1925–26 American ice hockey season

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This was the 1925-26 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

Chicago, Illinois

The planned playing schedule for the North Shore League.

The Illinois Athletic Club held their first practice on December 17, 1925. The North Shore Hockey League returned for another season of play. It was composed of the Evanston, Indian Hill, Lake Forest, and Highland Park teams.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 12/30: Squirrel Athletic Club - Cardinals 8:4
  • 1/17: Illinois Athletic Club - Milwaukee Athletic Club (WI) 3:1 @ Lake Oconomowoc, WI
North Shore Hockey League Results
  • 1/3: Indian Hill - Evanston Hockey Club 4:1
  • 1/3: Lake Forest Winter Club - Highland Park Hockey Club 3:0
  • 1/10: Indian Hill - Highland Park Hockey Club 5:0
  • 1/10: Lake Forest Winter Club - Evanston Hockey Club 2:1
  • 1/24: Highland Park Hockey Club - Lake Forest Winter Club 6:3 OT
  • 1/24: Indian Hill - Evanston Hockey Club 6:1
  • 2/7: Indian Hill - Lake Forest Winter Club 3:2
  • 2/14: Indian Hill - Highland Park Hockey Club 3:0 - Indian Hill clinched title

Connecticut

The New Haven Suburban Hockey League was contested this winter.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 1/4: Riverside - Greenwich 2:1
  • 1/23: Choate School - Wallingford Eagles 4:3 OT
New Haven Suburban Hockey League Results
  • 1/10: Wallingford Eagles - Hamden 2:0
  • 1/14: Wallingford Eagles - Whitney HC 3:0
  • 1/16: Branford Laurels - Wallingford Eagles 4:1
  • 1/24: Wallingford Eagles - New Haven Monarchs 1:0
  • 2/24: Wallingford Eagles - Milford Wanderers 2:1

Standings as of 2/11

  1. Milford Wanderers 5-0
  2. Wallingford Eagles 4-1
  3. Branford Laurels 4-1
  4. New Haven Monarchs 2-1
  5. East Sides 2-2
  6. Hamden HC 1-4
  7. Seymour Legion 0-5
  8. Whitney HC 0-5

Iowa

The Des Moines and Sioux City Hockey Leagues were contested again this winter.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 1/11: Iowa University Hawkeyes - Iowa City 4:1
  • 1/24: Iowa University Hawkeyes - Iowa City 2:1
  • 2/14: Alton - LeMars 5:1
Des Moines City Hockey League Results
  • 1/1: East Des Moines AC - Riverview 4:0
  • 1/1: Cattell Park AC - Aces 1:1
  • 1/10: East Des Moines AC - Cattell Park AC 4:1
  • 1/10: Riverview - Aces 3:2 OT
  • 1/17: Riverview - Cattell Park AC 2:1
  • 1/17: East Des Moines AC - Aces 3:1
  • 1/24: East Des Moines AC - Riverview 5:1
  • 1/24: Aces - Cattell Park AC 4:1
  • 2/7: East Des Moines AC - Cattell Park 6:1
Sioux City Hockey League Results
  • 1/8: First National Bank - Olson Sporting Goods 2:2 OT
  • 1/10: Akron - Hunt Hardware 1:0
  • 1/12: First National Bank - Campbell Baking 2:1
  • 1/13: Olson Sporting Goods - Kruck Motorcycle 6:5
  • 1/20: Campbell Baking - Olson Sporting Goods 4:2
  • 1/20: First National Bank - Hunt Hardware 5:4
  • 1/21: Olson Sporting Goods - First National Bank 2:1
  • 1/22: Akron - First National Bank 4:1
  • 1/22: Campbell Baking - Kruck Motorcycle 3:1
  • 1/24: Olson Sporting Goods - Hunt Hardware 3:2
  • 1/24: Akron - Kruck Motorcycle 1:0
  • 1/26: Akron - First National Bank 5:2
  • 1/26: Campbell Baking - Hunt Hardware 3:0
  • 1/27: Akron - Olson Sporting Goods 5:1
  • 1/27: First National Bank - Kruck Motorcycle 4:0

Maine

Lewiston St. Dominique

The Lewiston St. Dominique and Waterville St. Jean clubs played independent schedules this winter.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 12/28: Lewiston St. Dominique - Berlin Juniors (NH) 4:2 @ Berlin
  • 12/29: Waterville St. Jean - Berlin Juniors (NH) 12:1 @ Waterville
  • 12/31: Waterville St. Jean - Berlin Wanderers (NH) 12:1 @ Waterville
  • 1/2: Lewiston St. Dominique - Berlin Wanderers (NH) 6:1 @ Lewiston
  • 1/7: Lewiston St. Dominique - Bates College 7:1 @ Lewiston
  • 1/7: Lewiston St. Dominique II - Bliss College 3:2 @ Lewiston
  • 1/8: Lewiston St. Dominique - Melrose City Club 7:0 @ Lewiston
  • 1/9: Waterville St. Jean - Melrose City Club 8:4 @ Waterville
  • 1/11: Lewiston St. Dominique - Bowdoin College 5:0 @ Lewiston
  • 1/11: Waterville St. Jean - Brownville Canadian Pacific Railway 7:1 @ Waterville
  • 1/12: Lewiston St. Dominique - Brownville Canadian Pacific Railway 14:4 @ Lewiston
  • 1/13: Lewiston St. Dominique II - Edward Little Independents 6:0 @ Lewiston
  • 1/13: Waterville St. Jean - Cambridge Catholic Club 9:2 @ Waterville
  • 1/16: Waterville St. Jean - Colby College 4:3 @ Waterville
  • 1/16: Lewiston St. Dominique - Quebec Excelsiors 1:0 @ Lewiston
  • 1/17: Lewiston St. Dominique - Quebec Excelsiors 0:0 @ Lewiston
  • 1/20: Lewiston St. Dominique - Nashua Nationals (NH) 3:2 @ Lewiston
  • 1/23: Quebec St. Patricks - Lewiston St. Dominique 4:3 @ Lewiston
  • 1/24: Lewiston St. Dominique - Quebec St. Patricks 2:1 @ Lewiston
  • 1/27: Lewiston St. Dominique - Waterville St. Jean 1:0 @ Lewiston
  • 1/28: Leiwston St. Dominique II - Bliss College 3:0 @ Lewiston
  • 1/30: Lewiston St. Dominique - Quebec CPR 8:0 @ Lewiston
  • 1/30: Waterville St. Jean - Boston Ramblers 8:0 @ Waterville
  • 1/31: Waterville St. Jean - Boston Ramblers 8:1 @ Waterville
  • 2/1: Leiwston St. Dominique II - Edward Little Independents 4:0 @ Lewiston
  • 2/3: Lewiston St. Dominique - Berlin Mountaineers (NH) 3:2 @ Lewiston
  • 2/4: Waterville St. Jean - Lewiston St. Dominique 3:0 @ Waterville
  • 2/7: Quebec St. Valerie - Lewiston St. Dominique 4:2 @ Quebec
  • 2/9: Waterville St. Jean - Berlin Mountaineers (NH) 10:2 @ Waterville
  • 2/10: Lewiston St. Dominique - Berlin Mountaineers (NH) 1:1 2OT @ Lewiston
  • 2/13: Lewiston St. Dominique - Thetford Mines (QC) 10:1 @ Lewiston
  • 2/16: Lewiston St. Dominique II - Lewiston Cercle Canadien 2:1 @ Lewiston
  • 2/18: Lewiston St. Dominique - Quebec Knights of Columbus 3:3 @ Lewiston
  • 2/18: Waterville St. Jean - Nashua Nationals (NH) 3:0 @ Waterville
  • 2/19: Lewiston St. Dominique - Quebec Knights of Columbus 3:3 2OT @ Lewiston
  • 2/19: Waterville St. Jean - Nashua Nationals (NH) 1:0 @ Waterville
  • 2/20: Lewiston St. Dominique Juniors - Bowdoin College 3:2 @ Lewiston
  • 2/22: Lewiston St. Dominique - Quebec St. Valerie 6:0 @ Lewiston
  • 2/23: Lewiston St. Dominique - Quebec St. Valerie 2:1 @ Lewiston - final game of series for Quebec Cup
  • 2/25: Lewiston St. Dominique - Berlin Mountaineers (NH) 3:1 @ Lewiston
  • 2/27: Lewiston St. Dominique II - Lewiston Cushman-Hollis 2:0 @ Lewiston
  • 2/27: Lewiston St. Dominique - Waterville St. Jean 6:2 @ Lewiston
  • 3/1: Hebron Academy - Lewiston St. Dominique II 9:2 @ Hebron
  • 3/4: Lewiston St. Dominique - Quebec Voltigeurs 6:0 @ Lewiston
  • 3/5: Lewiston St. Dominique - Quebec Voltigeurs 3:1 @ Lewiston
  • 3/10: Lewiston St. Dominique - Boston Pere Marquette 4:1 @ Lewiston
  • 3/11: Lewiston St. Dominique - Boston Pere Marquette 1:0 @ Lewiston

Massachusetts

1925-26 Game Results
  • 1/1: Greenfield Outing Club - Brattleboro Outing Club (VT) 6:0
  • 1/10: Dorchester St. Ambrose Catholic Club - Dorchester Leonard AC 3:2 OT
  • 1/10: Camp Parker - Terra Novas 8:0 @ Lynnfield Center
  • 1/10: Uphams Corner Say's All-Stars - Angel Guardian 5:5
  • 1/10: Greenfield Outing Club - Orange Hockey Club 1:0
  • 1/17: Cambridge Cantab AA' - South Boston All-Stars 6:5
  • 1/17: Lincoln American Legion - Littleton AC 13:1
  • 1/17: Dorchester Locust AC - Dorchester Town 1:0
  • 1/17: Greenfield Outing Club - North Adams 4:2
  • 1/24: East Boston Neptune AC - East Boston St. Mary's BC 4:1
  • 1/24: Dorchester St. Joseph's - Dorchester Oakleys 2:2 OT
  • 1/24: South Boston AA - University Hockey Club 2:1 OT
  • 1/24: Shamrock AC - Turner AC 2:0
  • 1/24: Brighton Catholic Institute - Commonwealth Country Club 4:2
  • 1/24: Dorchester Redberry Council K of C - Dorchester St. Ambrose Catholic Club 1:0
  • 1/24: Lincoln American Legion - Abbot Worsted 3:2
  • 1/26: Lynn General Electric - Wakefield Harley Davidson 5:0 @ Lynnfield Center
  • 1/26: Terra Novas - Pine Hill 3:2 @ Lynnfield Center
  • 1/27: Camp Parker - Terra Novas 1:0
  • 1/29: Lynn General Electric - Wakefield Harley Davidson 7:1 @ Lynnfield Center
  • 1/31: Waltham AC - Abbot Worsted 3:1
  • 1/31: Amesbury Maples - Portsmouth Clan MacKinnon (NH) 7:0
  • 1/31: Greenfield Outing Club - Brattleboro Ramblers (VT) 6:0
  • 2/20: Arlington Hockey Club - North Conway Granites (NH) 3:2
  • 2/21: South Boston AA - South Boston Independents 2:0
  • 2/21: Greenfield Outing Club - Springfield Outing Club 11:5
  • 2/28: Newton AC - Abbott AA 2:0 @ Lowell
  • 2/28: 'West Roxbury Gardner AC - Roslindale Rovers 2:1
  • 2/28: Dorchester St. Ambrose Catholic Club - Roxbury St. Joseph's Forfeit
  • 2/28: Dorchester St. Ambrose Catholic Club - Wollaston AA 7:2
  • 2/28: Angel Guardian - Roxbury Pioneers 5:0
  • 2/28: Angel Guardian - Dorchester Eagles 4:2
  • 3/10: Dorchester St. Ambrose Catholic Club - South Boston AA 4:2 - Massachusetts Intercity League final
  • 3/10: Hyde Park Shamrocks - Dorchester Turners 1:0 - Intercity Junior League final
  • 3/10: Camp Parker - Lynn General Electric 2:1 - Essex County League final
Fitchburg Winter Carnival Tournament

Played on the weekend of February 20-21.

  • Hudson - Fitchburg 3:2
  • Fitchburg - Gardner 3:1
  • Fitchburg - Framingham 0:0
  • Providence - Framingham 4:0
  • Fitchburg - Providence 1:0

The Fitchburg Hockey Club won.

Michigan

The Border Cities Hockey League was comprised of seven teams for the 1925-26 season. They were Harvey & Sons, Waterstons, YMCA, Windsor Selacks, K.O. Tires, Grennan Cakes, and the Detroit Magnetos.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 1/10: Windsor Monarchs (ON) - K.O. Tires 1:1 @ Detroit
  • 1/14: Thessalon (ON) - Michigan Soo 7:3
  • 1/19: Marquette Indians - Calumet All-Stars 5:0 @ Marquette
  • 1/28: Portage Lake Eagles - Fort Frances Canadians (ON) 4:3
  • 2/12: Laurium Greyhounds - Mohawk 4:1
  • 2/21: Grennan Cakes - Ralph's Sport Shop (Battle Creek) 4:2
  • 3/3: Minneapolis Millers (MN) - Marquette Indians 6:5 @ Minneapolis
  • 3/4: Minneapolis Millers (MN) - Marquette Indians 8:6 @ Minneapolis
  • 3/5: Marquette - Baraga Parochial (Marquette) 7:2
MacNaughton Cup Results
  • 3/2: Marquette Indians - Canadian Soo Greyhounds 2:2 OT
  • 3/9: Canadian Soo Greyhounds - Marquette Indians 5:0
Border Cities Hockey League Results
  • 1/5: Wolverines - K.O. Tires - no ice
  • 1/5: YMCA - Windsor Selaks - no ice
  • 1/10: Windsor Selaks - Waterstons Forfeit, Waterstons equipment did not arrive in time for game
  • 1/10: Grennan Cakes - Detroit Magnetos 4:2
  • 1/15: YMCA - Harvey & Sons 1:0 OT
  • 1/17: Grennan Cakes - Windsor Selaks 4:2
  • 1/26: K.O. Tires - Harvey & Sons 2:1 OT
  • 2/7: K.O. Tires - Waterstons 3:1 - K.O. was noted to be atop the table
  • 2/14: K.O. Tires - Detroit Magnetos 1:1 OT
  • 2/23: Harvey & Sons - Detroit Magnetos 4:2
  • 2/23: Waterstons - YMCA 3:0

K.O. Tires finished the regular season 8-0, and the Waterstons went 6-3, earning them spots in the final.

  • 3/12: Waterstons - K.O. Tires 3:3
  • 3/16: Waterstons - K.O. Tires 4:3

Waterstons won the championship.

Minnesota

1925-26 Game Results
  • 1/1: Fort Frances Hockey Club (ON) - Duluth West End 5:2
  • 1/2: Fort Frances Backus Greys (ON) - Duluth West End 4:0
  • 2/5: Eveleth Hockey Club - Fort Frances Hockey Club (ON) 2:1
  • 2/6: Fort Frances Backus Greys (ON) - Eveleth Hockey Club 3:2

Montana

The Montana State Hockey League was contested once again, with the Western Woolen Mills and Marquettes of Butte and Anaconda participating. Due to warm weather, the full playing schedule was not completed.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 12/25: Butte Western Woolen Mills - Butte Marquettes 2:1
Montana Hockey League Results
  • 12/13: Butte Western Woolen Mills - Anaconda 3:2
  • 12/20: Butte Marquettes - Butte Western Woolen Mills 3:1
  • 12/27: Butte Western Woolen Mills - Anaconda 7:1
  • 1/1: Anaconda - Butte Marquettes 4:2 OT
  • 1/10: Butte Marquettes - Butte Western Woolen Mills 8:3
  • 1/17: Butte Marquettes - Anaconda 2:0

New Hampshire

Biographies of the Berlin Mountaineers' players.

The Nashua Nationals and the Manchester Hockey Club competed in the New England Hockey League for the 1925-26 season. The Berlin Mountaineers played an independent schedule.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 1/2: Nashua Nationals - Melrose AA 8:5
  • 1/5: Berlin Mountaineers - Sherbrooke Wanderers (QC) 4:4 @ Berlin
  • 1/7: Berlin Mountaineers - Queen's University (ON) 11:4 @ Berlin
  • 1/14: Nashua Nationals - Newton Pets 5:2 @ Nashua
  • 1/15: Berlin Mountaineers - Montreal Wanderers 6:5 @ Berlin
  • 1/16: Berlin Mountaineers - Montreal Wanderers 8:2 @ Berlin
  • 1/21: Berlin Mountaineers - Lewiston St. Dominique 2:0 @ Berlin
  • 1/23: Waterville St. Jean - Berlin Mountaineers 3:2 @ Berlin
  • 1/24: Berlin Mountaineers - Waterville St. Jean 5:2 @ Berlin
  • 1/28: Berlin Mountaineers - Nashua Nationals 3:0 @ Berlin
  • 1/30: Berlin Mountaineers - Montreal Columbus Club 6:3 @ Berlin
  • 1/31: Montreal Columbus Club - Berlin Mountaineers 6:4 @ Berlin
  • 2/2: Berlin Mountaineers - Nashua Nationals 8:5
  • 2/6: Nashua Nationals - Newton Ramblers 3:0 @ Nashua
  • 2/6: Berlin Mountaineers - Waterville St. Jean 2:2 @ Berlin
  • 2/7: Berlin Mountaineers - Waterville St. Jean 4:3 @ Berlin
  • 2/8: Nashua Nationals - Malden City Club 7:1 @ Nashua
  • 2/8: Lewiston St. Dominique - Berlin Mountaineers 5:2 @ Berlin
  • 2/11: Nashua Nationals - Boston Ramblers 8:0 @ Nashua
  • 2/12: Nashua Nationals - Waterville St. Jean 3:3 @ Nashua
  • 2/13: Nashua Nationals - Waterville St. Jean 7:5 @ Nashua
  • 2/15: Nashua Nationals - Lewiston St. Dominique 2:1 @ Nashua
  • 2/19: Berlin Mountaineers - Bishop's College 7:2 @ Berlin
  • 2/21: Berlin Mountaineers - Lewiston St. Dominique 7:5 @ Berlin
  • 2/24: Boston Pere Marquette - Nashua Nationals 4:1 @ Boston
  • 2/27: Nashua Nationals - Cambridge Catholic Club 5:0
  • 2/27: Berlin Mountaineers - Montreal All-Stars 9:6 2OT @ Berlin
  • 2/28: Montreal All-Stars - Berlin Mountaineers 4:3 @ Berlin
  • 3/3: Nashua Ramblers - Melrose Town Team 2:0
  • 3/4: Nashua Nationals - Boston Bankers AC @ Nashua - not played due to poor ice
  • 3/13: Boston Bankers AC - Nashua Nationals 7:3 @ Providence, RI
  • Keene Hockey Club - Orange (MA) 5:2
  • Keene Hockey Club - North Adams (MA) 11:0
  • Keene Hockey Club - Greenfield (MA) 6:2
  • Orange (MA) - Keene Hockey Club 3:1
  • Manchester Hockey Club - Keene Hockey Club 11:1
  • Keene Hockey Club - Orange (MA) 7:0
  • Fitchburg (MA) - Keene Hockey Club 3:1
  • Keene Hockey Club - Malden (MA) 6:3
  • Keene Hockey Club - Greenfield (MA) 20:2
  • Keene Hockey Club - Brattleboro (VT) 13:2
  • Keene Hockey Club - Nashua 6:4
  • Keene Hockey Club - Framingham (MA) 9:3

New York

Some notable independent teams in New York in 1925-26, among others, were the Brooklyn Crescents, Nichols Hockey Club, Rochester Hockey Club, and the Syracuse Crescents. In March 1926 it was reported there were plans to establish a New York State Hockey League, comprised of teams from Albany, Syracuse, Utica, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, for the 1926-27 season.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 12/29: Brooklyn Crescents - Brooklyn Skating Club 1:1
  • Briarcliff Lodge - Brooklyn Crescents 3:2
  • 1/15: Nichols Hockey Club - Syracuse Crescents 5:3 @ Buffalo
  • 1/16: Nichols Hockey Club - Nichols School 6:2
  • 1/16: Rochester Hockey Club - Syracuse Crescents 6:1 @ Rochester
  • 1/24: Niagara Falls - Rochester Hockey Club 2:1 @ Rochester
  • Buffalo Lacrosse Hockey Club - Hamburg Hockey Club 5:3
  • 1/30: Rochester Hockey Club - Nichols Hockey Club 3:1 @ Buffalo
  • 1/30: Briarcliff Lodge - Rockwood Hall 4:1
  • 2/7: Rochester Hockey Club - Syracuse Sedgewick Farms @ Rochester
  • 2/13: Nichols Hockey Club - Buffalo Eagles 7:1 - Buffalo City Championship
  • 2/14: Rochester Hockey Club - Syracuse Sedgewick Farms @ Syracuse
  • 2/17: Brooklyn Crescents - New York 7th Regiment 6:1
  • 2/20: Nichols Hockey Club - Rochester Hockey Club
  • 2/21: Rochester Hockey Club - Syracuse Sedgewick Farms @ Rochester
  • 2/22: Brooklyn Crescents - Briarcliff Lodge 0:0 2OT
  • 2/24: Buffalo Lacrosse Hockey Club - Buffalo Eagles 2:1
  • 2/25: Brooklyn Crescents - New York St. Nicholas 4:2
  • 2/27: Nichols Hockey Club - Buffalo Lacrosse Hockey Club 2:0 - Buffalo City Championship
  • 3/4: Brooklyn Crescents - Stamford Hockey Club 9:3
  • 3/8: Brooklyn Crescents - Briarcliff Lodge 1:1 OT

New Jersey

There were some amateur games played in New Jersey this winter.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 1/10: Ridgewood Country Club - Mountain Lakes Community Club 4:1
  • 1/10: North Jersey Country Club - Brooklyn Crescents 5:3
  • 1/16: Mountain Lakes Community Club - Ridgewood Country Club 3:2
  • 1/17: North Jersey Country Club - Apawamis Country Club (Rye, NY) 8:3
  • 1/17: Ridgewood Country Club - Bergen Crescents 3:0
  • 1/24: North Jersey Country Club - New York Royal Bank of Canada 4:0
  • 1/31: Morris County Country Club - Ridgewood Country Club 7:3
  • 2/14: Brooklyn Crescents - Ridgewood Country Club not played - heavy snow
  • 2/21: Ridgewood Country Club - Mountain Lakes Community Club 12:1
  • 2/28: Brooklyn Rovers - North Jersey Country Club 4:2

Portland, Oregon

See: 1925–26 WHL season

Major league hockey returned to Portland for the first time since 1918 as the new Portland Rosebuds were born when the Regina Capitals relocated there. They competed in the Western Hockey League for its final season. The Portland Amateur League also resumed play in 1925-26, the Spalding Aces winning the championship.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 2/6: Multnomah Athletic Club - Bend Lumber Company 5:2
Portland Amateur League Results
  • 12/11: Spalding Aces - Multnomah Athletic Club 4:2
  • 12/18: Bankers - YMCA 4:2
  • Spalding Aces - Bankers
  • Multnomah Athletic Club - YMCA
  • 1/8: Bankers - Multnomah Athletic Club 4:0
  • 1/11: Spalding Aces - YMCA 9:2
  • 1/15: Spalding Aces - Multnomah Athletic Club 3:2
  • 1/22: Bankers - YMCA 2:1
  • 1/29: Multnomah Athletic Club - YMCA 7:1
  • 2/5: Spalding Aces - Bankers 8:1
  • 2/8: Multnomah Athletic Club - Bankers 5:0
  • 2/12: Spalding Aces - YMCA 6:2

Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Auditorium opened in Providence on February 18, 1926. The Providence Club was soon formed at the rink. A postseason series involving three National Hockey League teams was also staged at it.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 3/17: Providence Club - New York Knickerbocker Club 4:3 OT @ Providence
  • 3/20: Boston Bruins - New York Americans 4:3 @ Providence
  • 3/24: Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins 3:3 @ Providence
  • 3/27: Montreal Canadiens - New York Americans 8:4 @ Providence
  • 3/31: Boston Pere Marquette - Providence Club 3:2 @ Providence

Spokane, Washington

The Spokane Zips

Spokane formed a hockey team that was sponsored by the Spokane Golf and Skating Club and the Arctic Club. They played their first game against Coeur d'Alene on January 15, 1926. The team became known as the Zips, and went on a tour of British Columbia and Alberta in late January. After three games, it was reported that all teams in the British Columbia Hockey Association who faced the Zips would be suspended. However, their tour continued despite this.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 1/15: Spokane Golf and Skating Club - Couer d'Alene Hockey Club (ID) 1:1 2OT @ Couer d'Alene
  • 1/23: Spokane Golf and Skating Club - Couer d'Alene Hockey Club (ID) @ Coeur d'Alene - not played
  • 1/27: Wycliffe Hockey Club (BC) - Spokane Zips 9:3 @ Wycliffe
  • 1/28: Cranbrook Hockey Club (BC) - Spokane Zips 7:5 @ Cranbrook
  • 1/29: Kimberley Hockey Club (BC) - Spokane Zips 9:4 @ Kimberley
  • 1/31: Fernie Juniors (BC) - Spokane Zips 3:1 @ Fernie
  • 2/3: Pincher Creek (AB) - Spokane Zips 12:9 @ Pincher Creek
  • 2/4: Spokane Zips - Cranbrook Hockey Club (BC) 5:1 @ Cranbrook

St. Louis, Missouri

The St. Louis Winter Garden hockey team played a game in Springfield, Illinois, as part of the local ice carnival, on January 23, 1926. A game between the Winter Garden team and Springfield (IL), scheduled to be played on January 31, at the Grand Basin of Forest Park in St. Louis, was called off due to the bad condition of the ice.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 1/23: St. Louis Winter Garden - Concordia Seminary (IL) 4:2 @ Springfield

Texas

R.E. Anderson of the Crystal Palace team.

On December 17, 1925, the first ice hockey team in Texas practiced at the newly-opened Crystal Palace rink in San Antonio. Sid Cornelius, secretary-manager of the San Antonio Builders' Exchange, organized the team. On January 21, 1926, the first ice hockey game was played in San Antonio, with the Crystal Palace team defeating the Second Army Division 4-3 in double overtime. A week later, the Brooks Field Flyers beat the Second Division 8-5. Brooks Field captured the championship with a 9-1 victory over Crystal Palace on February 5. An Academic Ice Hockey League was also formed at the Crystal Palace, composed of local school teams. The San Antonio Academy captured the championship.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 1/21: Crystal Palace - Second Army Division 4:3 2OT
  • 1/28: Brooks Field Flyers - Second Army Division 8:5
  • 2/5: Brooks Field Flyers - Crystal Palace 9:1
  • 2/12: Crystal Palace - Second Army Division 4:2
  • 2/18: Crystal Palace - Brooks Field Flyers 5:3
  • 2/25: Third Infantry Brigade - Crystal Palace 6:4
  • 3/4: Brooks Field Flyers - Third Infantry Brigade 5:3
  • 3/11: Second Army Division - Crystal Palace 5:2
  • 3/30: San Antonio Academy - West Texas Military Academy 4:2
  • 4/3: West Texas Military Academy - Main Avenue High School 4:0
  • 4/13: Second Army Division - All-Stars
  • 4/15: West Texas Military Academy - St. Mary's Academy 1:0
  • 4/23: Main Avenue High School - West Texas Military Academy 5:1
  • 4/27: St. Mary's Academy - Alamo Heights High School 4:2
  • 5/1: Main Avenue High School - San Antonio Academy 3:1
  • 5/4: West Texas Military Academy - Alamo Heights High School 10:0
  • 5/6: Main Avenue High School - St. Mary's Academy 9:1
  • 5/11: Alamo Heights High School - St. Mary's Academy 3:2
  • 5/18: San Antonio Academy - Alamo Heights High School 7:1
  • 5/19: West Texas Military Academy - St. Mary's Academy 4:1
  • 5/21: West Texas Military Academy - Alamo Heights High School 6:0
  • 5/24: San Antonio Academy - Main Avenue High School 1:0
Academic Ice Hockey League standings
  1. San Antonio Academy 4-1
  2. Main Avenue High School 3-2
  3. West Texas Military Academy 3-2
  4. St. Mary's Academy 1-3
  5. Alamo Heights High School 1-4

Vermont

1925-26 Game Results
  • 1/1: Greenfield Outing Club (MA) - Brattleboro Outing Club 6:0
  • 1/29: Newport Hockey Club - St. Johnsbury F.C.A. 2:1
  • 2/2: Newport Hockey Club - Beebe Hockey Club (QC) 6:0
  • 2/3: Newport Hockey Club - Beebe Hockey Club (QC) 5:4
  • 2/6: Montpelier All-Stars - Barre Canadians 4:2
  • 2/11: Stanstead Indians (QC) - St. Johnsbury Sheridans 6:3
  • 2/12: Newport Hockey Club - Stanstead College (QC)
  • 2/13: Barre Canadians - Montpelier All-Stars 2:1
  • 2/13: Springfield Hockey Club - Brattleboro Outing Club 5:2
  • 2/13: University of Vermont - Winooski Hockey Club 2:0
  • 2/20: Barre Canadians - Montpelier All-Stars 4:4 3OT
  • 2/26: Newport Hockey Club - Sutton (QC)
  • 2/27: Stanstead Indians (QC) - St. Johnsbury Sheridans cancelled
St. Johnsbury Hockey League Results
  • 1/1: Sheridans - Arlington Ramblers 7:1 - exhibition
  • 1/7: FCA - Sheridans 4:0
  • 1/7: Summerville - Arlington Ramblers 1:1
  • 1/8: Sheridans - Crescents 3:0 Forfeit
  • 1/11: FCA - Arlington Ramblers 5:0
  • 1/12: Sheridans - Summerville 4:0
  • 1/13: FCA - Crescents 12:1
  • 1/14: Sheridans - Arlington Ramblers 5:2
  • 1/15: Arlington Ramblers - Summerville 2:0
  • 1/15: Summerville - Crescents 4:1
  • 1/26: Sheridans - Arlington Ramblers 1:0
  • 1/27: Summerville - Crescents 4:1
  • 1/28: Sheridans - FCA 0:0
  • 2/3: Arlington Ramblers - Crescents 4:2
  • 2/5: FCA - Arlington Ramblers 3:2
  • 2/8: Sheridans - Summerville 5:0
  • 2/9: Arlington Ramblers - Crescents 2:2 2OT
  • 2/12: FCA - Summerville 4:1
  • 2/16: FCA - Sheridans 1:0 - exhibition
  • 2/18: FCA - Sheridans 2:0 - "

Standings

Standings GP W L T GF GA Pts
FCA 8 7 0 1 48 7 15
Sheridans 8 6 1 1 27 7 13
Summerville 8 3 5 0 20 24 6
Arlington Ramblers 8 2 5 1 13 26 5
Crescents 8 0 7 1 8 52 1

Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Municipal Hockey League was divided into two divisions of four teams apiece, and the Bay View Athletic Club won the championship.

1925-26 Game Results
  • 12/20: Neenah - Menasha 7:3
  • 1/14: Janesville - Watertown 4:1 @ Janesville
  • 1/15: Milwaukee Town Club - Janesville 2:2 @ Janesville
  • 1/31: Oshkosh - Neenah 2:2 OT
  • 2/7: Wausau - Eagle River Wasps 20:1
  • 2/11: Milwaukee Town Club - Kenosha Triple A 6:2
  • 2/14: Rhinelander Hodags - Eagle River Wasps 20:2
  • 2/14: Kenosha Triple A - Milwaukee Riverside AC 0:0
  • 2/14: Neenah - Kaukauna 12:1
  • 2/14: Lawrence College - Menasha 7:2
  • 2/21: Rhinelander Hodags - Eagle River Wasps 7:0
  • 2/21: Lawrence College - Menasha 6:3
  • 2/27: Wausau - Eagle River Wasps 12:1
  • 2/28: Wausau - Rhinelander Hodags 5:0
Fox River Valley Hockey League Results
  • 12/25: Oshkosh - Neenah 2:0
  • 12/25: Appleton Maroons - Menasha Forfeit
  • 12/27: Neenah - Menasha 4:1
  • 12/27: Appleton Maroons - Oshkosh 2:1 2OT
  • 1/1: Appleton Maroons - Neenah 4:3
  • 1/1: Oshkosh - Menasha Forfeit
  • 1/3: Neenah - Oshkosh 3:1
  • 1/3: Appleton Maroons - Menasha Forfeit
  • 1/10: Neenah - Menasha 10:0
  • 1/10: Oshkosh - Appleton Maroons 2:0
  • 1/24: Oshkosh - Menasha 10:0
  • 1/24: Appleton Maroons - Neenah 3:2 4OT
  • 2/7: Oshkosh - Neenah 3:2 2OT

Oshkosh won the championship.

Milwaukee Municipal Hockey League Results
  • 1/3:Riverside AC - Puck Chasers 2:1
  • 1/3: Town Club - My Own Hockey Club 3:0
  • 1/3: Bay View AC - Mi-Nash-A 4:1
  • 1/10: Puck Chasers - My Own Hockey Club 4:1
  • 1/10: Spott Realtors - Mi-Nash-A 9:2
  • 1/10: Town Club - Riverside AC 3:2
  • 1/10: Milwaukee AC - Bay View AC 9:0
  • 1/17: Riverside AC - My Own Hockey Club 4:1
  • 1/24: Spott Realtors - Bay View AC 4:1
  • 2/7: Spott Realtors - Riverside AC 3:1
  • 2/7: Bay View AC - Town Club 2:1
  • 2/14: Bay View AC - Spott Realtors 5:2 3OT - final

College ice hockey

See: 1925–26 American college hockey season

Sources

  • Boston Globe
  • Buffalo Courier
  • Chicago Tribune
  • Detroit Free Press
  • San Antonio Light
  • The Spokesman-Review


American ice hockey seasons (1920-1945)
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