1929–30 American ice hockey season

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This was the 1929-30 American ice hockey season:

Leagues

Colorado

1929-30 Game Results
  • 12/29: Denver Country Club - Fort Collins 1:1
  • 12/29: Berkeley Park - Sloan's Lake 3:1 - both were from Denver
  • 1/1: Fort Collins - Longmont 6:4
  • 1/5: Longmont - Berkeley Park/Sloan's Lake Combination 4:3
  • 1/12: Sloan's Lake - Denver University Beta Theta Pi 6:3
  • 1/12: Fort Collins - Berkeley Lake Forfeit - Berkeley Lake failed to appear
  • 1/19: Fort Collins - Sloan's Lake 8:2
  • 1/19: Longmont - Denver University Beta Theta Pi 7:1
  • 1/26: Longmont - Sloan's Lake 6:2
  • 1/26: Fort Collins - Denver All-Stars 5:0
  • 2/2: Homewood Park - Berkeley-Sloans 9:6 @ Denver
  • 2/9: Homewood Park - Sidney Greyhounds (NB) 7:4 @ Denver
  • 3/2: Homewood Park - Berkeley All-Stars 27:3 - Denver Hockey Championship

Indiana

There were hockey activities in South Bend, Whiting and Elkhart this winter.

1929-30 Game Results
  • 1/26: South Bend Blue Eagles - Elkhart Skating Club 1:1
  • 1/28: South Side Athletic Club - Whiting Hockey Club 7:6
  • 2/2: South Bend Blue Eagles - South Bend Ice Blazers 2:1
  • 2/16: South Bend Blue Eagles - Elkhart Skating Club 4:2

Iowa

The Waterloo American Legion team returned for its final season of play this winter.

1929-30 Game Results
  • 12/25: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. - Waterloo American Legion 3:2
  • 1/1: Waterloo American Legion - Janesville (WI) 2:1
  • 1/5: Minneapolis Van Paper Company (MN) - Waterloo American Legion 3:1
  • 1/5: LeMars - Akron 1:1 OT
  • 1/12: Waterloo American Legion - St. Mary's College (MN) 4:3
  • 1/19: Waterloo American Legion - Minneapolis Wanderers (MN) 6:2
  • 1/19: LeMars - Sioux City 4:0
  • 1/23: Akron - Sioux City 3:0
  • 1/24: Waterloo American Legion - St. Mary's College (MN) 1:1
  • 1/25: Cedar Rapids - Dubuque 9:2
  • 1/26: Waterloo American Legion - St. Mary's College (MN) 2:2
  • 1/26: Akron - Sioux City 7:1
  • 1/28: Sioux City Gliders - Morningside 5:4
  • 1/29: Akron - Sioux City Aces 6:2
  • Yankton (SD) - Sioux City Aces 2:0
  • 1/30: LeMars - Sioux City 5:0
  • 1/31: Waterloo American Legion - Chicago Rogers Park (IL) 5:2
  • 2/2: Waterloo American Legion - Chicago Rogers Park (IL) 7:1
  • 2/2: Cedar Rapids - Dubuque 0:0
  • 2/7: Waterloo American Legion - Seattle Northern Pacific (WA) 9:1
  • 2/9: Waterloo American Legion - Seattle Northern Pacific (WA) 5:2
  • 2/14: Waterloo American Legion - St. Mary's College (MN) 1:0
  • 2/16: St. Mary's College (MN) - Waterloo American Legion 2:1
Des Moines City Hockey League Results
  • 12/29: Brooks - Fort Des Moines 2:1
  • 12/29: Old Pals - Sevastopol 5:2
  • 12/29: Cattell - Urbandale Panthers 3:0
  • 1/5: Old Pals - Sevastopol 6:2
  • 1/5: Fort Des Moines - Cattell 2:1
  • 1/5: Brooks - Urbandale Panthers 1:0
  • 1/19: Cattell - Old Pals 1:0
  • 1/19: Fort Des Moines - Urbandale Panthers 5:1
  • 1/19: Brooks - Sevastopol 15:0
  • 1/26: Fort Des Moines - Sevastopol 1:0
  • 1/26: Brooks - Old Pals 4:2
  • 1/26: Cattell - Urbandale Panthers 4:0
  • 2/9: Fort Des Moines - Old Pals 1:1
  • 2/9: Brooks - Cattell Forfeit

Maine

The Lewiston St. Doms and Waterville Hockey Club were professional teams this winter.

1929-30 Game Results
  • 1/11: Waterville Hockey Club - Lewiston St. Doms 2:0
  • 1/11: Lewiston Cyclones - Lewiston Checkers 2:1
  • 1/15: Lewiston St. Doms White - Hebron Academy 2:1
  • 1/16: Lewiston St. Doms - Waterville Hockey Club 1:1 OT
  • 1/24: Lewiston St. Doms - Waterville Hockey Club 5:1
  • 1/25: Lewiston St. Doms White - Wilton Town 12:0
  • 1/30: Waterville Hockey Club - Lewiston St. Doms 3:2
  • 2/6: Lewiston St. Doms White - Hebron Academy 3:1
  • 2/11: Lewiston St. Doms - Berlin Hockey Club (NH) 7:4
  • 2/19: Lewiston St. Doms - Berlin Hockey Club (NH) 7:1

Massachusetts

The Boston Hockey Club won the New England Amateur Championship over the Boston University Club.

1929-30 Game Results
  • 1/8: Boston University Club - Saint John Beavers (NB) 6:2
  • 1/10: Saint John Beavers (NB) - Boston University Club 5:2
  • 1/24: Moncton Atlantics (NB) - Boston University Club 2:1
  • 1/25: Boston University Club - Moncton Atlantics (NB) 7:0
  • 1/29: Boston Hockey Club - Worcester Lincoln AC 8:3
  • 2/2: Boston Hockey Club - Keene Hockey Club (NH) 4:0
  • 2/6: Boston Hockey Club - Melrose Greyhounds 9:1
  • 3/5: Kentville Wildcats (NS) - Boston University Club 6:5
  • 3/6: Boston Hockey Club - Springfield Bruins 4:2 OT
  • 3/7: Kentville Wildcats (NS) - Boston University Club 4:3
  • 3/9: Boston Hockey Club - Kentville Wildcats (NS) 8:6
  • 3/21: New Glasgow (NS) - Boston Hockey Club 7:6
  • 3/22: New Glasgow (NS) - Boston Hockey Club 5:2
  • Harvard University - Boston University Club 4:3
  • Harvard University - Boston University Club 2:1
  • Harvard University - Boston University Club 4:3
  • Harvard University - Boston University Club 4:1
New England Amateur Championship Results
  • 2/28: Boston Hockey Club - Boston University Club 5:3 @ Boston Arena

Montana

The Butte City League was contested once again in 1929-30.

Butte City League Results
  • 12/22: Butte Clarkes - Butte Bumps 14:0
  • 12/25: Butte Clarkes - Butte Chequamegons 8:3
  • 12/29: Butte Chequamegons - Butte Bumps 3:1
  • 1/5: Butte Clarkes - Butte Chequamegons 7:1
  • 1/5: Butte Clarkes - Butte Bumps 4:0
  • 1/12: Butte Chequamegons - Butte Bumps 6:2
  • 1/19: Butte Clarkes - Butte Bumps 5:1
  • 1/26: Butte Clarkes - Butte Chequamegons 8:1

New Hampshire

Nashua West Point season overview (some results don't match the ones reported)

The Nashua West Point semi-pro outfit was the best team in New Hampshire this winter.

1929-30 Game Results
  • 12/22: Nashua West Point - Manchester Flying Canucks 4:3
  • 12/25: Concord All-Stars (MA) - Nashua West Point 3:2
  • 12/27: Nashua West Point - Lawrence Academy 3:1
  • 1/1: Keene White Sox - Nashua West Point 5:1
  • 1/1: Nashua West Point - South Boston Tigers 1:1
  • 1/5: Nashua West Point - South Boston Tigers 3:1
  • 1/5: Concord Hockey Club - Nashua Country Club 5:1
  • 1/12: Nashua West Point - Concord All-Stars (MA) 1:0
  • 1/17: Nashua West Point - Athol Tigers (MA) 5:1
  • 1/19: Melrose AA (MA) - Nashua West Point 7:6
  • 1/19: North Conway Granites - Berlin Hockey Club 5:2
  • 1/21: Nashua West Point - Amesbury Maple Leafs (MA) 6:2
  • 1/22: Nashua West Point - Lowell Textile HC (MA) 10:5
  • 1/23: Nashua West Point - Haverhill AA (MA) 2:0
  • 1/23: Nashua Country Club - Stearns School 4:3
  • 1/24: Nashua West Point - Lexington Wanderers (MA) 6:3
  • 1/24: Brae Burn Country Club (MA) - Nashua Country Club 3:0
  • 1/26: Nashua West Point - West Roxbury Whippets (MA) 5:4
  • 1/26: Nashua West Point - Melrose Town Team (MA) 5:2
  • 1/27: Everett Hockey Club (MA) - Nashua Country Club 1:0
  • 1/28: Nashua West Point - Nashua Country Club 3:0
  • 1/29: Nashua West Point - Waltham Webs (MA) 10:5
  • 1/30: Nashua West Point - Lexington Ramblers (MA) 5:2
  • 2/3: Nashua West Point - Malden Hockey Club (MA) 8:5
  • 2/5: Nashua West Point - Amesbury Maple Leafs (MA) 4:3
  • 2/7: Boston Hockey Club - Nashua West Point 11:3
  • 2/9: Nashua West Point - Athol Tigers (MA) 4:3
  • 2/9: Nashua West Point - Concord All-Stars (MA) 6:5
  • 2/9: Concord Hockey Club - Nashua Country Club 8:1
  • 2/9: Wellesley Hockey Club - Nashua Country Club 1:0
  • 2/11: Nashua West Point - Exeter Town Team 6:0
  • 2/16: Nashua West Point - Boston Hockey Club 3:3
  • 2/18: Nashua West Point - Concord Hockey Club 6:1
  • 2/18: Nashua Country Club - Lawrence Academy 3:1
New England Amateur Tournament @ Providence, RI
  • 3/14: Providence East Siders - New Bedford 4:0
  • 3/14: Brockton Brookvilles - Hudson Firestones 2:0
  • 3/14: Worcester Lincoln Club - West Roxbury Whippets 2:0
  • 3/14: Nashua West Point - Riverside Coronas 3:0
  • 3/14: Brockton Brookvilles - Providence East Siders 2:0
  • 3/14: Nashua West Point - Worcester Lincoln Club 2:1
  • 3/14: Nashua West Point - Brockton Brookvilles 1:0 OT - final

New York

See: 1929-30 New York season

South Dakota

Note: For results prior to 1930, see the article on South Dakota

The Black Hills Hockey League was contested for the first time this winter.

1929-30 Game Results
  • 1/1: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Dell Rapids 0:0 3OT
  • 1/12: LeMars (IA) - Sioux Falls Blackhawks 7:0
  • 1/19: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Deli Rapids 5:1
  • 1/19: Akron (IA) - Sioux Falls State Meat Market 7:0
  • 1/26: LeMars (IA) - Sioux Falls Blackhawks 6:4 OT
  • 1/31: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - South Dakota State College 0:0
  • 2/1: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - South Dakota State College 1:0
  • 2/16: Sioux Falls Blackhawks - Mitchell 5:0
Black Hills Hockey League Results
  • 1/5: Hot Springs - Custer 3:3
  • 1/5: Belle Fourche - Deadwood Forfeit
  • 1/12: Belle Fourche - Sturgis Forfeit
  • 1/12: Lead Muckers - Ft. Meade Blues 8:2
  • 1/12: Ft. Meade Reds - Deadwood Forfeit
  • 1/12: Rapid City Wolves - Custer 7:6
  • 1/12: Rapid City Independents (Planets) - Hot Springs 5:4
  • 1/19: Rapid City Wolves - Rapid City Planerts 9:2
  • 1/19: Hot Springs - Custer 2:1
  • 1/19: Ft. Meade Reds - Belle Fourche 5:1
  • 1/19: Lead Muckers - Ft. Meade Blues
  • 1/26: Lead Muckers - Ft. Meade Reds 3:2
  • 1/26: Ft. Meade Blues - Belle Fourche 4:0
  • 1/26: Rapid City Wolves - Hot Springs 14:3
  • 1/26: Custer - Rapid City Planets Forfeit
  • 2/23: Lead Muckers - Rapid City Wolves Forfeit - league final

Spokane, Washington

The Beavers and Canucks from Spokane and the Couer d'Alene Eskimos played for the L.M. Davenport Trophy and the Inland Empire Trophy, which was won by the Canucks.

1929-30 Game Results
  • 1/12: Spokane Canucks - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 1:0 @ Spokane
  • 1/19: Spokane Canucks - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 7:1 @ Spokane
  • 1/26: Spokane Beavers - Hillyard Yellow Jackets 6:3 @ Spokane
  • 1/26: Spokane Canucks - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 4:1 @ Couer d'Alene - L.M. Davenport Trophy
  • 2/9: Spokane Canucks - Spokane Beavers 6:3 - "
  • 2/13: Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) - Spokane Picked Team 4:2 @ Couer d'Alene
  • 2/16: Spokane Canucks - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 2:2 @ Spokane - L.M. Davenport Trophy
  • 2/23: Spokane Canucks - Grand Forks (BC) 2:2 OT @ Grand Forks
  • 3/2: Spokane Canucks - Couer d'Alene Eskimos (ID) 6:5 @ Couer d'Alene

Texas

Percy Willitts of the Dallas Ice Kings

In December 1929, it was reported that lightweight boxing Benny Leonard planned to form a professional ice hockey league in the Southwest, composed of teams from Dallas, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. The San Antonio Rangers planned to go on a long tour, visiting 35 cities along the Pacific Coast, British Columbia, and the Midwest, from January to March 1930, but it did not materialize. The University of Minnesota visited Dallas in early January, losing 9-4 to the Ice Kings on the 3rd. The Tulsa Oilers of the American Hockey Association also paid a visit to Dallas. The Ice Kings and the Broadway Blackhawks of San Antonio met in a four game series.

1929-30 Game Results
  • 12/2: Southwest Bitulithie Bears - Broadway Rangers 6:6 @ San Antonio
  • 1/3: Dallas Ice Kings - University of Minnesota 9:4 @ Dallas
  • 1/17: Broadway Blackhawks - Dallas Ice Kings 5:2 @ Dallas
  • 1/18: Dallas Ice Kings - Broadway Blackhawks 4:4 2OT @ Dallas
  • 2/2: Dallas Ice Kings - Broadway Blackhawks 5:2 @ Dallas
  • 2/3: Dallas Ice Kings - Broadway Blackhawks 3:1 @ Dallas - Ice Kings claimed Texas Professional Championship
  • 2/16: Tulsa Oilers (OK) - Dallas Ice Kings 4:2 @ Dallas
  • 2/17: Dallas Ice Kings - Tulsa Oilers (OK) 3:2 @ Dallas
  • 3/3: Dallas Ice Kings - Fort Worth Independents 4:3 @ Dallas
San Antonio Senior Hockey League Results
  • 12/17: Brooks Field Maroons - Southwest Bithulithie Bears 5:4
  • 12/19: Brooks Field Maroons - Broadway Blackhawks 8:2
  • 1/3: Broadway Blackhawks - Southwest Bithulithie Bears
  • 1/7: Brooks Field Maroons - Southwest Bithulithie Bears 7:4
  • 1/9: Broadway Blackhawks - Brooks Field Maroons 8:5
  • 1/21: Broadway Blackhawks - Southwest Bithulithie Bears 4:2
  • 1/23: Brooks Field Maroons - Southwest Bithulithie Bears 8:4
  • 1/28: Broadway Blackhawks - Brooks Field Maroons 11:10 OT (was 7:7 after regulation)
  • 1/30: Broadway Blackhawks - Southwest Bithulithie Bears 4:2

Utah

1929-30 Game Results
  • 1/7: Provo Cubs - Salt Lake Tigers 2:2

Vermont

1929-30 Game Results
  • 1/2: Newport Hockey Club - Orleans Hockey Club 3:3 OT
  • 1/9: Orleans Hockey Club - Stanstead Indians (QC) 2:1 OT
  • Newport Hockey Club - Orleans Hockey Club 1:0 2OT
  • 1/26: St. Johnsbury Picked Team - St. Johnsbury Tigers 2:1
  • 1/28: Barnet CRD - Orleans Hockey Club 2:1
  • 1/29: Newport Hockey Club - Barton Hockey Club 6:2
  • 1/30: St. Johnsbury Tigers - Lancaster Icebirds (NH) 1:0
  • 1/31: Stanstead Indians (QC) - Orleans Hockey Club 7:3
  • 2/4: St. Johnsbury Tigers - Lancaster Icebirds (NH) 1:0 - game ended due to an argument during the second period
  • 2/6: St. Johnsbury Tigers - Barton Blackhawks 6:0
  • 2/9: Barnet CRD - St. Johnsbury Tigers 5:1
  • 2/7: Barnet CRD - Orleans Hockey Club 7:1
  • 2/11: Rock Island/Stanstead/Derby Line Bankers and Customs - Orleans Hockey Club 2:1
  • 2/13: Newport Hockey Club - Orleans Hockey Club 4:1
  • 2/16: Barre Hockey Club - Montpelier Seminary 4:3 OT
  • 2/18: St. Johnsbury Tigers - St. Johnsbury All-Stars 3:0
  • 2/26: St. Johnsbury Picked Team - St. Johnsbury Tigers 2:1

Wisconsin

Five teams participated in the Milwaukee Municipal Hockey League this winter, and Kern's Service won the championship. They were noted to have beaten each of the other four teams in the league twice.

1929-30 Game Results
  • 1/25: Kern's Service - Ace Box Lunches 2:2 OT - Oconomowoc Winter Frolic
  • 2/8: Wausau - Janesville 3:0 - state championship game
  • 2/9: Wausau - Appleton 4:1
  • 2/16: Wausau - Appleton 5:2
Milwaukee Municipal Hockey League Results
  • 1/5: Kern's Service - Atwood Pharmacy 10:1
  • 1/12: Kern's Service - School of Engineering 7:0
  • 1/18: Kern's Service - Ace Lunch Boxes 5:2
  • 1/19: Ace Box Lunches - School of Engineering 5:2
  • 1/19: Riverside AC - Atwood Pharmacy 9:0
  • 1/26: Kern's Service - Atwood Pharmacy 22:5
  • 1/26: Riverside AC - School of Engineering 3:1
  • 2/2: Ace Box Lunches - Riverside AC 3:2
  • 2/2: Kern's Service - School of Engineering 7:0
  • 2/8: Kern's Service - Ace Box Lunches 4:3
  • 2/9: Ace Box Lunches - School of Engineering 4:3

Standings as of 1/25

  1. Kern's Service 3-0
  2. Ace Box Lunches 3-1
  3. Riverside AC 1-1
  4. Atwood Pharmacy 0-2
  5. School of Engineering 0-3

College ice hockey

See: 1929–30 American college hockey season

Sources

  • Austin-American Statesman
  • Dallas Morning News
  • Montana Standard
  • San Antonio Light
  • The Spokesman-Review


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