)
• 1/28: Menaul Lounge Flyers - El Berrendo Falcons 6:4 (1:1, 1:1, 4:2)
• 2/11: Menaul Lounge Flyers - El Berrendo Falcons 8:4
• 2/13: Menaul Lounge Flyers - Winrock Rockets 7:4 (3:0, 1:1, 3:3) - Menaul Lounge clinched title
• 2/20: El Berrendo Falcons - Winrock Rockets 9:5 (2:1, 3:3, 4:1)
• 2/25: El Berrendo Falcons - Menaul Lounge Flyers 9:6 (1:3, 4:2, 4:1)
• 2/27: El Berrendo Falcons - Santa Fe Chiefs 13:0 (5:0, 4:0, 4:0)

Standings

1. Menaul Lounge 10-5-0-20 123:71
2. Winrock Rockets 8-6-1-17 127:91
3. El Berrendo 8-6-1-17 115:99
4. Santa Fe Chiefs 0-9-0-0 36:130

Semifinal

• El Berrendo Falcons - Winrock Rockets 10:5
• Winrock Rockets - El Berrendo Falcons 9:8
• 3/11: Winrock Rockets - El Berrendo Falcons 9:5 (1:2, 6:1, 2:2)

Final

• 3/13: Winrock Rockets - Menaul Lounge Flyers 6:5 OT (0:2, 2:1, 3:2, 1:0)
• 3/18: Menaul Lounge Flyers - Winrock Rockets 9:3 (3:0, 3:1, 3:2)
• 3/20: Menaul Lounge Flyers - Winrock Rockets 5:2 (1:1, 0:1, 4:0)

Menaul Lounge won the Governors Cup.

Other games

• 11/26: Albuquerque All-Stars - El Paso 8:4 (4:0, 0:3, 4:1)
• 11/?: Albuquerque All-Stars - El Paso 2:1
• 12/18: Albuquerque All-Stars - Lubbock 8:2 (1:0, 2:2, 5:0)
• 2/4: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Albuquerque All-Stars 17:7
• 2/18: Denver Hockey Club - Albuquerque All-Stars 13:6

1967-68

• 10/30: Cook's Comets - Winrock Rockets 9:7
• 11/4: El Berrendo Falcons - Winrock Rockets 11:8
• 11/6: Cook's Comets - Menaul Lounge Flyers 6:4
• 11/11: Cook's Comets beat Winrock Rockets
• 11/13: Menaul Lounge Flyers - El Berrendo Falcons 14:6
• 11/18: Cook's Comets - El Berrendo Falcons 9:7
• 11/25: Menaul Lounge Flyers - Cook's Comets 14:6
• 11/27: El Berrendo Falcons - Winrock Rockets 10:3
• 12/2: El Berrendo Falcons - Menaul Lounge Flyers 9:5
• 12/4: El Berrendo Falcons - Menaul Lounge Flyers 6:5
• 12/11: El Berrendo Falcons - Cook's Comets 6:4

Western Regional Championship @ Albuquerque

• 3/30: Albuquerque - Denver 16:5 - SF
• 3/30: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Phoenix 16:6 - SF
• 3/31: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Albuquerque 13:1 - F
• 3/31: Denver - Phoenix 13:10 - 3P

1968-69

• 11/?: Lobos - Rockets 6:2
• 11/5: Falcons - Rockets
• 1/8: Lobos - Falcons 4:0
• 1/15: Lobos - Rockets 7:3
• 1/22: "Rockets' - Falcons 7:2

Other games

• 12/14: Albuquerque Dukes of Ice - Phoenix 19:4
• 1/4: Albuquerque Dukes of Ice - Salt Lake City Seagulls

1969-70

• 12/1: Falcons - Rockets 14:7
• 12/3: Lobos - Rockets 8:6
• 12/8: Falcons - Lobos 9:7
• 12/10: Falcons - Rockets 9:6
• 12/15: Lobos - Rockets 7:3
• 12/17: Falcons - Lobos 9:6
• 1/7: Rockets - Lobos 9:8
• 1/14: Lobos - Falcons 9:5
• 1/17: Falcons - Rockets 9:3
• 1/21: Rockets - Lobos 7:2
• 1/30: Lobos - Rockets 11:9
• 2/4: Falcons - Lobos 8:6
• 2/9: Falcons - Rockets 6:4
• 2/14: Falcons - Rockets 5:5
• 2/18: Falcons - Rockets 5:4
• 2/21: Rockets - Lobos 5:5
• 2/25: Falcons - Lobos 7:4
• 3/7: Falcons - Rockets 7:2

Lobos represented the University of New Mexico.

Standings

1. Falcons 13-4-1
2. Lobos 6-9-2
3. Rockets 5-11-1

Other games

• 2/28: Albuquerque All-Stars - Tucson Wildcats 10:5

1970-71

• 11/11: Rockets - Falcons 11:5
• 11/18: Lobos - Rockets 14:4
• 12/2: Lobos - Falcons 10:4
• 12/5: Rockets - Lobos 6:6
• 12/9: Falcons - Rockets 10:3
• 12/15: Falcons - Rockets 6:4
• 1/16: Lobos - Falcons 6:3
• 1/19: Rockets - Lobos 6:1
• 1/27: Falcons - Lobos 11:8
• 1/30: Rockets - Lobos 5:3
• 2/3: Rockets - Falcons 6:5
• 2/9: Rockets - Lobos 3:2
• 2/13: Rockets - Falcons 6:5
• 2/16:Falcons - Lobos 10:3
• 2/20: Rockets - Lobos 8:4
• 2/24: Rockets - Falcons 7:6
• 3/2: Rockets - Lobos 7:7

Standings as of 1/15

1. Falcons 5-3
2. Lobos 3-4-1
3. Rockets 3-4-1

1971-72

• 11/1: Falcons - Rockets 10:8
• 11/5: Lobos - Rockets 11:9
• 11/8: Lobos - Falcons 11:3
• 11/12: Rockets - Falcons 9:5
• 11/15: Rockets - Lobos 13:3
• 11/19: Lobos - Falcons 10:2
• 11/22: Falcons - Rockets 9:6
• 11/29: Rockets - Lobos 6:6
• 12/3: Falcons - Lobos 9:5
• 12/10: Rockets - Lobos 12:7
• 12/17: Rockets - Falcons 14:9
• 1/24: Rockets - Lobos 8:7
• 1/28: Lobos - Falcons 7:3
• 2/14: Falcons - Lobos 9:6
• 2/18: Falcons - Rockets 12:6
• 2/21: Lobos - Rockets 6:4
• 3/3: Rockets - Falcons 14:6
• 3/6: Falcons - Lobos 19:5
• 3/10: Rockets - Falcons 18:6
• 3/16: Lobos - Falcons 11:3
• 3/20: Falcons - Rockets 15:7
• 3/28: Lobos - Falcons 8:8

Standings

1. Lobos 11-7-2
2. Falcons 10-9-1
3. Rockets 7-12-1

Other games

• 3/18: Colorado Springs All-Stars - New Mexico League All-Stars 9:4
• 3/19: Colorado Springs All-Stars - New Mexico League All-Stars 13:6

1972-73

• 11/27: Falcons - Lobos 6:2
• 12/12: Cruisers - Falcons 7:5
• 1/30: Falcons - Lobos 7:3
• 2/6: Cruisers - Lobos 12:5
• 2/8: Lobos - Falcons 6:5
• 2/12: Cruisers - Falcons 6:5
• 2/17: Lobos - Cruisers 9:4

Other games

• 12/23: Los Alamos - Albuquerque Stars 10:5 @ Los Alamos

Sources

• Albuquerque Journal