Tri-State Amateur Hockey League

The Tri-State Amateur Hockey League was contested in the Midwestern United States from 1962 to 1964.

Results

1961-62 (exhibitions)

• 12/16: Joliet - Springfield 6:2
• 2/3: Joliet - Springfield 11:5
• 2/10: University of Illinois - Chicago Firemen 12:7
• 3/3: Springfield - Joliet 7:7

1962-63

• 9/30: Springfield Falcons - Peoria Stars 7:1 - exhibition
• 10/6: Springfield Falcons - Joliet 7:7
• 10/13: Peoria Stars - Chicago Tee Pees 13:5
• 10/20: Keokuk Jays - Oak Lawn 8:7
• 10/27: Springfield Falcons - University of Illinois 11:4
• 11/3: Peoria Stars - Joliet 18:2
• 11/10: Oak Lawn - Chicago Tee Pees 16:4
• 11/17: Keokuk Jays - University of Illinois 16:14
• 11/24: Springfield Falcons - Peoria All-Stars 8:1
• 12/1: Joliet - Chicago Tee Pees 5:1
• 12/8: Oak Lawn - University of Illinois 5:3
• 12/15: Springfield Falcons - Keokuk Jays
• Keokuk Jays - Joliet 8:7
• Springfield Falcons - Oak Lawn 8:7
• University of Illinois - Keokuk Jays 9:4
• 1/5: Springfield Falcons - Chicago Tee Pees 11:6
• 1/12: Springfield Falcons - Peoria Stars 4:4
• 1/12: University of Illinois - Joliet 12:3
• 1/19: Peoria Stars - Keokuk Jays 9:6
• 1/26: Oak Lawn - Joliet 11:7
• Peoria Stars - Keokuk Jays 9:9 - exhibition
• 2/2: Springfield Falcons - Joliet 8:2 - exhibition
• 2/9: University of Illinois - Chicago Tee Pees 14:3
• 2/16: Oak Lawn - Springfield Falcons 9:3
• 2/23: Peoria Stars - University of Illinois 7:7
• 3/2: Keokuk - Joliet
• 3/9: Joliet - Springfield Falcons 8:2 - exhibition

Final standings

1. Peoria Stars 4-1-2-10 57:32
2. Springfield (St. Louis Falcons) 4-1-2-10 47:31
3. Oak Lawn 4-2-1-9 52:32
4. Keokuk Jays 4-3-0-8 49:42 (seems a tie was missing from Keokuk's record)
5. University of Illinois 3-3-1-7 62:49
6. Joliet 2-4-1-5 29:60
7. Chicago Tee Pees 0-7-0-0 19:62

Semifinals

• 3/16: Keokuk Jays - Springfield Falcons 15:6
• 3/23: Peoria All-Stars - Oak Lawn 6:3

Final

• 3/30: Keokuk Jays - Peoria All-Stars 10:5

1963-64

• 10/5: Oak Lawn - Springfield Falcons 5:1
• 10/12: Peoria Stars - Joliet 17:4
• 10/19: University of Illinois - Chicago Tee Pees 8:3
• 10/26: University of Illinois - Oak Lawn 10:5
• 11/2: Springfield Falcons - Joliet 9:2
• 11/9: Peoria Stars - Chicago Tee Pees 9:3
• 11/16: University of Illinois - Joliet 8:0
• 11/23: Peoria Stars - Oak Lawn 12:2
• 11/30: Chicago Tee Pees - Springfield Falcons 11:6
• 12/7: Peoria Stars - Springfield Falcons 7:6
• 12/14: Chicago Tee Pees - Joliet 9:7
• 1/4: University of Illinois - Chicago Tee Pees
• 1/11: Joliet - Springfield Falcons 4:2
• 1/18: Oak Lawn - Chicago Tee Pees Forfeit - Chicago failed to appear
• 1/25: Peoria Stars - Springfield Falcons 13:3
• 2/1: Oak Lawn - Chicago Tee Pees Forfeit - Chicago failed to appear
• 2/8: Peoria Stars - University of Illinois 9:7
• 2/15: Oak Lawn - Joliet 8:7
• 2/23: University of Illinois - Springfield Falcons 18:8
• 2/29: University of Illinois - Peoria Stars 8:7

Standings as of 1/10

1. Peoria 4-0-0-8 45:15
2. University of Illinois 4-0-0-8 31:11
3. Oak Lawn 2-2-0-4 26:28
4. Chicago Tee Pees 2-2-0-4 29:36
5. Springfield (St. Louis) Falcons 1-3-0-2 22:24
6. Joliet 0-5-0-0 18:47

Standings as of 2/12 (do not add up)

1. Peoria 6-0-0-12
2. University of Illinois 5-1-0-10
3. Oak Lawn 4-2-0-8
4. Chicago 4-2-0-8
5. St. Louis 1-5-0-2
6. Joliet 1-5-0-2

Semifinals

• 3/7: University of Illinois - Springfield Falcons
• 3/14: Peoria Stars - Oak Lawn 9:5

3rd place

• 3/21: Oak Lawn - Springfield Falcons

Final

• 3/28: Peoria Stars - University of Illinois 4:2

1964-65 (exhibitions)

• 1/16: Tazewell Stars - Springfield Falcons 12:3 - third straight win for Tazewell over Springfield

1966-67 (exhibitions)

• 10/15: Springfield Falcons - Tazewell Stars 9:4
• 12/10: Springfield Falcons - Chicago Saints 5:4

1967-68 (exhibitions)

• 3/17: Indianapolis Warriors - Springfield Falcons 11:5

Sources

• Daily Illinois State Register
• Peoria Journal Star