Chicago Wildcats Explained

Team:Chicago Wildcats
City:Schaumburg, Illinois
League:Continental Hockey League
Founded:1973
Folded:1975

The Chicago Wildcats were a semi-professional ice hockey team from Schaumburg, Illinois.[1] The team was active for two seasons in the Continental Hockey League (CnHL) in the mid-1970s before folding.[2]

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T Pts GF GA Place Playoffs
1973–74 8 6 2 0 12 3rd None
1974–75 25 8 16 1 21 84 143 4th Lost Semifinal series 1–3
Note: Peoria Journal Star reported the Wildcats' league record and position as of 3/10. Conflicting newspaper accounts for the season do not allow for certainty of the Wildcats' finish in 1974 as the Wheeling Herald claimed they were in first place as of 3/21, and the Kenosha News reported Peoria had won the championship on 3/22.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chicago Wildcats Statistics and History . Hockey DB . March 26, 2024.
  2. Web site: Old Time Hockey! . From the Booth . March 26, 2024.