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
Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States