Pekin Stars

The Pekin Stars were an amateur/semi-professional ice hockey team based in Pekin, Illinois. They were active from 1964-1979, playing in the Continental Hockey League from 1977-1979.

Results

1964-65

The Pekin (Tazewell) Stars represented Tazewell Hockey Association in outside games this year. They had an overall record of 11-4-3 (W-L-T) on the season.

• Tazewell Stars - Indianapolis Warriors 6:6
• Indianapolis Warriors - Tazewell Stars 6:1
• 12/13: Tazewell Stars - University of Illinois 6:5
• St. Louis - Tazewell Stars
• 1/16: Tazewell Stars - St. Louis All-Stars (Springfield Falcons) 12:3 - third win for Tazewell over Springfield this year
• 1/23: Tazewell Stars - Chicago Maple Leafs
• 2/7: Tazewell Stars - Oak Lawn Stars
• 2/21: Tazewell Stars - Chicago Chargers 11:4
• 2/28: Tazewell Stars - Chicago Tee Pees 11:11
• 3/6: Tazewell Stars - University of Illinois
• 3/13: Tazewell Stars - Oak Lawn
• 3/20: Tazewell Stars - University of Illinois 2:2
• 3/27: Tazewell Stars - Chicago Falcons
• 4/3: Tazewell Stars - St. Louis Falcons - Prior to the game it was reported that the Stars had won three out of five games against St. Louis; Falcons finished season 6-4

1965-66

Pekin was set to begin their season against St. Louis on November 6, 1965. The team also had games scheduled against Oak Lawn, Beloit, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Notre Dame, Illinois, the Chicago Tee Pees, Northwestern, the Chicago Chargers, and the Chicago Blades. They went 15-2-3 on the season.

They played in the 1966 US National Intermediate Championship, losing 4-1 to the South St. Paul Packers in the semifinal.

• 10/30: Pekin Stars - Joliet Leafs 6:6
• 11/6: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Falcons 13:2
• 11/13: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn All-Stars 16:5
• 11/20: Pekin Stars - Beloit College 11:3
• 11/27: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn All-Stars 9:3
• 12/5: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 12:5
• 12/12: Notre Dame University - Pekin Stars 7:3
• 12/18: Pekin Stars - University of Illinois 8:5
• 1/9: Pekin Stars - Northwestern University 5:5
• 1/16: Oak Park Jaycees - Pekin Stars 15:7
• 1/22: Pekin Stars - Joliet Leafs 6:2
• 1/29: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn All-Stars
• 2/19: Pekin Stars - Oak Park Jaycees 12:5
• 2/20: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 8:6
• 2/26: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Falcons 5:4
• 2/27: Pekin Stars - Chicago Juvenile All-Stars 5:5
• 3/5: Pekin Stars - Indianapolis Warriors
• 3/19: Olsons - Pekin Stars 14:5 - Olsons were composed of 9 brothers from Marquette and their 6 sons
• 3/26: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Falcons 10:2
• 3/27: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn All-Stars 5:4

1966-67

• 11/19: Pekin Stars - Springfield Caps 9:6
• 11/26: Oak Lawn Chiefs - Pekin Stars 6:4
• 12/4: St. Louis Falcons - Pekin Stars 6:4
• 12/10: Northwestern University - Pekin Stars 2:1
• 12/11: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 9:5
• 1/7: St. Louis Falcons - Pekin Stars 10:6
• 1/8: Notre Dame University - Pekin Stars 3:1
• 1/15: Pekin Stars - Indianapolis
• 1/21: Northwestern University - Pekin Stars 5:3
• 1/22: Pekin Stars - Springfield Caps 14:4
• 1/28: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Falcons 10:8
• 1/29: Pekin Stars - Joliet Aces 11:4
• 2/18: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn 10:3
• 2/19: Pekin Stars - Joliet Aces 10:1
• 2/25: Pekin Stars - Northern Illinois University 5:1
• 2/26: Chicago Chargers - Pekin Stars 4:3
• 3/5: Pekin Stars - Joliet Aces 6:4
• 3/11: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn Leafs 4:1
• 3/12: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 13:4
• 3/18: Pekin Stars - St. Louis All-Stars 9:3

Illinois Intermediate State Championship @ Pekin

• 2/10: Pekin Stars - Springfield Caps 19:2 - semifinal
• 2/10: Leyden - Chicago Chargers 8:7 - "
• 2/11: Pekin Stars - Leyden 9:4 - final
• 2/11: Chicago Chargers - Springfield Caps 6:2 - 3rd place

1967-68

• 11/4: Pekin Stars - Highland Park Kodaks 12:5
• 11/11: Pekin Stars - Geneva Leifs 16:4
• 11/18: Pekin Stars - Benton Harbor Canadiens 13:6
• 11/19: Pekin Stars - Benton Harbor Canadiens 4:3
• 11/25: Pekin Stars - Leyden Eagles 9:3
• 12/2: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn Hawks 14:4
• 12/3: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 5:4
• 12/9: Pekin Stars - Northwestern University 13:1
• 12/16: Pekin Stars - Springfield Caps 24:2
• 12/17: Pekin Stars - Springfield Caps 13:1
• 1/6: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn Santucci Hawks 10:5
• 1/7: Pekin Stars - Elgin Redskins 10:6
• 1/13: Pekin Stars - Northwestern University 11:2
• 1/20: Pekin Stars - Northwestern University 5:0
• 1/21: Pekin Stars - Northern Illinois University 5:3
• 1/27: Pekin Stars - Indianapolis Warriors 6:3
• 1/28: Pekin Stars - Oak Lawn Hawks 10:0
• 2/11: Pekin Stars - Chicago Glazers 10:4 - Glazers were 15-0-1 prior to game
• 2/18: Chicago Chargers - Pekin Stars 3:2
• 2/24: Pekin Stars - Trinity Christian College 7:4
• 2/25: Pekin Stars - St. Procopius College 16:2
• 3/3: Wagon Wheel Cardinals - Pekin Stars 8:5
• 3/9: Detroit Oak Leafs - Pekin Stars 7:3 - Leafs were 17-7-1 after game
• 3/10: Detroit Oak Leafs - Pekin Stars 12:5
• 3/16: Pekin Stars - Indianapolis Warriors 4:3
• 3/17: Pekin Stars - Purdue University 13:6
• 3/23: Pekin Stars - Benton Harbor Canadiens 9:3
• 3/24: Pekin Stars - Benton Harbor Canadiens 6:6
• 4/6: Pekin Stars - Detroit Big Bills 6:6
• 4/7: Detroit Big Bills - Pekin Stars 11:8

1968-69

• 11/16: Pekin Stars - Chicago Flyers 5:4
• 11/23: Pekin Stars - St. Louis All-Stars 8:6
• 11/30: Portage Lake Flyers - Pekin Stars 3:2
• 12/1: Portage Lake Flyers - Pekin Stars 9:3
• 12/7: Pekin Stars - Indianapolis Warriors 11:1
• 12/8: Pekin Stars - Indianapolis Warriors 7:2
• 12/14: St. Louis All-Stars - Pekin Stars 7:6
• 12/15: Pekin Stars - Purdue University 14:2
• 12/21: Strongsville Town 'N Country - Pekin Stars 10:2
• 1/4: Pekin Stars - Strongsville Town 'N Country 7:3
• 1/11: Pekin Stars - St. Louis All-Stars 10:7
• 1/18: Pekin Stars - Bradley University not played due to chemical failure at Pekin rink
• 1/25: Lansing Senators - Pekin Stars 9:3
• 1/26: Lansing Senators - Pekin Stars 6:1
• 2/1: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 3:2
• 2/2: Detroit Oak Leafs - Pekin Stars 10:5
• 2/8: Detroit Big Bills - Pekin Stars 11:0
• 2/9: Detroit Big Bills - Pekin Stars 10:3
• 2/15: Pekin Stars - Northwestern University 6:2
• 2/16: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 2:2
• 2/22: Pekin Stars - Purdue University 9:5
• 3/1: St. Paul Golden Steers - Pekin Stars 11:5 - Golden Steers 15-5-1 on season
• 3/2: St. Paul Golden Steers - Pekin Stars 7:2
• 3/8: Detroit Oak Leafs - Pekin Stars 5:4
• 3/9: Detroit Oak Leafs - Pekin Stars 6:3
• 3/22: Pekin Stars - Chicago Hornets 9:2
• 3/23: Chicago Hornets - Pekin Stars 7:5

The Stars played in the 1969 US National Intermediate Championship, finishing 0-3.

1969-70

• 11/22: Portage Lake Flyers - Pekin Stars 4:1
• 11/23: Portage Lake Flyers - Pekin Stars 4:0
• 11/29: Detroit Big Bills - Pekin Stars 5:1
• 11/30: Detroit Big Bills - Pekin Stars 8:4
• 12/6: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 2:2
• 12/7: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 6:3
• 12/20: Pekin Stars - Bradley-Illinois State University All-Stars 17:3
• 12/27: Lima Chargers - Pekin Stars 8:4
• 1/10: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 3:2
• 1/17: Lansing Senators - Pekin Stars 5:3
• 1/18: Lansing Senators - Pekin Stars 7:5
• 1/24: Glenwood All-Stars - Pekin Stars 5:3
• 1/31: Pekin Stars - Kansas City All-Stars 15:2
• 2/7: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 7:3 - Chargers 10-4 on season
• 2/14: Pekin Stars - Milwaukee Wings 7:3
• 2/21: Pekin Stars - St. Louis All-Stars 5:2
• 3/1: Pekin Stars - Milwaukee Wings 5:2
• 3/7: Pekin Stars - Glenwood All-Stars 10:1
• 3/14: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 5:4
• 3/21: Pekin Stars - Soo Indians (ON) 4:3
• 4/4: Pekin Stars - Milwaukee Wings 7:1

1970-71

• 11/21: Pekin Stars - Bradley University 6:2
• 11/28: Des Moines Golden Leafs - Pekin Stars 14:7
• 11/29: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 6:3
• 12/5: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 5:2
• 12/6: Detroit Oak Leafs - Pekin Stars 4:1
• 12/12: Pekin Stars - Milwaukee Admirals 5:3
• 1/2: Pekin Stars - Madison Hawks 7:6
• 1/9: Pekin Stars - Milwaukee Admirals 3:3
• 1/15: Pekin Stars - St. Paul Steers 4:2
• 1/16: Pekin Stars - St. Paul Steers 8:6
• 1/20: St. Louis All-Stars - Pekin Stars 5:3
• 1/23: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 4:1
• 1/24: Madison Hawks - Pekin Stars 11:0
• 1/30: Des Moines Golden Leafs - Pekin Stars 14:8
• 1/31: Jackson Generals - Pekin Stars 3:2
• 2/6: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Blue Flame
• 2/7: Milwaukee Admirals - Pekin Stars 5:4
• 2/13: St. Louis All-Stars - Pekin Stars 8:1
• 2/14: St. Louis All-Stars - Pekin Stars 4:1
• 2/20: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 7:5
• 2/21: Detroit Oak Leafs - Pekin Stars 5:4
• 2/27: Pekin Stars - Kansas City Warriors
• 3/13: Pekin Stars - Madison Hawks 6:3
• 3/20: Pekin Stars - Detroit Raiders 5:4
• 3/21: Pekin Stars - Detroit Raiders 8:2 - Stars 14-10-1 on season
• 3/27: Milwaukee Admirals - Pekin Stars 7:1

Pekin Invitational Tournament (4/3-4)

• Detroit Raiders - Pekin Stars 5:3
• Detroit Oak Leafs - Jackson Generals
• Pekin Stars - Jackson Generals 5:4 OT
• Detroit Raiders - Detroit Oak Leafs 9:2
• Detroit Oak Leafs - Pekin Stars 6:4
• Detroit Raiders - Detroit Oak Leafs 4:2 - final

1971-72

• 11/13: Pekin Stars - Knoxville Knights 7:2
• 11/20: Chicago Cardinals - Pekin Stars 16:3
• 11/21: Chicago Cardinals - Pekin Stars 16:2
• 11/26: Iowa State University - Pekin Stars 4:2
• 11/27: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 10:1
• 12/4: Pekin Stars - Fort Wayne Komets 6:1
• 12/11: Pekin Stars - St. Louis All-Stars 6:6
• 12/12: St. Louis All-Stars - Pekin Stars 8:4
• 12/18: Jackson Apollos - Pekin Stars 12:2
• 12/19: Jackson Apollos - Pekin Stars 8:4
• 1/8: Pekin Stars - Chicago Patriots 8:4
• 1/9: Chicago Patriots - Pekin Stars 8:4 - Patriots 8-2-1 on season
• 1/15: Detroit Oak Leafs - Pekin Stars 8:4
• 1/16: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 9:1
• 1/22: Pekin Stars - Detroit Raiders 4:4
• 1/23: Pekin Stars - Detroit Raiders 9:4
• 1/29: Pekin Stars - Bradley-Illinois State University All-Stars 10:1
• 2/5: Pekin Stars - Marquette Jr. Iron Rangers 10:1
• 2/12: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 5:2
• 2/19: Pekin Stars - Northern Ontario All-Stars 2:2
• 2/20: St. Louis Blue Flames - Pekin Stars 5:1
• 2/26: Detroit Raiders - Pekin Stars 6:5
• 2/27: Detroit Raiders - Pekin Stars 9:4
• 3/4: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Blue Flames 5:3

1972-73

• 11/18: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 5:1
• 11/19: Detroit Oak Leafs - Pekin Stars 5:4
• 11/25: Chicago Cardinals - Pekin Stars 4:1
• 11/26: Chicago Cardinals - Pekin Stars 11:3
• 12/2: Pekin Stars - Milwaukee Casanova Wings 10:5
• 12/9: Pekin Stars - Dearborn Blazers 6:3
• 12/10: Pekin Stars - Dearborn Blazers 5:4
• 12/16: Pekin Stars - Fond du Lac Bears 4:4
• 12/17: Pekin Stars - Fond du Lac Bears 12:2
• 1/6: Pekin Stars - University of Illinois 11:6
• 1/20: Pekin Stars - Des Moines 7:1
• 1/27: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Blue Flames 7:4
• 2/3: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 2:2 - Chargers 13-1-1 on season
• 2/9: Purdue University - Pekin Stars 11:5
• 2/10: Purdue University - Pekin Stars 4:2
• 2/17: Team Chicago - Pekin Stars 7:5
• 2/24: Pekin Stars - Glenbrook Komets 6:4
• 3/3: University of Tennessee - Pekin Stars 8:5
• 3/4: Pekin Stars - University of Tennessee 14:1
• 3/10: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 6:4
• 3/17: Team Chicago - Pekin Stars 4:3
• 3/24: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 14:4
• 3/30: Pekin Stars - Chicago Minor Hawks

1973-74

• 11/10: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 8:3
• 11/24: Pekin Stars - Fort Wayne Broadway Joe's Comets 7:6
• 11/25: Fort Wayne Broadway Joe's Comets - Pekin Stars 5:4
• 12/1: Pekin Stars - Kenosha Walsh Flyers 3:2
• 12/7: Purdue University - Pekin Stars 6:2
• 12/8: Purdue University - Pekin Stars 9:0
• 12/15: Pekin Stars - Chicago Minor Hawks 5:5
• 12/22: Pekin Stars - Chicago Wildcats 5:4
• 12/29: Team Chicago - Pekin Stars 8:6
• 12/30: Pekin Stars - Team Chicago 6:5
• 1/5: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Saints 8:5
• 1/12: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Saints 13:3
• 1/19: Pekin Stars - Des Moines All-Stars 11:1
• 1/26: Pekin Stars - Schererville North Stars 6:4
• 2/2: Pekin Stars - St. Louis Blazers Jr. B 5:5
• 2/8: Pekin Stars - DuPage Junior College
• 2/9: Pekin Stars - DuPage Junior College 13:9
• 2/16: Chicago Minor Hawks - Pekin Stars 6:4
• 2/23: Pekin Stars - Team Chicago 17:4
• 2/24: Team Chicago - Pekin Stars 10:5
• 3/3: Pekin Stars - Proviso West 3:1
• 3/9: Pekin Stars - Western Illinois University 7:4
• 3/16: St. Louis Blazers Jr. B - Pekin Stars 7:1
• 3/17: St. Louis Blazers Jr. B - Pekin Stars 8:2 - Blazers 36-3-3 after game

1974-75

• 11/16: St. Louis Blazers Jr. B - Pekin Stars 7:4
• 11/23: Chicago Saints Jr. B - Pekin Stars 11:6
• 11/24: Chicago Saints Jr. B - Pekin Stars 7:5
• 11/30: Schererville North Stars - Pekin Stars 6:4
• 12/6: Pekin Stars - West Lafayette Toros cancelled
• 12/14: Pekin Stars - Chicago Cougars 9:8
• 12/15: Chicago Cougars - Pekin Stars 5:4
• 12/22: Pekin Stars - Redford Hawks cancelled
• 1/4: Pekin Stars - Schererville North Stars 7:3
• 1/11: Pekin Stars - Inkster 3:2
• 1/12: Pekin Stars - Inkster 7:5
• 1/17: Pekin Stars - University of Illinois 9:5
• 1/18: Pekin Stars - Pine Oak Arrows 10:4
• 1/25: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 11:7
• 2/1: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 4:1
• 2/8: Pekin Stars - Illinois State University 6:4
• 2/22: Chicago Saints Jr. B - Pekin Stars 9:2
• 3/1: Pekin Stars - Taylor (MI) 3:3
• 3/7: Pekin Stars - Loyola-Chicago 8:5
• 3/15: Pekin Stars - Bradley University 12:4
• 3/22: Pekin Stars - Arlington Heights 13:4

1975-76

• 10/25: Springfield Kings - Pekin Stars 14:3
• 11/9: Springfield Kings - Pekin Stars 11:9
• 11/15: Pekin Stars - Bradley University 9:3
• 11/22: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers 5:3
• 11/29: Pekin Stars - Detroit Whitfield Wizards 7:4
• 11/30: Pekin Stars - Detroit Whitfield Wizards 4:2
• 12/6: Chicago Minor Hawks - Pekin Stars 11:4
• 12/13: Pekin Stars - Chicago Saints Jr. B 8:6
• 12/20: Peoria Blades - Pekin Stars 10:2
• 1/10: Pekin Stars - Peoria Blades 6:5
• 1/17: Springfield Kings - Pekin Stars 11:5
• 1/24: Pekin Stars - Springfield Rangers 3:1
• 1/25: Pekin Stars - Lake County Flyers 11:2
• 2/7: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 11:9
• 2/8: Pekin Stars - Detroit Oak Leafs 7:5
• 2/14: Pekin Stars - Purdue University 7:4 - Pekin 11-6 on season
• 3/13: Pekin Stars - Pekin Junior Stars 5:3
• 3/20-21: Pekin Stars - Kirkwood Juniors

1976-77

Stars played in the Midwest Senior Hockey League, registering a 23-8-2 record and earning a runner-up finish in the Bradley Invitational Tournament.

• 10/16: Pekin Stars - Chicago Gulls 2:1
• 10/17: Chicago Jets - Pekin Stars 7:5
• 10/30: Pekin Stars - Bradley University 4:1
• 11/6: Chicago Minor Hawks - Pekin Stars 18:0
• 12/5: Peoria Blades - Pekin Stars 8:0
• 12/11: Pekin Stars - Bradley 9:3
• 12/18: Pekin Stars - Chicago Chargers
• 1/9: Peoria Blades - Pekin Stars 6:1
• 1/29: Peoria Blades - Pekin Stars 15:2
• 2/10: Bradley University - Pekin Stars 2:1

Midwest Senior Hockey League Results

• 11/7: Pekin Stars - Peoria Zephyrs 12:3
• 11/14: Pekin Stars - Decatur Raiders 12:1
• 11/23: Pekin Stars - Peoria Zephyrs
• 11/26: Pekin Stars - Springfield Rangers 5:4
• 11/27: Pekin Stars - Bloomington Seals
• 12/17: Pekin Stars - Bloomington Seals
• 1/8: Pekin Stars - Kankakee Flyers
• 1/13: Pekin Stars - Peoria Zephyrs - Zephyrs 1-10 in league prior to game
• 1/16: Pekin Stars - Kankakee Flyers
• 1/23: Pekin Stars - Springfield Rangers 16:0
• 1/28: Pekin Stars - Decatur Raiders
• 2/12: Pekin Stars - Decatur Raiders
• 2/13: Pekin Stars - Springfield Rangers 7:3 - Stars 11-0-2 in league
• 2/19: Pekin Stars - Bloomington Seals 15:1
• 2/20: Pekin Stars - Kankakee Flyers 13:3
• 2/25: Pekin Stars - Springfield Rangers 7:5
• 3/6: Pekin Stars - Peoria Zephyrs

Bradley Invitational Tournament (3/11-12)

• 3/11: Pekin Stars - Iowa State University 15:5
• 3/12: Bradley University - Iowa State University 9:2
• 3/12: Bradley University - Pekin Stars 4:2

Continental Hockey League Records

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Place	Playoffs
1977–78	34	0	34	0	0	79	260	6th	missed
1978–79	40	31	6	3	65	190	100	1st	Won Championship

Sources

• Peoria Journal Star
• The Pantagraph