Wagon Wheel Cardinals

The Wagon Wheel Cardinals, based in Rockton, Illinois, and also known as the Rockton Cardinals, played in the Illinois Ice Hockey League from 1958-1963. They won the regular season title all five years they spent in the league, and the playoff crown in 1959. For 1963-64, they joined the North Central Hockey League, which also featured teams from Minnesota. After two seasons in the league, the Cardinals became an independent team, playing until 1971.

Results

1958-1963

see: Illinois Ice Hockey League

1963-64

Other games

• 1/30: Rockton Cardinals - Madison Cardinals 13:0
• Rockton Cardinals - Detroit Griffins 5:5

1964-65

Other games

• 11/14: Rockton Cardinals - Michigan Tech Freshmen 7:2
• 12/26: Detroit Griffins - Rockton Cardinals 9:4

1967-68

• Cleveland All-Stars - Rockton Cardinals 9:7
• Rockton Cardinals - Portage Lake Flyers 2:2
• 11/18: Michigan Tech Freshmen - Rockton Cardinals 5:3
• 11/25: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Golden Steers 14:3
• 12/9: Rockton Cardinals - Portage Lake Flyers 6:3
• 12/16: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars 5:3
• 12/23: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Golden Steers
• 1/13: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Golden Steers
• 1/20: Detroit Mustangs - Rockton Cardinals 7:3
• 1/27: Rockton Cardinals - Cleveland All-Stars
• 2/17: Rockton Cardinals - Cleveland All-Stars
• 2/24: Rockton Cardinals - Michigan Tech Freshmen
• 3/9: Rockton Cardinals - Cleveland All-Stars 14:7
• 3/16: Rockton Cardinals beat Ann Arbor
• 3/23: Madison CUNA Credit Union - Rockton Cardinals 7:4

Rockton went 9-7-1 on the season.

1968-69

• Detroit Big Bills - Rockton Cardinals 7:3
• 11/16: Rockton Cardinals - Madison Blues 11:4
• 11/23: Michigan Tech Freshmen - Rockton Cardinals 9:4
• 11/30: Rockton Cardinals - Fond du Lac Bears 7:6
• 12/7: Rockton Cardinals - Madison Blues 5:2
• 12/14: Rockton Cardinals - Fond du Lac Bears 8:5
• 12/21: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars 6:3
• 12/29: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Rockets 7:6
• 1/4: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars 9:2
• 1/11: Detroit Tigers - Rockton Cardinals
• 1/18: Michigan Tech Freshmen beat Rockton Cardinals
• 1/25: Rockton Cardinals - Fond du Lac Bears 18:3
• 2/1: Rockton Cardinals - Akron Americans
• 2/8: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars
• 3/1: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Steers
• 3/8: Rockton Cardinals - Portage Lake Flyers 5:4 - Rockton 11-6 after game
• 3/15: Rockton Cardinals - Detroit Big Bills

1969-70

• 11/15: St. Paul Bobcats beat Rockton Cardinals
• 11/22: University of Wisconsin JV - Rockton Cardinals 8:5
• 11/29: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Rockets 9:3
• 12/6: Rockton Cardinals beat Portage Lake Flyers
• 12/13: Detroit Slasors - Rockton Cardinals 11:4
• 12/20: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars 12:3
• 1/3: Rockton Cardinals - Fond du Lac Bears 8:4
• 1/10: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Bobcats 14:5
• 1/17: Rockton Cardinals - Minneapolis Stephens Buick 10:4
• 1/24: Rockton Cardinals - Portage Lake Flyers 4:2
• 1/31: Rockton Cardinals - Michigan Tech Freshmen 7:7
• 2/7: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Rockets 14:3
• 2/14: Rockton Cardinals - Detroit Slasors 7:2
• 2/21: Rockton Cardinals - University of Wisconsin JV
• 2/28: Rockton Cardinals - Madison All-Stars

1970-71

• 11/14: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Bob Ross 10:10
• 11/21: 'Rockton Cardinals - Portage Lake Flyers 6:5
• 11/28: Canadian Soo All-Stars - Rockton Cardinals 7:2
• 12/5: Michigan Tech Freshmen - Rockton Cardinals 8:6
• 12/12: Rockton Cardinals - University of Wisconsin JV
• 12/19: Rockton Cardinals - Minneapolis North Star Oil
• 1/2: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Bob Carter Ford
• 1/16: Rockton Cardinals beat Minneapolis North Star Oil
• 1/23: Rockton Cardinals - St. Paul Bob Ross
• 1/30: Michigan Tech Freshmen - Rockton Cardinals 8:1
• 2/6: Rockton Cardinals - Detroit Basquette 8:6
• 2/13: Rockton Cardinals - Minneapolis Stephens Buick 16:3
• 2/20: Rockton Cardinals beat Canadian Soo All-Stars
• 2/27: Rockton Cardinals - Madison Hawks 6:5
• 3/6: Rockton Cardinals - Detroit Basquette 7:2
• 3/13: Rockton Cardinals - Ontario Otters
• 3/20: Rockton Cardinals - Northern Canucks

Sources

• Wisconsin State Journal
• Janesville Daily Gazette
• Woodstock Daily Sentinel