Southern Amateur Hockey (1963-1975)

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This article details the history of amateur ice hockey in the Southern United States from 1963-1986:

Locales

  • Greensboro - There was youth hockey in Greensboro as early as 1961
  • Fort Lauderdale - The South Florida Hockey Association, comprised of Pee Wee, Junior, and Senior leagues, started in 1963
  • Knoxville - The Knoxville Amateur Hockey Association dated back to 1963
  • Huntsville - There was youth hockey played by 1963 and the Huntsville Amateur Hockey Association was soon formed
  • St. Petersburg - Youth hockey began in September 1966
  • Roanoke - Amateur hockey in Roanoke goes back to the late 1960s, when the Valley Youth Hockey Association was created
  • Charlotte - The Charlotte Hockey Association for amateur hockey was established in 1967
  • Atlanta - The Georgia Amateur Hockey Association was formed in 1972-3, after the arrival of the NHL's Atlanta Flames
  • Norfolk - A youth hockey program began in September 1972, the Greater Tidewater Minor Hockey Association was formed in early 1973, and the Hampton Roads Youth Hockey Association was established in 1975 (as the Peninsula Youth Hockey Association)
  • Nashville - Nashville Youth Hockey Association was discontinued in 1975
  • Birmingham - The Birmingham Amateur Hockey Association was in existence by 1977
  • Hillsborough - Youth hockey in Hillsborough goes back to 1980
  • Winston-Salem

Results

1962-63

Other games

PeeWee

  • 2/2: Greensboro - Knoxville 2:2

Midget

  • 2/2: Greensboro - Knoxville 5:5

1963-64

The Knoxville and Greensboro PeeWee, Bantam, and Midget teams were set to play at the Knoxville Coliseum on March 7, 1964.

1970

The Southeastern Amateur Hockey League, a senior competition, was contested in the summer of 1970. Eight teams were reported to have formed the league: St. Petersburg Stars, West Palm Beach, Miami Flyers, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Memphis, Knoxville, and Charlotte.

  • St. Petersburg Stars - Jacksonville 14:8
  • 8/1: Miami Flyers - St. Petersburg Stars 8:5

The Atlanta Knights senior amateur team was formed and played their first games this year.

  • Knoxville Redwings beat Atlanta Knights @ Knoxville
  • Huntsville Leafs beat Atlanta Knights @ Huntsville
  • 4/25: Atlanta Knights - Knoxville Redwings 7:7 @ Knoxville
  • 5/10: 'Atlanta Knights - Huntsville Leafs 11:4 @ Huntsville
  • 5/16: Charlotte Rangers - Atlanta Knights 8:3 @ Macon
  • 8/22: Jacksonville - Atlanta Knights 14:4 @ Jacksonville - game was part of the first ice hockey tournament ever sponsored in the Southeast by the USAHA
  • 10/11: Charlotte Leafs - Atlanta Knights 6:5 @ Charlotte - "Southern Hockey League, Northern Division"

1971

A program from a July 31, 1971 game between the St. Petersburg Stars and West Palm Beach Bruins.

There were four teams in the Southeastern Amateur Hockey League in the summer of 1971: St. Petersburg Stars, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach Bruins, and Charlotte.

  • 8/15: St. Petersburg Stars - West Palm Beach Bruins 9:7

The Atlanta Knights remained active in 1971.

  • 1/10: Atlanta Knights - Charlotte Businessmen 4:1
  • 2/7: Atlanta Knights - University of Tennessee 5:4 @ Knoxville
  • 4/25: Atlanta Knights - Huntsville 14:1
  • 6/27: Atlanta Knights - Charlotte All-Stars 5:3
  • 10/24: Atlanta Knights - Charlotte @ Macon

1972

The Charlotte Hockey Association hosted a tournament featuring teams from Huntsville and Washington in Squirt, PeeWee, Bsntam, and Midget Divisions at the Charlotte Coliseum on January 29 and 30, 1972.

The following teams were reported to be playing in the Southeastern Amateur Hockey League in the summer of 1972: St. Petersburg Stars, Tampa Twins, and the West Palm Beach Bruins. Charlotte, Jacksonville, Savannah, Atlanta, and Macon were also discussed as possibilities.

1972-73

There was a Silver Stick Tournament played at the Roanoke Valley Civic Center over New Years weekend. The Charlotte bantams won two games and finished third behind Washington and Huntsville. They beat Greensboro 5-4 and Roanoke 8-1. The peewees won once, thumping Greensboro 5-1. They were denied a shot at third place when they fell to Roanoke 5-3.

The Atlanta Amateur Hockey Association hosted a two-day, four-game series against PeeWee and Midget teams from Huntsville at the Igloo on March 31 and April 1, 1973.

1973-74

Southeastern Regional Silver Stick Tournament @ Charlotte Coliseum and Polar Palace

Teams from Charlotte, Roanoke, Washington, Charlottesville, Greensboro and St. Petersburg competed.

PeeWee

  • 12/23: Charlotte - Washington 5:4 OT - Washington finished 5-1, Charlotte 4-2

Bantam

  • 12/23: Charlotte - Washington 2:1 - Charlotte finished 4-0
Queen City Tournament

Hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association @ Charlotte Polar Palace from February 15-17

PeeWee

  • 2/17: Kmoxville - Huntsville 5:1 - final

Bantam

  • 2/17: Huntsville - Baltimore 6:5 SO - final

There were also Midget and Junior divisions.

Queen City Men's Tournament

Division A

  • 3/30: Charlotte - Greensboro 9:4
  • 3/31: Charlotte - Charlottesville 5:4

Division B

  • 3/30: Charlotte - Atlanta 7:1
  • 3/31: Charlotte - Atlanta 10:2
Tidewater Youth Hockey Tournament

The Greater Tidewater Minor Hockey Association hosted a tournament featuring squirt, peewee, bantam, and midget teams from Washington and Baltimore at the Norfolk Scope on March 31, 1974.

Other games

Men's Senior

  • 1/19: Charlotte Polar Bears - Jacksonville 10:4
  • 1/20: Charlotte Polar Bears - Jacksonville 9:2

PeeWee

  • 2/2: Charlotte - Atlanta 6:0
  • 2/3: Charlotte - Atlanta 8:1

Charlotte finished second in the Southern Invitational in Knoxville (2/9-10).

Bantam

  • 2/2: Charlotte - Atlanta 10:3
  • 2/3: Charlotte - Atlanta 8:2

Charlotte finished third in the Southern Invitational in Knoxville (2/9-10).

Junior

  • 2/2: Roanoke - Charlotte 1:1
  • 2/3: Charlotte - Roanoke 2:1
  • 2/9: Charlotte - Atlanta 3:1
  • 2/10: Charlotte - Atlanta 1:0

There was also an annual youth tournament that began in Atlanta in March 1974.

1974-75

Queen City Tournament

Hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association @ Charlotte Polar Palace

Mite

  • 2/14: Washington - Charlotte 5:1
  • 2/15: Washington - Charlotte 7:1

Squirt

  • 2/14: Washington' - Charlotte 3:2
  • 2/14: Huntsville - Charlotte 3:0
  • 2/15: Charlotte - Washington 2:1
  • 2/16: Huntsville - Washington 6:3
  • 2/16: Huntsville - Charlotte 2:0 - Huntsville won

PeeWee

  • 2/14: Washington - Charlotte 2:0
  • 2/14: Charlotte - Norfolk 4:1
  • 2/14: Huntsville - Washington 7:1
  • 2/14: Baltimore - Norfolk 7:0
  • 2/14: Huntsville - Baltimore 2:0
  • 2/15: Charlotte - Huntsville 1:0
  • 2/15: Baltimore - Washington 5:4
  • 2/15: Huntsville - Washington 6:0
  • 2/16: Washington - Norfolk 8:2
  • 2/16: Charlotte - Baltimore 3:2 - Charlotte won

Bantam

  • 2/14: Washington - Charlotte 5:1
  • 2/14: Knoxville - Charlotte 4:1
  • 2/14: Baltimore - Norfolk 5:1
  • 2/14: Washington - Baltimore 4:3
  • 2/15: Charlotte - Baltimore 4:1
  • 2/15: Washington - Norfolk 6:4
  • 2/15: Knoxville - Baltimore 6:2
  • 2/16: Norfolk - Charlotte 5:2
  • 2/16: Knoxville - Washington 2:1

Midget

  • 2/14: Baltimore - Charlotte 3:2
  • 2/14: Huntsville - Norfolk 18:0
  • 2/15: Baltimore - Norfolk 3:0
  • 2/15: Huntsville - Charlotte 7:1
  • 2/16: Charlotte - Norfolk 5:3
  • 2/16: Huntsville - Baltimore 6:0 - Huntsville won

Junior

  • 2/14: Greensboro - Charlotte 6:5
Other games

Squirt

  • 12/14: Charlotte - Knoxville 8:0
  • 12/15: Charlotte - Knoxville 6:1
  • 1/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 4:2
  • 1/12: Atlanta - Charlotte 5:2

PeeWee

  • 12/14: Charlotte - Knoxville 10:1
  • 12/15: Charlotte - Knoxville 3:2
  • 1/11: Charlotte - Atlanta 2:2
  • 1/12: Charlotte - Atlanta 3:0

Bantam

  • 12/14: Knoxville - Charlotte 10:0
  • 12/15: Knoxville - Charlotte 13:0
  • 1/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 9:3
  • 1/12: Atlanta - Charlotte 5:2

Midget

  • 12/14: Charlotte - Knoxville 8:2
  • 12/15: Charlotte - Knoxville 6:6
  • 1/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 4:1
  • 1/12: Atlanta - Charlotte 1:0

Junior

  • 12/14: Charlotte - Knoxville 5:4
  • 12/15: Knoxville - Charlotte 1:0
  • 1/11: Charlotte - Atlanta 4:1
  • 1/12: Charlotte - Atlanta 3:1

1975-76

Queen City Tournament

Hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association @ Polar Palace from February 27-29

Atlanta Midget Tournament (3/19-20)
  • Charlotte - Wheaton (MD) 8:0
  • Charlotte - Roanoke (VA) 3:1
  • Charlotte - Detroit 2:2
  • Charlotte - Detroit 1:1

Charlotte won on goals scored over Detroit.

PeeWee Mid-Atlantic Regional Finals @ Polar Palace
  • 3/20: Erie - Atlanta 8:4
  • 3/20: Hershey - Atlanta 4:1
  • 3/21: Hershey - Erie 4:1

1976-77

Eastland Mall Ice Capades Chalet
Queen City Tournament

Hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association @ Eastland Mall Ice Capades Chalet and Charlotte Polar Palace from February 18-20

1977-78

Queen City Tournament

Hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association @ Eastland Mall Ice Capades Chalet and Charlotte Polar Palace from February 17-19

Triad was Greensboro/Winston Salem.

Mite

  • 2/18: Triad - Charlotte 8:0
  • 2/18: Triad - Charlotte 10:0

Squirt

  • 2/17: Triad - Atlanta 6:3
  • 2/17: Charlotte - Atlanta 6:0
  • 2/17: Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 11:1
  • 2/17: Triad - Hampton (VA) 5:3
  • 2/18: Charlotte - Triad 6:2
  • 2/18: Hampton (VA) - Atlanta 4:2
  • 2/19: Charlotte - Triad 4:3 - final

PeeWee

  • 2/17: Triad - Knoxville 6:1
  • 2/17: Atlanta - Triad 5:1
  • 2/17: Charlotte - Atlanta 4:1
  • 2/17: Charlotte - Knoxville 5:3
  • 2/18: Charlotte - Triad 4:0
  • 2/18: Atlanta - Knoxville 7:3
  • 2/19: Charlotte - Atlanta 4:1 - final

Bantam

  • 2/17: Benfield (MD) - Charlotte 5:2
  • 2/17: Benfield (MD) - Hampton (VA) 10:0
  • 2/17: Triad - Hampton (VA) 9:0
  • 2/17: Triad - Charlotte 4:0
  • 2/18: Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 2:0
  • 2/18: Benfield (MD) - Triad 4:0
  • 2/19: Triad - Benfield (MD) 3:2 - final

Midget

  • 2/17: Knoxville - Charlotte 4:2
  • 2/17: Knoxville - Triad 9:4
  • 2/17: Triad - Hampton (VA) 5:1
  • 2/17: Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 4:1
  • 2/18: Knoxville - Hampton (VA) 7:1
  • 2/18: Charlotte - Triad 4:1
  • 2/19: Knoxville - Charlotte 4:1 - final
Atlanta Invitational Tournament

PeeWee

  • 3/10: Charlotte - Fort Worth 2:1
  • 3/10: Atlanta - Charlotte 3:2

Bantam

  • 3/10: Knoxville - Charlotte 4:3
  • 3/10: Charlotte - Warren (MI) 2:2
  • 3/10: Charlotte - Birmingham 2:1

1978-79

Queen City Tournament

Hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association @ Eastland Mall Ice Capades Chalet from February 16-18

Mite

  • 2/16: Lisk Realty - Griffin Pontiac 5:3
  • Chick-Fil-A - City Chevrolet 3:1 - semifinal
  • Lisk Realty - Chick-Fil-A 3:2 - final

Squirt

  • 2/16: Greensboro - Charlotte 4:0
  • 2/16: Greensboro - Atlanta 8:0
  • Charlotte - Atlanta 2:1
  • Greensboro - Charlotte 6:2 - final

PeeWee

  • 2/16: Charlotte - Greensboro 11:0
  • 2/16: Greensboro - Hampton (VA) 6:2
  • Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 12:0
  • Charlotte - Greensboro 11:3 - final

Bantam

  • 2/16: Charlotte - Greensboro 3:0
  • 2/16: Greensboro - Hampton (VA) 8:0
  • Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 10:0
  • Greensboro - Charlotte 3:0 - final

Midget

  • 2/16: Charlotte - Greensboro 4:2
  • 2/16: Greensboro - Hampton (VA) 5:2
  • Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 4:1
  • Greensboro - Charlotte 3:3 - Greensboro won SO - final
Other games

Bantam

  • 2/10: Charlotte - Birmingham 10:1
  • 2/11: Charlotte - Birmingham 6:0
  • 2/11: Charlotte - Birmingham 5:0

Midget

  • 11/19: Greensboro - Charlotte 4:3
  • 11/20: Greensboro - Charlotte 4:3
  • 11/20: Greensboro - Charlotte 6:4
  • 12/2: Knoxville - Charlotte 4:1
  • 12/3: Knoxville - Charlotte 11:0
  • 12/3: Knoxville - Charlotte 8:2
  • 2/10: Charlotte - Birmingham 7:2
  • 2/11: Charlotte - Birmingham 5:1

The Hampton Roads Youth Hockey Association hosted teams from Fairfax and Washington on March 24-25, 1979. The squirts played Washington and the peewees-through-midgets tangled with Fairfax.

1979-80

Queen City Tournament[1]

Hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association @ Eastland Mall Ice Capades Chalet from February 15-17

Squirt

  • Atlanta - Hampton (VA) 5:1
  • Atlanta - Charlotte 2:0
  • Hampton (VA) - Charlotte 1:0
  • Hampton (VA) - Atlanta 2:1

PeeWee

  • Benfield (MD) - Hampton (VA) 8:1
  • Atlanta - Greensboro 7:6
  • Charlotte - Atlanta 7:0
  • Benfield (MD) - Charlotte 5:3 OT
  • Atlanta - Hampton (VA) 3:0
  • Benfield (MD) - Atlanta 8:1 - final

Bantam

  • Atlanta - Charlotte 6:5 OT
  • Atlanta - Greensboro 13:1
  • Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 8:2
  • Atlanta - Charlotte 4:2 - final

Midget/Juvenile

Scores missing? Or was it really Knoxville-Charlotte in final?

  • Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 11:1
  • Knoxville - Greensboro 9:1
  • Knoxville - Greensboro 10:0 - final
Other games

Mite

  • 12/15: Atlanta - Charlotte White 4:0
  • 12/15: Atlanta - Charlotte Blue 5:1
  • 12/16: Atlanta - Charlotte White 7:1
  • 12/16: Atlanta - Charlotte Blue 7:1

Squirt

  • 11/17: Charlotte - Knoxville 3:0
  • 11/18: Charlotte - Knoxville 5:1
  • 11/18: Charlotte - Knoxville 4:1
  • 12/8: Huntsville - Charlotte 8:1
  • 12/9: Huntsville - Charlotte 12:0
  • 12/9: Huntsville - Charlotte 3:1
  • 1/19: Greensboro - Charlotte 4:1
  • 1/20: Charlotte - Greensboro 4:0
  • 1/20: Charlotte - Greensboro 3:0

PeeWee

  • 11/17: Charlotte - Knoxville 10:0
  • 11/18: Charlotte - Knoxville 12:2
  • 11/18: Charlotte - Knoxville 14:0
  • 12/8: Charlotte - Huntsville 8:2
  • 12/9: Charlotte - Huntsville 5:4
  • 12/9: Charlotte - Huntsville 11:0
  • 1/12: Hampton (VA) - Greensboro 8:5
  • 1/19: Charlotte - Greensboro 6:2
  • 1/20: Charlotte - Greensboro 9:2
  • 1/20: Charlotte - Greensboro 15:3

Bantam

  • 11/17: Charlotte - Knoxville 10:0
  • 11/18: Charlotte - Knoxville 12:2
  • 11/18: Charlotte - Knoxville 13:2
  • 12/8: Huntsville - Charlotte 7:3
  • 12/9: Huntsville - Charlotte 6:2
  • 12/9: Huntsville - Charlotte 11:5
  • 1/12: Hampton (VA) - Greensboro 11:3
  • 1/19: Charlotte - Greensboro 12:0
  • 1/20: Charlotte - Greensboro 6:0
  • 1/20: Charlotte - Greensboro 7:0

Midget/Juvenile

  • 11/17: Knoxville - Charlotte 6:4
  • 11/18: Charlotte - Knoxville 5:2
  • 11/18: Charlotte - Knoxville 6:2
  • 12/8: Huntsville - Charlotte 7:3
  • 12/9: Charlotte - Huntsville 4:0
  • 12/9: Charlotte - Huntsville 5:5
  • 1/19: Charlotte - Greensboro 5:2
  • 1/20: Charlotte - Greensboro 7:2
  • 1/20: Charlotte - Greensboro 8:4

All Charlotte-Greensboro games were @ Hillsborough

Hillsborough Mite Tournament - February 23-24

  • Charlotte - Winston-Salem 11:0
  • Charlotte - Hillsborough 15:0
  • Charlotte - Winston-Salem 16:0
  • Charlotte - Hillsborough 15:0

Atlanta Mite Invitational Tournament - March 21-23

  • Cincinnati - Charlotte 9:0
  • Charlotte - Huntsville 1:0
  • Atlanta - Charlotte 3:2
  • Charlotte - Birmingham Forfeit

1980-81

Queen City Tournament[2]

Hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association @ Eastland Mall Ice Capades Chalet from February 6-8

Squirt

  • Charlotte - Atlanta 3:1
  • Atlanta - Roanoke 5:3
  • Roanoke - Charlotte 5:3
  • Charlotte - Atlanta 3:1 - tiebreaker
  • Charlotte - Roanoke 4:3 - final

PeeWee

  • Charlotte - Atlanta 6:2
  • Hampton (VA) - Hillsborough 3:1
  • Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 4:0
  • Hillsborough - Charlotte 5:5
  • Atlanta - Hampton (VA) 5:4
  • Hillsborough - Atlanta 5:2
  • Hillsborough - Charlotte 3:2 - final
Bantam
  • Charlotte - Atlanta 5:1
  • Hampton (VA) - Roanoke 8:7
  • Charlotte - Roanoke 12:1
  • Atlanta - Hampton (VA) 9:4
  • Atlanta - Roanoke 2:0
  • Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 7:2
  • Charlotte - Atlanta 9:1 - final
Midget/Juvenile
  • Hillsborough - Charlotte 7:4
  • Hillsborough - Roanoke 7:3
  • Atlanta - Hampton (VA) 7:0
  • Atlanta - Hillsborough 4:3
  • Roanoke - Hampton (VA) 4:1
  • Roanoke - Atlanta 2:2
  • Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 5:0
  • Roanoke - Charlotte 8:7
  • Atlanta - Hillsborough 3:2 - final
Other games

Squirt

  • 11/15: Huntsville - Charlotte 6:0
  • 11/16: Huntsville - Charlotte 6:1
  • 11/16: Huntsville - Charlotte 4:1
  • 12/6: Charlotte - Knoxville 9:2
  • 12/7: Knoxville - Charlotte 5:4
  • 12/7: Knoxville - Charlotte 5:3
  • 1/10: Atlanta - Charlotte 4:2
  • 1/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 8:0
  • 1/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 8:2

PeeWee

  • 11/15: Huntsville - Charlotte 5:2
  • 11/16: Huntsville - Charlotte 9:0
  • 11/16: Huntsville - Charlotte 2:2
  • 12/6: Charlotte - Knoxville 5:2
  • 12/7: Charlotte - Knoxville 3:0
  • 12/7: Charlotte - Knoxville 3:2
  • 1/10: Atlanta - Charlotte 11:0
  • 1/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 7:0
  • 1/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 8:0

Bantam

  • 11/15: Charlotte - Huntsville 5:3
  • 11/16: Charlotte - Huntsville 11:1
  • 11/16: Charlotte - Huntsville 8:1
  • 12/6: Charlotte - Knoxville 11:1
  • 12/7: Charlotte - Knoxville 4:3
  • 12/7: Charlotte - Knoxville 12:1
  • 1/10: Atlanta - Charlotte 5:4
  • 1/11: Charlotte - Atlanta 5:4
  • 1/11: Charlotte - Atlanta 3:3

Midget/Juvenile

  • 11/15: Huntsville - Charlotte 5:2
  • 11/16: Huntsville - Charlotte 5:4
  • 11/16: Huntsville - Charlotte 4:3
  • 12/6: Knoxville - Charlotte 5:4
  • 12/7: Charlotte - Knoxville 5:3
  • 12/7: Knoxville - Charlotte 7:1
  • 1/10: Atlanta - Charlotte 7:4
  • 1/11: Charlotte - Atlanta 4:3
  • 1/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 5:2

In March 1981, the Charlotte Bantam team finished second in the Atlanta Invitational Tournament. The PeeWee team won the sportsmanship award in that division.

1981-82

Queen City Tournament[3]

Hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association @ Eastland Mall Ice Capades Chalet

Participating teams: Charlotte (4), Hillsborough (2), Atlanta (4), Roanoke (4), Huntsville (1), Fort Bragg (1)

Squirt

  • 1/31: Charlotte - Atlanta 4:0 - final

PeeWee

  • 1/31: Atlanta - Roanoke 6:4 - final

Bantam

  • 1/31: Charlotte beat Roanoke by default - final

Midget/Juvenile

  • 1/31: Atlanta - Charlotte 5:3 - final
Other games

Mite

  • 3/22: Charlotte - Hillsborough 6:2
  • 3/22: Charlotte - Hillsborough 10:2

1982-83

Queen City Tournament[4]

Hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association @ Eastland Mall Ice Capades Chalet

Squirt Tournament

  • 2/10: Atlanta - Charlotte 2:1
  • 2/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 6:1
  • 2/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 7:3
  • 2/12: Atlanta - Charlotte 3:0 - final

PeeWee Tournament

  • 2/10: Knoxville - Roanoke 9:1
  • 2/10: Charlotte - Hillsborough 6:0
  • 2/10: Knoxville - Hillsborough 6:0
  • 2/10: Charlotte - Roanoke 10:1
  • 2/10: Roanoke - Hillsborough 5:1
  • 2/10: Atlanta - Knoxville 6:1
  • 2/11: Atlanta - Roanoke 5:1
  • 2/11: Knoxville - Charlotte 3:2
  • 2/11: Atlanta - Hillsborough 5:1
  • 2/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 2:1
  • 2/12: Atlanta - Knoxville 7:3 - final

Bantam Tournament

  • 2/10: Hillsborough - Roanoke 5:1
  • 2/11: Atlanta - Roanoke 12:4
  • 2/11: Hillsborough - Atlanta 11:8
  • 2/11: Atlanta - Roanoke 7:0 - semifinal
  • 2/12: Atlanta - Hillsborough 5:4 - final

Midget/Juvenile Tournament

  • 2/10: Winston-Salem - Roanoke 9:6
  • 2/10: Charlotte - Winston-Salem 6:2
  • 2/11: Charlotte - Roanoke 8:1
  • 2/12: Charlotte - Winston-Salem 6:1 - final
Other games

Mite

  • 1/15: Charlotte - Winston-Salem 6:3
  • 1/16: Charlotte - Winston-Salem 6:0

Squirt

  • 11/13: Charlotte - Hunstville 4:2
  • 11/14: Huntsville - Charlotte 6:0
  • 11/14: Charlotte - Huntsville 3:3
  • 12/10: Atlanta - Charlotte 4:0
  • 12/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 1:0
  • 12/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 11:1
  • 1/15: Charlotte - Winston-Salem 7:0
  • 1/16: Charlotte - Winston-Salem 8:0

PeeWee

  • 11/13: Huntsville - Charlotte 5:1
  • 11/14: Huntsville - Charlotte 5:3
  • 11/14: Huntsville - Charlotte 6:0
  • 12/10: Atlanta - Charlotte 4:2
  • 12/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 7:2
  • 12/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 3:1

Midget/Juvenile

  • 12/10: Atlanta - Charlotte 5:3
  • 12/11: Atlanta - Charlotte 4:2
  • 12/11: Charlotte - Atlanta 2:1
  • 3/6: Charlotte - Benfield (MD) 8:4 - Southeastern District tournament @ Columbia, MD
  • 3/6: Charlotte - Washington Americans 6:4 - Southeastern District final

The Charlotte Midget team won the Southeastern District competition in Columbia, MD, and lost in the Mid-America Regionals in Totowa, NJ. The team went 18-6-1 on the year.

The Hampton Roads Youth Hockey Association had a successful season. The Midget-Juveniles went 9-4, all four losses coming against a Mount Vernon team in Alexandria. The team had wins over Easton (MD), Washington, Hillsborough, and Fort Bragg. The Bantams were 5-2, PeeWees 9-8, and Squirts 5-5.

1983-84

Queen City Tournament[5]

Hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association @ Eastland Mall Ice Capades Chalet

Squirt

Teams: Knoxville, Roanoke, Charlotte, Hillsborough

  • 3/4: Charlotte - Knoxville 3:1 - final
PeeWee

Teams: Hillsborough, Roanoke, Charlotte, Atlanta

  • 3/4: Charlotte - Atlanta 1:0 - final
Bantam

Teams: Charlotte, Atlanta, Hillsborough, Roanoke

  • 3/4: Atlanta - Charlotte 4:3 - final
Midget/Juvenile

Teams: Roanoke, Hillsborough, Atlanta, Charlotte

  • 3/4: Atlanta - Charlotte 7:3 - final
Other games

Mite

  • 1/7: Charlotte - Hillsborough 8:1
  • 1/8: Charlotte - Hillsborough 2:1

Squirt

  • 12/17: Atlanta - Charlotte 3:0
  • 12/18: Atlanta - Charlotte 3:0
  • 12/18: Atlanta - Charlotte 4:1
  • 1/8: Charlotte - Winston-Salem 18:0
  • 2/19: Charlotte - Hampton (VA) 7:0

PeeWee

  • 12/17: Atlanta - Charlotte 2:0
  • 12/18: Charlotte - Atlanta 2:1
  • 12/18: Charlotte - Atlanta 3:0

Bantam

  • 12/17: Atlanta - Charlotte 6:0
  • 12/18: Atlanta - Charlotte 5:1
  • 12/18: Atlanta - Charlotte 4:2
  • 4/7: Hampton (VA) - Newark (DE) 8:2

Midget

  • 12/17: Charlotte - Atlanta 1:0
  • 12/18: Charlotte - Atlanta 5:4
  • 12/18: Atlanta - Charlotte 5:3

1984-85

Other games

Senior Men's

  • 11/9: Charlotte - Niagara Falls (ON) 8:8
  • 11/10: Niagara Falls (ON) - Winston-Salem 7:2
  • 11/11: Niagara Falls (ON) - Charlotte 8:6
  • 11/30: Charlotte - Atlanta 13:3
  • 12/1: Charlotte - Atlanta 15:3
Youth

The 12th annual Queen City Tournament, hosted by Charlotte Amateur Hockey Association, was held st the Eastland Mall Ice Capades Chalet from February 28-March 3, 1985.

Hampton (VA) entered teams in a Mid-Atlantic Tournament in early April. The Squirts, Peewees, and Bantams were champions, while the Midget-Juveniles finished second.

1985-86

The 13th annual Queen City Tournament was cancelled due to inclement weather and illness. It was noted that the tournament was still going in 1991. The Charlotte travel teams, formerly known as the Blades, became the Jr. Checkers in 1993-94 with the arrival of the ECHL franchise of the same name.

References

  1. ↑ The Charlotte News, 1980-02-18
  2. ↑ The Charlotte News, 1981-02-09
  3. ↑ The Charlotte News, 1982-02-01
  4. ↑ The Charlotte News, 1983-02-15
  5. ↑ The Charlotte News, 1984-03-05
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