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1924–25 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

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1924–25 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
Conference2nd Triangular League
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall8–4–0
Conference2–2–0
Home5–1–0
Road1–1–0
Neutral2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachEdward Bigelow
Captain(s)Edward Beals
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1924–25 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 27th season of play for the program.

Season

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With new coach Edward Bigelow behind the bench, Harvard received some impactful news in the offseason. Yale's home building, the New Haven Arena, had burned down, leaving the team without a local venue. This would give Harvard an advantage over the Elis as all games between the two teams would be played at the Boston Arena.[1] Additionally, the team lost only five players to graduation and those spots would be filled by men from an undefeated freshman team.[2]

Harvard got a quick start on the season, defeating MIT 8–3 and Boston University 6–1, before taking on the Boston hockey Club. The 1–8 loss demonstrated that the team still had a ways to go, but the return of Hammond, Howard and Chase from their respective absences would help the team's fortunes.[3]

When Harvard returned from their winter break they found Toronto waiting for them for the fourth consecutive year. This time, however, Harvard was able to put together a winning effort for the first time since 1913. After narrowly losing to another amateur club, Harvard got a leg up on Yale with a 3–2 overtime win, then followed that with a defeat of Princeton the following week. After keeping its intercollegiate record unblemished, Harvard had two chances to defeat its conference rivals and would need them when Yale evened the series with their own 3–2 win.

After keeping their intercollegiate championship hopes alive with a close victory over Dartmouth, Harvard faced Yale in a rubber match that was likely to decide the Triangular League and Intercollegiate championships. The two titans fought a defensive battle with Yale utilizing a similar form of line change as the Crimson. The gambit allowed the Bulldogs' top players to keep up with Harvard long into the night and, after regulation ended without a goal, overtime was required. Neither goaltender surrendered a marker in the two extra periods so a third, sudden-death period was needed. It took six minutes for Yale's Harrison Turnbull to score the only goal of the game and end Harvard's pursuit of a championship.[4]

Harvard won their final game of the season, narrowly defeating Princeton, to finish in second place in the Triangular League.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
William M. Austin Senior LW
E. W. Bailey Sophomore RW
Massachusetts Edward M. Beals Jr. (C) Senior RW
Henry M. Bohlen Senior D 1902-12-13
George W. Burgess Senior LW
Philip W. Chase Senior D
New York (state) Thayer Cummings Junior G New York, New York
John B. Durant Sophomore C
William P. Ellison Sophomore D
Courtland S. Gross Sophomore C/LW
Nathaniel Hamlen Sophomore RW
John W. Hammond Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg)
Massachusetts Clark Hodder Senior C 1903-11-09 Newton, Massachusetts
Willard Howard Sophomore D
Nathaniel S. Howe Junior C/LW
John L. Newell Junior G
C. L. Pierson Senior RW
Laurence O. Pratt Junior D 1904-05-07
Robert L. Pruyn Sophomore C 1904-11-05
W. T. Reid G
Richard S. Scott Sophomore LW
New York (state) George G. Walker Graduate LW 1900-12-14 Richmond, New York St. Paul's School
Cecil I. Wylde Sophomore D
Isadore Zarakov Sophomore RW

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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 5 2 3 0
Army 6 3 2 1 .583 16 12 7 3 3 1 16 17
Bates 7 1 6 0 .143 12 27 8 1 7 0 13 33
Boston College 2 1 1 0 .500 3 1 16 8 6 2 40 27
Boston University 11 6 4 1 .591 30 24 12 7 4 1 34 25
Bowdoin 3 2 1 0 .667 10 7 4 2 2 0 12 13
Clarkson 4 0 4 0 .000 2 31 6 0 6 0 9 46
Cornell 5 1 4 0 .200 7 23 5 1 4 0 7 23
Dartmouth 8 4 3 1 28 12
Hamilton 13 8 3 2
Harvard 10 8 2 0 .800 38 20 12 8 4 0 44 34
Massachusetts Agricultural 7 2 5 0 .286 13 38 7 2 5 0 13 38
Middlebury 3 1 2 0
MIT 8 2 4 2 .375 15 28 9 2 5 2 17 32
New Hampshire 4 2 2 0
Princeton 16 7 9 0
Rensselaer 4 2 2 0
Syracuse 1 1 0 0 1.000 3 0 4 1 3 0 6 13
Union 4 1 3 0 .250 8 22 4 1 3 0 8 22
Williams 7 3 4 0 .429 26 17 8 4 4 0 33 19
Yale 13 11 1 1 .885 46 12 16 14 1 1 57 16
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS SW GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Yale * 5 4 1 0 .800 2 13 5 16 14 1 1 57 16
Harvard 5 3 2 0 .600 1 14 12 12 8 4 0 44 34
Princeton 4 0 4 0 .000 0 6 16 16 7 9 0 54 53
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 11 vs. MIT* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 8–3  1–0–0
December 16 vs. Boston University* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 6–1  2–0–0
December 19 vs. Boston Hockey Club* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 1–8  2–1–0
January 2 vs. Toronto* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 2–1  3–1–0
January 10 vs. Boston Athletic Association* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 5–6  3–2–0
January 17 vs. Yale Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 3–2 OT 4–2–0 (1–0–0)
January 24 vs. Princeton Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 4–2  5–2–0 (2–0–0)
February 5 vs. Hamilton* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 6–2  6–2–0
February 14 vs. Yale Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 2–3  6–3–0 (2–1–0)
February 21 vs. Dartmouth* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 2–1  7–3–0
February 25 Yale Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 0–1 3OT 7–4–0 (2–2–0)
February 28 vs. Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey W 5–4  8–4–0 (3–2–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "OWEN FINDS HARVARD'S HOCKEY PROSPECTS GOOD". The Harvard Crimson. November 26, 1924. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "HOCKEY SQUAD GOES ON ARENA ICE TODAY". The Harvard Crimson. November 24, 1924. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "CRIMSON SIX MEETS BOSTON HOCKEY CLUB". The Harvard Crimson. December 19, 1924. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Yale Wins Big Three Championship as Turnbull Scores in Sudden Death". Yale Daily News. February 26, 1925. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "1924-1925 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.