Rhode Island Open Hockey League

The Rhode Island Open Hockey League was contested in Rhode Island from 1960-1965. It was organized by the Cranston (later Rhode Island) Amateur Hockey Association.

Results

1960-61

Cranston Amateur Hockey Association Junior League

1. Cranston Hockey Club
2. Bell Sports
3. Roger Williams Junior College
4. Fox Point

• 2/19: Cranston Hockey Club - Fox Point - semifinal
• 2/19: Bell Sports - Roger Williams Junior College - "
• 3/?: Cranston Hockey Club - Bell's Sports 9:7 - "

The Open League season was set to begin on March 5, 1961. Bells Sports, Roger Williams Junior College, Providence Hockey Club, Cranston Hockey Club, Edgewood, and Kingston participated. Teams were made up of players aged 16 through 20, with four players over age 21 allowed.

• 3/5: Providence - Cranston, Roger Williams - Bell's Sports, Edgewood - Kingston
• 3/26: Providence - Bell's Sports, Kingston - Edgewood, Cranston - Roger Williams
• 4/16: Kingston - Providence, Cranston - Roger Williams

1961-62

Standings as of 12/24

1. Kingston HC 6-1-0-12 51:31
2. Roger Williams 4-2-1-9 45:32
3. Northlanders 4-2-1-9 21:29
4. Cranston 3-3-1-7 29:35
5. Ricker HC 3-4-0-6 27:43
6. Rhode Island College 2-4-1-5 29:39

• 1/7: Northlanders - Kingston, Barrington - Ricker, Roger Williams - RI College
• 1/14: Kingston - Roger Williams, Barrigton - Northlanders

1963-64

• 12/8: Cranston HC - Blackstone Valley Chiefs, Scarlets B - Bristol HC
• 1/12: Cranston HC - Blackstone Valley Chiefs, Scarlets B - Bristol HC
• 1/19: Our Lady of Grace - Blackstone Valley, Scarlets B - Cranston HC
• 2/2: Our Lady of Grace Church - Blackstone Valley Chiefs 17:0
• 2/2: Cranston Hockey Club - Rhode Island Scarlets B 9:3

Fall Division standings as of 2/3

1. Cranston HC 9-0-0-18 74:22
2. Scarlets B 5-2-1-11 56:51
3. Our Lady 4-5-0-8 69:40
4. Blackstone Valley 3-5-0-6 29:55
5. Bristol HC 0-7-1-1 15:62

• 2/9: Cranston Hockey Club - Our Lady of Grace Church 7:3
• 2/9: Rhode Island Scarlets B - Blackstone Valley Chiefs 8:3

The spring season was set to start on February 23.

• 3/1: Cranston HC - Blackstone Valley, Scarlets B - Providence
• 3/8: Bristol HC - Blackstone Valley, Scarlets B - East Providence
• 3/15: Bristol HC - Cranston HC, Blackstone Valley - East Providence
• 3/22: Cranston HC - East Providence, Scarlets B - Blackstone Valley

1964-65

• 12/6: Cranston - Cumberland, Bristol - Elmwood
• 12/13: Cumberland - Bristol, Edgewood - Elmwood
• 12/20: Cranston - Bristol, Cumberland - Edgewood
• 12/27: Bristol - Edgewood, Cranston - Elmwood
• 1/10: Cranston - Cumberland - 4 separate players were injured in game
• 1/17: Edgewood - Elmwood, Cumberland - Bristol
• 1/31: Elmwood - Cranston, Bristol - Edgewood
• 2/7: Edgewood - Cranston, Elmwood - Cumberland
• 3/20: Cranston - Warwick, Cumberland - Elmwood

Sources

• Providence Journal