Rhode Island

Rhode Island is a state in the northeastern United States.
Its population is about 1,100,000.
The capital and largest city is Providence.
==History of hockey in Rhode Island==
There were talks of forming an ice polo team at Brown University during the winter of 1893. The team began play in 1894, defeating Worcester Tech 6-3 in their first game on January 13. Brown continued playing ice polo until 1897, meeting Harvard on multiple occasions. On February 21, 1896, Brown defeated the Ice Palace Polo Club 4-2 in New York City to win the Amateur Championship of the United States. Other ice polo teams were active in Rhode Island as well, and the Rhode Island Interscholastic Ice Polo League began play in 1898-99. After four seasons, the teams switched to playing ice hockey in 1902-03. 
;Rhode Island Interscholastic League champions (up to 1930)
*1898-99 Hope 
*1899-00 Hope 
*1900-01 Hope & East Providence 
*1901-02 Hope & East Providence 
*1902-03 Hope
*1903-04 Manual Training
*1904-05 Technical
*1905-06 None (warm weather prevented enough games from being played)
*1906-07 Hope
*1907-08 Technical
*1908-09 None (warm weather prevented enough games from being played)	 	
*1909-10 Technical
*1910-11 Hope
*1911-12 Hope
*1912-13 Hope
*1913-14 Hope
*1914-15 None (warm weather prevented enough games from being played)
*1915-16 Technical
*1916-17 Cranston
*1917-18 Hope
*1918-19 Hope	 	
*1919-20 English
*1920-21 Cranston
*1921-22 Cranston
*1922-23 Cranston
*1923-24 East Providence
*1924-25 Classical & Hope - these two teams played a tiebreaker in March, but after 10 minutes the ice broke, so co-champions were declared
*1925-26 East Providence
*1926-27 Cranston
*1927-28 Cranston (Interscholastic League) beat Warwick (Interscholastic Conference)
*1928-29 East Providence (Interscholastic League) beat Technical (Interscholastic Conference)
*1929-30 Cranston (Interscholastic League) beat LaSalle (Interscholastic Conference)
Brown switched to playing ice hockey in 1898, winning the inaugural Intercollegiate Hockey Association title. The Providence Hockey Club, the state's first senior team, was formed in 1907, after Brown dropped hockey. They played in the Boston Hockey League in 1910-11. Richard J. Dennis Post was an American Legion sponsored hockey team in the early 1910s. They faced some local teams including Auburn Post No. 30, East Side, Providence Hockey Club, Pawtucket Legion No. 4 and Barrington's Annawamscots. In 1922, Dennis Post, played a three-game series against Auburn Post. Auburn won 4-1 in the third and deciding game.
The Rhode Island Auditorium became the state's first indoor rink when it opened on February 18, 1926. The Providence Club was soon formed at the rink, making their debut against the Knickerbocker Club of New York on March 17, winning 4-3 in OT. They later lost to Boston Pere Marquette 3-2. The Providence Reds joined the Canadian-American Hockey League for the 1926-27 season, playing in it, and its successor league, the American Hockey League, until 1977. The Providence Bruins have played in the AHL since 1992. The Rhode Island Eagles were a minor pro team in Woonsocket. They played in the Eastern Hockey League in one season only - 1972-73. The Rhode Island Storm played in the North East Professional Hockey League in 2009-10. Brown restarted its ice hockey program in 1926-27. The Providence University Friars played one season in 1926-27, and have played annually since 1952-53, winning the NCAA title in 2015.
The Rhode Island Industrial League was played at the Auditorium from 1927-1929. R.I. Fish Co., Builder's Iron Foundry, and Brown & Sharpe won the three championships held. The Blackstone Valley Amateur Hockey League was also contested at the rink in 1928-29, the Newports claiming the title. South Woodlawn, the Seekonk Aggies, Pawtucket Les Canadiens, Pawtucket Independents, and Contrexville Mills also competed. The Rhode Island Amateur Hockey League was formed for 1929-30, the East Side Hockey Club taking the championship, 9-2 over New England Telephone & Telegraph in the final. Other participants were YMCA, Canadiens, and the Seekonk Aggies. The Rhode Island Amateur Hockey Association organized a league for 1931-32, the Providence Amateurs, Pawtucket Independents, Longmeadow Florists, New Bedford Gar Woods, and Esmond competing. The Providence Junior Hockey League operated from 1927-1931, and the Junior Amateur Hockey League was in existence from 1931-1934 and 1939-1942.
The Rhode Island Amateur Hockey Club was created in December 1930 as an all-star team that faced various Northeastern outfits. They became the Rhode Island Scarlets in 1931-32 and won the New England AAU Championship, edging the Nashua Hockey Club 1-0. The Scarlets also played the Polish Olympic Team, falling 3-2, and the Fredericton Millionaires, getting blasted 10-1, in 1932. The Scarlets played in the New England Amateur Hockey League in 1939-40. They also competed in the 1939-40 USAHA Senior B Championship, falling in the first round. In 1941, they played the Woonsocket Flying Frenchmen for the de-facto Rhode Island Senior title, losing 4-2. The Scarlets remained active into the 1960s. The Rhode Island Marquettes competed in the New England Amateur Hockey League in 1938-39, finishing as runners-up to the Boston Junior Olympics. The Springfield Braves and Brookville of Massachusetts also participated.
The Inter-City Amateur Hockey League was in existence from 1932-33 through 1941-42. Teams vied for the R.I. Reds Trophy. In 1936-37 the league expanded to two divisions (American and National). The CYO Senior Hockey League was played outdoors on various ponds from 1939-1943, while staging some playoff games at the Auditorium. St. Raymond's won the league in 1939, St. Michael's in 1940, and St. Paul's from 1941-1943. The Rhode Island Senior Hockey League was contested in 1946 and 1947, the Dunnes of Cranston winning the title both times. The Providence Clippers waxed the Mount St. Charles Grads 6-2 on November 5, 1947, but fell to them 5-2 on the 14th. Five days later, the Clippers defeated the Framingham Bears 8-5. On November 26, the Clippers romped to a 9-4 triumph over the Melrose Reds, and two days later, the Needham Rockets clipped the Clippers 4-2. On December 11, the Providence Clippers beat the Naval Reserve Whitecaps 8-3. The Mount St. Charles Grads edged the Whitecaps 5-4 on January 11, 1948. On February 1, the Clippers thumped Naval Reserve 5-1. The Brown Freshmen clipped the Whitecaps 3-2 on February 14. The Rhode Island Amateur Hockey Association was a league that operated in 1951-52. The Rhode Island Amateur Hockey League ran from 1955-1958. The Providence Chicks were active intermittently from 1951-1965. The Cranston Hockey Club was an independent team that was active from 1967-1974.
==External links==
* Rhode Island Hockey Legacy website
* Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame Website
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