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1923–24 YMCA College Maroons men's ice hockey season

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1923–24 YMCA College Maroons
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Record
Overall2–5–0
Road2–5–0
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)Bud Granger
YMCA College Maroons men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1923–24 YMCA College Maroons men's ice hockey season was the 19th season of play for the program.

Season

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After losing an entire season, the ice hockey program attempted a comeback in 1924.[1] The team was organized by the students without the benefit of a head coach but they did receive the blessing of the school for an official team. Unfortunately, the college decided against building a temporary rink on Pratt Field and the team was forced to find other accommodations.[2]

The initial game of the year was supposed to be played against Rensselaer, however, warm weather forced that game to be postponed. Instead, the team travelled to take on Williams for the opening match. The ice was in very poor condition with slush and water littering its surface. passing and stickhandling were nigh impossible which actually helped the Maroons as the team had hardly been able to train on an ice surface prior to the contest. The team slogged over the soft ice and managed to fend off the Ephs for the entire match. In the second, a long-distance shot from Witherall found its way into the net and was the only score of the game.[3] The succeeding match with Cornell was cancelled and the team instead took on the local amateur hockey club. The Maroons were by far the better of the two and got goals from all three forwards in the game.[4]

With the surprising start to the season, it appeared that YMCA might be able to produce a fine campaign. The team next had the makeup game with RPI and were expected to win since the Engineers were still one of the worst programs in college hockey. Unfortunately, the team found a blizzard waiting for them in Troy and found it very difficult to play in the adverse conditions. Hamm was able to score in the middle frame but that wasn' enough to overcome Rensselaer.[5] The following week the team travelled to take on Amherst and got into another close battle with the Sabrinas. When the dust settles the team was one goal short and the loss dropped them back to an even record.[6] While the team didn't know it at the time, the next game would mark a turning point of the season. A week later the team was back in Amherst, this time to take on the Mass Aggies. On poor ice, the teams started out with a scoreless first period. The second saw the Aggies' captain hit in the eye by a stick and sent to the hospital. The irate Agates took over the game and crushed the Maroons in the second half of the match, scoring 4 goals in the second and then adding another 3 in the third.[7]

Still reeling from their third consecutive loss, the team headed up to New Hampshire to take on one of the top teams in the nation and Dartmouth showed no sympathy to the Maroons. The Indians hammered YMCA 0–15, inflicting the worst defeat for the program in nineteen years. Without any usable ice, the team could not fix any of its problems afterwards. 10 days later, the team was embarrassed again, this time to the tune of 1–12 by Hamilton. The final game on the schedule, March 1 at Army, was cancelled due to bad weather.[8]

The collapse of the team at the end, coupled with the lack of a rink for the program, convinced the school to suspend the program once more and it would be nearly three years before the team played its next game.

M. M. Swartz served as team manager.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Massachusetts Edward E. Bond Sophomore D Dover, Massachusetts
New Hampshire George L. Chesley Junior G Concord, New Hampshire
Massachusetts Walter A. Granger (C) Senior D East Lynn, Massachusetts
Connecticut William A. Hamm Senior RW Bridgeport, Connecticut
Massachusetts Lancelot Fowler Sophomore G Whitinsville, Massachusetts
Kentucky Ronald B. Morgan Sophomore D Russell, Kentucky
C. White C
A. Weatherall LW

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Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst 11 5 5 1 .500 16 17 11 5 5 1 16 17
Army 6 3 3 0 .500 15 13 8 3 5 0 23 30
Bates 8 8 0 0 1.000 31 3 11 9 2 0 34 9
Boston College 1 1 0 0 1.000 6 3 18 7 10 1 32 45
Boston University 7 1 6 0 .143 10 34 9 1 8 0 11 42
Bowdoin 5 1 2 2 .400 10 17 6 1 3 2 10 24
Clarkson 4 1 3 0 .250 8 12 7 3 4 0 12 19
Colby 8 1 5 2
Cornell 4 2 2 0 .500 22 11 4 2 2 0 22 11
Dartmouth 17 10 5 2 81 32
Hamilton 12 7 3 2
Harvard 9 6 3 0 .667 35 19 14 6 7 1
Maine 12 4 8 0
Massachusetts Agricultural 8 2 6 0 .250 18 38 9 3 6 0 20 38
Middlebury 7 0 6 1
MIT 4 0 4 0 .000 2 27 4 0 4 0 2 27
Pennsylvania 6 1 4 1 .250 6 23 8 1 5 2 8 28
Princeton 18 12 6 0
Rensselaer 5 2 3 0 .400 5 31 5 2 3 0 5 31
Saint Michael's
Syracuse
Union 4 2 2 0 .500 13 10 5 3 2 0 18 12
Williams 11 2 7 2 .273 11 22 13 4 7 2 18 24
Yale 15 14 1 0 .933 60 12 23 18 4 1 80 33
YMCA College 6 1 5 0 .167 6 39 7 2 5 0 11 39

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 16 at Williams* Weston Field RinkWilliamstown, Massachusetts W 1–0  1–0–0
January 19 at Springfield Hockey Club* Eastern States ColiseumSpringfield, Massachusetts W 5–0  2–0–0
January 26 at Rensselaer* RPI Rink • Troy, New York L 1–2  2–1–0
February 1 at Amherst* Pratt Field RinkAmherst, Massachusetts L 2–3  2–2–0
February 7 at Massachusetts Agricultural* Alumni Field RinkAmherst, Massachusetts L 1–7  2–3–0
February 13 at Dartmouth* Occom Pond • Hanover, New Hampshire L 0–15  2–4–0
February 23 at Hamilton* Russell Sage RinkClinton, New York L 1–12  2–5–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Springfield College Yearbook, 1924". Springfield College. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Puck Chasers Begin Indoor Practice". The Springfield Student. December 12, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Victory Marks Return of Varsity Hockey". The Springfield Student. January 18, 1924. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Varsity Hockey Team at R.P.I. Tomorrow". The Springfield Student. January 25, 1924. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Varsity Hockey Men Drop Game at Troy". The Springfield Student. February 1, 1924. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hockey Team Drops Two". The Springfield Student. February 8, 1924. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "Springfield Victory Hard Won for Aggies". The Massachusetts Collegian. February 14, 1924. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "Season Closed". The Springfield Student. February 29, 1924. Retrieved August 4, 2023.