Pekin Stars

The Pekin Stars were an amateur/semi-professional ice hockey team based in Pekin, Illinois. They were active from 1964-1979, playing in the Continental Hockey League in 1972-73 and from 1977-1979.

Results

1964-65

The Pekin (Tazewell) Stars represented Tazewell Hockey Association in outside games this year. They had an overall record of 11-4-3 (W-L-T) on the season.

• Tazewell Stars - Indianapolis Warriors 6:6
• Indianapolis Warriors - Tazewell Stars 6:1
• 12/13: Tazewell Stars - University of Illinois 6:5
• St. Louis - Tazewell Stars
• 1/16: Tazewell Stars - St. Louis All-Stars (Springfield Falcons) 12:3 - third win for Tazewell over Springfield this year
• 1/23: Tazewell Stars - Chicago Maple Leafs
• 2/7: Tazewell Stars - Oak Lawn Stars
• 2/21: Tazewell Stars - Chicago Chargers 11:4
• 2/28: Tazewell Stars - Chicago Tee Pees 11:11
• 3/6: Tazewell Stars - University of Illinois
• 3/13: Tazewell Stars - Oak Lawn
• 3/20: Tazewell Stars - University of Illinois 2:2
• 3/27: Tazewell Stars - Chicago Falcons
• 4/3: Tazewell Stars - St. Louis Falcons - Prior to the game it was reported that the Stars had won three out of five games against St. Louis; Falcons finished season 6-4

1965-66

Pekin was set to begin their season against St. Louis on November 6, 1965. The team also had games scheduled against Oak Lawn, Beloit, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Notre Dame, Illinois, the Chicago Tee Pees, Northwestern, the Chicago Chargers, and the Chicago Blades. They went 15-2-3 on the season.

They played in the 1966 US National Intermediate Championship, losing 4-1 to the South St. Paul Packers in the semifinal.

• 10/30: Pekin Stars - Joliet Leafs 6:6
• 11/6: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Falcons 13:2
• 11/13: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn All-Stars 16:5
• 11/20: Pekin Stars - Beloit College 11:3
• 11/27: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn All-Stars 9:3
• 12/5: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 12:5
• 12/12: Notre Dame University - Pekin Stars 7:3
• 12/18: Pekin Stars - University of Illinois 8:5
• 1/9: Pekin Stars - Northwestern University 5:5
• 1/16: Oak Park Jaycees - Pekin Stars 15:7
• 1/22: Pekin Stars - Joliet Leafs 6:2
• 1/29: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn All-Stars
• 2/19: Pekin Stars - Oak Park Jaycees 12:5
• 2/20: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 8:6
• 2/26: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Falcons 5:4
• 2/27: Pekin Stars - Chicago Juvenile All-Stars 5:5
• 3/5: Pekin Stars - Indianapolis Warriors
• 3/19: Olsons - Pekin Stars 14:5 - Olsons were composed of 9 brothers from Marquette and their 6 sons
• 3/26: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Falcons 10:2
• 3/27: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn All-Stars 5:4

1966-67

• 11/19: Pekin Stars - Springfield Caps 9:6
• 11/26: Oak Lawn Chiefs - Pekin Stars 6:4
• 12/4: St. Louis Falcons - Pekin Stars 6:4
• 12/10: Northwestern University - Pekin Stars 2:1
• 12/11: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 9:5
• 1/7: St. Louis Falcons - Pekin Stars 10:6
• 1/8: Notre Dame University - Pekin Stars 3:1
• 1/15: Pekin Stars - Indianapolis
• 1/21: Northwestern University - Pekin Stars 5:3
• 1/22: Pekin Stars - Springfield Caps 14:4
• 1/28: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Falcons 10:8
• 1/29: Pekin Stars - Joliet Aces 11:4
• 2/18: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn 10:3
• 2/19: Pekin Stars - Joliet Aces 10:1
• 2/25: Pekin Stars - Northern Illinois University 5:1
• 2/26: Chicago Chargers - Pekin Stars 4:3
• 3/5: Pekin Stars - Joliet Aces 6:4
• 3/11: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn Leafs 4:1
• 3/12: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 13:4
• 3/18: Pekin Stars - St. Louis All-Stars 9:3

Illinois Intermediate State Championship @ Pekin

• 2/10: Pekin Stars - Springfield Caps 19:2 - semifinal
• 2/10: Leyden - Chicago Chargers 8:7 - "
• 2/11: Pekin Stars - Leyden 9:4 - final
• 2/11: Chicago Chargers - Springfield Caps 6:2 - 3rd place

1967-68

• 11/4: Pekin Stars - Highland Park 15:5
• 11/11: Pekin Stars - Geneva Leifs 16:4
• 11/18: Pekin Stars - Benton Harbor Canadiens 13:6
• 11/19: Pekin Stars beat Benton Harbor Canadiens
• 11/25: Pekin Stars - Leyden Eagles 9:3
• 12/2: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 5:4
• 12/9: Pekin Stars - Northwestern University 13:1
• 12/16: Pekin Stars - Springfield Caps 24:2
• 12/17: Pekin Stars - Springfield Caps 13:1
• 1/6: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn Santucci Hawks 10:5
• 1/7: Pekin Stars - Elgin Redskins 10:6
• 1/13: Pekin Stars - Northwestern University 11:2
• 1/27: Pekin Stars - Indianapolis Warriors 6:3
• 2/25: Pekin Stars - St. Procopius College 16:2 - Stars 20-1 after game
• 3/17: Pekin Stars - Purdue 13:6 - Pekin's 22nd win in 26 games

1968-69

• 12/15: Pekin Stars - Purdue Hockey Club 14:2 - Pekin 5-3-3 after game
• 1/18: Pekin Stars - Bradley University

1969-70

• 12/6: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs

1970-71

• 11/28: Des Moines Golden Leafs - Pekin Stars 14:7
• 1/3: Pekin Stars - Madison Hawks 7:6
• 1/24: Madison Hawks - Pekin Stars 11:0
• 1/30: Des Moines Golden Leafs - Pekin Stars 14:8

1971-72

• 11/14: Pekin Stars - Knoxville 7:2
• 1/29: Pekin Stars - Illinois State University

1972-73

Stars played in Continental Hockey League. They had an overall record of 8-6-2 on the season.

1973-74

• 3/16: St. Louis Blazers Jr. B - Pekin Stars 7:1
• 3/17: St. Louis Blazers Jr. B - Pekin Stars 8:2

1974-75

• 2/8: Pekin Stars - Illinois State University

1976-77

• 12/10: Pekin Stars - Bloomington Seals

Stars played in the Midwest Senior Hockey League, registering a 23-8-2 record and earning a runner-up finish in the Bradley Invitational Tournament.

Sources

• Peoria Journal Star
• The Pantagraph