Hollywood Wolves
| Hollywood Wolves | |
|---|---|
| City | Hollywood, California |
| League |
SCHL (1942-44) PCHL (1944-47) |
| Operated | 1942-47 |
| Home arena | Pan-Pacific Ice Arena |
| Colors |
Blue, red, white |
| Franchise history | |
| 1942–44 | Hollywood Wolves (SCHL) |
| 1944-47 | Hollywood Wolves (PCHL) |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | none |
| Division Championships | none |
| Playoff championships | 1 (1943-44; SCHL) |
Hollywood Wolves were a Los Angeles minor hockey team that played in the Southern California Hockey League (1941-1944) and the Pacific Coast Hockey League (1944-1950). The team defeated the Boston Olympics in 1944 for the championship of the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States, the first team to hold a national championship in hockey.[1]
The Wolves were the Toronto Maple Leafs' minor league affiliate from 1944 until 1947,[2] and shared an arena with the PCHL's Los Angeles Monarchs.[3]
Notable players
- "Cowboy" Tom Anderson, Scottish-born defenceman won the NHL's Hart Trophy as the league's MVP in 1941-42 and later finished his career with the Wolves
- Bill Barilko, scored game-winning overtime goal in 1951 Stanley Cup Final for the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Bob Gracie, played 378 games in the National Hockey League from 1930 to 1939
- Ivan "Ching" Johnson, played over 400 games over twelve seasons with the New York Rangers
- John "Red" Keating, played 11 games over two seasons with the Detroit Red Wings
- Eric "Doc" Prentice, played five games with the Toronto Maple Leafs
References
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1991-04-09/sports/sp-135_1_amateur-hockey-league
- ↑ Hockey Went Hollywood in 1927, Greatest Hockey Legends, January 25, 2014.
- ↑ James Stewart Reaney (June 5, 2013). "Londoner played with Barilko". London Free Press. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
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