Chicago Cardinals

The Chicago Cardinals were a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They were an independent team in 1971-72 and played in the Northern American Hockey Association from 1972-1974, before joining the Continental Hockey League, which they were members of from 1974-76 and 1978-1986.

Results

1971-72

• 1/16: Chicago Cardinals - St. Paul Parkers 10:1
• 1/23: Chicago Cardinals - St. Paul 7:5
• 1/30: Chicago Cardinals - Minnesota Fords 12:0
• 3/12: Chicago Cardinals - Detroit Griffins 8:0

1972-73

NAHA teams: Chicago Cardinals, Toronto Imperials, Detroit Buffalos, Windsor Beavers, Boston Hawks, Ann Arbor Generals, Detroit Griffins, St. Paul Steers, Canadian Soo, New York Capitols, Minneapolis Beavers, St. Louis Blue Flames

• Chicago Cardinals - Milwaukee Admirals 8:4 - charity game
• 12/3: Toronto Imperials - Chicago Cardinals 4:2
• 12/10: Chicago Cardinals - Detroit Buffalos 7:4
• 12/27: Milwaukee Admirals - Chicago Cardinals 6:5
• 1/7: Chicago Cardinals - Ann Arbor Generals 7:6
• 1/13: Chicago Cardinals - Toronto Imperials 7:4
• 1/14: Milwaukee Admirals - Chicago Cardinals 7:4
• 1/21: Chicago Cardinals - Detroit Griffins 8:3
• 1/24: Milwaukee Admirals - Chicago Cardinals 9:6
• 1/27: St. Paul Steers - Chicago Cardinals 9:6
• 2/3: Chicago Cardinals - Detroit Helcats 6:3
• 2/4: Chicago Cardinals - Detroit Helcats 7:2
• 2/10: Windsor - Chicago Cardinals 10:9
• 2/11: Chicago Cardinals - Windsor 11:3
• 2/17: Chicago Cardinals - Minneapolis Americans 7:5
• 2/18: Chicago Cardinals - Ann Arbor Generals 9:4
• 3/3: Chicago Cardinals - Team Chicago 18:3
• 3/4: Chicago Cardinals - Team Chicago 14:4

Cardinals 18-7 as of 2/22.

1973-74

• 11/3: Chicago Cardinals - Toronto Spurs 11:3
• 11/4: Chicago Cardinals - Toronto Spurs 10:2
• 11/10: Chicago Cardinals - New Jersey 3:2
• 11/17: Chicago Cardinals - Ann Arbor Generals 8:7
• 11/18: Chicago Cardinals - Ann Arbor Generals 9:2
• 11/24: Chicago Cardinals - Peoria Blades 10:6
• 11/25: Chicago Cardinals - St. Louis Saints 4:3
• 12/1: Chicago Cardinals - Detroit Hell Cats 13:4
• 12/2: Chicago Cardinals - Detroit Hell Cats 10:1
• 12/8: Chicago Cardinals - Michigan Patriots 8:3
• 12/9: Chicago Cardinals - Michigan Patriots 4:3
• 12/15: Chicago Cardinals - Minneapolis Americans 5:2
• 12/16: Chicago Cardinals - Minneapolis Americans 8:2
• 12/22: Chicago Cardinals - Kenosha Flyers 11:2
• 12/23: Chicago Cardinals - Kenosha Flyers 11:1
• 1/2: Dukla Jihlava - Chicago Cardinals 12:0
• 1/5: Chicago Cardinals - London Jets (ON) 5:5
• 1/6: Chicago Cardinals - London Jets (ON) 7:1
• 1/12: Chicago Cardinals - Detroit Stars 6:6
• 1/13: 'Chicago Cardinals - Detroit Stars 11:3
• 1/26: Chicago Cardinals - Ann Arbor Generals 4:1
• 1/27: Chicago Cardinals - Ann Arbor Generals 13:3
• 2/2: Toronto Comets - Chicago Cardinals 7:4
• 2/3: Chicago Cardinals - Toronto Comets 11:4
• 2/9: Chicago Cardinals - Marquette Sentinels 9:3
• 2/10: Chicago Cardinals - Marquette Sentinels 11:6
• 2/16: Chicago Cardinals - St. Louis Saints 7:3
• 2/17: Chicago Cardinals - St. Louis Saints 9:0
• 3/2: Chicago Cardinals - Ann Arbor Generals 9:7
• 3/3: Chicago Cardinals - Ann Arbor Generals 9:2
• 3/9: Michigan Patriots - Chicago Cardinals 6:3
• 3/16: St. Paul Parkers - Chicago Cardinals 7:5
• 3/17: St. Paul Parkers - Chicago Cardinals 9:6
• 3/23: Chicago Cardinals - Detroit Stars 9:5
• 3/24: Detroit Stars - Chicago Cardinals 10:9
• 3/30: Chicago Cardinals - Minneapolis Americans 9:4
• 3/31: Chicago Cardinals - Minneapolis Americans 10:5

Cardinals went 28-4-2 in NAHA play.

Sources

• Chicago Tribune
• Wheeling Herald