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The Hollywood Wolves were a Los Angeles-based minor-league hockey team that played in the Southern California Hockey League (1941–1944) and the Pacific Coast Hockey League (1944–1952). 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 an American national championship in hockey.[1]
| Hollywood Wolves | |
|---|---|
| City | Hollywood, California |
| League | SCHL (1942–1944) PCHL (1944–1947) |
| Operated | 1942–1947 |
| Home arena | Pan-Pacific Ice Arena |
| Colors | Blue, red, white |
| Franchise history | |
| 1942–1944 | Hollywood Wolves (SCHL) |
| 1944–1947 | Hollywood Wolves (PCHL) |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | none |
| Division titles | none |
| Playoff championships | 1 (1943–44; SCHL) |
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]
- "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 the 1951 Stanley Cup Finals 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
- Eric "Doc" Prentice, played five games with the Toronto Maple Leafs
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