Illinois Ice Hockey League

The Illinois Ice Hockey League was a short lived hockey league in Illinois that existed from 1956-1964.
==Teams==
*Chicago Hornets
*Chicago Firemen
*Fox Valley Falcons
*Elgin Blades
*Rayson Blades - Cafe Imperator Blades until 1960
*Chicago Vikings
*Reed Hornets
*Southwest Falcons - Chicago Falcons in 1961-62
*Kolski Boosters
*Wagon Wheel Cardinals (Rockton)
==Champions==
*1957: Chicago Vikings (regular season), Southwest Falcons (McLaughlin Trophy)
*1958: Cafe Imperator Blades 
*1959: Wagon Wheel Cardinals (17-1-1 record - 22-4-1 overall)
*1960: Wagon Wheel Cardinals (regular season), Reed Hornets (McLaughlin Trophy)
*1961: Wagon Wheel Cardinals (18-2-0 record), Reed Hornets (McLaughlin Trophy)
*1962: Wagon Wheel Cardinals
*1963: Wagon Wheel Cardinals (regular season), Elgin Blades (McLaughlin Trophy)
*1964: Elgin Blades
==Results==
;1956-57
*12/3: Chicago Blades - Chicago Vikings
*12/3: Southwest Falcons - West Side Royals
*Chicago Blades - Southwest Falcons 6:1
*Chicago Vikings - Chicago Blades 5:3
*1/10: Chicago Vikings - Chicago Blades
*1/10: La Grange Panthers - Southwest Falcons
Vikings were 6-1 and Blades 5-1-1 as of 1/8. 
Semifinals
*3/14: Southwest Falcons - Chicago Vikings 3:2 2OT
Final
*4/1: Southwest Falcons - West Side Royals 2:1 (Southwest won series 2 games to 1)
;1957-58
*11/19: Chicago Vikings - Chicago Hornets 10:2
*11/19: Southwest Falcons - Kolski Boosters 6:2
*12/3: Southwest Falcons - Chicago Hornets 5:1
*12/3: Kolski Boosters - Imperator Blades 4:3
*3/25: Imperator Blades - Southwest Falcons 3:2 - final (Imperator won series 2 games to 1)
;1958-59
*Rockton Cardinals - Chicago Vikings 7:5
*12/16: Southwest Falcons - Kolski Boosters 11:1
*12/16: Chicago Vikings - Rayson Blades 2:1 
*Rockton Cardinals - Chicago Blades 7:1
*12/30: Chicago Vikings - Southwest Falcons 10:5
*12/30: Chicago Hornets - Kolski Boosters 4:0 
*Chicago Vikings - Rockton Cardinals 5:4
Rockton Cardinals finished first with a 17-1-1 record. Vikings finished 13-7. Blades finished fourth at 10-8-2.
Semifinals
*Rockton Cardinals - Chicago Vikings 2:1 on series (2:4, 5:3, 7:4)
*Southwest Falcons - Rayson Blades (W:L, 2:6, 8:3)
Final
*3/22: Rockton Cardinals - Southwest Falcons 10:3
*3/29: Rockton Cardinals - Southwest Falcons 5:3 
;1959-60
as of February 27, 1960, Milwaukee Sentinel, Illinois Ice Hockey League
Team W L T PTS GF GA
Rockton 15 2 1 31 149 67
Reed 11 6 1 23 106 79
Rayson 8 8 3 19 73 71
Southwest 4 10 5 13 60 95
Kolski 4 15 0 8 75 117
Semifinals
*Rockton Cardinals - Chicago Vikings 2:1 on series (10:9, 5:6 OT, 13:3)
*Reed Hornets - Rayson Blades 2:0 on series (7:3, 8:1)
Final
*Reed Hornets - Rockton Cardinals (8:7, ?)
;1960-61
Standings as of 2/10
#Rockton Cardinals 14-1-0-28
#Reed Hornets 11-3-1-23
#Southwest Falcons 8-7-0-16
#Chicago Vikings 6-8-2-14
#Rayson Blades 4-10-0-8
#Chicago Rangers 0-14-1-1
Post 2/10 games:
*2/11: Rockton Cardinals - Reed Hornets 4:3
*2/18: Rockton Cardinals - Chicago Rangers 16:2
The Rockton Cardinals won the regular season title with an 18-2 record. The Reed Hornets finished second (15-4-1). The Cardinals did not participate in the playoffs.
Final
*Reed Hornets - Southwest Falcons 2:1 on series (8:4 in game 3)
;1961-62
*12/5: Chicago Falcons - Reed Hornets 7:2
*12/5: Rayson Blades - Chicago Vikings 5:3
*1/23: Chicago Falcons - Rayson Blades 2:2
*1/23: Chicago Vikings - Reed Hornets 3:2
*Rayson Blades - Rockton Cardinals 3:3
*3/17: Rockton Cardinals - Chicago Falcons 6:4
*3/24: Rockton Cardinals - Rayson Blades
*3/31: Rockton Cardinals - Chicago Vikings
Rockton Cardinals were 18-2-2 entering the finale. Chicago Falcons finished with 37 points.
;1962-63
*Rockton Cardinals - Chicago Hornets 5:5
*11/17: Rockton Cardinals - Elgin Blades 7:3
*12/1: Rockton Cardinals - Southwest Falcons 9:2
*12/8: Rockton Cardinals - Dundee Vikings 13:4
*12/23: Rockton Cardinals - Chicago Hornets
*1/5: Rockton Cardinals - Southwest Falcons 7:5
*1/12: Rockton Cardinals beat Dundee Vikings
*1/19: Rockton Cardinals - Elgin Blades 10:3
*1/26: Rockton Cardinals - Chicago Hornets 10:1
*2/2: Rockton Cardinals - Southwest Falcons 7:4
*2/9: Fox Valley Falcons - Chicago Hornets 4:2
*2/12: Elgin Blades - Chicago Hornets 10:3
*2/16: Dundee Vikings - Chicago Hornets 8:7
*2/19: Elgin Blades - Dundee Vikings 11:2
*2/23: Rockton Cardinals - Chicago Hornets 7:2
*2/26: Dundee Vikings - Fox Valley Falcons 6:2 - Fox Valley was 3-8-1, Dundee 2-9-1 after game
*3/5: Fox Valley Falcons - Chicago Hornets 6:3
*3/9: Dundee Vikings - Chicago Hornets 6:4
*3/12: Dundee Vikings - Fox Valley Falcons 7:2 
*3/16: Fox Valley Falcons - Elgin Blades 4:4
Standings as of 2/1
#Rockton Cardinals 10-0-1-21
#Elgin Blades 4-3-0-8
#Chicago Hornets 2-3-1-5
#Fox Valley Falcons 1-5-1-3
#Dundee Vikings 0-6-1-1
Rockton Cardinals won the championship with a 17-1-1 record. They did not compete in the playoffs. The Blades finished 11-3-1, Falcons 4-9-2, and Vikings 4-10-1.
Semifinals
*Fox Valley Falcons - Chicago Hornets (4:3 2OT g1, ?)
*Elgin Blades - Dundee Vikings (6:3 g1, ?)
;Final
*Elgin Blades - Fox Valley Falcons (5:1 g1, ?)
Note: Semifinals and finals were best of 3.
*4/13: Elgin Blades - Illinois League All-Stars 7:4
;1963-64
*10/23: Chicago Firemen - Dundee Vikings 7:4 
*10/30: Elgin Blades - Chicago Hornets 7:3
*11/6: Elgin Blades - Chicago Firemen 7:0 
*11/9: Elgin Blades - Dundee Vikings 7:4
*11/16: Elgin Blades - Chicago Firemen 12:4
*11/20: Chicago Hornets - Chicago Firemen
*12/4: Chicago Hornets - Chicago Firemen 6:1
*12/7: Dundee Vikings - Chicago Firemen 4:2
*12/14: Chicago Hornets - Dundee Vikings 8:2
*12/28: Elgin Blades - Chicago Firemen 11:2
*12/28: Chicago Hornets - Dundee Vikings 6:3
*1/4: Chicago Hornets - Elgin Blades 9:5
*1/11: Chicago Hornets - Chicago Firemen 5:2
*1/12: Elgin Blades - Dundee Vikings 17:2
*1/25: Elgin Blades - Chicago Firemen 11:0 
*2/1: Elgin Blades - Chicago Hornets 9:3
*2/1: Chicago Firemen - Dundee Vikings 10:5
*2/8: Chicago Firemen - Dundee Vikings 5:4
*2/15: Elgin Blades - Chicago Hornets 9:7
*2/29: Elgin Blades - Illinois League All-Stars 5:5 - exhibition
*3/4: Chicago Hornets - Dundee Vikings 12:6
*3/7: Chicago Hornets - Illinois League All-Stars 9:7 - exhibition
*4/4: Illinois League All-Stars - Elgin Blades 11:4 - "
Blades finished first in regular season, Hornets second.
Final
*Elgin Blades - Chicago Hornets 4:1 on series (W:L, 11:4, W:L, 3:12, W:L)
Note: Aurora Falcons withdrew prior to season.
==Sources==
*Long before the IceHogs arrived on the scene there were the Wagon Wheel Cardinals
Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues