Aspen Leafs

The Aspen Leafs were an amateur ice hockey team based in Aspen, Colorado. The club was formed in 1963, though some scattered activities in the city dated back to 1957.

Results

1957-58

A local league was formed, featuring the Aspen Skating Center, Aspen Times, Mountain Shop, and Heidelberg. Various other exhibition games were also staged.

• 11/10: Heidelberg - Mountain Shop 4:3
• 11/17: Aspen Skating Center - Aspen Times 10:2
• 11/24: Mountain Shop - Aspen Skating Center 5:4
• 12/8: Aspen Skating Center - Mountain Shop 7:5
• 12/15: Aspen Skating Center - Aspen Times 8:6
• 12/21: Denver University Ski Team - Aspen All-Stars 8:4
• 12/29: Aspen Skating Center - All-Stars (Mountain Shop-Times Comb.) 9:8 OT
• 1/12: Aspen Skating Center - Aspen Times 8:4
• 2/23: Visitors - Aspen All-Stars 16:12 - "Sparked by the playing of two Canadian businessmen and a Denver doctor, a team composed largely of visitors beat a team of local ice stars"
• 3/19: Aspen All-Stars - Kanucks 12:8 - Kanucks were a team composed of members from a group of 40 plus on a special tour from Toronto and Montreal
• 3/23: Visiting Collegians - Aspen All-Stars 10:7
• 3/27: St. Paul's Academy (Minneapolis) - Eastern Stars 12:6
• 3/30: St. Paul's Academy (Minneapolis) - Eastern Stars 13:11

1958-59

• 12/20: Aspen All-Stars - Denver University Ski Team

1961-62

• 12/25: Visitors - Aspen All-Stars 8:5
• 1/19: Aspen All-Stars - Denver All-Stars

1963-64

• 1/18: Aspen Leafs - Vail (Denver)
• 3/7: Aspen Leafs - Leadville Miners 14:2
• 3/14: Aspen Leafs - Breckenridge Bombers
• 3/24: College All-Stars - Aspen Leafs 8:2
• 3/26: College All-Stars - Aspen Leafs 13:7
• 4/11: Aspen Leafs - Denver Monaco Beach and Blade Club 9:8

1964-65

• 12/20: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 8:2
• 12/27: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 8:5
• 12/30: Collegians - Aspen 8:7
• 1/16: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 3:1
• 2/6: Aspen - Denver High School All-Stars 5:1
• 2/12: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 9:4
• 2/13: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 6:3
• 2/20: Denver All-Stars - Aspen 11:5
• 3/4: Aspen Flyers - Aspen Leafs 6:5
• 3/20: Aspen - Denver All-Stars 11:8
• 3/23: Minneapolis Dynos Club - Aspen 11:2
• 3/24: Minneapolis Dynos Club - Aspen 11:3
• 4/9: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 13:4
• 4/10: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 7:5

Aspen Tournament

• 1/23: Air Force Academy - Aspen Leafs 9:2
• 1/23: University of Colorado - Aspen Flyers 6:1
• 1/24: University of Colorado - Air Force Academy 4:3

1965-66

• 7/4: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 6:2
• 7/18: Aspen - Colorado Springs All-Stars 13:8
• 8/1: Aspen Flyers - Aspen Leafs 6:4
• 8/8: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 7:5
• 9/5: Aspen Flyers - Aspen Leafs 8:7 - Flyers won series 4-3
• 11/18: Aspen Flyers - Aspen Leafs 5:3
• 11/26: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 19:3
• 11/27: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 10:1
• 12/10: Colorado College - Aspen 16:6
• 12/11: Aspen' - Air Force Academy 5:3
• 2/4: Aspen - Denver All-Stars 4:3
• 2/25: Denver All-Stars - Aspen 15:10
• 3/4: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 8:5
• 3/5: Salt Lake City Seagulls - Aspen 6:5
• 3/19: Aspen - Albuquerque Golden Tee Pioneers 12:0

Aspen Tournament

• 1/27: Aspen Leafs - Air Force Academy 5:4 OT
• 1/27: Aspen Flyers - University of Colorado 5:4
• 1/28: Aspen Leafs - Aspen Flyers 4:0
• 1/28: Air Force Academy - University of Colorado 5:3

Sources

• The Aspen Times