Arundel Hockey League
The Arundel Hockey League (also called the Baltimore-Arundel Hockey League) was contested in Maryland from 1973 until around 1988. Games were played at the Benfield Pines rink in Millersville.
Results
- 1973-74
- 11/16: Hawkins - Krupnik Brothers 6:4
- 11/16: Severn - Ajax 5:3
- 12/14: Severn - Hawkins 4:3
- 2/4: Ajax - Hawkins 5:3
- 2/4: Severn - Krupnik Brothers 3:2
- 2/?: Severn - Ajax 3:2
- 2/?: Krupnik Brothers - Jawkins 3:3
- 2/11: Severn - Hawkins 5:2
Standings as of 2/13
- Severn 14-5-3-31
- Hawkins 12-6-4-28
- Krupnik Brothers 5-9-7-17
- Ajax 4-15-2-10
- 1976-77
- 11/23: G.W. Stone - Jerry's Bar 3:2
- 11/26: Ajax - Farmer's Bank 8:7
- 12/10: Farmer's Bank - G.W. Stone 8:5
- 12/10: Jerry's Bar - Ajax 7:6
- 1/4: Jerry's Bar - Ajax 7:5
- 1/4: Farmer's Bank - G.W. Stone 5:2
- 1/7: Farmer's Bank - Ajax 7:6
- 1/7: Jerry's Bar - G.W. Stone 10:4
- 1/27: Jerry's Bar - G.W. Stone 5:4
- 2/6: Jerry's Bar - Farmer's Bank 5:3
- 2/6: Ajax - G.W. Stone 10:4
- 3/?: G.W. Stone - Farmer's Bank 8:4
- 3/?: Jerry's Bar - Ajax 8:3
- 3/9: Farmer's Bank - Jerry's Bar 9:8
- 3/10: Jerry's Bar - G.W. Stone 7:3
- 3/10: Ajax - Farmer's Bank 6:2
- 3/15: Ajax - G.W. Stone 8:3
Standings as of 3/11
- Ajax 18-9-1-37
- Jerry's Bar 18-10-1-37
- Farmer's Bank 15-12-2-32
- G.W. Stone 3-23-2-8
- 1977-78
- 1/17: Sergi's Ice House - G.W. Stone 9:3
- 1/17: Pumphrey's Tavern - Farmer's Bank 5:2
Standings as of 1/18
- Sergi's Ice House 14-3-1-29
- G.W. Stone 8-9-1-17
- Pumphrey's Tavern 8-8-0-16
- Farmer's Bank 3-13-2-8
- 1978-79
Standings as of 11/6
- Bel Air Bobcats 7-1-0
- Sergi's Ice House 6-2-1
- Pumphrey's Tavern 2-6-0
- Farmer's Bank 1-6-1
- 11/19: Pumphrey's Tavern - Bel Air Bobcats 7:5
- 11/19: Sergi's Ice House - Farmer's National Bank 6:3
- 1979-80
- Pumphrey's Tavern
- Bojangles Too
- Northway Liquors
- Bel Air Bobcats
Pumphrey's Tavern finished one point ahead of Bojangles Too.
- 1980-81
- 9/30: Pumphrey's Tavern - Bojangles Too 7:6
- 10/11: J&J Tire Company - Mr. Pip's Nite Club 4:3
- 10/11: Bojangles Too - Northway Liquors 8:2
Pre 12/13
- Northway Liquors - Pumphrey's Tavern 10:7
- Mr. Pip's Nite Club - Bojangles Too 5:3
- Pumphrey's Tavern - Mr. Pip's Nite Club 5:5
- J&J Tire Company - Bojangles Too 6:4
- J&J Tire Company - Bojangles Too 7:4
- Northway Liquors - Mr. Pip's Nite Club 5:3
Pre 12/28
- Northway Liquors - Mr. Pip's Nite Club 10:6
- Northway Liquors - Mr. Pip's Night Club 4:4
- Bojangles Too - Pumphrey's Tavern 2:1
- J&J Tire Company - Bojangles Too 7:5
- 12/28: Team 1 - Team 2 12:3 - exhibition game @ Baltimore Civic Center
- 3/14: Pumphrey's Tavern - Bojangles Too 7:4
- 3/14: Northway Liquors - J&J Tire Company 6:3
Standings as of 1/23
- Northway Liquors 11-8-2-24 101:100
- Pumphrey's Tavern 10-9-2-22 108:98
- Bojangles Too 10-10-1-21 100:97
- J&J Tire Company 9-10-2-20 95:101
- Mr. Pip's Nite Club 7-10-5-19 101:109
As of 3/15 Pumphrey's Tavern was in first place, Bojangles Too a point back in second, and Northway Liquors three points back in third.
4th place J&J Tire shocked the Arundel Hockey League by winning two straight playoff games and advancing to the finals, where they were slated to face Northway Liquors.
- 1981-82
Pre 11/7
- J&J Tire Company - Northway Liquors 6:1
- Wendy's - D.J.'s Gaslight 3:2
- Northway Liquors - Wendy's 8:6
- Babe's Saloon - Pumphrey's Tavern 5:4
- 11/?: J&J Tire Company - Pumphrey's Tavern 8:5
- 11/?: J&J Tire Company - Mr. Pip's Nite Club 2:2 - J&J 4-0-1, Mr. Pip's 4-1-1 after game
- 12/16: D.J.'s Gaslight - J&J Tire Company 4:3
- 12/16: Mr. Pip's Nite Club - Northway Liquors 6:5
- 1/?: Wendy's - D.J.'s Gaslight 5:2
- 1/?: Wendy's - J&J Tire Company 4:2
J&J Tire Company was 10-4-3-23 as of 1/2. As of 3/6 J&J was one point ahead of Wendy's for first in the standings. The former went on to win the championship. As of 3/17 J&J was reportedly 16-7, and DJ's was 6-18.
- 1982-83
- 10/?: J&J Tire Company - Wendy's 10:7
- 10/?: Wendy's - Robinson's Country Inn 7:3
- 10/?: Pumphrey's Tavern - Chesapeake Sporting Goods 8:3
- 10/7: Chesapeake Sporting Goods - J&J Tire Company 4:3
- 10/7: Pumphrey's Tavern - D.J.'s Gaslight 4:3
Pre 10/16
- D.J.'s Gaslight - Robinson's Country Inn 7:3
- Wendy's - J&J Tire Company 7:3
- D.J.'s Gaslight - Chesapeake Sporting Goods 7:3
- Pumphrey's Tavern - Robinson's Country Inn 9:5
- 11/25: J&J Tire Company - Robinson's Country Inn 8:3
- 11/25: Pumphrey's Tavern - D.J.'s Gaslight 9:6
On 11/3 it was noted that Wendy's had been unbeaten in their last six starts. On 11/19 it was reported that Wendy's had a one point lead in the standings over Pumphrey's. The latter team won two games that week, over J&J and D.J.'s, while Wendy's won its only start against Chesapeake, which also lost to Robinson's. As of 12/28 Wendy's held a 4 point lead, with J&J in second.
- 1983-84
Pre 11/24 scores
- Chesapeake Sporting Goods - Wendy's 5:3
- Chesapeake Sporting Goods - D.J.'s Gaslight 13:3
- Chesapeake Sporting Goods - Chester's Place 4:3
- Robinson's Country Inn - Wendy's 4:4
- Robinson's Country Inn - D.J.'s Gaslight 7:5
Standings as of 11/24
- Chester's Place 6-1-1-13
- Chesapeake Sporting Goods 6-1-1-13
- Robinson's Country Inn 3-2-3-9
- D.J.'s Gaslight 2-6-0-4
- Wendy's 0-7-1-1
On 12/15 it was reported both Chester's Place and Chesapeake had beaten Robinson's that week, and the teams remained deadlocked with identical 7-1-1 records. On 12/22 it was reported that Chester's Place had won both their games that week, while Chesapeake dropped two of three, including a 4-3 decision to Wendy's, the first win of the season for the latter.
- 1/23: Chester's Place - Chesapeake Sporting Goods 7:6 - Chester 12-3-3, Chesapeake 12-4-3 after game
- 1/?: Robinson's Country Inn - Chesapeake Sporting Goods 7:4
- 1/?: Chester's Place - Robinson's Country Inn 5:4
- 2/6: Chester's Place - Chesapeake Sporting Goods 5:5
- 2/6: Robinson's Country Inn - D.J.'s-Wendy's 3:1
- 2/24: Chester's Place - Cheseapake Sporting Goods 4:1 - Chester's Place clinched title
- 1984-85
In October it was noted the league was set to begin its 12th season.
- 1987-88
- Fatjacks 16-8-5-37
- Chesapeake Sporting Goods 12-11-6-30
- Pumphrey's Tavern 12-14-3-27
- D.J.'s Gaslight 7-14-8-22
Sources
- Baltimore Sun
- The Capital