South African Hockey (1936-1985)
This page details ice hockey activities in South Africa between 1936 and 1985:
Results
- 1936
On June 16, 1936 it was reported that the Old Edwardians were the first club in South Africa to take up ice hockey. They began practicing at a roller skating rink and played some intra-squad games. On July 13, 1936 the South African Ice Hockey Association was formed. The first ice hockey games were played at the Empire Exhibition Rink in Milner Park, Johannesburg in September, Oxford and Cambridge paying a visit from England.
- 9/19: Oxford University - Cambridge University 4:3
- 9/21: Oxford University - Cambridge University 4:3 (0:0, 1:1, 3:1)
- 9/22: Oxford University - South Africa 7:5 (1:1, 4:0, 2:4)
- 9/23: Oxford University - Cambridge University 3:3 (1:1, 1:1, 1:1)
- 9/24: Cambridge University - South Africa 5:3 (2:2, 1:1, 2:0)
- 9/26: Oxford/Cambridge Combination - South Africa 9:4 (1:1, 4:1, 4:2)
- 9/28: Oxford/Cambridge Combination - South Africa 5:3 (1:1, 2:2, 2:0)
- 9/29: Oxford University - Cambridge University 2:1
- 9/30: Oxford/Cambridge Combination - South Africa 6:4 (2:1, 3:1, 1:2)
- 10/?: Old Edwardians - Johannesburg Lions II - junior/2nd League game
- 10/3: South Africa - The Rest - “last week South Africa took on the Rest with distinct success. Not only was the game worth watching but it was apparent that the local players are fast rounding into shape and will improve with every appearance.”
- 10/10: Town - Country 9:1 (2:0, 4:0, 3:1)
- 10/17: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 6:1 - Exhibition Trophy
- 10/22: Johannesburg Lions - Old Edwardians 3:3
- 10/24: Maple Leafs - Johannesburg Lions 7:2 (4:0, 1:1, 2:1) - Exhibition Trophy
- 10/31: Mohawks - Maple Leafs 10:3 - Exhibition Trophy
- 11/6: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 7:6 - Exhibition Trophy
- 11/14: Maple Leafs - Mohawks 6:5 - Mansell Cup KO competition first round
- 11/21: Maple Leafs - Johannesburg Lions 3:0 (1:0, 1:0, 1:0) - Exhibition Trophy
- 11/28: Mohawks - Maple Leafs 5:3 (2:2, 1:1, 2:0) - Exhibition Trophy
- 12/5: Johannesburg Lions/Maple Leafs Comb. - Mohawks 6:2 (2:1, 2:0, 2:1)
- 12/12: Vice-Residents - Residents 5:2 (1:0, 1:1, 3:1)
- 12/26: Johannesburg Lions - Maple Leafs - Mansell Cup final
Exhibition Trophy standings
- Mohawks 3-1-0-6 27:14
- Maple Leafs 2-2-0-4 16:17
- Lions 1-3-0-2 10:22
2nd League standings as of 11/16
- Lions 2-0-1 9:5 5
- Old Edwardians 1-0-1 5:4 3
- Mohawks 1-1-0 7:3 2
- Proteca 0-3-0 4:13 0
Old Johannians and Rand University had not played any games yet.
- 1937
- 1/2: Rest - Maple Leafs 4:3
- 1/9: Maple Leafs - Rest 6:4
- 1/16: Maple Leafs - Rest 6:4
The Empire Exhibition Rink closed in January 1937, but a new facility, the Union Ice Rink in Wembley, Johannesburg, opened in June. Wiener EV paid a visit to South Africa to play a series of games to inaugurate the rink. See 1937 Wiener EV Tour of South Africa for more details.
The “Austria Cup” was presented to the South African Ice Hockey Association by members of the Austrian ice hockey team, and was to be competed for by local ice hockey teams. The cup, sculptured by Dr Fleishman of Austria, bears on its base figures representing Gobel (who was to have captained the touring team), Demmer, Nowak, and Kirchberger. On one side of the cup is the Austrian coat-of-arms and on the other, the South African coat-of-arms.” - Rand Daily Mail, 1937-07-20
- 8/12: Town - Country 8:6 - Country team was reinforced by members of the local junior teams. J. Desileths of Town and Bob Britton for Country made some fine solo runs. Mr. Eric Gates officiated.
- 1937-38
- 10/9: Maple Leafs - The Rest 10:3
- 11/11: Old Edwardians - Johannesburg Lions
- 12/15: Johannesburg Lions - Old Edwardians - deciding match of three game series, Lions won the first game 4-3, Old Edwardians won the second, also 4-3
- 4/14: Old Edwardians - University
- 1938-39
Exhibitions/Other games
- 11/3: Old Edwardians - Old Parktonians 4:0
- 1/9: South African Born - Canadian Born
- 1/12: Old Edwardians - Old Parktonians 6:3 (1:2, 2:1, 3:0)
- 1/31: Old Parktonians - Johannesburg Lions II 4:2 - Junior Cup final
- 5/4: Rest - Old Edwardians 6:4
- 5/4: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 5:4
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 9/22: Johannesburg Lions - Old Edwardians 6:2 (3:0, 1:0, 2:2)
- 9/29: Mohawks - Rand University 7:3 (3:0, 2:0, 2:3)
- 10/6: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 4:2 (1:1, 2:0, 1:1)
- 10/13: Old Edwardians - Rand University 6:2 (1:0, 2:1, 3:1)
- 10/20: Mohawks - Old Edwardians 6:2 (1:1, 4:0, 1:1)
- 10/27: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University 3:1 (1:1, 1:0, 1:0)
- 11/10: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 2:2 (2:0, 0:2, 0:0)
- 11/17: Mohawks - Old Edwardians 5:4 (1:1, 3:1, 1:2)
- 11/24: Old Edwardians - Rand University 6:1 (0:0, 2:0, 4:1)
- 12/1: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University 1:1 (0:0, 0:1, 1:0)
- 12/8: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 6:1 (2:1, 1:0, 3:0) - Knockout Cup semifinal
- 12/15: Mohawks - Old Edwardians 3:2 (1:2, 1:0, 1:0) - Knockout Cup final
- 12/22: Johannesburg Lions - Old Edwardians 3:3 (2:2, 0:0, 1:1)
- 1/3: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 5:2 - Challenge Cup
- 1/26: Rand University - Old Parktonians 3:0 (0:0, 0:0, 3:0) - last first half league games, Rand would have been relegated to the 2nd League if they lost
Mohawks won the first half and the Challenge Cup.
- 2/2: Mohawks - Old Edwardians 6:4 (2:1, 2:1, 2:2) - start of second half league games
- 2/9: Old Edwardians - Johannesburg Lions 9:6 (2:1, 5:0, 2:5)
- 2/16: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 3:3 (2:0, 1:2, 0:1)
- 2/23: Old Edwardians - Old Parktonians 11:1
- 3/2: Old Parktonians - Rand University 4:2
- 3/9: Johannesburg Lions - Old Edwardians 4:2
- 3/16: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 3:2 (2:0, 1:1, 0:1)
- 3/23: Mohawks - Old Edwardians 5:3 (2:1, 2:0, 1:2)
The league was reorganized and an exhibition schedule was then carried out. The players were pooled among the new teams, and it was said the Mohawks would provide 13 players and two substitutes, Lions 16 players, Old Edwardians 8 players, including four substitutes, Old Parktonians three players, including two substitutes, and Rand University and Tigers, three players each and two substitutes each.
- 3/30: Blues - Blacks 5:5 (1:2, 2:2, 2:1)
- 4/6: Reds - Whites 9:3 (3:1, 4:1, 2:1)
- 4/13: Reds - Blacks 9:5 (3:3, 4:1, 2:1)
- 4/20: Blues - Reds 10:7 (1:1, 5:2, 4:4)
- 1939-40
Exhibitions
- 12/21: Johannesburg - East Rand 6:4 (4:2, 1:0, 1:2)
- 12/27: Rand University - Johannesburg Lions 5:3 (4:1, 0:1, 1:2) - Challenge Game
- 3/23: Canadian Born - South African Ice Hockey Association
- 4/20: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University 2:2 (1:0, 1:0, 0:2)
- 5/5: Reef - Johannesburg 5:2 (0:1, 1:1, 4:0)
- 5/25: Reef - Johannesburg 4:0 - last game of season
Olympia Trophy
- 1/4: Canadian Born - South African Ice Hockey Association 5:3 (1:1, 2:1, 2:1)
- 1/11: Canadian Born - South African Ice Hockey Association 5:0 (2:0, 1:0, 2:0)
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 10/10: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 4:3
- 10/19: Old Edwardians - Rand University 5:4
- 10/26: Rand University - Mohawks 9:7
- 11/2: Johannesburg Lions - Old Parktonians 3:1
- 11/9: Old Edwardians - Mohawks 5:3
- 11/16: Mohawks - Old Parktonians 8:6 (3:3, 4:2, 1:1)
- 11/23: Johannesburg Lions - Old Edwardians 8:2 (1:1, 3:1, 4:0)
- 11/30: Rand University - Old Parktonians 8:4 (4:1, 2:2, 2:1)
- 12/7: Old Parktonians - Old Edwardians 10:2
- 12/14: Rand University - Johannesburg Lions 5:4 (0:1, 1:1, 4:2)
- 12/21: Johannesburg Lions B - Wembley Tigers 2:0 - 2nd League game, Lions were undefeated
- 1/17: Rand University - Johannesburg Lions 3:2 OT (2:0, 0:0, 0:2, 1:0) - first half final
- 1/24: Old Edwardians - Mohawks 5:4 (2:0, 1:3, 2:1) - start of second half
- 2/1: Johannesburg Lions - Old Parktonians 6:2 (0:1, 2:0, 3:1)
- 2/8: Maple Leafs - Old Edwardians 5:3
- 2/15: Rand University - Mohawks 8:2 (1:1, 5:0, 2:1)
- 2/22: Johannesburg Lions - Maple Leafs 4:1 (0:0, 2:0, 2:1)
- 2/29: Maple Leafs - Old Parktonians 3:2
- 3/7: Rand University - Wembley Tigers 11:3 (2:2, 5:1, 4:0) - Wembley took the place of Old Edwardians and were strengthened by their best players
- 3/14: Mohawks - Maple Leafs 5:4 (3:1, 2:0, 0:3)
- 3/19: Rand University - Johannesburg Lions 4:3 (1:0, 2:1, 1:2)
- 3/28: Old Parktonians - Wembley Tigers 4:2 (2:0, 1:1, 1:1)
- 4/6: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions
- 4/13: Rand University - Old Parktonians
- 4/18: Mohawks - Wembley Tigers 7:3 (3:3, 2:0, 2:0) - Knockout Competition
- 4/25: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 2:1 (1:0, 0:0, 1:1) - "
- Mohawks - Maple Leafs 5:3 - Exhibition Trophy
- 5/18: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University - Dorfman Knockout Cup final
- 1940-41
Exhibitions
- 12/7: City - Army 10:4 (5:3, 2:1, 3:0)
- 12/21: City - Reef 4:4
- 12/27: City - Reef 5:2
- 1/18: City - Reef 6:1 - Robinson Deep War Fund
- 2/22: Canada - South Africa 4:1 - Red Star Aid Foundation
- 4/1: South Africa - Canada 4:0 (1:0, 1:0, 2:0) - "
- 4/23: South Africa - Canada 3:3 (0:0, 3:1, 0:2) - Netherlands War Fund
- 4/29: Seniors - Juniors 3:2
- 5/6: Johannesburg Lions - The Rest 4:1 (4:0, 0:0, 0:1)
- 5/28: Canada - South Africa 6:2 (1:1, 3:1, 2:0) - Greek War Fund
South African War League (Transvaal)
- 11/9: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University 3:3
- 11/12: Maple Leafs - Mohawks 6:4
- 11/16: Maple Leafs - Rand University 3:2
- 11/19: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 4:2
- 11/23: Rand University - Mohawks 3:1
- 11/26: Maple Leafs - Johannesburg Lions 2:1 (0:0, 1:0, 1:1)
- 11/30: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 7:4
- 12/3: Rand University - Maple Leafs 5:2
- 12/10: Maple Leafs - Johannesburg Lions 4:3 (2:1, 1:0, 1:2)
- 12/14: Mohawks - Maple Leafs 4:1
- 12/16: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University 5:4 - last first half game
- 1/4: Mohawks - Rand University 2:2 - start of second half
- 1/7: Rand University - Johannesburg Lions 6:3
- 1/11: Maple Leafs - Mohawks 3:3
- 1/14: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 10:1
- 1/18: Maple Leafs - Rand University
- 1/21: Mohawks - Rand University 6:1
- 1/25: Maple Leafs - Johannesburg Lions 3:1
- 1/28: Maple Leafs - Mohawks 3:2
- 2/1: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University 5:4
- 2/4: Rand University - Maple Leafs 3:2
- 2/8: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 3:2 (0:0, 3:1, 0:1)
- 2/10: Mohawks - Rand University 3:2
- 2/15: Johannesburg Lions - Maple Leafs 7:2 (2:1, 2:1, 3:0)
- 3/1: Maple Leafs - Rand University 3:3 (1:1, 2:1, 0:1)
Standings
- Maple Leafs 6-4-2-14 34:38
- Johannesburg Lions 6-5-1-13 41:28
- Rand University 4-5-3-11 36:40
- Mohawks 4-6-2-10 37:42
- 1941-42
Exhibitions
- 12/11: Canada - South Africa 3:3
- 12/26: Reef - City 3:2
- 1/22: City - Reef 6:2 (0:1, 1:1, 5:0)
- 1/29: Johannesburg - Reef - not played as the Reef players were “held back by the mines”
- 1/29: Johannesburg Lions - The Rest 8:3 - played instead of Johannesburg/Reef
- 2/5: Johannesburg Lions “Cubs” - Johannesburg Representative Team
- 2/19: Canada - South Africa 3:2 (0:0, 1:0, 2:2)
- 4/4: South Africa - Canada 3:2
South African War League
- 11/20: Johannesburg Lions - Maple Leafs 3:1
- 11/27: Johannesburg Lions - Olympians 2:2
- 12/4: Olympians - Maple Leafs 6:3
- 1/8: Olympians - Johannesburg Lions 3:2 (0:1, 0:0, 3:1)
- 1/15: Maple Leafs - Johannesburg Lions 7:4
- 3/5: Johannesburg Lions - Olympians 3:2 (1:2, 0:0, 2:0)
- 1942-43
Exhibitions
- 1/21: Johannesburg - Army 5:1 (1:0, 2:1, 2:0)
- 4/17: Johannesburg - Reef
- 1944-45
After a dormant 1943-44, hockey returned to Johannesburg for 1944-45.
Exhibitions
- 12/7: Johannesburg - Reef 3:2
- 12/21: Johannesburg - Reef 7:4
- 1/18: Olympians - Johannesburg Lions 6:4
- 2/15: Johannesburg Lions - Olympians 4:3 (0:1, 2:1, 2:1)
- 3/4: South Africa Lions - Canadian Tigers 7:3
- 3/6: Canadian Tigers - South Africa Lions 5:4
- 3/27: Johannesburg - Reef 7:6 (4:1, 2:2, 1:3)
- 1945-46
Exhibitions
- 3/28: Hurricanes - Spitfires 4:2 - “People of Britain Fund” match
- 4/23: Hurricanes - Spitfires 5:5
- 5/7: The Rest - Mohawks 4:3
- 5/14: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 5:3
- 5/21: Mohawks - Rand University
Mensell Cup
- 12/5: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 3:3 (1:1, 1:1, 1:1)
- 12/11: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 1:0
- 12/18: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 4:3 OT (2:1, 1:1, 1:0, 0:1)
It was decided on January 7 that the cup would go to the Lions. After the third game, played on December 18, 1945, the referee had announced that there would be a fourth game for the trophy. The South African Ice Hockey Association decided to ignore this decision.
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 1/15: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University 6:1 - almost 4,000 spectators attended
- 1/22: Mohawks - Rand University 2:1
- 1/29: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 3:1 - Transvaal League - mist hung over the rink, making it impossible for the crowd of 3,500 to follow the game, and the players struggled to see at times too
- 2/5: Mohawks - Tigers IHC 4:1 (2:0, 1:0, 1:1)
- 2/12: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 6:3 (2:1, 0:1, 4:1)
- 2/19: Tigers IHC - Rand University 6:3 (2:2, 2:0, 2:1)
- 2/26: Tigers - Johannesburg Lions - postponed as the ice had melted due to intense heat
- 3/19: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 4:1 (1:0, 2:1, 1:0)
- 3/26: Mohawks - Tigers IHC 7:7 (2:2, 4:2, 1:3)
- 4/2: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 4:3 (1:0, 1:2, 2:0) - Anderson Trophy (also counted in standings)
- 4/4: Tigers IHC - Rand University 7:2
- 4/9: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University 7:1 (1:0, 3:0, 3:1)
- 4/16: Mohawks - Tigers IHC 4:3
- 4/24: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University 10:0
- 4/30: Tigers IHC - Rand University 5:4 (2:1, 2:1, 1:2)
- 5/28: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 5:4
Standings
- Mohawks 7-0-1-15 36:24
- Johannesburg Lions 5-3-0-10 40:19
- Tigers IHC 3-4-1-7 31:31
- Rand University 0-8-0-0 14:47
- 1946-47
- 11/20: Johannesburg Lions - Wembley Tigers 10:5
- 12/5: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks
- 12/10: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University 2:0
- 1/7: Wembley Tigers - Rand University 6:2
- 1/14: Wembley Tigers - Johannesburg Lions 4:3
- 1/21: Mohawk - Rand University 7:2
- 1/28: Wembley Tigers - Mohawks 10:5 - Tigers were atop the league for the Conrad Trophy
- 2/4: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University 4:1
- 2/11: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 4:4 (1:1, 1:1, 2:2)
- 2/18: The Rest - Johannesburg Lions 8:5
- 2/25: Johannesburg Lions - Wembley Tigers
- 3/5: Mohawks - Rand University
- 3/11: Tigers - Mohawks
- 3/13: Tigers - Rand University
- 3/18: Johannesburg Lions - Rand University
- 3/25: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 5:3 - Charity match for Navy Week
- 4/22: Wembley Tigers (1947 league champions) - Johannesburg Lions (1946 Mensell Trophy champions) 11:3
- 5/6: Southern Suburbs - The Rest - “Special Challenge Match”
- 5/13: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 2:1
- 5/20: Wembley Tigers - Rand University - Round Robin Knock-Out
- 5/20: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks - “
- 1947-48
Exhibitions
- 10/28: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 6:3 (0:2, 2:1, 4:0)
- 11/4: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 6:5
- 2/24: South African Born - Overseas Born 10:5
- 4/13: South African Born - Overseas Born 7:6 (1:1, 3:2, 3:3)
- 5/16: Johannesburg Lions - The Rest 6:1
- 5/18: Zebras - Hornets 5:4 - All-Star game
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 11/11: Tigers IHC - Mohawks 7:5
- 11/18: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 8:4
- 11/25: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 5:4
- 12/2: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 6:4 (3:2, 1:0, 2:2)
- 12/9: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 5:3 (0:0, 2:2, 3:1)
- 12/16: Mohawks - Wolves IHC 9:5 (3:3, 2:1, 4:1)
- 1/13: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC
- 1/20: Wolves IHC - Mohawks 6:4 (2:1, 3:2, 1:1)
- 1/27: Tigers IHC - Mohawks 3:2
- 2/3: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 5:5
- 2/10: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 6:4
- 2/17: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 4:4
- 3/9: Wolves IHC - Mohawk 10:6 (2:0, 4:5, 4:1)
- 3/16: Tigers IHC - Mohawks 7:5 (2:2, 1:1, 4:2)
- 3/23: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 4:4
- 3/30: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 9:4 (4:0, 3:2, 2:2)
- 4/6: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 5:5 (1:1, 1:2, 3:2)
- 4/20: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC - final league game
Standings
- Johannesburg Lions 5-1-2-12 51:42
- Tigers IHC 4-2-2-10 46:46
- Wolves IHC 2-3-4-8 46:48
- Mohawks 3-6-0-6 51:58
Dorfman Cup
- 4/27: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 7:6 (2:1, 1:2, 4:3)
- 5/4: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 11:4
- 5/11: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 3:2 (2:0, 1:0, 0:2) - final
Round-robin tournament on 5/25:
- Tigers IHC - Mohawks 3:0
- Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 3:1
- Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 3:1
- 1948-49
Exhibitions
- 10/19: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 9:3
- 10/26: Tigers IHC - Johannesburg Lions 10:6
- 4/19: Johannesburg Lions - The Rest 9:8
- 4/19: Mohawks B - Wolves IHC B 3:1
- 4/26: All Stars A - All Stars B 9:5
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 11/2: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 9:6
- 11/9: Mohawks - Wolves IHC 6:4
- 11/16: Mohawks - Johannesburg Lions 4:3
- 11/23: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC
- 11/30: Mohawks - Tigers IHC 5:2
- 12/7: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 7:6
- 12/14: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 13:5
- 1/4: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 5:2 (0:1, 2:0, 3:1)
- 1/11: Tigers IHC - Johannesburg Lions 5:4
- 1/18: Mohawks - Wolves IHC 3:3
- 1/25: Mohawks - Tigers IHC 8:5
- 2/1: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 5:3
- 2/9: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 6:2 (4:0, 1:2, 1:0)
- 2/15: Johannesburg Lions - Mohawks 4:2
- 2/22: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 6:4
- 3/1: Mohawks - Wolves IHC 9:3
- 3/8: Tigers IHC - Mohawks
- 3/15: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC
- 3/22: Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 2:1
- Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 2:1 OT
- Wolves IHC - Mohawks
Knockout Competition
- 3/29: Tigers IHC - Mohawks 9:7
- 4/5: Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 9:4
- 4/12: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 6:5 - final
- 1949-50
Exhibitions
- 1/3: Green Mambas - Red Devils 11:8
- 4/18: Red Devils - Green Mambas 6:6
- 5/2: Tigers IHC - The Rest 10:8 (4:1, 5:1, 1:6)
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 10/11: Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 5:4 (1:1, 3:0, 1:3)
- 10/18: Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 8:5
- 10/25: Wolves IHC - Mohawks 5:4
- 11/1: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 5:4
- 11/8: Mohawks - Blackhawks 5:3
- 11/15: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 6:3
- 11/22: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 4:1 (0:0, 3:0, 1:1)
- 11/29: Mohawks - Tigers IHC 10:7
- 12/6: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 2:2 (1:0, 0:1, 1:1)
- 12/13: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 5:3 (2:2, 2:0, 1:1)
- 12/20: Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 10:3
- 1/10: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 9:5 (1:1, 3:2, 5:2)
- 1/17: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 10:6
- 1/24: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 3:1
- 1/31: Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 8:7 (4:0, 1:2, 3:5)
- 2/7: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 10:7 (6:2, 2:3, 2:1) - Dorfman Cup
- 2/14: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 7:3 (5:1, 0:2, 2:0)
- 2/21: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 4:2
- 2/28: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 8:4
- 3/7: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 3:2 (0:1, 2:1, 1:0) - Dorfman Cup
- 3/14: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC
- 3/21: Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 9:9
- 3/28: Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 6:4 (0:2, 3:1, 3:1)
- 4/10: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 7:4 - Dorfman Cup final
Tigers won the Conrad Trophy as league champions.
Knockout Cup on 4/25
- Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 2:1
- Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 1:0
- Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 2:0
- 1950-51
Exhibitions/Other games
- 4/10: Wolves IHC - The Rest 7:4
- 4/24: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 5:5
- 4/24: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 2:1 - Junior League playoff final
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 9/26: Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 8:5
- 10/3: Blackhawks - Vikings 7:6
- 10/10: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 17:4
- 10/17: Johannesburg Lions - Vikings 9:2 (1:0, 3:1, 5:1)
- 10/24: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 13:2 (5:0, 4:2, 4:0)
- 10/31: Wolves IHC - Vikings 16:4 (4:0, 6:2, 6:2)
- 11/7: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 6:2 (1:1, 2:1, 3:0)
- 11/14: Vikings - Tigers IHC 7:5
- 11/21: Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 9:4
- 11/28: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 10:5
- 12/5: Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 7:7
- 12/12: Blackhawks - Vikings 9:2 (4:0, 1:2, 4:0)
- 12/19: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 9:9
- 1/2: Johannesburg Lions - Vikings
- 1/9: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 6:4
- 1/16: Wolves IHC - Vikings 13:5
- 1/23: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 11:2
- 1/30: Tigers IHC - Vikings 6:5 (1:3, 1:0, 4:2)
- 2/6: Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 6:3 (3:3, 3:0, 0:0)
- 2/13: Tigers IHC - Johannesburg Lions 5:4 (2:1, 1:2, 2:1)
- 2/20: Blackhawks - Vikings 5:2 (0:1, 1:1, 4:0) - Dorfman Cup
- 2/27: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 7:3 - "
- 3/6: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 11:4 (2:1, 4:0, 5:3) - "
- 3/12: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 12:3 - " - final
Standings
- Blackhawks 6-2-0-12 59:33
- Wolves IHC 5-2-0-10 77:35
- Johannesburg Lions 2-3-1-5 34:36
- Tigers IHC 2-5-1-5 40:51
- Vikings 1-6-0-2 31:54
Knockout Cup on 4/17
- Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 2:1 OT
- Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 1:0
- Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 5:4 OT - final
- 1951-52
Exhibitions
- 2/26: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 16:6
- 2/26: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 8:6 (or 5:4)
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 9/11: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 8:3
- 9/18: Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 8:6
- 9/25: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 11:7
- 10/2: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 8:4
- 10/9: Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 8:5
- 10/16: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 10:1 - Knockout Cup
- 10/23: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 13:7 - "
- 10/30: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 5:4 - " - final
- 11/6: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 6:5
- 11/13: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 9:5
- 11/20: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 5:4
- 11/27: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 11:7
- 12/4: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 5:4
- 12/11: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 9:6
- 12/18: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 3:2 - Round Robin Cup
- 12/18: Tigers IHC- Johannesburg Lions 4:1 - "
- 12/25: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 8:1 (eventually 6:3)
- 1/8: Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 9:8 - Round Robin Cup final
- 1/15: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 7:6 (1:3, 1:3, 5:0)
- 1/22: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 4:4
- 1/29: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 9:7
- 2/5: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 6:3
- 2/12: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 9:7 (4:4, 1:3, 4:0)
- 2/19: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 8:2
Standings
- Johannesburg Lions 7-2-0-14 71:46
- Blackhawks 6-3-0-12 56:54
- Wolves IHC 4-4-1-9 56:54
- Tigers IHC 0-8-1-1 42:71
- 1952-53
Exhibitions/Other games
- 2/10: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 7:1 - special challenge game
- 2/17: The Rest - Johannesburg Lions 13:4
- 2/?: Johannesburg Lions Juniors - Blackhawks Juniors - Junior League final
- Pirates - Rangers 3:3 - Pee Wee game
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 9/9: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 12:2
- 9/16: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 7:7
- 9/23: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 5:3
- 9/30: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 7:0
- 10/7: Tigers IHC - Johannesburg Lions 8:6
- 10/14: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 7:5 - Dorfman Cup
- 10/21: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 6:3
- 10/28: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 5:4 - Dorfman Cup
- 11/4: Tigers IHC - Johannesburg Lions 3:2 (2:0, 0:2, 1:0) - " - final
- 11/11: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 6:5
- 11/18: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 9:3
- 11/25: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 8:8
- 12/2: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 12:2
- 12/9: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 7:2
- 12/16: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 4:3
- 12/30: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 8:6
- 1/6: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 7:5
- 1/13: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 6:5
- 1/20: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 6:3 (4:2, 1:1, 1:0)
- 1/27: Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 3:3 (1:1, 2:0, 0:2)
- 2/3: Tigers IHC - Johannesburg Lions
Knockout Cup on 12/23
- Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 2:1
- Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 1:0
- Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 4:3 - final
Round Robin Cup on 2/24
- Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 4:1
- Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 2:1
- Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 8:2 - final
- 1953-54
Exhibitions
- 9/29: South Africa - Overseas Born 5:5
- 11/3: South Africa - Overseas Born 14:8
- 12/8: Overseas Born - South Africa 10:4
- 1/26: Johannesburg - The Rest 6:4
- 2/9: South Africa - Overseas Born 10:7
- 3/9: Overseas Born - South Africa 8:6
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 9/8: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 10:3
- 9/15: Tigers IHC - Johannesburg Lions 4:3
- 9/22: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 6:5
- 10/6: Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 9:6
- 10/13: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 6:5
- 10/20: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 6:1 (3:0, 0:1, 3:0)
- 10/27: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 12:3 - Dorfman Cup
- 11/10: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 5:4 - "
- 11/17: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 6:2 (2:1, 1:0, 3:1 ) - " - final
- 11/24: Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 3:3
- 12/1: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 6:3
- 12/15: Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 8:3
- 1/5: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 12:7
- 1/12: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 9:2
- 2/2: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 7:5
- 2/16: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 4:3 (0:2, 1:0, 3:1)
- 2/23: Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 10:5
- 3/2: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 7:3
- 3/16: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 8:6
- 3/?: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 10:4
Round Robin Cup
- 1/19: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 5:1
- 1/19: Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 5:1
- 1/?: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 2:1 - final
- 1954-55
Exhibitions
- 11/2: South Africa - Overseas Born 10:6
- 12/14: South Africa - Overseas Born
- 2/22: South Africa - HMCS Quebec 15:9 - the Canadian battleship was on a goodwill visit to the country, and their players played with borrowed skates and sticks
- 3/8: "Old Crocks" - Tigers IHC 6:3
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 9/21: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 8:4
- 9/28: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 5:4
- 10/5: Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 8:7
- 10/12: Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 7:7
- 10/19: Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 7:3
- 10/26: Tigers IHC - Johannesburg Lions 12:3
- 11/9: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 5:3
- 11/16: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 12:9
- 11/23: Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 6:2
- 11/30: Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 12:5
- 12/7: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 11:6
- 12/21: Tigers IHC - Johannesburg Lions 12:8
- 12/28: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 6:4
- 1/4: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 17:8
- 1/11: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 8:3
- 1/18: Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 11:5
- 2/1: Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 14:4
- 2/8: Tigers IHC - Johannesburg Lions 4:1
Standings
- Tigers 6-2-1-13 71:46
- Wolves 6-3-0-12 61:48
- Lions 4-5-0-8 63:66
- Blackhawks 1-7-1-3 56:91
Round Robin Cup on 1/25 (2x15 minute games)
- Tigers IHC - Johannesburg Lions 3:2
- Wolves IHC - Blackhawks IHC 2:1
- Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 4:3 (1:0, 3:3) - final
Dorfman Cup
- 2/15: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 7:2
- 3/1: Blackhawks - Johannesburg Lions 5:4
- 3/8: Blackhawks - Wolves IHC 6:3 - final
- 1955-56
Exhibitions
- 12/13: The Rest - Johannesburg Lions 10:9
- 2/7: Johannesburg Lions - The Rest 10:6
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 9/20: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 9:5
- 9/27: Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 7:5
- 10/4: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 10:6
- 10/11: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 8:6
- 10/18: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 5:4 (2:1, 2:1, 1:2)
- 10/25: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 11:9
- 11/1: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 6:4
- 11/8: Blackhawks - Tigers IHC 7:5
- 11/15: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 9:5
- 11/22: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 9:7 (4:3, 2:3, 3:1)
- 11/29: Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 9:7 (6:2, 1:1, 2:4)
- 12/6: Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 15:6 (4:2, 8:3, 3:1)
- 12/20: Tigers IHC - Blackhawks 12:4
- 1/3: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 9:9 (5:3, 3:4, 2:1)
Olympia Trophy on 1/10
- Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 3:2
- Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 10:2
- Wolves IHC - Johannesburg Lions 7:4 - final
Dorfman Cup
- 1/17: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 8:3
- 1/24: Johannesburg Lions - Blackhawks 10:5
- 1/31: Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 5:3 - final
Transvaal Junior League
- 10/30: Lions Juniors - Wolves Juniors 3:2 - Lions completed first round of Junior League without defeat
- 12/18: Lions Juniors - Wolves Juniors 3:2
- 1/15: Lions Juniors - Blackhawks Juniors 4:2 - Lions clinched Junior League title
- 1956-57
Round Robin Knockout Tournament on 11/3
- Wolves IHC - Blackhawks 5:4
- Johannesburg Lions - Tigers IHC 7:4
- Johannesburg Lions - Wolves IHC 4:0 - final
Less than 1,000 fans turned out for these games, which were the only ones played in Johannesburg in November/December 1956.
There were plans to begin the Transvaal League competition in February, but it got pushed back, and eventually cancelled.
Ice hockey play began in Durban at the local Icedrome for the 1956-57 season. There were five active teams and the Tech Rangers finished third in the local league. There were about 40 Pee Wee (U12) players who trained at the rink, and girls hockey was also briefly tried, which the crowd quickly became bored by.
- Early 1957: Local Players - Overseas Players 7:7 @ Durban
- 1957-58
Exhibitions
- 10/5: Transvaal - Natal 9:7 @ Durban - first interprovincial game
- 4/5: Natal - Transvaal 10:7 @ Durban - third interprovincial game
Natal League
Standings as of 10/5
- Tomahawks IHC 3-0-0-6 21:11
- Tech Rangers 2-1-0-4 19:17
- Mohawks 0-1-0-0 3:7
- Bears 0-3-0-0 8:20
In late May 1958 it was reported that ice hockey had returned to the Rand, and three teams had been formed - Wolves, Tigers and Lions. The Wolves won a triangular tournament and then traveled to Durban to face the Tomahawks.
- 5/31: Wolves IHC - Tomahawks 10:7
- 1958-59
Exhibitions/Other games
- 8/30: Transvaal - Natal @ Durban
- 9/27: Tech Rangers - Bears 7:7 @ Durban
- 10/1: Transvaal B - Transvaal A 6:4
- 10/4: Tech Rangers - Tomahawks IHC @ Durban - Pee Wee game
- 10/11: Transvaal - Natal 11:1 @ Durban
- 10/22: Transvaal - "Invitation Team" 9:4
- 11/26: Transvaal A - Transvaal B 8:5
- 12/3: Transvaal - Natal 9:4 @ Johannesburg - this was the sixth interprovincial game since October 1957; Transvaal had won three of the earlier meetings, and Natal two
- 12/17: Wolves IHC - The Rest 8:6
- 3/28: Natal - Transvaal @ Durban
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 9/17: Lions - Tigers IHC 5:3
- 9/24: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 10:4
- 10/8: Wolves IHC - Lions 10:5
- 10/15: Lions - Tigers IHC 5:1
- 10/29: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC 6:5
- 11/5: Wolves IHC - Lions 6:4
- 11/12: Tigers IHC - Lions 8:7
- 11/19: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 4:4
- 12/10: Wolves IHC - Lions 7:6
- 1/21: Wolves IHC - Lions 9:8
- 1/28: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 7:5
- 2/4: Tigers IHC - Lions 6:4
- 2/11: Lions - Wolves IHC 11:10 - Wolves had led 9:3
- 2/18: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 8:2 - Wolves clinched Conrad Trophy
- 1959-60
Exhibitions
- 12/5: Natal - Transvaal @ Durban - The score between the teams during the season before this game was that Transvaal won one game, and one game ended in a draw. Transvaal had an advantage in total goals, 10 to 9.
- 1960 (date ?): Natal - Transvaal @ Durban
- 5/30: Transvaal - Natal @ Johannesburg
- 7/30: South African Born - Overseas Born @ Durban
- 1960 (date ?): Natal - Combined Team @ Durban
- 1960-61
There were seven active teams in South Africa - the Wolves, Tigers and Lions in Johannesburg, and the Tomahawks, Tech Rangers, Bears and Eagles in Durban.
Exhibitions
- 9/3: Natal - Transvaal 7:5 @ Durban
- 10/10: Transvaal - Natal 9:8 @ Johannesburg — “Transvaal have selected a strong side to meet Natal in the ice hockey game on October 10. It is almost the same team which defeated Natal in Johannesburg in June [probably the 5/30/60 game]”.
- 10/29: Transvaal - Natal 9:5 @ Durban
- 12/3: South African Born - Overseas Born @ Durban - trial game for national team selection
- 12/19: Probables - Possibles @ Johannesburg - national team trial game
National Team Preparation Games
South Africa competed in the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships. They played in six preparation games before the tournament began.
- 2/15: EHC Basel - South Africa 11:4 (4:1, 2:0, 5:3) @ Basel
- 2/17: HC Sierre Reinforced - South Africa 11:5 (3:0, 2:3, 6:2) @ Sierre
- 2/21: EHC Lucerne - South Africa 5:3 (2:2, 0:1, 3:0) @ Lucerne
- 2/24: Fleurier Reinforced - South Africa 10:3 (5:1, 3:1, 2:1) @ Fleurier
- 2/26: HC Lugano Reinforced - South Africa 9:4 (4:3, 3:1, 2:0) @ Lugano
- 2/28: EHC Winterthur - South Africa 7:3 (3:1, 2:1, 3:1) @ Winterthur
- 1961-62
Exhibitions
- Natal - Transvaal 10:5
- 4/3: Transvaal - Former Stars 13:3
- 1962-63
Exhibitions
- 6/10: Natal - Transvaal @ Durban - In the four previous games between these two teams, Natal had a 35-17 advantage in goals.
- 10/13: Transvaal - Natal 7:3 @ Johannesburg
- 12/1: Natal - Transvaal 13:9 @ Durban - Elaine Vickers Ice Hockey Trophy - toward the end of the second period, the normal floodlights fused, leaving only the ordinary arena lights burning. It was then that the boxing lights were turned on. The Transvaal players found it difficult to follow the play in the thick fog.
- 12/15: Transvaal - Natal 13:6
- 1963-64
There were plans for a six team National League to start in November, featuring three teams from Natal (Tomahawks, Bears, and Eagles) and three from Transvaal (Wolves, Tigers, Lions). It appears it did not materialize.
Exhibitions/Other games
- 10/6: Lions - Tigers 3:2 - Peewee League game
- 10/13: Wolves - Lions 2:2 - Peewee League game
- 10/26: Transvaal - Natal @ Johannesburg
- 12/10: Wembley Lions - Wolves/Tigers Combination
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 10/1: Wembley Lions - Tigers IHC 7:5
- 10/8: Wembley Lions - Wolves IHC 12:4
- 10/15: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 7:5
- 10/29: Wembley Lions - Tigers IHC 9:5
- 11/5: Wembley Lions - Wolves IHC 9:6
- 11/12: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 6:3
- 11/19: Wembley Lions - Tigers IHC 11:0
- 11/26: Wembley Lions - Wolves IHC 9:3
- 12/3: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 6:4
- 1964-65
Exhibitions/Other games
- 9/22: Wembley Lions - Southern Suburbs 5:2
- 9/29: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC
- 10/27: Tigers IHC - Wembley Lions 4:3 OT — Knockout competition
- 11/3: Tigers/Lions - Wolves/Suburbs 10:3
- 11/7: Transvaal - Natal 14:6 @ Johannesburg
- 11/10: Tigers IHC - Wembley Lions
- 3/30: Transvaal - Overseas Born 4:2
- 4/6: Lions/Southern Suburbs - Tigers/Wolves 8:6 - game ended with fierce fighting
- 4/27: Lions/Tigers - Wolves/Southern Suburbs 7:5
- 5/?: Transvaal - Overseas Born
- 5/25: The Rest - Wembley Lions 11:4
- 5/29: Natal - Transvaal 6:5 @ Johannesburg
- 6/29: Transvaal - Overseas Born 6:4
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 3/16: Southern Suburbs - Wolves IHC 10:4
- 3/23: Wolves IHC - Tigers IHC 5:5
- 4/13: Wembley Lions - Southern Suburbs 11:5
- 4/20: Tigers IHC - Southern Suburbs 6:4
- 5/4: Wembley Lions - Wolves IHC 7:5
- 5/11: Wembley Lions - Tigers IHC 3:2
- 5/?: Southern Suburbs - Tigers/Lions 7:6
Sofer Bowl
- 6/1: Wolves IHC - Wembley Lions 5:4
- 6/8: Southern Suburbs - Tigers IHC 4:4
- 6/15: Southern Suburbs - Tigers IHC 10:5 - replay
- 6/22: Wolves IHC - Southern Suburbs 9:5 - final
- 1965-66
Exhibitions
- 12/21: Wembley Lions - The Rest
- 12/28: Lions/Wolves Combination - Tigers/Suburbs Combination
- 1/4: Lions/Suburbs Combination - Tigers/Wolves Combination 12:10
- 1/11: Wembley Lions - Tigers IHC 8:5
- 1/18: Transvaal (SA Born) - Flyght (Overseas Born) 9:8
- 3/1: Transvaal - Overseas 8:5
- 3/8: Southern Suburbs - The Rest 11:6
National Team Preparation Games
South Africa competed in the 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships. They played in eight preparation games prior to the tournament.
- 2/15: Eintracht Frankfurt - South Africa 3:0 (1:0, 1:0, 1:0) @ Frankfurt
- 2/17: EHC Basel - South Africa 14:2 (4:0, 4:1, 6:1) @ Basel
- 2/18: HC La Chaux-de-Fonds - South Africa 18:0 (5:0, 9:0, 4:0) @ La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 2/21: HC Chamonix - South Africa 10:1 @ Chamonix
- 2/23: Saint-Gervais - South Africa 9:3 @ Saint-Gervais
- 2/25: Grenoble - South Africa 11:5 @ Grenoble
- 2/28: EC Oberstdorf - South Africa 14:1 (4:0, 3:1, 7:0) @ Obertsdorf
- 3/1: EV Ravensburg - South Africa 12:5 @ Ravensburg
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
First round
- 9/14: Wembley Lions - Southern Suburbs 6:5
- 9/21: Tigers IHC beat Wolves IHC
- 9/28: Wembley Lions - Wolves IHC 7:4
- 10/5: Tigers IHC beat Southern Suburbs
- 10/12: Wembley Lions - Tigers IHC 9:0
- 10/19: Wolves IHC - Southern Suburbs
Second round
- 10/26: Wembley Lions - Southern Suburbs
- 11/2: Tigers IHC - Wolves IHC
- 11/9: Wembley Lions - Wolves IHC
- 11/16: Southern Suburbs - Tigers IHC - postponed due to rink repairs
- 11/23: Southern Suburbs - Tigers IHC 7:2
- 11/30: Wembley Lions - Tigers IHC 6:6
- 12/7: Southern Suburbs - Wolves IHC 8:5
Knockout Cup
- 12/14: Wembley Lions - Tigers IHC 4:3
- 1/25: Southern Suburbs - Wolves IHC 9:6
- 2/1: Southern Suburbs - Wembley Lions 8:7 OT - final
- 1966
Exhibitions
- 9/6: Transvaal - Overseas Born
- 9/13: Transvaal - Flyght 6:4
- Transvaal - Overseas Born 9:8
- 12/?: Canadian/South African Born - European Born 10:6 (4:3, 2:1, 4:2)
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 6/14: Southern Suburbs - Wembley Lions 5:2 (4:0, 0:0, 1:2)
- 6/21: Swiss Bears - Tigers IHC 7:4
- 6/28: Wembley Lions - Tigers IHC 5:3 (2:1, 1:1, 2:1)
- 7/5: Southern Suburbs - Swiss Bears 8:4 (1:1, 3:0, 4:3)
- 7/12: Wembley Lions - Swiss Bears 5:2 - Burkhalter, Bears captain, led his team off the ice with four minutes remaining, following a wild brawl that was sparked by a Swiss forward crashing into Lions netminder Brian Lucas
- 7/19: Tigers IHC - Southern Suburbs 6:5
- 7/26: Southern Suburbs - Wembley Lions 7:6
- 8/2: Tigers IHC - Swiss Bears 4:3
- 8/9: Tigers IHC - Wembley Lions 4:2
- 8/16: Southern Suburbs - Swiss Bears 9:4
- 8/23: Swiss Bears - Lions 6:4
- 8/30: Tigers IHC - Southern Suburbs 10:5
- Wembley Lions - Tigers IHC 8:5
- Tigers IHC - Swiss Bears 10:4
- 9/20: Southern Suburbs - Wembley Lions 10:1
- 9/27: Swiss Bears - Tigers IHC 10:6
- 10/4: Tigers IHC - Wembley Lions 5:5
- 10/11: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 5:2 (3:0, 0:2, 2:0)
- 10/18: Swiss Bears - Wembley Lions 4:4 (0:1, 1:2, 3:1)
- 10/25: Tigers IHC - Southern Suburbs 8:3
- 11/1: Wembley Lions - Southern Suburbs 10:4
- 11/8: Swiss Bears - Tigers IHC 7:5 (2:2, 3:1, 2:2)
- 11/15: Wembley Lions - Tigers IHC 10:1
- 11/22: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 11:6
- 11/29: Wembley Lions - Swiss Bears 5:2 - an angry Bears fan stormed into the dressing room and punched defenseman Dave Park. No one was hurt and the intruder was ejected.
- 12/6: Southern Suburbs - Tigers IHC 14:8 (6:2, 3:4, 5:2)
Standings
- Swiss Bears 6-5-1-13 68:63
- Wembley Lions 5-5-2-12 63:58
- Southern Suburbs 6-6-0-12 78:75
- Tigers IHC 5-6-1-11 61:79
Knockout Cup
- 11/?: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
- 11/?: Tigers IHC - Wembley Lions 3:1
- 12/13: Swiss Bears - Tigers IHC 7:0 - final
Conrad Trophy (league winners) - 1963: Wembley Lions, 1964: Wembley Lions, 1965: Wembley Lions, 1966: Swiss Bears. Knockout Cup (Sofer Bowl) winners - 1964: Wolves IHC, 1965: Southern Suburbs, 1966: Swiss Bears. Round Robin winners - 1965: Southern Suburbs, 1966: Swiss Bears.
- 1967
Exhibitions
- 7/6: South Africa/Canada - Europe/Scandanavia
South African National League
- 3/18: Edelweiss - Durban Redwings 10:7
- 3/21: Southern Suburbs - Edelweiss 4:3
- 3/28: Wembley Lions - Swiss Bears 9:4
- 4/1: Southern Suburbs - Durban Redwings 8:5 - Durban withdrew from the league
- 4/4: Southern Suburbs - Swiss Bears
- 4/11: Wembley Lions - Edelweiss 9:3
- 4/18: Wembley Lions - Southern Suburbs 4:2
- 4/25: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 17:3
- 5/2: Southern Suburbs - Edelweiss 5:3
- 5/9: Swiss Bears - Wembley Lions 4:4 (1:2, 0:1, 3:1)
- 5/16: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 7:1
- 5/23: Edelweiss - Wembley Lions 7:5
- 5/30: Southern Suburbs - Wembley Lions 4:3
- 6/6: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 4:4
- 6/13: Edelweiss - Southern Suburbs 5:2
- 6/?: Southern Suburbs - Wembley Lions 10:1
- 6/20: Swiss Bears - Wembley Lions 6:1 (1:0, 2:1, 3:0)
- 6/27: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 7:3
- 7/4: Wembley Lions - Edelweiss 2:2 (1:0, 0:1, 1:1)
- 7/11: Southern Suburbs - Wembley Lions 3:2 (2:1, 1:0, 0:1)
- 7/18: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 7:4
- 7/25: Southern Suburbs - Edelweiss 3:0
- 8/1: Wembley Lions - Swiss Bears
- 8/8: Southern Suburbs - Swiss Bears 6:4
- 8/15: Edelweiss - Wembley Lions 9:5
- 8/22: Wembley Lions - Southern Suburbs 5:5 (3:3, 0:0, 2:2)
- 8/26: Swiss Bears - Wembley Lions 2:1 - 2nd League game, Swiss Bears moved on top of table ahead of Southern Suburbs
- 8/29: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 5:5 - Bears won league title
2nd League standings as of 7/31
- Swiss Bears 6-1-1-13 46:21
- Wembley Lions 2-3-3-7 26:32
- Edelweiss 3-4-0-6 20:29
- Southern Suburbs 1-4-2-4 17:27
Swiss Bears won the 2nd League title, and Southern Suburbs captured the Knockout Cup.
National League standings as of 8/9
- Swiss Bears 6-3-2 69:39 14
- Southern Suburbs 7-4-0 37:38 14
- Wembley Lions 3-5-2 39:46 8
- Edelweiss 2-6-2 35:58 6
Sofer Bowl
- 8/24: Wembley Lions - Swiss Bears 4:3 (1:0, 2:2, 1:1)
- 8/31: Swiss Bears - Wembley Lions 8:6 (3:3, 2:1, 3:2)
- 9/5: Edwelweiss - Southern Suburbs 8:4
- 9/7: Southern Suburbs - Edelweiss 6:4
- 9/12: Swiss Bears - Wembley Lions 6:2
- 9/14: Southern Suburbs beat Edelweiss
- 9/19: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 8:2 - final
Eintracht Frankfurt Tour
- 9/26: Swiss Bears - Eintracht Frankfurt 10:4 (1:0, 3:2, 6:2)
- 9/28: South African All-Stars - Eintracht Frankfurt 5:4
- 9/30: South African All-Stars - Eintracht Frankfurt 8:3
- 10/3: South African All-Stars - Eintracht Frankfurt 8:4
- Eintracht Frankfurt - South African All-Stars 3:0
- 1968
Exhibitions
- 6/8: Canadian League Players - Austrian League Players 10:4
- 8/10: Swiss Players - Austrian Players 5:4
- 8/31: Switzerland - Canada 10:4
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 3/12: Southern Suburbs - Edelweiss 12:3 (5:0, 3:2, 4:1)
- 3/19: Wembley Lions - Swiss Bears 10:2
- 3/26: Wembley Lions - Southern Suburbs 14:6
- 4/4: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 9:6
- 4/16: Southern Suburbs - Edelweiss 8:3
- 4/23: Swiss Bears - Wembley Lions 11:2
- 4/30: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 18:1
- 5/7: Wembley Lions - Southern Suburbs 5:2
- 5/14: Wembley Lions - Edelweiss 13:6
- 5/21: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 6:2
- 5/28: Edelweiss - Southern Suburbs 5:4
- 6/11: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 9:6
- 6/11: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 8:1 - 2nd League game
- 6/18: Wembley Lions - Southern Suburbs 8:7
- 6/25: Wembley Lions - Edelweiss 10:5
- 7/2: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 6:4
- 7/4: Edelweiss - Southern Suburbs 9:8
- 7/9: Swiss Bears - Wembley Lions 12:4
- 7/11: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 7:6
- 7/16: Southern Suburbs - Wembley Lions 9:6
- 7/18: Wembley Lions - Edelweiss 5:4
- 7/23: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 8:6
- 7/30: Edelweiss - Southern Suburbs 9:6
- 8/6: Swiss Bears - Wembley Lions 6:2
- 8/13: Southern Suburbs - Wembley Lions 12:7
- 8/20: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 14:5 - Sofer Bowl semifinal
- 8/27: Edelweiss - Wembley Lions 7:7
- 9/10: Edelweiss - Wembley Lions 7:4 - Sofer Bowl semifinal
- 9/17: Swiss Bears - Southern Suburbs 11:7
- 9/19: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 11:3 - Sofer Bowl final
Swiss Bears won the League, Bowl, and Second League.
Dusseldorf Tour
- 9/24: Dusseldorfer EG - Canada 6:4
- 9/26: Dusseldorfer EG - Swiss Bears 8:5
- 9/28: Dusseldorfer EG - South African All-Stars 9:4
- 10/3: Dusseldorfer EG - South African All-Stars 6:4 - Dusseldorf threatened to walk off the ice as they disputed the official’s decision to send one of their players off
- 1969
Transvaal (International Ice Hockey) League
- 3/25: Canadian Maple Leafs - German Eagles 7:2
- 4/1: Canadian Maple Leafs - Springbok Flyers 9:3
- 4/8: German Eagles - Swiss Bears 13:3
- 4/15: Swiss Bears - Springbok Flyers 6:5
- 4/22: German Eagles - Springbok Flyers 8:4
- 4/29: Swiss Bears - Canadian Maple Leafs 7:6
- 5/6: Canadian Maple Leafs - German Eagles 8:1 - Game was stopped with two minutes remaining in the second period, after Jans Steckmeier of the Eagles was penalized by referee Al Tarnowski. Steckmeier disagreed with the call and protested, and suddenly the rink was flooded with players from both teams, and one German player allegedly struck the official several times. Order seemed to be restored, but the German players threatened to leave the ice, and the official called the game off.
- 5/13: Swiss Bears - German Eagles 7:1 - Four Eagles players and their manager had been suspended for a year after the events of the previous game; Eagles had only one spare for this game
- 5/20: Swiss Bears - Canadian Maple Leafs 10:7
On May 23, the four suspended German Eagles players had their bans lifted. Manager Dave Korff’s suspension was removed too. A new Flyers team was formed to replace the original, which had folded. Remaining players from the defunct squad joined it.
- 5/27: Canadian Maple Leafs - German Eagles 13:7
- 6/3: Swiss Bears - Springbok Flyers 6:2
- 6/10: Springbok Flyers - Canadian Maple Leafs 7:5
- 6/17: Swiss Bears - German Eagles 7:3
- 6/24: Springbok Flyers - German Eagles 7:4
- 7/1: Swiss Bears - Canadian Maple Leafs 9:6
- 7/8: German Eagles - Canadian Maple Leafs 6:4
- 7/15: Springbok Flyers - Swiss Bears 6:5 (2:2, 2:2, 2:1)
- 7/22: Springbok Flyers - Canadian Maple Leafs 12:8
- 7/29: German Eagles - Springbok Flyers 8:6
- 8/5: Springbok Flyers - Canadian Maple Leafs 13:9
- 8/12: Springbok Flyers - Swiss Bears 10:2
- 8/14: Springbok Flyers - German Eagles 8:3
- 8/19: Swiss Bears - Springbok Flyers 6:6 (3:2, 2:1, 1:3) - league final, which ended in scandal due to horrible refereeing - teams finished tied in points and the title was apparently awarded to Flyers
Sofer Bowl
- 8/21: Springbok Flyers - Canadian Maple Leafs 11:7
- 8/26: Swiss Bears - German Eagles 6:4
- 8/28: Springbok Flyers - Swiss Bears 11:4 - final
Fussen Tour
- 9/2: South Africa All-Stars - EV Fussen 4:3
- 9/4: EV Fussen - Springbok Flyers 7:4
- 9/6: EV Fussen - All Canadians - Fussen left the ice to protest Canadians rough play
- 9/9: EV Fussen - Swiss Bears 6:6 (2:0, 1:2, 3:4)
- 1970
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 5/5: Clows Bears - G.E. Electrics 8:2
- 5/12: OK’s - Hush Puppies 8:5
- 5/19: Clows Bears - OK’s 8:4
- 5/26: Hush Puppies - G.E. Electrics 14:6
- 6/2: Clows Bears - Hush Puppies 7:1
- 6/9: Hush Puppies - OK’s 8:6
- 6/16: G.E. Electrics - OK’s 8:6
- 6/23: Clows Bears - G.E. Electrics 8:2
- 6/30: Hush Puppies - G.E. Electrics 9:6
- 7/7: Clows Bears - OK’s 9:3
- 7/14: Hush Puppies - Clows Bears 6:4
- 7/21: G.E. Electrics - OK’s 7:6
- 7/28: Clows Bears - G.E. Electrics 9:3
- 7/30: Hush Puppies - OK’s 14:12
- 8/4: OK’s - Clows Bears 5:5
- 8/11: Hush Puppies - Clows Bears 7:5
- 8/18: OK’s - G.E. Electrics 8:5
- 8/20: OK’s - Hush Puppies 9:8
- 8/25: Hush Puppies - Clows Bears 7:1
- 9/1: Hush Puppies - G.E. Electrics 17:7
- 9/3: Clows Bears - OK’s 8:5
- 9/8: G.E. Electrics - OK’s 7:4
- 9/15: Clows Bears - G.E. Electrics 13:1
Hush Puppies won the league.
Durban Games
A 13 week, 13 game season was arranged at the Icedrome in Durban, with players (who had had their salaries in the Transvaal League abruptly slashed) brought over from Johannesburg every weekend. The rink had been half sized since 1964 when a movie theater was built from center ice in. The games were played with four skaters and a goalie aside, and were very high scoring. The season concluded on October 2, 1970.
- 7/?: Durban North Stars - Canadian Maple Leafs
- 7/?: Durban Red Wings - Canadian Maple Leafs
- 1971
Peninsula IHC was founded in Cape Town by nine players, who were mainly European immigrants.
Exhibitions
- 7/13: Canada - Austria 8:6
- 8/3: Switzerland - Canada 9:5
- 8/17: Canada - Europe 11:5
- 8/31: Europe - South Africa 8:3
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 5/25: Sohawks - Swiss Bears 6:4
- 6/1: Swiss Bears - Tigers 7:5
- 6/8: Wembley Lions - Mohawks 10:4
- 6/15: Swiss Bears - Wembley Lions 7:6 - A spectator intervened in the play during the first period after players had exchanged blows on the ice, and required 10 stitches after being hit on th head by a hockey stick. He later returned from the hospital to watch the end of the match.
- 6/22: Tigers - Mohawks 12:3
- 6/29: Wembley Lions - Tigers 8:4
- 7/6: Wembley Lions - Swiss Bears 11:3
- 7/20: Tigers - Mohawks 7:3
- 7/27: Mohawks - Swiss Bears 6:3 - Bears walked off the ice with 10 minutes remaining following some fighting, and the Mohawks were declared winners
- 8/10: Wembley Lions - Tigers 10:8
- 8/24: Swiss Bears - Lions 7:1
Lions won the league.
- 1972
The Peninsula Ice Rink (also called the Goodwood Ice Rink) was open in Cape Town by 1972. It had a very small ice surface, measuring only 40x20. There was another facility in Cape Town known as the Green Point Rink (or the Silver Blades Ice Rink). The Western Province Ice Hockey Association was also established. In August 1972 it stated that there were two clubs from Goodwood and one from Green Point, but the standard was not sufficiently high to warrant matches in public, so they played behind closed doors, in an informal competition.
Exhibitions
- 6/16: Transvaal - Western Province 26:19 (6:2, 8:12, 12:5) @ Cape Town
- 6/17: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 17:12 (6:2, 5:5, 6:5) @ Cape Town
- 7/4: South African All-Stars - Austria 7:3
- 7/10: Western Province - Canadian Maple Leafs 13:7 (5:0, 3:4, 5:3) @ Cape Town
- 7/11: Western Province - Transvaal Combination @ Cape Town
- 7/18: South African All-Stars - Austria 6:5 OT
- 8/4 & 8/5: Western Province - Johannesburg @ Cape Town
- 8/11: Western Province - Transvaal All-Stars 11:10 (2:1, 6:3, 2:6) @ Cape Town
- 8/12: Western Province - Transvaal @ Cape Town
- 9/22: Edelweiss (Transvaal) - Western Province 16:7 @ Cape Town
- 9/23: Western Province - Transvaal All-Stars
- 11/17: Junior Team A - Junior Team B @ Green Point
- 11/24: Juniors - Seniors @ Green Point
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 6/6: Maple Leafs - Swiss Bears 8:6
- 6/13: Maple Leafs - Edelweiss 14:10
- 6/20: Edelweiss - Swiss Bears 10:6
- 6/27: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs 13:11 (6:0, 4:3, 3:8)
- 7/11: Edelweiss - Maple Leafs 8:5
- 7/25: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 8:6
- 8/1: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs 8:8 (2:3, 2:2, 4:3)
- 8/8: Maple Leafs - Edelweiss 6:5
- 8/16: Edelweiss - Swiss Bears 8:5
- 8/22: Maple Leafs - Swiss Bears 7:6 (4:2, 0:2, 3:2)
- 8/29: Edelweiss - Maple Leafs 6:5
- 9/5: Edelweiss - Swiss Bears 15:4 - Edelweiss clinched title
- 9/12: Maple Leafs - Edelweiss 7:6
- 1973
There were three rinks in the province of Natal - the one in Durban, a quarter sized facility in Pinetown, and another quarter sized one in Pietermartizburg. Pinetown and Pietermaritzburg both had teams over the years, the former known as the Pinetown Tigers. The Peninsula Ice Hockey League was formed in Cape Town.
Exhibitions/Other games
- Central Red Wings - Southern Eagles 4:1 - Peninsula Ice Hockey Cup
- 3/31: Johannesburg Flyers - Durban Red Wings @ Durban
- Western Transvaal - Natal 18:0 @ Johannesburg
- Transvaal - Natal 11:9 @ Johannesburg
- 5/29: Edelweiss - Swiss Bears/Maple Leafs Combination 10:9
- Peninsula Black Hawks Juniors - Peninsula Mohawks Juniors @ Cape Town
- 6/26: Switzerland - Canada 9:2 - Willie Schneider of Switzerland was sent off for striking the referee
- 8/31: Natal - Western Province 15:4 @ Cape Town
- 9/1: Western Province - Natal @ Cape Town
- 9/18: Canadians - Europeans 14:11
Transvaal Ice Hockey League
- 6/5: Edelweiss - Maple Leafs 6:4
- 6/12: Maple Leafs - Swiss Bears 8:6 - Heitmuller of Swiss Bears was sent off for tackling referee Danny van der Spuy after an appeal for a penalty had been refused
- 6/19: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 7:1
- 7/3: Maple Leafs - Edelweiss 8:5
- 7/10: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs 11:5
- 7/17: Edelweiss - Swiss Bears 8:7
- 7/24: Edelweiss - Maple Leafs 9:5
- 7/31: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs 12:8
- 8/7: Edelweiss - Swiss Bears 7:7
- 8/14: Edelweiss - Maple Leafs 6:5
- 8/21: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs 15:3 - there was a free for all with a few minutes remaining, and Jurg Steiger suffered a fractured jaw
- 8/28: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 7:6 - Edelweiss walked off with 12 minutes remaining, after Korinek and Brandstatter were penalized 10 minutes each for jostling referee Johnny Everton; match awarded to Bears, who clinched league title
- 9/4: Maple Leafs - Edelweiss 13:9 - Knockout competition semifinal
- 9/11: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs - Knockout competition final - cancelled as the majority of the Swiss players had returned to their homeland to prepare for their domestic league season
Peninsula Ice Hockey League
- 5/?: Southern Eagles - Northern Cobras 14:9
- 5/?: Southern Eagles - Central Red Wings 9:7
- Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 7:6 (4:1, 1:0, 2:5)
- Southern Eagles - Northern Cobras 13:7
- Southern Eagles - Central Red Wings 12:7
- Southern Eagles - Central Red Wings 6:6
- Northern Cobras - Central Red Wings
- Southern Eagles - Northern Cobras 12:9
- Northern Cobras - Central Red Wings 8:6
Standings
- Southern Eagles 7-0-1-15 90:54
- Central Red Wings 3-4-1-7 43:54
- Northern Cobras 1-7-0-2 48:83
Sources
- Rand Daily Mail