Baltimore Orioles (ice hockey)
The Baltimore Orioles were a minor league ice hockey team that operated out of Carlin's Iceland from 1932 until 1942.[1] The team was Baltimore's first professional hockey club.[1] The Orioles played in the Tri-State Hockey League during the 1932–33 season.[2] In 1933, the Orioles joined the Eastern Amateur Hockey League and remained there until 1942.[3] The Orioles were coached by Billy Boyd (1933–35), Gord Fraser (1935–36), Bill Hines (1938–41), and Elmer Piper (1941–42).[3] The Orioles won the EAHL championship in the 1939–40 season.[3] The team disbanded in 1942, when it lost players to enlistment for service in World War II.[4] The Orioles' EAHL replacement in Baltimore were the United States Coast Guard Cutters, a team made of enlisted sailors.[4]
Baltimore Orioles | |
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City | Baltimore, Maryland |
League | TSHL (1932–33) EAHL (1933–42) |
Operated | 1932 to 1942 |
Home arena | Carlin's Iceland |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1 (1939-40) |
Players
Notable league executive Jack Riley played for the Orioles from 1938 to 1942. Twelve Orioles also played in the National Hockey League.[5]
Results
Season-by-season results:[2][3]
Season | League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | Pct | GF | GA | Standing |
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1932–33 | TSHL | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0.694 | 43 | 33 | 2nd, TSHL |
1933–34 | EAHL | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 0.792 | 88 | 46 | 2nd, EAHL |
1934–35 | EAHL | 21 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0.286 | 41 | 57 | 4th, EAHL |
1935–36 | EAHL | 40 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 20 | 0.250 | 78 | 141 | 5th, EAHL |
1936–37 | EAHL | 48 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 40 | 0.417 | 121 | 135 | 5th, EAHL |
1937–38 | EAHL | 58 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 50 | 0.431 | 176 | 195 | 4th, EAHL |
1938–39 | EAHL | 53 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 57 | 0.538 | 178 | 165 | 2nd, EAHL |
1939–40 | EAHL | 61 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 78 | 0.639 | 263 | 185 | 1st, EAHL |
1940–41 | EAHL | 65 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 78 | 0.600 | 240 | 194 | 2nd, EAHL |
1941–42 | EAHL | 60 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 56 | 0.467 | 252 | 262 | 5th, EAHL |
TOTALS | 448 | 206 | 200 | 42 | 454 | 0.507 | 1480 | 1413 | 1 Walker Cup |
References
- Klingaman, Mike (2018-01-03). "The Baltimore Orioles once called this ice rink home". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- "Baltimore Orioles hockey team [TSHL] statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- "Baltimore Orioles hockey team [EAHL] statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- "The Coast Guard Cutters". Hockey Central. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- "Baltimore Orioles [EHL] all-time player list". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.