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* Boston Whirlwinds relocate during first half from Mechanics Hall in Boston to Knights of Columbus Hall in Somerville, Massachusetts.
* Boston Whirlwinds relocate during first half from Mechanics Hall in Boston to Knights of Columbus Hall in Somerville, Massachusetts.
* Boston Whirlwinds folded after first half.
* Boston Whirlwinds folded after first half.
Boston
# 11/26 at Buffalo
# 11/28 at Rochester
# 11/30 vs Rochester at Matthews Arena (complete)
# 12/13 at Washington (complete)
# 12/15 at Cleveland
# 12/16 at Chicago
# 12/17 at Fort Wayne
# 12/21 vs Washington at Mechanics Building (complete thru 12/27)
# 12/30 vs Brooklyn at Mt. Benedict Knights of Columbus Hall in Somerville, Massachusetts
# 1/3 at Brooklyn
# 1/4 vs Buffalo at Knights of Columbus in Somerville (?) (3-8 by now, complete)
# 1/18 vs Chicago at Mt. Benedict Knights of Columbus Hall in Somerville, Massachusetts (4-8 by now, complete)
# 1/21 at Detroit (4-9, complete)
# 1/25 sched vs Cleveland (5-9 after game, complete) at Knights of Columbus
# 2/1 sched vs Fort Wayne (5-9 by 1/31) - forfeited by expulsion date (but got a W?)
# 2/6 at Buffalo - forfeited (?)


== Regular Season Results ==
== Regular Season Results ==
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!GB
!GB
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|'''Brooklyn Arcadians'''
|'''12'''
|'''4'''
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|Washington Palace Five
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|11
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|5
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|1
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|Cleveland Rosenblums
|10
|6
|2
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|Rochester Centrals
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|9
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|7
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|3
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|Fort Wayne Caseys
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|7
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|9
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|5
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|Boston Whirlwinds
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|6
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|10
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|6
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|Chicago Bruins
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|6
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|10
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|6
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|Detroit Pulaski Post Five
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|6
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|10
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|6
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|Buffalo Bisons
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|5
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|11
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|7
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=== Second Half Results ===
=== Second Half Results ===
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!GB
!GB
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|'''Cleveland Rosenblums'''
|'''13'''
|'''1'''
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|Washington Palace Five
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|11
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|3
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|2
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|Rochester Centrals
|9
|5
|4
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|Brooklyn Arcadians
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|7
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|7
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|6
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|Fort Wayne Caseys
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|6
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|8
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|7
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|Buffalo Bisons
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|5
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|9
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|8
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|Chicago Bruins
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|3
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|11
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|10
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|Detroit Pulaski Post Five
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|2
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|12
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|11
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!Champions
!Champions
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|'''Cleveland Rosenblums'''
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|'''2'''
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| rowspan="2" |'''Cleveland Rosenblums'''
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|Brooklyn Arcadians
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|1
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!Total
!Total
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="4" |Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="3" |Cook County, Illinois
| rowspan="2" |Suffolk County, Massachusetts
| rowspan="3" |Chicago
| rowspan="2" |Boston
| rowspan="3" |Chicago Stadium
|Matthews Arena
|
|Boston Whirlwinds
|
|One
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|
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|-
|
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|-
|
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|-
|Lake County, IL Metropolitan Division
|Lake County, Illinois
|Waukegan, Illinois
|Waukegan High School Washington Campus Gym
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="13" |Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Summit County, Ohio
|Akron, Ohio
|Memorial Hall
|
|
|
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|-
| colspan="2" |Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Stark County, Ohio
|Canton, Ohio
|Canton Memorial Civic Center
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|
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|
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|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="10" |Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Ashtabula County, Ohio
|Ashtabula, Ohio
|Ashtabula High School Gym (1916)
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|
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|-
| rowspan="8" |Cuyahoga County, Ohio
|Berea, Ohio
|Ursprung Gymnasium
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|
|
|
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|-
| rowspan="7" |Cleveland
| rowspan="3" |Cleveland Arena
|
|
|
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|-
|
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|
|-
|
|
|
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|
|-
| rowspan="4" |Public Hall at Public Auditorium
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|
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|-
|
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|
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|
|One
|-
|-
|Mechanics Hall
|Boston Whirlwinds
|One
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|One
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|-
|-
|Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division
|Middlesex County, Massachusetts
|Somerville, Massachusetts
|Mt. Benedict Knights of Columbus Hall of Fame
|Boston Whirlwinds
|Six
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|
|
|
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|Six
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|-
|-
|Lorain County, Ohio
|Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area
|Lorain, Ohio
| colspan="2" |Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Lorain Admiral King High School Gym
|Erie County, New York
|
|Buffalo, New York
|
|Elmwood Music Hall
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|Buffalo Bisons
|
|Eight
|Seven
|
|
|15
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
|Erie County, Ohio
|Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sandusky, Ohio
|Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
|Sandusky High School Gym
|Cook County, Illinois
|
|Chicago
|
|132nd Regiment Armory
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|Chicago Bruins
|
|Eight
|Seven
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|
|15
|-
|-
|Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area
|Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Franklin County, Ohio
|Cuyahoga County, Ohio
|Columbus, Ohio
|Cleveland
|Taft Coliseum
|Public Hall at Public Auditorium
|
|Cleveland Rosenblums
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|Eight
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|Seven
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|Two
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|17
|-
|-
|Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
|Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
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|Wayne County, Michigan
|Wayne County, Michigan
|Detroit
|Detroit
|Olympia Stadium
|Detroit Light Guard Armory
|
|Detroit Pulaski Post Five
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|Eight
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|Seven
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|
|-
|Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Muskegon County, Michigan
|Muskegon, Michigan
|Trinity Health Arena
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|
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|-
| colspan="3" |Hilo-Kailua, HI Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi
|Hilo, Hawaiʻi
|Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
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|
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|-
|Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Arena
|Duval County, Florida
|Jacksonville, Florida
|Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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|-
| rowspan="3" |Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Jackson County, Missouri
| rowspan="3" |Kansas City, Missouri
| rowspan="3" |Municipal Auditorium
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|-
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|Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Ingham County, Michigan
|Lansing, Michigan
|Lansing Civic Center
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| rowspan="6" |Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="6" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="6" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="6" |Los Angeles County, California
| rowspan="6" |Los Angeles
| rowspan="3" |Grand Olympic Auditorium
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|15
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|Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Allen County, Indiana
|Fort Wayne, Indiana
|South Side High School Gym
|Fort Wayne Caseys
|Eight
|Seven
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|15
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|-
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|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
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|New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
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|New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
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|Kings County, New York
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|Brooklyn, New York
|-
|Arcadia Hall
| rowspan="3" |Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|Brooklyn Arcadians
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|Eight
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|Seven
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|One
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|16
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|Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area
|Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division
|Miami-Dade County, Florida
|Miami Beach, Florida
|The Fillmore Miami Beach
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|-
|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
|Milwaukee
|UWM Panther Arena
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|
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|-
|New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |New Haven, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
|South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
|New Haven, Connecticut
|New Haven Arena (1927)
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| rowspan="2" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Suffolk County, New York
| rowspan="2" |Commack, New York
| rowspan="2" |Long Island Arena
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|Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
|Oklahoma City
|Municipal Auditorium
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|-
| rowspan="12" |Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Hermitage, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Mercer County, Pennsylvania
|Farrell, Pennsylvania
|Farrell High School Gym
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|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="10" |Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="8" |Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="8" |Pittsburgh
| rowspan="8" |Civic Arena
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| rowspan="2" |
|-
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| rowspan="2" |Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="2" |New Castle, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="2" |New Castle High School Gym (1911)
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|-
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| colspan="2" |Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Jefferson County, Ohio
|Steubenville, Ohio
|St. John Arena
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|-
| colspan="3" |Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Richmond, Virginia
|Richmond Arena
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|-
|-
|Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
|Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
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|Monroe County, New York
|Monroe County, New York
|Rochester, New York
|Rochester, New York
|Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial
|Main Street Armory
|
|Rochester Centrals
|
|Eight
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|Seven
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|-
|Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Winnebago County, Illinois
|Rockford, Illinois
|Boylan Catholic High School Gym
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|-
|Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sacramento County, California
|Sacramento, California
|Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
|
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|-
| colspan="3" |San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Diego County, California
|San Diego
|Peterson Gym
|
|
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|-
| rowspan="4" |San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="4" |San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division
|Alameda County, California
|Oakland, California
|HJK Arena at Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
|
|
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|-
| rowspan="3" |San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division
|San Francisco County, California
|San Francisco
|Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
|
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|15
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |San Mateo County, California
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Daly City, California
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Cow Palace
|Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
|
| colspan="2" |District of Columbia
|
|The Arcade
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|Washington Palace Five
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|Eight
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|Seven
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|St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis
|Kiel Auditorium
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|-
|Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Tulsa County, Oklahoma
|Tulsa, Oklahoma
|Expo Square Pavilion
|
|
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|-
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi
|Schofield Barracks, Hawaiʻi
|Conroy Bowl
|
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|-
|Urban Honolulu
|Civic Auditorium
|
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|-
|Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Norfolk, Virginia
|Norfolk Municipal Auditorium
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| rowspan="2" |Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |District of Columbia
| rowspan="2" |Uline Arena
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|Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sedgwick County, Kansas
|Wichita, Kansas
|Charles Koch Arena
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|15
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| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
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|'''72'''
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|'''56'''
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|'''Three'''
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|'''131'''
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[[Category:1925-26]]
[[Category:American Basketball League (1925-1931) seasons]]

Revision as of 02:45, 28 October 2026

Seasons
Inaugural season 1925-26 1926-27

Teams and Alignment

Team Primary Venue Municipality
Boston Whirlwinds (folded after first half) Mt. Benedict Knights of Columbus Hall Somerville, Massachusetts
Brooklyn Arcadians Arcadia Hall Brooklyn, New York
Buffalo Bisons Elmwood Music Hall Buffalo, New York
Chicago Bruins 132nd Regiment Armory Chicago
Cleveland Rosenblums Public Hall at Public Auditorium Cleveland
Detroit Pulaski Post Five Detroit Light Guard Armory Detroit
Fort Wayne Caseys South Side High School Gym Fort Wayne, Indiana
Rochester Centrals Main Street Armory Rochester, New York
Washington Palace Five The Arcade Washington

Changes

  • League established and aligned into single table.
  • Boston Whirlwinds enfranchised, playing at Matthews Arena in Boston.
  • Boston Whirlwinds relocate during first half from Matthews Arena to Mechanics Hall.
  • Boston Whirlwinds relocate during first half from Mechanics Hall in Boston to Knights of Columbus Hall in Somerville, Massachusetts.
  • Boston Whirlwinds folded after first half.

Regular Season Results

First Half Results

Team W L GB
Brooklyn Arcadians 12 4
Washington Palace Five 11 5 1
Cleveland Rosenblums 10 6 2
Rochester Centrals 9 7 3
Fort Wayne Caseys 7 9 5
Boston Whirlwinds 6 10 6
Chicago Bruins 6 10 6
Detroit Pulaski Post Five 6 10 6
Buffalo Bisons 5 11 7

Second Half Results

Team W L GB
Cleveland Rosenblums 13 1
Washington Palace Five 11 3 2
Rochester Centrals 9 5 4
Brooklyn Arcadians 7 7 6
Fort Wayne Caseys 6 8 7
Buffalo Bisons 5 9 8
Chicago Bruins 3 11 10
Detroit Pulaski Post Five 2 12 11

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Five) Champions
Cleveland Rosenblums 2 Cleveland Rosenblums
Brooklyn Arcadians 1

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event First Half Second Half Postseason Total
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston Matthews Arena Boston Whirlwinds One One
Mechanics Hall Boston Whirlwinds One One
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division Middlesex County, Massachusetts Somerville, Massachusetts Mt. Benedict Knights of Columbus Hall of Fame Boston Whirlwinds Six Six
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Erie County, New York Buffalo, New York Elmwood Music Hall Buffalo Bisons Eight Seven 15
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago 132nd Regiment Armory Chicago Bruins Eight Seven 15
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cleveland Public Hall at Public Auditorium Cleveland Rosenblums Eight Seven Two 17
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division Wayne County, Michigan Detroit Detroit Light Guard Armory Detroit Pulaski Post Five Eight Seven 15
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Allen County, Indiana Fort Wayne, Indiana South Side High School Gym Fort Wayne Caseys Eight Seven 15
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Kings County, New York Brooklyn, New York Arcadia Hall Brooklyn Arcadians Eight Seven One 16
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Monroe County, New York Rochester, New York Main Street Armory Rochester Centrals Eight Seven 15
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division District of Columbia The Arcade Washington Palace Five Eight Seven 15
Total 72 56 Three 131
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