South African Hockey (1936-1985)

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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

  1. Mohawks 3-1-0-6 27:14
  2. Maple Leafs 2-2-0-4 16:17
  3. Lions 1-3-0-2 10:22

2nd League standings as of 11/16

  1. Lions 2-0-1 9:5 5
  2. Old Edwardians 1-0-1 5:4 3
  3. Mohawks 1-1-0 7:3 2
  4. 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

  1. Maple Leafs 6-4-2-14 34:38
  2. Johannesburg Lions 6-5-1-13 41:28
  3. Rand University 4-5-3-11 36:40
  4. 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

  1. Mohawks 7-0-1-15 36:24
  2. Johannesburg Lions 5-3-0-10 40:19
  3. Tigers IHC 3-4-1-7 31:31
  4. 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

  1. Johannesburg Lions 5-1-2-12 51:42
  2. Tigers IHC 4-2-2-10 46:46
  3. Wolves IHC 2-3-4-8 46:48
  4. 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

  1. Blackhawks 6-2-0-12 59:33
  2. Wolves IHC 5-2-0-10 77:35
  3. Johannesburg Lions 2-3-1-5 34:36
  4. Tigers IHC 2-5-1-5 40:51
  5. 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

  1. Johannesburg Lions 7-2-0-14 71:46
  2. Blackhawks 6-3-0-12 56:54
  3. Wolves IHC 4-4-1-9 56:54
  4. 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

  1. Tigers 6-2-1-13 71:46
  2. Wolves 6-3-0-12 61:48
  3. Lions 4-5-0-8 63:66
  4. 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

  1. Tomahawks IHC 3-0-0-6 21:11
  2. Tech Rangers 2-1-0-4 19:17
  3. Mohawks 0-1-0-0 3:7
  4. 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

  1. Swiss Bears 6-5-1-13 68:63
  2. Wembley Lions 5-5-2-12 63:58
  3. Southern Suburbs 6-6-0-12 78:75
  4. 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

  1. Swiss Bears 6-1-1-13 46:21
  2. Wembley Lions 2-3-3-7 26:32
  3. Edelweiss 3-4-0-6 20:29
  4. 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

  1. Swiss Bears 6-3-2 69:39 14
  2. Southern Suburbs 7-4-0 37:38 14
  3. Wembley Lions 3-5-2 39:46 8
  4. 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

  1. Southern Eagles 7-0-1-15 90:54
  2. Central Red Wings 3-4-1-7 43:54
  3. Northern Cobras 1-7-0-2 48:83
1974

The Port Elizabeth Eagles were active by 1974. They played at the Humewood rink, which was smaller than the facility in Durban. The Southern Eagles won the Peninsula Ice Hockey League and the Northern Cobras became holders of the Lions Charity Ice Hockey Cup. Natal won the Idols Eve National League Trophy and the Motorcraft Knockout tournament.

Exhibitions/Other games

  • Tigers IHC - Kings @ Durban
  • 5/4: Natal - Transvaal 9:7 @ Durban
  • 5/17: Natal - Western Province 21:15 @ Durban - Arthur Gorton Trophy
  • 5/18: Natal - Western Province 16:10 (7:0, 5:4, 4:6) @ Durban - "
  • 5/18: Silver Cubs Juniors - Peninsula Black Hawks Juniors @ Cape Town
  • 5/?: Transvaal - Western Province 14:11 @ Cape Town
  • 5/?: Transvaal - Western Province 14:8 (3:3, 8:4, 3:1) @ Cape Town
  • 5/31: Transvaal - Western Province 15:7 @ Cape Town
  • 6/1: Western Province - Transvaal @ Cape Town
  • 6/8: Natal - Eastern Province 17:13 (5:4, 2:7, 10:2) @ Durban - Arthur Gorton Trophy
  • 6/28: Western Province - Natal 12:2 (7:0, 2:0, 3:2) @ Cape Town
  • 6/29: Western Province - Natal 19:7 @ Cape Town
  • 8/24: Transvaal - Natal 18:14 @ Durban
  • 8/29: League All-Stars - Swiss Bears 6:5
  • 8/30: Peninsula Colts - Silver Bears @ Cape Town
  • 8/30: Western Province - Natal 17:7 @ Cape Town
  • 8/31: Western Province - Natal 19:6 @ Cape Town
  • 9/5: Swiss Bears - All-Stars 15:8
  • 9/7: Western Province - Natal 17:13 @ Durban
  • 9/14: Natal - Eastern Transvaal 11:7 @ Benoni Ice Rink
  • 9/17: All-Stars - Swiss Bears 12:8
  • 9/21: Natal - Eastern Province 18:10 @ Durban
  • 9/?: Natal - Eastern Province 11:10 @ Durban
  • 9/24: Swiss Bears - All-Stars 8:5
  • 9/27: Transvaal - Western Province 12:8 @ Cape Town
  • 9/28: Transvaal - Western Province 13:8 (2:2, 7:3, 4:3) @ Cape Town

Transvaal Ice Hockey League

  • 6/18: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs 8:6
  • 6/25: Edelweiss - Maple Leafs 8:3
  • 7/2: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 10:5
  • 7/9: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs 10:8
  • 7/16: Edelweiss - Maple Leafs 11:5
  • 7/23: Edelweiss - Swiss Bears 3:2
  • 7/30: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs 8:6
  • 8/6: Edelweiss - Maple Leafs 8:6
  • 8/13: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 4:3
  • 8/20: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs 15:7
  • 8/27: Edelweiss - Maple Leafs 7:6 - Fans hurled beer cans and a chair onto the ice after a goal by Maple Leafs forward Lee Hill was disallowed. Spectators invaded the ice, sat down, and brought the game to a halt. The ice was eventually cleared and the final 28 seconds were played.
  • 9/3: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 10:5
  • 9/10: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs 13:4

Bears won the title.

Peninsula Ice Hockey League

  • 5/?: Southern Eagles - Central Red Wings 10:6
  • Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras
  • 5/?: Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 17:5
  • 5/7: Northern Cobras - Southern Eagles 8:6
  • 5/13: Northern Cobras - Southern Eagles 8:2
  • 5/14: Northern Cobras - Central Red Wings 5:2 (4:0, 1:1, 0:1) - Cobras became holders of the Lions Charity Ice Hockey Cup
  • 6/4: Southern Eagles - Northern Cobras 10:6 (2:3, 4:2, 4:1)
  • 6/11: Southern Eagles - Central Red Wings 8:7 - Preliminary Cup
  • 6/18: Northern Cobras - Central Red Wings 7:3 - "
  • 6/25: Northern Cobras - Southern Eagles 13:4 - "
  • 7/2: Central Red Wings - Southern Eagles 10:8 (1:4, 3:1, 6:3) - "
  • 7/8: Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 11:7 (4:4, 4:3, 3:0) - "
  • 7/15: Southern Eagles - Northern Cobras 8:4 (2:1, 2:2, 4:1) - "
  • 7/23: Southern Eagles - Central Red Wings 3:1 - Charity Cup - Cobras had a bye as the reigning cup holders
  • 7/23: Southern Eagles - Northern Cobras 7:6 OT - "
  • 7/30: Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 6:5 - league final
  • 8/6: Central Red Wings tied Southern Eagles
  • 8/12: Northern Cobras - Central Red Wings 8:6
  • Northern Cobras - Silver Bears 18:3
  • Southern Eagles - Central Red Wings 11:6
  • Central Red Wings - Silver Bears 9:9 (3:5, 3:2, 3:2) - Ice World Ice Hockey Cup
  • Central Red Wings - Silver Bears 6:5 OT (2:2, 2:1, 1:2, 1:0) - "
  • Northern Cobras - Southern Eagles 7:7
  • Southern Eagles - Silver Bears 17:7 (6:0, 6:4, 5:3)
  • 9/?: Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras
  • Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 5:1 - Barry Kaylish Floating Trophy
  • Central Red Wings - Southern Eagles 8:4 - "

Mid-season (circa May) standings

  1. Southern Eagles 2-1-0-4 28:21
  2. Central Red Wings 2-2-0-4 36:33
  3. Northern Cobras 1-2-0-2 22:30

Motorcraft Interprovincial Tournament

  • 8/10: Natal - Eastern Province 14:10 (3:3, 7:3, 4:4)
  • 8/11: Transvaal - Western Province 14:10
  • 8/12: Natal - Transvaal 13:12 (7:6, 3:4, 3:2) - final
1975

Teams such as the Atlas Bears and Boksburg Bohemians were active in Eastern Transvaal. The Natal Ice Hockey Association planned to form a three team league. A team from Sasolburg, composed primarily of Czechs, was scheduled to visit Natal for a game, which never happened due to politics.

Exhibitions/Other games

  • 5/19: South African All Stars - West Germany U-23 12:8 @ Johannesburg
  • 5/21: West Germany U-23 - South African All Stars 9:4 @ Boksburg
  • 5/27: West Germany U-23 - South African All Stars 9:3
  • 5/28: Swiss Bears - West Germany U-23 6:5
  • 5/30: West Germany U-23 - Western Province 15:9 @ Cape Town
  • 5/31: West Germany U-23 - Western Province 18:6 @ Cape Town
  • 6/1: West Germany U-23 - Natal 45:13 (13:1, 15:5, 17:7) @ Durban
  • 6/20: Natal B - Eastern Province - Natal trailed most of the game, but Mouse Radloff tied the game with 3 minutes left, and Cobie Grobler won it with 30 seconds remaining

Transvaal Ice Hockey League

  • 4/15: Jungle Jets - Swiss Bears 7:7
  • 4/22: Jungle Jets - Holiday Inns 10:2
  • 4/29: Swiss Bears - Holiday Inns 9:2
  • 5/6: Swiss Bears - Jungle Jets 8:2
  • 5/13: Jungle Jets - Holiday Inns 6:2
  • 6/3: Swiss Bears - Holiday Inns 9:1
  • 6/10: Jungle Jets - Swiss Bears 6:5
  • 6/17: Jungle Jets - Holiday Inns 8:7
  • 6/24: Swiss Bears - Holiday Inns 5:1
  • 7/1: Jungle Jets - Swiss Bears 12:7
  • 7/8: Swiss Bears - Holiday Inns 9:6
  • 7/15: Swiss Bears - Holiday Inns 14:6
  • 7/22: Jungle Jets - Swiss Bears 8:7
  • 7/29: Jungle Jets - Holiday Inns 8:5
  • 8/5: Swiss Bears - Holiday Inns 6:6
  • 8/12: Jungle Jets - Swiss Bears 13:9 - Knockout semifinal, Jungle Jets were forced to forfeit as they walked off the ice in protest of Alan Vick’s suspension; decision was later reversed
  • 8/19: Jungle Jets - Holiday Inns 14:10 - Knockout semifinal, charity match
  • 8/26: Jungle Jets - Swiss Bears 15:8 - Knockout final

Standings

Team GP W T L Goals Pts
1. Jungle Jets Johannesburg 10 8 1 1 73:60 17
2. Swiss Bears Benoni 10 5 2 3 78:52 12
3. Holiday Inns Johannesburg 10 0 1 9 36:75 1

Western Province Ice Hockey League

  • 3/25: Southern Eagles - Central Red Wings
  • 3/25: Northern Cobras - Green Arrows
  • 5/27: Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 6:4 - Cobras had won the previous meeting in the World Cup final, 7:5
  • Northern Cobras - Central Red Wings 19:11
  • 7/8: Central Red Wings - Silver Bears
  • 8/19: Northern Cobras - Central Red Wings
  • 8/19: Southern Eagles - Silver Bears
  • Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 4:2

Interprovincial Games

  • 3/22: Eastern Transvaal - Natal 5:4 @ Boksburg
  • 3/29: Western Province - Eastern Province 5:3 @ Cape Town
  • 3/29: Natal - Eastern Transvaal 19:6 @ Durban
  • 4/4: Western Province - Natal 10:3 @ Cape Town
  • 4/5: Natal - Western Province 10:9 (5:2, 2:5, 3:2) @ Cape Town
  • 4/12: Natal - Transvaal 14:4 (4:3, 5:0, 5:1) @ Durban
  • 4/26: Natal - Eastern Province 8:6 @ Durban
  • 5/9: Natal - Western Province 19:13 @ Durban
  • 5/10: Natal - Western Province 10:10 @ Durban
  • 5/16: Natal - Eastern Province 14:3 @ Port Elizabeth
  • 5/17: Natal - Eastern Province 11:6 (3:0, 5:5, 3:1) @ Port Elizabeth
  • 5/24: Natal - Eastern Transvaal 17:6 (6:2, 6:1, 5:3) @ Durban
  • 6/7: Natal - Transvaal 17:5 (6:1, 7:0, 4:4) @ Durban
  • 6/21: Natal - Eastern Province 9:8 @ Durban
  • 7/19: Eastern Transvaal - Natal 9:5 (2:0, 3:2, 4:3) @ Durban
  • 7/25: Natal - Western Province 20:8 (8:3, 6:2, 6:3) @ Durban
  • 7/26: Western Province - Natal 11:9 @ Durban
  • 8/2: Transvaal - Natal 12:5 (3:2, 5:1, 4:2) @ Durban

Motorcraft Interprovincial Tournament @ Durban

  • 8/29: Natal - Eastern Transvaal 17:15
  • 8/30: Western Province - Eastern Province 26:8
  • 8/31: Western Province - Natal 16:8 - final
1976

Exhibitions

  • 4/12: Canada - Europe 14:6 @ Johannesburg
  • 8/22: Durban Panel Beaters All-Stars - Southern Seals 10:8
  • 8/?: Canada - South African All-Stars 14:6 @ Cape Town

Transvaal Ice Hockey League

There were separate leagues at the Wembley and Benoni ice rinks this year. Game were played @ Wembley unless noted otherwise.

  • 4/21: Holiday Inns - Sanyo 6:1
  • Jungle Jets - Sanyo 5:4 @ Benoni
  • 4/28: Findlaters Bears - Jungle Jets 6:5
  • Holiday Inns - Findlaters Bears 30:2 @ Benoni
  • 5/5: Sanyo - Jungle Jets 7:4
  • 5/12: Findlaters Bears - Holiday Inns 7:4
  • 5/19: Findlaters Bears - Sanyo 3:2
  • 5/26: Holiday Inns - Jungle Jets 2:2 (0:0, 1:1, 1:1)
  • Holiday Inns - Jungle Jets 5:4 @ Benoni
  • Sanyo - Findlaters Bears 9:4 @ Benoni
  • Sanyo - Holiday Inns 7:4 @ Benoni
  • 6/2: Sanyo - Holiday Inns 8:5
  • 6/9: Findlaters Bears - Jungle Jets 5:2
  • 6/16: Jungle Jets - Sanyo 10:6
  • 6/21: Sanyo - Findlaters Bears @ Benoni
  • 6/23: Findlaters Bears - Holiday Inns 6:6
  • 6/30: Findlaters Bears - Sanyo 9:7
  • 7/7: Jungle Jets - Holiday Inns 8:6
  • 7/14: Holiday Inns - Sanyo 11:4
  • 7/21: Findlaters Bears - Jungle Jets 7:5
  • 7/28: Jungle Jets - Sanyo
  • 8/4: Holiday Inns - Findlaters Bears 13:0

Standings as of 7/14 (before the game on that day)

  1. Findlaters 5-0-1 36:26 11
  2. Jungle Jets 2-3-1 31:32 5
  3. Holiday Inns 1-3-2 29:32 4
  4. Sanyo 2-4-0 31:37 4

Knockout Tournament

  • 8/11: Findlaters Bears - Jungle Jets 5:3
  • 8/11: Holiday Inns - Sanyo 17:4
  • 8/18: Findlaters Bears - Holiday Inns - final

Past champions (also called Swiss Fans and Floating Trophy): 1975 - Jungle Jets, 1974 - Swiss Bears, 1972 - Edelweiss.

Natal Ice Hockey League

  • 3/?: Southern Seals - Northern Nomads 15:5
  • 3/?: Western Wings - Northern Nomads 15:4 - exhibition
  • 4/15: Western Wings - Northern Nomads 12:5
  • 4/?: Southern Seals - Northern Nomads 11:4
  • 4/?: Southern Seals - Western Wings 10:10

Western Province Ice Hockey League

  • 3/24: Northern Cobras - Southern Eagles 3:3 (3:1 on penalty shots) - 3x10 Charity Tournament, won by Central Red Wings
  • 3/31: Northern Cobras - Southern Eagles 7:7
  • 4/?: Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 19:11 - non-league
  • 4/7: Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 7:4
  • 4/14: Central Red Wings - Southern Eagles 9:9
  • 4/21: Southern Eagles - Northern Cobras 12:5 (0:1, 4:1, 8:3)
  • 5/9: Southern Eagles - Central Red Wings 7:7
  • 5/?: Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 11:8 (4:0, 0:3, 7:5)
  • 5/26: Southern Eagles - Central Red Wings 8:7 (3:2, 3:4, 2:1)
  • 5/31: Northern Cobras - Southern Eagles 11:10 (4:6, 2:2, 5:2)
  • 6/2: Southern Eagles - Northern Cobras 18:4 (4:3, 6:0, 8:1)
  • 6/7: Northern Cobras - Central Red Wings 8:5 (4:1, 2:2, 2:2)
  • 7/14: Central Red Wings - Southern Eagles 15:7 (6:2, 4:4, 5:1)
  • Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 5:4 (2:0, 2:1, 1:3)
  • 7/?: Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 6:3
  • 7/?: Central Red Wings - Southern Eagles 8:7
  • 7/21: Northern Cobras - Southern Eagles 10:5
  • Northern Cobras - Central Red Wings 14:11
  • 8/4: Southern Eagles - Central Red Wings 11:7
  • Central Red Wings - Northern Cobras 5:1 - Barry Kaylish Floating Trophy
  • Central Red Wings - Southern Eagles 8:4 - "

Standings as of 8/5

  1. Southern Eagles 6-4-2-12 117:95
  2. Central Red Wings 6-5-1-13 98:90
  3. Northern Cobras 4-7-1-7 82:112

Interprovincial Games

  • 4/2: Western Province - Natal 9:4 @ Cape Town
  • 4/3: Western Province - Natal 17:5 @ Cape Town
  • Western Province - Eastern Transvaal 15:5 @ Boksburg
  • 4/18: Natal - Eastern Province 7:1 @ Durban
  • 4/?: Natal - Northern Transvaal @ Durban
  • 4/30: Western Province - Transvaal 8:4 (2:2, 4:0, 2:2) @ Cape Town
  • 5/1: Western Province - Transvaal 6:6 @ Cape Town
  • 5/1: Natal - Eastern Transvaal 14:10 @ Durban
  • 5/2: Natal - Eastern Transvaal 24:17 @ Durban
  • 5/9: Natal - Eastern Province 19:13 (9:2, 8:5, 2:6) @ Durban
  • 5/10: Natal - Eastern Province 20:11 @ Durban
  • 5/15: (Western) Transvaal - Natal 18:16 @ Durban
  • 5/28: Western Province - Eastern Province 8:7 @ Port Elizabeth
  • 5/29: Natal - Western Province 9:9 @ Durban
  • 5/?: Western Province - Eastern Province 4:1 @ Cape Town
  • 6/5: Natal - Eastern Province 23:11 @ Durban
  • 7/3: Natal - Eastern Transvaal 21:6 @ Durban
  • 7/17: Natal - Western Province 15:12 (4:6, 7:4, 4:2) @ Durban
  • 8/?: Natal - Transvaal 13:12 @ Durban

South African U18 Interprovincial Championship @ Durban

  • 8/20: Transvaal - Eastern Transvaal
  • 8/20: Northern Transvaal - Invitation Team
  • 8/21: Natal - Transvaal
  • 8/21: Eastern Province - Northern Transvaal
  • 8/21: Eastern Transvaal - Natal
  • 8/22: Invitation Team - Eastern Province
  • 8/23: Transvaal - Northern Transvaal 15:4
  • 8/23: Natal - Transvaal 10:8 - final

Motorcraft Interprovincial Tournament @ Cape Town

  • 8/25: Western Province - Eastern Transvaal 19:4
  • 8/26: Transvaal - Natal 16:4
  • 8/27: Transvaal - Eastern Province 13:5
  • 8/28: Transvaal - Western Province 12:2 - final
1977

Games were played in Pretoria at the Ster Ice Rink this year.

Exhibitions

  • 6/14: All-Stars - Chairman's Invitation Team 7:5 (1:0, 4:3, 2:2) @ Johannesburg
  • 6/14: Carlton U18B - Pretoria Flyers U18 8:3 - Transvaal junior game
  • 6/18: All-Stars (Invitation Team) - Natal 14:11 @ Durban
  • 6/19: All-Stars (Invitation Team) - Natal 14:13 @ Durban
  • 8/16: Maple Leafs - Edelweiss/Swiss Bears 7:1

Transvaal Ice Hockey League

  • 5/3: Maple Leafs - Swiss Bears 7:2 (1:1, 3:1, 3:0)
  • 5/10: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 6:5
  • 5/17: Maple Leafs - Edelweiss 9:1 (1:0, 4:0, 4:1)
  • 5/24: Swiss Bears - Maple Leafs 7:4
  • 5/31: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 9:5 (3:0, 5:3, 1:2)
  • 6/7: Maple Leafs - Edelweiss 4:2 (2:1, 0:1, 2:0)
  • 6/21: Maple Leafs - Swiss Bears 4:3 (0:1, 1:1, 3:1)
  • 6/28: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 12:3 (2:2, 5:0, 5:1)
  • 7/5: Maple Leafs - Edelweiss 6:4 (2:3, 4:0, 0:1)
  • 7/12: Maple Leafs - Swiss Bears 6:4 (2:1, 4:1, 0:2)
  • 7/19: Swiss Bears - Edelweiss 6:3
  • 7/26: Maple Leafs - Edelweiss 5:3
  • 8/2: Edelweiss - Swiss Bears 8:3 (1:1, 2:2, 5:0) - Knockout Cup
  • 8/9: Maple Leafs - Edelweiss 9:3 (5:0, 2:0, 2:3) - Knockout Cup final
Team GP W T L Goals Pts
1. Maple Leafs Johannesburg 8 7 0 1 45:32 14
2. Swiss Bears Benoni 8 5 0 3 55:37 10
3. Edelweiss Johannesburg 8 0 0 8 26:57 0

Transvaal 2nd League

  • 5/3: Maple Leafs B - Edelweiss B 4:4
  • 5/10: Maple Leafs B - Swiss Bears B 6:1
  • 5/17: Edelweiss B - Maple Leafs B 7:1
  • 5/24: Swiss Bears B - Edelweiss B 5:3
  • 5/31: Maple Leafs B - Swiss Bears B 8:3 (1:2, 2:1, 5:0)
  • 6/7: Edelweiss B - Swiss Bears B 4:3 (1:1, 2:0, 1:2)
  • 6/21: Maple Leafs B - Edelweiss B 4:3 (1:0, 1:3, 2:0)
  • 6/28: Maple Leafs B - Swiss Bears B 10:2 (3:1, 5:1, 2:0)
  • 7/5: Edelweiss B - Swiss Bears B 4:4 (1:2, 1:1, 2:1)
  • 7/12: Maple Leafs B - Edelweiss B 8:3
  • 8/2: Maple Leafs B - Edelweiss B 4:3 (2:2, 2:0, 0:1)

Standings

  1. Maple Leafs B 5-1-2-12 45:26
  2. Edelweiss B 2-4-2-6 31:33
  3. Swiss Bears B 2-4-2-6 24:40

Western Province Ice Hockey League

  • 3/30: Central Red Wings - Southern Eagles 9:2
  • Central Red Wings - Penguins 13:7 (4:3, 4:2, 5:2)
  • 4/?: Northern Cobras - Southern Eagles

Northern Cobras won the championship.

Natal Ice Hockey League

  • 5/4: Southern Seals - Western Wings 12:6
  • 5/?: Northern Nomads - Western Wings 14:6
  • 6/?: Northern Nomads - Western Wings 8:5
  • 6/22: Southern Seals - Northern Nomads 7:6
  • 6/29: Northern Nomads - Western Wings 11:4
  • 7/?: Northern Nomads - Western Wings 9:2

Interprovincial Games

  • 5/1: Natal - Eastern Province 19:9 @ Durban
  • 5/8: Natal - Northern Transvaal 17:6 (8:2, 6:4, 3:0) @ Durban
  • 6/26: Natal - Vaal Triangle 21:7 (9:1, 8:3, 4:3) @ Durban
  • 7/12: Natal - Transvaal 17:6 @ Durban
  • 7/?: Natal - Eastern Province 16:5 @ Durban
  • 7/?: Eastern Province - Natal 7:7 @ Port Elizabeth
  • 8/21: Natal - Eastern Transvaal @ Durban
  • 8/?: Natal - Transvaal 9:7 (3:3, 3:2, 3:2) @ Durban
1978

Ice hockey was being played at Salisbury's Rainbow Ice Bowl in neighboring Rhodesia by 1978. Frank Mills was the chairman of Rhodesian Ice Hockey. The rink was about a third of regulation size, and there was a local league featuring four teams, who played with four skaters and a goalie. Among them were the Wild Cats and the Pink Panthers.

Exhibitions

  • South African Born - Overseas Born @ Roodepoort
  • 7/23: Natal tied All-Stars @ Durban

Transvaal Ice Hockey League

  • Maple Leafs - Swiss Bears 10:7 (3:3, 4:3, 3:1)
  • Maple Leafs - Lions
  • Maple Leafs - Lions 9:2

Standings

  1. Maple Leafs 8-0-0-16 65:27
  2. Swiss Bears 3-5-0-6 36:46
  3. Wembley Lions 1-7-0-2 34:39

The Roodepoort Flyers won the 1977-78 Summer League and Knockout Cup at the Horizon Ice Rink.

Western Province Ice Hockey League

  • 4/?: Penguins - Central Red Wings 8:6

Natal Ice Hockey League

  • 7/8: Southern Seals - Triumph Printers Panthers

Northern Nomads also in league.

Interprovincial Games

  • 7/1: Natal - Northern Transvaal 13:12 @ Durban
  • 7/8: Western Transvaal - Natal 13:12 (6:3, 2:6, 5:3) @ Durban
  • 7/30: Natal - Vaal Triangle 14:8
  • 8/?: Northern Transvaal - Rhodesia 20:5
  • 8/?: Northern Transvaal - Rhodesia 17:6
  • 8/?: Natal - Rhodesia 16:6 (4:1, 6:2, 6:3) @ Durban
  • 8/27: Natal - Trasnvaal @ Durban
  • South Africa - Rhodesia @ Pretoria

Coca Cola Trophy @ Salisbury, Rhodesia

  • 7/?: Pretoria - Salisbury Lions 12:9
  • 7/?: Pretoria - Salisbury Lions 15:14
  • 7/?: Salisbury Lions - Pretoria 7:3
1979

The Natal Ice Hockey Association planned to organize the Natal Ice Hockey League in Durban again this year, with the season set to run from April 2 to October 1.

Exhibitions

  • Pretoria North Stars - Natal Wings 18:14
  • Natal Wings - Western Flyers 14:4
  • Western Flyers - Natal Wings 10:8
  • Natal Wings - Western Flyers 11:2
  • Natal Wings - Eastern Transvaal Bruins 16:8
  • Natal Wings - Eastern Transvaal Bruins 14:10
  • 5/20: Colts - Lions @ Johannesburg
  • 6/?: Natal - South African All-Stars @ Durban
  • 7/8: Natal - Team Bauer 22:20 @ Durban
  • 8/12: Natal - South African Juniors 12:11 @ Durban
  • 8/18: South Africa (Seniors) - South Africa (Juniors) 8:5 @ Johannesburg
  • 9/12: Western Flyers - Natal All-Stars 13:8 @ Johannesburg

"World Series 79"

  • 10/21: South Africa - Switzerland 20:8 @ Durban
  • 11/4: South Africa - Austria 24:19 (6:5, 9:10, 9:4) @ Durban
  • 11/11: South Africa - Canada 8:8 @ Durban

Rainbow Trophy @ Salisbury, Rhodesia

  • 10/27/78: Salisbury Lions - Pink Panthers
  • 11/17/78: Salisbury Lions - Pink Panthers
  • 1/26: Salisbury Lions - Pink Panthers

Transvaal Ice Hockey League

  • 5/?: Western Flyers - Pretoria North Stars 10:4
  • 5/16: Johannesburg Stingers - Pretoria North Stars 10:4
  • 5/20: Western Flyers - Johannesburg Stingers 9:4
  • 5/20: Pretoria Wildcats - Team Bauer 10:5
  • 5/22: Johannesburg Stingers - Boksburg Bruins 10:6
  • 5/?: Pretoria North Stars - Johannesburg Stingers 11:5
  • 5/29: Team Bauer - Johannesburg Stingers 7:2
  • 6/5: Team Bauer - Eastern Hornets 15:4
  • 6/12: Team Bauer - Pretoria Wildcats 5:1
  • Western Flyers - Pretoria North Stars 13:8
  • Pretoria North Stars - Boksburg Bruins 17:6
  • 7/3: Western Flyers - Team Bauer 7:3
  • 7/10: Team Bauer - Johannesburg Stingers 7:4
  • 7/17: Team Bauer - Boksburg Hornets 13:4
  • 7/24: Johannesburg Stingers - Pretoria Wildcats 14:6
  • 7/31: Western Flyers - Johannesburg Stingers 8:7
  • 8/14: Team Bauer - Western Flyers 10:3
  • 8/21: Team Bauer - Johannesburg Stingers 4:2

Note: It seems Pretoria North Stars and Wildcats were the same team, as were the Boksburg Bruins and Hornets.

Knockout Cup

  • 8/28: Team Bauer - Pretoria Wildcats 7:7 - Pretoria left the ice with 12 minutes remaining in protest of Bauer’s rough play, and forfeited the game
  • Western Flyers beat Johannesburg Stingers
  • 9/5: Western Flyers - Team Bauer 6:5 - final

Interprovincial Games

  • 4/16: Northern Transvaal - Natal 12:10 @ Durban
  • 5/27: Natal - Team Bauer (Transvaal) 11:5 @ Durban
  • Natal - Transvaal All-Stars 18:9
  • 6/10: Natal - Transvaal Stingers 13:11 (5:4, 3:3, 5:4) @ Durban
  • 6/24: Northern Transvaal - Natal 13:9 @ Durban
  • 9/23: Natal - Eastern Province 19:13 (9:2, 8:6, 2:5) @ Durban

Sources

  • Rand Daily Mail
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