The Baltimore Orioles were a minor league ice hockey team that operated out of Carlin's Iceland from 1932 until 1942. The team was Baltimore's first professional hockey club. The Orioles played in the Tri-State Hockey League during the 1932–33 season. In 1933, the Orioles joined the Eastern Amateur Hockey League and remained there until 1942. The Orioles were coached by Billy Boyd (1933–35), Gord Fraser (1935–36), Bill Hines (1938–41), and Elmer Piper (1941–42). The Orioles won the EAHL championship in the 1939–40 season. The team disbanded in 1942, when it lost players to enlistment for service in World War II. The Orioles' EAHL replacement in Baltimore were the United States Coast Guard Cutters, a team made of enlisted sailors.
Players
Notable league executive Jack Riley played for the Orioles from 1938 to 1942. Twelve Orioles also played in the National Hockey League.
Clarence Behling Norm Calladine Ab DeMarco Bob Dill Jack Dyte George Grigor Fred Hunt Bobby Lee Bill Moe Joe Papike Aud Tuten Chick Webster
Results Season-by-season results:
SeasonLeagueGPWLTPtsPctGFGAStanding 1932–33 TSHL 18 12 5 1 25 0.694 43 33 2nd, TSHL 1933–34 EAHL 24 18 4 2 38 0.792 88 46 2nd, EAHL 1934–35 EAHL 21 4 13 4 12 0.286 41 57 4th, EAHL 1935–36 EAHL 40 9 29 2 20 0.250 78 141 5th, EAHL 1936–37 EAHL 48 16 24 8 40 0.417 121 135 5th, EAHL 1937–38 EAHL 58 21 29 8 50 0.431 176 195 4th, EAHL 1938–39 EAHL 53 26 22 5 57 0.538 178 165 2nd, EAHL 1939–40 EAHL 61 38 21 2 78 0.639 263 185 1st, EAHL 1940–41 EAHL 65 36 23 6 78 0.600 240 194 2nd, EAHL 1941–42 EAHL 60 26 30 4 56 0.467 252 262 5th, EAHLTOTALS448206200424540.507148014131 Walker Cup
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