Sandia Mountain Hockey League

The Sandia Mountain Hockey League operated in New Mexico as a semi-pro league from 1951-1960. It was composed of the New Mexico Lobos college team, Los Alamos Rams, Kirtland Flyers, and Sandia Bombers. There was no league play for 1953-54, but it returned for 1954-55, the Albuquerque Falcons replacing the Lobos. The Manzano Tigers took the place of Los Alamos for 1955-56. Manzano withdrew from the league after the 1957-58 season. Sandia became known as the Sandia Thunderbirds for 1959-60. 
After a year-off, the league was reformed with three new teams for the 1961-62 season, playing outdoors at the Speedway Park rink.
==Seasons==
;1949-50 (exhibitions)
*1/21: Albuquerque Hilltoppers - Los Alamos Rams 9:7 @ Los Alamos
*1/29: Los Alamos Rams - Albuquerque Hilltoppers 6:5 @ Los Alamos
*2/4: Albuquerque Hilltoppers - Los Alamos Rams 10:4 @ Albuquerque 
*3/4: Military All-Stars - Albuquerque Hilltoppers 12:4
*3/11: Military All-Stars - Albuquerque Hilltoppers 9:6
*3/24: Wichita Boeing Bombers - Albuquerque All-Stars 11:10
*3/25: Wichita Boeing Bombers - Albuquerque All-Stars 9:6
;1950-51 (exhibitions)
*1/27: Albuquerque Hilltoppers - Los Alamos Rams 8:7 @ Los Alamos
*2/9: Sandia Base All-Stars - Albuquerque Hilltoppers 4:2 @ Albuquerque 
*3/3: Albuquerque Hilltoppers - Los Alamos Rams @ Albuquerque 
;1951-52
*12/22: New Mexico - Kirtland 5:3 - exhibition 
*1/5: Sandia - Kirtland 7:6
*1/12: New Mexico - Sandia 12:5
*1/26: New Mexico - Los Alamos 7:5
*2/9: New Mexico - Sandia 8:1
*2/16: New Mexico - Kirtland 8:4
*2/23: Kirtland - Los Alamos 9:3
*3/5: Los Alamos - Sandia 7:6
*3/8: New Mexico - Sandia
*3/15: New Mexico - Kirtland 3:2
*3/22: New Mexico - Los Alamos 13:2
*3/26: Sandia - Kirtland 13:7
*4/5: New Mexico - Kirtland 10:8
#New Mexico Lobos
#Los Alamos Rams
#Kirtland Flyers
#Sandia Bombers
Other games
*2/2: Wichita Boeing Bombers - Sandia Mountain All-Stars 9:7
*2/3: Wichita Boeing Bombers - Sandia Mountain All-Stars 19:6
;1952-53
*12/4: Sandia - Kirtland 5:3
*12/11: Los Alamos - New Mexico 6:5
*12/18: Kirtland - Los Alamos 6:5
*1/8: Sandia - Nww Mexico 10:1
*1/15: New Mexico - Kirtland 12:3
*1/16: Sandia - Los Alamos 11:1
*1/29: New Mexico - Sandia 10:4
*2/5: New Mexico - Los Alamos 7:5
*2/19: Kirtland - Los Alamos 9:5
*2/26: Sandia - Kirtland 7:4
*3/5: New Mexico - Kirtland 5:3
*3/12: Sandia - Los Alamos 7:6
Standings 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Sandia Bombers 	6 	5	1	0	44	25	10
New Mexico Lobos	6 	4	2	0	41	32	8
Kirtland Flyers 	6 	2	4	0	28	39	4
Los Alamos Rams 	6 	1	5	0	29	46	2
;1953-54
*1/24: Albuquerque All-Stars - Los Alamos Rams 7:6 @ Los Alamos (exhibition)
;1954-55
*11/27: Sandia - Albuquerque 11:8
*12/4: Kirtland - Los Alamos 4:3
*12/11: Sandia - Kirtland 8:1
*12/12: Los Alamos - Albuquerque 7:6
*12/18: Kirtland - Albuquerque 9:6
*12/19: Sandia - Los Alamos 9:2
*1/8: Albuquerque - Sandia 4:3
*1/9: Kirtland - Los Alamos 7:2
*1/15: Sandia - Kirtland 12:6
*1/16: Albuquerque - Los Alamos 5:3
*1/22: Albuquerque - Kirtland 8:5 
*1/23: Sandia - Los Alamos 10:4
*1/29: Sandia - Albuquerque 6:2
*2/12: Sandia - Kirtland 6:5
#Sandia Bombers 7-1
#Kirtland Flyers 4-4
#Albuquerque Falcons 3-5
#Los Alamos Rams 2-6
*3/5: Sandia Bombers - Kirtland Flyers 8:2 - one game final
;1955-56
Manzano Tigers, Sandia Bombers, Kirtland Flyers, Albuquerque Falcons. Falcons won the league title. 
*11/5: Kirtland - Sandia 12:8
*11/12: Albuquerque - Sandia 7:5 
*11/26: Kirtland - Manzano 12:4
*12/3: Albuquerque - Manzano 15:4
*12/17: Albuquerque - Kirtland 9:4 
*1/7: Manzano - Sandia 7:6 OT
*1/14: Sandia - Kirtland 21:10
*1/28: Albuquerque - Manzano 11:4
*2/4: Manzano - Kirtland 11:2 
*2/18: Albuquerque - Kirtland 13:3
*2/25: Albuquerque - Sandia
*3/3: Manzano - Sandia 3:3
*3/10: Manzano - Sandia 10:8
Other games
*2/10: Trail Rockets - Albuquerque Falcons 10:6
*2/11: Trail Rockets - Sandia Mountain All-Stars 19:6
;1956-57
*11/10: Albuquerque - Manzano 
*11/17: Sandia - Kirtland 6:4
*11/24: Albuquerque - Sandia 14:7
*12/1: Manzano - Kirtland 6:2
*12/8: Kirtland - Albuquerque 11:8
*12/15: Manzano - Sandia 6:4
*1/5: Manzano - Sandia 11:8
*1/12: Kirtland - Albuquerque 10:6
*1/19: Kirtland - Manzano 5:3
*1/26: Albuquerque - Sandia 6:5 
*2/2: Sandia - Kirtland 10:9 
*2/9: Manzano - Albuquerque 10:6
*2/13: Kirtland - Albuquerque 8:7 - second place tiebreaker
#Manzano 4-2
#Kirtland 4-3
#Albuquerque 3-4
#Sandia 2-4
Other games
*2/15: Trail Rockets - Manzano Tigers 13:7
Rocky Mountain Semi-Pro Championship
*3/1: Sandia Mountain All-Stars - Salt Lake City Icelanders 5:5
*3/2: Salt Lake City Icelanders - Sandia Mountain All-Stars 5:4
;1957-58
*10/26: Kirtland - Albuquerque 13:9
*11/2: Kirtland - Manzano 14:5
*11/9: Albuquerque - Manzano 19:3
*11/16: Kirtland - Sandia 9:3
*11/23: Manzano - Sandia 9:8
*11/30: Albuquerque - Sandia 11:7
*12/14: Kirtland - Manzano 10:0 
*12/21: Albuquerque - Sandia 12:5 
*1/4: Sandia - Manzano 14:6
*1/11: Albuquerque - Kirtland 10:5 
*1/18: Albuquerque - Manzano 16:5
*1/25: Sandia - Kirtland 12:11
*2/1: Kirtland - Manzano 28:7
*2/8: Albuquerque - Sandia 10:9 
*2/15: Kirtland - Sandia 10:3
*3/15: Kirtland - Albuquerque 8:6 - Kirtland clinched title 
Other games
*11/23: Albuquerque Falcons - Phoenix Flyers 7:6 @ Phoenix
*12/7: Phoenix All-Stars - Sandia Mountain All-Stars 16:7 @ Albuquerque
*12/28: Sandia Mountain All-Stars - Phoenix All-Stars 8:6 @ Albuquerque 
*2/22: Trail Rockets - Sandia Mountain All-Stars 9:8 @ Albuquerque 
*2/23: Trail Rockets - Sandia Mountain All-Stars 11:7 @ Albuquerque 
*3/1: Sandia Mountain All-Stars - Salt Lake City Icers 6:4 @ Albuquerque 
*3/2: Sandia Mountain All-Stars - Salt Lake City Icers 11:10 @ Albuquerque 
;1958-59
*10/4: Sandia - Kirtland 8:5
*10/11: Kirtland - Albuquerque 11:10 
*10/25: Sandia - Kirtland 8:5 
*11/1: Sandia - Albuquerque 9:8 2OT (7:7 after regulation) 
*11/8: Albuquerque - Kirtland 6:4
*11/15: Kirtland - Sandia 9:6 
*11/22: Albuquerque - Sandia 5:4
*11/29: Albuquerque - Kirtland 9:4
*12/6: Sandia - Kirtland 8:6
*12/20: Sandia - Albuquerque 8:7
*1/10: Kirtland - Albuquerque 8:7 OT
*1/17: Kirtland - Sandia 10:6
*1/31: Kirtland - Albuquerque 11:7
*2/21: Kirtland - Albuquerque 9:6
*3/21: Albuquerque - Sandia 10:2
*4/4: Kirtland - Sandia 8:4 - final 
Standings as of 2/21: Sandia 9-4, Kirtland 7-5, Albuquerque 3-9.
Other games
*12/13: Denver Bears - Albuquerque All-Stars 11:4
*3/28: Salt Lake City - Kirtland Flyers 6:5
;1959 (fall)
*10/3: Albuquerque - Kirtland 9:8 
*10/10: Sandia - Kirtland 7:5
*10/17: Albuquerque - Sandia 14:7
*10/24: Albuquerque - Kirtland 
*10/31: Kirtland - Sandia 7:2
*11/7: Albuquerque - Sandia 10:9
*11/14: Albuquerque - Kirtland 
*11/21: Sandia - Kirtland 
*11/28: Albuqerque - Sandia 5:2 
*12/5: Albuquerque - Kirtland 
Albuquerque won.
;1960
*1/16: Albuquerque - Kirtland 10:5
*1/23: Sandia - Kirtland 10:9 OT
*1/30: Albuquerque - Sandia 6:4
*2/6: Kirtland - Albuquerque 8:4
*2/13: Sandia - Albuquerque 6:4
*2/20: Kirtland - Sandia 5:4
*3/12: Kirtland - Albuquerque 7:4
*3/19: Albuquerque - Sandia 10:8
*3/26: Kirtland - Sandia 6:3 - Kirtland clinched title
Other games
*2/27: Amarillo Wranglers - New Mexico All-Stars 10:5
*3/5: New Mexico All-Stars - Salt Lake City Seagulls 11:8
;1962
*1/7: Western Skies Eagles - Perma-Stone T-Birds 10:6
*1/14: Golden Tee Falcons - Western Skies Eagles 5:4
*1/21: Perma-Stone T-Birds - Golden Tee Falcons 6:6 OT
*1/26: Western Skies Eagles - Perma-Stone T-Birds 8:0
The season ended early when a heat wave melted the ice at the outdoor Speedway Park rink.
Other games
*2/3: Sandia Mountain All-Stars - Denver All-Stars 3:2
;1962-63
Other games
*12/15: Western Skies Eagles - Golden Tee Falcons 10:3 @ Los Alamos
*1/26: Golden Tee Falcons - Perma-Stone T-Birds 9:4 @ Los Alamos
==Sources==
*Albuquerque Journal
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