Michigan Amateur Hockey (1946-1969)

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This page details amateur hockey in the American state of Michigan between 1946 and 1968. See Northern Michigan Hockey League for information on that competition, which in this time-frame played from 1946-1957.

Results

1947-48

Michigan AAU Senior League

  • 1/21: Detroit Rangers - Detroit Local 600 2:2
  • 1/21: Detroit Hornets - ABC 10:0
  • 1/21: Detroit Vics Soda Bar - Olympics 3:2
  • 2/12: Detroit Rangers - Detroit Local 600 4:0 - final, both teams were 10-0-1 in regular season play

Vics Soda Bar and Rangers went on to play for the 1947-48 US AAU title.

1951-52

Windsor City League

  1. Windsor Steam Plant 9-1-0-18 45:18
  2. Windsor Sam's 7-3-1-15 58:35
  3. Leamington Meteors 6-4-0-12 47:35
  4. Windsor Hiram Walkers 5-4-1-11 58:39
  5. Detroit Fides 2-6-0-4 24:49
  6. Detroit Steiners 2-7-0-4 19:45
  7. Amherstburg Aces 2-0-4 28:58

Semifinals

  • Windsor Steam Plant - Leamington Meteors 15 goals to 9 (8:6, 7:3)
  • Windsor Sam's - Windsor Hiram Walkers 10 goals to 7 (6:6, 4:1)

Final

  • Windsor Steam Plant - Windsor Sam's 12 goals to 7 (4:4, 8:3)

Michigan State Championship

  • 3/21: Pontiac Precision Products - Dearborn Hanses 11:3 - first round
  • 3/21: Flint All Sports - Detroit Police Department 8:1 - "
  • 3/22: Bay City - Cadillac 4:0 - "
  • 3/22: Bay City - Traverse City 10:1 - semifinal
  • 3/22: Pontiac Precision Products - Flint All Sports 6:1 - "
  • 3/23: Pontiac Precision Products - Bay City 6:4 - final
1952-53

Sault-Algoma Hockey League

  1. Canadian Soo Open Hearth 14-0-0-28 136:41
  2. Canadian Soo Jr. Canucks 6-7-1-13 88:68
  3. Soo Mohawks 6-7-1-13 95:90
  4. Blind River Athletics 3-8-3-9 41:78
  5. Thessalon Eagles 3-10-1-7 51:134
  • 2/22: Soo Mohawks - Canadian Soo Canucks 4:2 - 3rd place tiebreaker

Windsor City League

  1. Windsor Hiram Walkers 9-1-0-18 65:21
  2. Windsor Sam's 6-3-1-13 48:28
  3. Leamington 5-3-2-12 63:36
  4. Sandwich East 4-6-0-8 49:28
  5. Dearborn 3-6-1-7 33:62
  6. Detroit S&C 1-9-0-2 12:95

Semifinals

  • Windsor Hiram Walkers - Sandwich East 9 goals to 4 (4:1, 5:3)
  • Windsor Sam's - Leamington 9 goals to 7 (3:2, 6:5)

Final

  • Windsor Hiram Walkers - Windsor Sam's 13 goals to 5 (5:5, 8:0)

Hiram Walkers went on to play for the 1952-53 US Intermediate title.

Michigan State Championship

  • 3/14: Bay City Americans - Flint 3:0 Forfeit - quarterfinal
  • 3/15: Soo Mohawks - Muskegon Shamrocks 14:2 - semifinal
  • 3/15: Detroit Four Dukes - Bay City Americans 9:2 - "
  • 3/15: Soo Mohawks - Detroit Four Dukes - final
1953-54
Soo Mohawks

Sault-Algoma Hockey League

Standings as of 2/24

  1. Canadian Soo Contractors 16-2-0-32 135:39
  2. Blind River Athletics 11-10-1-23 114:112
  3. Soo Mohawks 10-11-1-21 102:113
  4. Canadian Soo Jr. Canucks 5-10-2-12 96:104
  5. Thessalon Eagles 6-15-0-12 71:148
  • 2/24: Canadian Soo Contractors - Soo Mohawks 9:2
  • 2/27: Canadian Soo Contractors - Soo Mohawks 9:1
  • 3/1: Thessalon - Blind River 5:2

Windsor District League

  1. Essex Hotel 9-1-0-18 61:18
  2. Windsor Hiram Walkers 8-1-1-17 95:14
  3. Dearborn Hanse's 5-3-2-12 44:41
  4. Essex Merchants 3-7-0-6 31:53
  5. Inkster 2-8-0-4 13:61
  6. West End Rockets 1-8-1-3 11:68

Semifinals

  • Windsor Hiram Walkers - Essex Merchants (4:3, ?)
  • Essex Hotel - Dearborn (8:1, ?)

Final

  • Essex Hotel - Windsor Hiram Walkers 2:1 on series (6:0, 4:5, 9:6)

Michigan State Championship

  • 3/14: Soo Mohawks - Dearborn Hanse's 7:0 - final
1954-55
  • 1/13: Detroit Skating Club - Detroit Bessy Awning 2:0 - Detroit Senior League
  • 1/18: Detroit Bessy Awning - Detroit Hornets 5:0 - "
  • 1/23: Thessalon Eagles - Soo Mohawks 10:7
  • 2/6: Blind River Athletics (ON) - Soo Mohawks 11:8

Windsor City League (ON)

  1. Windsor Hiram Walkers 7-0-1-15 62:25
  2. Ottawa Street Merchants 5-2-1-11 58:24
  3. Detroit Bessy Awning 3-5-0-6 32:39
  4. Dearborn 0-8-0-0 13:77

Semifinal

  • 1/31: Ottawa Street Merchants - Detroit Bessy Awning 11:2
  • 2/7: Detroit Bessy Awning - Ottawa Street Merchants 7:3
  • 2/21: Detroit Bessy Awning - Ottawa Street Merchants 5:3

Final

  • 3/7: Windsor Hiram Walkers - Detroit Bessy Awning 7:1
  • 3/11: Windsor Hiram Walkers - Detroit Bessy Awning 12:0

Michigan State Championship

  • 3/5: Detroit Bessy Awning - Redford Teamsters 5:1 - Lower Peninsula final
  • 3/6: Detroit Bessy Awning - Soo Mohawks 4:1 - State final

Bessy went on to play for the 1954-55 US Senior title.

Sources

  • Detroit Free Press
  • Sault Star