St. Louis Junior Hockey (1962-1973)

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This page features information on junior ice hockey in St. Louis, Missouri between 1962 and 1973:

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1961-62

1962 St. Louis junior players.

The St. Louis Amateur Hockey League was formed, comprising Pee Wee and Bantam divisions.

  • 3/4: Reds - Blues

1962-63

  • 3/3: Blues - Reds 1:1 - Pee Wee game

1963-64

Pee Wee
  • 1/3: Blues - Whites 3:2
  • 1/18: 'Clayton - Springfield All-Stars (IL) 3:2

The Blues won the St. Louis city championship.

1964-65

  • 3/20: Black Hawks - Rangers 2:1 - Pee Wee Championship

1965-66

Pre 1/23

  • Clayton - St. Louis CC 11:5
  • Clayton - Steinberg 7:0
  • Clayton - St. Louis CC 4:3
  • Clayton Pee Wees - St. Louis CC 23:0

1966-67

Pee Wee
  • 3/13: Clayton - St. Louis CC 8:5 - city championship
Midget-Juvenile
  • St. Louis Clayton's All-Stars - Pekin (IL) 7:5
  • St. Louis Clayton's All-Stars - Springfield (IL) 9:6
  • 2/25: St. Louis Clayton's All-Stars - Kansas City Carriage Club 6:5
  • 2/26: St. Louis Clayton's All-Stars - Kansas City Carriage Club 6:4

1967-68

Pee Wee Championship (3/9-10)
  • Clayton - Winterland 5:3
  • Steinberg - Webster Groves 12:1
  • Clayton - Steinberg 4:2 - final
Bantam Championship (3/9-10)
  • Clayton - St. Louis CC 16:1
  • Steinberg - Webster Groves 6:4
  • Clayton - Steinberg 9:2 - final

In a Kansas City Tournament, played on March 23-24, the St. Louis All-Stars defeated Omaha 3-1 and Kansas City 4-0 to capture the Bantam title. Their Pee Wee and Midget teams finished third in their divisions.

1968-69

Missouri Amateur Hockey Association standings as of 1/14

Mini Squirt

  1. Webster 2-0-2-6 10:5
  2. St. Louis HC 2-0-1-5 8:4
  3. St. Louis CC 2-0-1-5 14:5
  4. Clayton 2-2-0-4 12:12
  5. Winterland 0-4-0-0 5:19
  6. Kirkwood 0-2-0-0 2:6

Squirt

  1. Clayton 3-0-1-7 27:4
  2. Winterland 1-1-1-3 15:7
  3. Webster 1-1-1-3 4:11
  4. St. Louis CC 1-0-1-3 5:4
  5. St. Louis HC 0-2-0-0 2:7
  6. Kirkwood 0-2-0-0 1:21
  • 3/2: Winterland - St. Louis CC 4:3 OT - Winterland clinched title with a 10-1-1 record

Pee Wee

  1. Winterland 4-1-0-8 20:13
  2. Clayton 4-1-0-8 26:8
  3. St. Louis CC 3-1-0-6 12:5
  4. St. Louis HC 1-2-1-3 8:8
  5. Webster 1-3-1-3 13:23
  6. Kirkwood 0-5-0-0 11:32
  • 3/22: Winterland - Clayton 4:3 - final

Bantam

  1. Clayton 4-1-0-8 45:17
  2. St. Louis HC 3-0-1-7 23:7
  3. Webster 2-1-1-5 16:11
  4. St. Louis CC 1-2-1-3 12:28
  5. Winterland 0-2-1-1 12:29
  6. Kirkwood 0-3-0-0 8:24
  • 3/22: St. Louis HC - Clayron 11:3 - final

Midget

  1. Clayton 5-0-0-10 52:1
  2. St. Louis HC 3-1-0-6 21:6
  3. Webster 0-3-0-0 0:17
  4. Kirkwood 0-4-0-0 2:51
  • 3/22: Clayton - St. Louis HC 3:2 - final
Missouri Amateur Hockey Association Tournament @ St. Louis (3/29-30)

Squirt

  • Wilmette (IL) - St. Louis 1:0
  • Kansas City - Springfield (IL) 8:2
  • Wilmette (IL) - Kansas City 4:1 - final

Pee Wee

  • Kansas City - Wilmette (IL) 5:4
  • Springfield (IL) - St. Louis 3:0
  • Kansas City - Springfield (IL) 4:0 - final

Bantam

  • St. Louis - Kansas City 7:0
  • Evanston - Springfield (IL) 4:0
  • St. Louis - Evanston 5:3 - final

Midget

  • St. Louis - Evanston 7:5
  • Springfield (IL) - Kansas City 4:0
  • St. Louis - Springfield (IL) 5:2 - final

1969-70

Missouri Amateur Hockey Association standings as of 2/24

Mini Squirt

  • 2/28: Florissant - Winterland 4:2 - Florissant finished 8-0-1

Squirt

  1. Steinberg 11-2-2-24 55:23
  2. Kirkwood 9-1-1-19 65:10
  3. Clayton 8-1-0-16 60:6
  4. St. Louis CC 4-1-3-11 21:12
  5. Webster 4-5-1-9 37:31
  6. Florissant 4-5-1-9 33:28
  7. Winterland 4-5-0-8 28:29
  8. Granite City 2-11-0-4 10:87
  9. Valley 0-9-0-0 10:86

Pee Wee

  1. Winterland 12-0-0-24 96:10
  2. Kirkwood 10-0-1-21 68:16
  3. Clayton 6-1-2-14 72:12
  4. Webster 2-6-2-6 32:26
  5. Steinberg 2-4-0-4 19:28
  6. Valley 2-8-0-4 16:87
  7. Granite City 1-8-1-3 15:52
  8. Florissant 1-5-0-2 10:43
  9. St. Louis CC 0-5-0-0 2:56

Bantam

  1. Clayton 12-0-0-24 70:18
  2. Webster 10-2-0-20 60:20
  3. Kirkwood 5-4-1-11 41:32
  4. St. Louis CC 5-7-0-10 46:39
  5. Winterland 4-6-1-9 34:43
  6. Steinberg 4-4-0-8 31:18
  7. Florissant 1-5-0-2 10:43
  8. Valley 0-10-0-0 9:84

Midget

  1. Clayton 12-0-0-24 113:7
  2. Kirkwood 10-2-0-20 76:26
  3. Webster 7-7-0-14 51:48
  4. Steinberg 6-6-0-12 25:31
  5. Valley 1-7-0-2 12:45
  6. Florisant 0-12-0-0 6:117
Other games

Mini Squirt

  • 1/10: Florissant - Springfield (IL) 7:1

Squirt

  • 11/15: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Pekin 9:0
  • 11/15: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Pekin 10:0
  • 12/20: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Pekin 7:0
  • 12/20: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Pekin 5:0
  • 1/10: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets beat Indianapolis twice
  • 2/7: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Port Huron 6:0
  • 2/7: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Port Huron 4:0
  • 2/21: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Toronto 4:3
  • 2/21: Toronto - Falstaff Rainbow Rockets 3:0
  • 2/28: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Kansas City All-Stars 5:3
  • 3/1: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Kansas City All-Stars 4:3

Pee Wee

  • 11/15: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Pekin 4:1
  • 11/15: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Pekin 9:0
  • 12/20: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Pekin 4:0
  • 12/20: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Pekin 3:1
  • 1/10: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets beat Indianapolis twice
  • 2/7: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Port Huron 8:0
  • 2/7: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Port Huron 5:4
  • 2/21: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Toronto 3:3
  • 2/21: Toronto - Falstaff Rainbow Rockets 2:0
  • 2/28: Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Kansas City All-Stars 2:1
  • 3/1: Kansas City All-Stars - Falstaff Rainbow Rockets 5:4
Springfield (IL) Invitational Tournament (3/27-29)

Squirt

  • Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - St. Louis All-Stars 4:2
  • Falstaff Rainbow Rockets - Chicago St. Jude 4:1 - final - Rockets won 5 games, lost 1 and tied 2; also beating the Detroit Thunderbirds in the semifinals

Bantam

  • St. Louis All-Stars - Springfield (IL) 7:4
St. Louis Invitational Tournament (4/4-5)

Squirt

  • St. Louis Rainbow Rockets - Wilmette (IL) 4:1
  • St. Louis All-Stars - Kansas City 10:1

Pee Wee

  • St. Louis All-Stars - Wilmette (IL) 4:2
  • Kansas City - St. Louis Rainbow Rockets 1:0

Bantam

  • Kansas City - Evanston 2:0
  • St. Louis All-Stars - Oak Park 3:2

Midget

  • Oak Park - Evanston 3:0
  • St. Louis All-Stars - Kansas City 9:0

The St. Louis Bantams won the Heart of America Invitational Tournament on March 22, beating Des Moines 4-3 in the semifinal, and the Tulsa All-Stars 3-0 in the final.

1970-71

Missouri Amateur Hockey Association standings

Squirt

  1. Webster 13-1-2-28 79:25
  2. Kirkwood 12-2-2-26 80:27
  3. Clayton 11-2-3-25 86:22
  4. St. Louis CC 10-4-2-22 66:44
  5. St. Louis HC 5-7-0-10 39:47
  6. Florissant 4-7-1-9 21:62
  7. Winterland 4-11-0-8 32:68
  8. Granite City 3-10-1-7 22:52
  9. Valley 0-14-1-1 7:80

Pee Wee

  1. Winterland 12-1-2-26 59:17
  2. St. Louis CC 9-2-5-23 43:19
  3. Clayton 9-2-4-22 54:29
  4. Valley 10-5-2-22 46:36
  5. Webster 6-7-1-13 33:35
  6. St. Louis HC 4-10-2-10 16:43
  7. Kirkwood 4-1-0-1-9 62:23
  8. Granite City 3-12-1-7 22:42
  9. Florissant 1-13-0-2 4:97

Bantam

  1. Kirkwood 15-0-1-31 100:12
  2. Clayton 11-2-2-24 61:17
  3. Winterland 9-3-2-20 56:21
  4. St. Louis HC 7-4-2-16 37:23
  5. Webster 6-6-1-13 23:37
  6. Granite City 2-11-3-7 24:53
  7. St. Louis CC 2-7-3-7 20:41
  8. Valley 2-10-2-6 21:62
  9. Florissant 0-10-0-0 7:68

Midget

  1. St. Louis CC 13-1-0-26 95:20
  2. Kirkwood 9-1-3-21 54:22
  3. St. Louis HC 6-4-4-16 36:27
  4. Webster 6-5-3-15 29:28
  5. Winterland 7-7-0-14 35:49
  6. Clayton 4-4-3-11 23:22
  7. Florissant 0-10-4-4 12:46
  8. Valley 0-10-3-3 17:83
Other games

Squirt

  • 11/21: Falstaff Rockets - Kansas City 4:4
  • 11/21: Falstaff Rockets - Kansas City 5:0
  • 1/16: Falstaff Rockets - Des Moines 5:0
  • 1/16: Falstaff Rockets - Des Moines 4:2
  • 2/7: Kansas City - Falstaff Rockets 3:0 - Rockets finished second in MAHL to Park Ridge (IL)

Pee Wee

  • 11/21: Falstaff Rockets - Kansas City 5:2
  • 11/21: Falstaff Rockets - Kansas City 4:2
  • 1/16: Falstaff Rockets - Des Moines 3:1
  • 1/16: Falstaff Rockets - Des Moines 5:2
  • 2/7: Falstaff Rockets - Kansas City 3:0 - Rockets clinched MAHL, had a 32-5-3 record

Bantam

  • 11/21: Falstaff Rockets - Kansas City 8:4
  • 11/21: Falstaff Rockets - Kansas City 7:3

Midget

  • 12/29: Toronto York Mills (ON) - St. Louis Blue Flames 6:0

Juvenile

  • 12/29: St. Louis Blue Flames - Chicago NIHL All-Stars 6:4
Granite City Tournament (3/20-21)

Squirt

  • Kitchener (ON) - St. Louis 5:1
  • Port Huron - Rochester (MN) 5:2
  • Rochester (MN) - St. Louis 5:3
  • Kitchener (ON) - Port Huron 4:0

1. Kitchener 3-0, 2. Port Huron 2-1, 3. Rochester 1-2, 4. St. Louis 0-3.

Pee Wee

  • Kitchener (ON) - St. Louis 13:1
  • Port Huron - Northbrook 8:1
  • Kitchener (ON) - Northbrook 6:1
  • Port Huron - St. Louis 9:1

1. Port Huron 3-0, 2. Kitchener 2-1, 3. Northbrook 1-2, 4. St. Louis 0-3.

Mid-America Youth Hockey League Cup (3/27-28)

In the Squirt division, Park Ridge (IL) beat the Falstaff Rockets 6-1 in the final. Earlier in the double-elimination tournament, Park Ridge was awarded a win over Falstaff in a 2-2 overtime game, as they took more shots in the extra session. Park Ridge beat Omaha 2-0 for the Pee Wee championship, and in the Bantam division, Des Moines defeated the Rockets 4-3, in both the final game and in an earlier double OT contest.

In the Winterland Midget Tournament, Park Ridge (IL) beat the St. Louis Blue Flames 5-1 on March 21. In the Springfield (IL) Invitational Tournament on March 28, the Florissant-Overland Mini Squirts beat Chicago St. Jude 3-2 in the championship game. Valley of St. Louis finished second in the Pee Wee division.

1971-72

  • 2/27: St. Louis Blue Flames - Falstaff Rainbow Rockets 3:1 - Missouri Bantam Championship
Mid-America Hockey League Eastern Playoffs (3/11-12)

Pee Wee

  • St. Louis Blue Flames - Pekin 2:1
  • St. Louis Blue Flames - Pekin 4:1
  • St. Louis Blue Flames - Springfield (IL) 7:1

Bantam

  • St. Louis Blue Flames - Springfield (IL) 10:1
  • St. Louis Blue Flames - Pekin 3:2
  • St. Louis Blue Flames - Pekin 9:2

Midget

  • St. Louis Blue Flames - Pekin 7:5

1972-73

The St. Louis Rainbow Rockets won the Midget and Squirt Mid-America Youth Hockey League titles on March 18. The Midgets beat Omaha 5-4 in OT, and the Squirts defeated Des Moines 4-0. In the Bantam division, Omaha edged the Rockets 2-0 for the crown.

Sources

  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch