Granite State Hockey League

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The Granite State Hockey League was a men's amateur hockey league based out of New Hampshire. The league started up in the early 1960's and was supplanted by the New England Hockey League (1967-1973).

During the first few seasons most of the games were played in the form of doubleheaders at the newly opened John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum likely accounting for two team not having indoor arenas in their communities.

Teams

Team Location Arena Tenure Notes
Allain's Jewelers Rochester, New Hampshire 1963-1966
Concord Shamrocks Concord, New Hampshire White Park Rink (1962-1966) Douglas N. Everett Arena (1966-1967) 1963-1967
Laconia Lakers Laconia, New Hampshire 1963-1966
Nashua Royals Nashua, New Hampshire John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum (Manchester) 1963-1967 fold
Exeter Knights of Columbus Exeter, New Hampshire N/A 1963-1963 withdrew before playing
Manchester Tam O'Shanters Manchester, New Hampshire John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum 1963-1966 fold
Manchester Alpine Club Manchester, New Hampshire John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum 1963-1965, 1966-1967 fold
Rye Bruins Rye, New Hampshire North Shore Sports Center (Lynn, Massachusetts) 1966-1967

Champions

Results

1962-63
  • Manchester Beavers - Dover GSL 4:1
  • 2/3: Manchester Beavers - Concord
  • 2/10: Manchester Beavers - Concord 10:6 - Manchester in undisputed first place after game

Standings as of 2/3

  1. Manchester Beavers 5-1
  2. Dover GSL 4-2
  3. Laconia Lakers 4-3
  4. Concord Shamrocks 3-3
  5. Rochester Allain's Jewelers 0-7

Other games

  • 1/31: Manchester Beavers - Fort Devens 3:3
1963-64
  • 12/27: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Laconia Lakers 8:5
  • 12/27: Concord Shamrocks - Dover 7:2
  • 12/29: Dover - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 6:5
  • 12/29: Concord Shamrocks - Laconia Lakers 6:4
  • Nashua Royals beat Manchester Tam O'Shanters - final
1964-65
  • Manchester Alpine Club - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 6:2
  • 2/6: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Allain's Jewlers 5:3
  • 2/6: Concord Shamrocks - Manchester Alpine Club 5:2
  • 2/6: Laconia Lakers - Nashua Royals 5:2
  • 2/10: Concord Shamrocks - Laconia Lakers 3:1
  • 2/10: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Manchester Alpine Club 3:2
  • 2/13: Concord Shamrocks - Nashua Royals 2:1
  • 2/13: Laconia Lakers - Allain's Jewlers 3:2
  • 2/17: Manchester Alpine Club - Concord Shamrocks 5:2 - Alpines 11-6-3, Shamrocks 9-11-1 after game
  • 2/17: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 4:3 - Tams 13-4-2 after game
  • 2/20: Manchester Alpine Club - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 6:3
  • 2/20: Laconia Lakers - Concord Shamrocks 6:3
  • 2/20: Nashua Royals - Allain's Jewelers 8:2
  • 2/22: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 6:2

Standings as of 2/11

  1. Laconia 15-5-0 30 pts
  2. Tam O'Shanters 12-4-2 26 pts
  3. Alpines 23 pts
  4. Shamrocks 8-10-1 17 pts
  5. Royals 14 pts
  6. Allain's Jewelers

The Alpine Club left the league after they were barred from the playoffs following several of their players getting into physical altercations with officials.

  • 2/27: Nashua Royals - Laconia Lakers 3:0 - semifinal
  • 2/27: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Concord Shamrocks 8:3 - "
  • 3/1: Nashua Royals - Laconia Lakers 4:2 - "
  • 3/1: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Concord Shamrocks 1:0 - "
  • 3/3: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 4:3 2OT - final
  • 3/6: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 6:4 - "
  • 3/10: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 7:6 - "

Other games

  • 2/3: Manchester Alpine Club - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 5:4 - Manchester Winter Carnival final, both teams had previously beaten the Concord Shamrocks in the round-robin tournament
  • 2/5: Manchester Alpine Club - Granby (QC) 6:4
  • 2/14: Granite State League All-Stars - Berlin City League All-Stars 17:3
  • 3/7: Manchester Alpine Club - Derby Club 12:3
  • 3/14: Lynn Hockey Club - Manchester Alpine Club 10:4
  • 3/20: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Standon Jets (QC) 12:5
  • 3/21: Providence - Manchester Alpine Club 8:2
  • 3/27: Berlin Maroons - Manchester Alpine Club 12:5
  • 3/28: Berlin Maroons - Manchester Alpine Club 11:3
  • 4/3: Walpole Sweepers - Manchester Alpine Club 11:5
  • 4/4: Walpole Sweepers - Manchester Alpine Club 10:5
1965-66
  • 11/17: Nashua Royals - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 8:2
  • 11/17: Laconia Lakers - Concord Shamrocks 4:3
  • 11/20: Laconia Lakers - Nashua Royals 7:5
  • 11/20: Allain's Jewelers - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 8:7
  • 11/24: Laconia Lakers - Allain's Jewelers 5:2
  • 11/24: Nashua Royals - Concord Shamrocks 1:1
  • 11/27: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Laconia Lakers 3:2
  • 11/27: Allain's Jewelers - Concord Shamrocks 4:2
  • 12/1: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Concord Shamrocks 4:2
  • 12/1: Nashua Royals - Allain's Jewelers
  • 12/4: Nashua Royals - Laconia Lakers 7:6
  • 12/4: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Allain's Jewelers 9:2
  • 12/8: Nashua Royals - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 8:5
  • 12/8: Concord Shamrocks - Laconia Lakers 6:4
  • 12/11: Laconia Lakers - Allain's Jewelers 11:0
  • 12/11: Concord Shamrocks - Nashua Royals 5:2
  • 12/15: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Laconia Lakers 4:3
  • 12/15: Concord Shamrocks - Allain's Jewelers 9:4
  • 12/18: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Concord Shamrocks 4:2
  • 12/18: Nashua Royals - Allain's Jewelers 6:5
  • 12/22: Nashua Royals - Laconia Lakers 10:2
  • 12/22: Allain's Jewelers - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 8:7
  • 1/5: Allain's Jewelers - Laconia Lakers 7:6
  • 1/5: Nashua Royals - Concord Shamrocks 9:2
  • 1/8: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Laconia Lakers 5:0
  • 1/8: Concord Shamrocks - Allain's Jewelers
  • 1/12: Nashua Royals - Allain's Jewelers 3:1
  • 1/12: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Concord Shamrocks 4:3
  • 1/15: Nashua Royals - Laconia Lakers 9:5
  • 1/15: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Allain's Jewelers 6:2
  • 1/19: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 7:6 OT
  • 1/19: Concord Shamrocks - Laconia Lakers 4:2
  • 1/22: Laconia Lakers - Allain's Jewelers 4:4
  • 1/22: Concord Shamrocks - Nashua Royals 7:3
  • 1/26: Concord Shamrocks - Allain's Jewelers 7:2
  • 1/26: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Laconia Lakers 5:2
  • 1/29: Concord Shamrocks - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 3:2
  • 2/2: Laconia Lakers - Nashua Royals 9:8
  • 2/2: Allain's Jewelers - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 11:9
  • 2/5: Nashua Royals - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 11:10
  • 2/5: Laconia Lakers - Concord Shamrocks
  • 2/9: Nashua Royals - Concord Shamrocks 8:6
  • 2/9: Laconia Lakers - Allain's Jewelers 6:5 OT
  • 2/12: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Laconia Lakers 10:4
  • 2/12: Concord Shamrocks - Allain's Jewelers 10:4
  • 2/16: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Concord Shamrocks 6:2 - Manchester 12-6-0 after game
  • 2/16: Nashua Royals - Allain's Jewelers 6:4 - Nashua 12-6-1 after game
  • 2/19: Concord Shamrocks - Allain's Jewelers 12:2
  • 2/23: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 8:4
  • 2/23: Concord Shamrocks - Laconia Lakers 8:6
  • Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Laconia Lakers (5:2, ?) - semifinal
  • Nashua Royals - Concord Shamrocks 2:1 on series (3:8, W:L, W:L) - "
  • Nashua Royals - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 14:8 - clinching game of final

Other games

  • 11/21: Braintree Blackhawks - Concord Shamrocks 9:2
  • 12/5: Needham Rockets - Granite State League All-Stars 9:3
  • 12/19: Berlin Maroons - Concord All-Stars 7:3
  • 1/15: Concord Shamrocks - Berlin City All-Stars 12:4
  • 2/6: Concord Shamrocks - Amesbury Maple Leafs 16:2
  • 2/19: Concord Shamrocks - Waltham 8:5
1966-67
  • 11/16: Manchester Alpine Club - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 11:7
  • 11/16: Rye Bruins - Concord Shamrocks 6:3
  • 11/23: Manchester Alpine Club - Nashua Royals 8:4
  • 11/23: Rye Bruins - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 8:7 OT
  • 11/26: Manchester Alpine Club - Concord Shamrocks 10:2
  • 11/30: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 11:4
  • 11/30: Manchester Alpine Club - Rye Bruins 11:6
  • 12/10: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Concord Shamrocks 14:2
  • 12/14: Manchester Alpine Club - Concord Shamrocks 15:6
  • 12/14: Nashua Royals - Rye Bruins 11:4
  • 12/17: Rye Bruins - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 11:7
  • 12/21: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Manchester Alpine Club 6:4
  • 12/28: Nashua Royals - Manchester Alpine Club 5:1
  • 12/28: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Rye Bruins 13:7
  • 1/4: Rye Bruins - Manchester Alpine Club 5:5
  • 1/4: Nashua Royals - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 6:5
  • 1/11: Rye Bruins - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 5:3
  • 1/11: Manchester Alpine Club - Nashua Royals 6:4
  • 1/18: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 15:6
  • 1/18: Manchester Alpine Club - Rye Bruins 13:9
  • 1/25: Nashua Royals - Manchester Alpine Club 5:3
  • 1/25: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Rye Bruins 11:4
  • 2/1: Nashua Royals - Rye Bruins 13:2
  • 2/11: Nashua Royals - Manchester Alpine Club 9:3
  • 2/15: Nashua Royals - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 8:3
  • 2/15: Rye Bruins - Manchester Alpine Club 8:4

Concord dropped out in December, the Manchester Alpine Club in late February.

  • 3/1: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Rye Bruins 7:5 - semifinal
  • 3/8: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Rye Bruins 7:5 - "
  • 3/22: Nashua Royals - Manchester Tam O'Shanters 8:5 - final
  • 3/29: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 10:8 - "
  • 4/5: Manchester Tam O'Shanters - Nashua Royals 6:3 - "

Sources

  • Manchester Union Leader
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