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1927–28 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season

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1927–28 MIT Engineers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall1–3–0
Road0–2–0
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBill Stewart
Captain(s)Ralph Crosby
MIT Engineers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1927–28 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season was the 27th season of play for the program. The Engineers were coached by Bill Stewart in his 3rd season.

Season

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When MIT hit the ice for their first preseason practice in early November, coach Stewart had more than 40 candidates to pick from. He would have to completely remake the defense as all three of last years' starters had graduated.[1] With nearly a month before their first game, the team had ample opportunity to round into form. Despite this, the team was not expected to threaten the defending intercollegiate champions, Harvard. Sure enough, the Crimson controlled the game from start to finish, handing the Engineers a rather embarrassing 0–9 defeat.[2] Tech had nearly another month before their next game and, though they had the winter break in between, coach Stewart tried to address some of the problems that had been pointed out in the loss. Unfortunately, the team came up against another of the nation's top squads and was handed a second drubbing, this time by Dartmouth.[3]

Things continued to trend in the wrong direction in the third game. Yale was another of the teams vying for a championship and they proved their mettle with a 1–12 steamrolling of the Engineers.[4] While the team felt the absence of Duplin in the match, its doubtful that a full-strength MIT would have fared much better against the Elis. With only terrible results on their resume, the team packed it in for the remainder of January and didn't have another game scheduled until after the exam break. Upon their return, Bill Cullinan, who had been on last year's squad, returned to school and was eligible to play once more.[5]

Unfortunately for the team, the weather began to warm towards the beginning of February and caused the team to cancel their next four games. The team could only practice and wait for better conditions but, in the end, they were only able to play one more game on the year. In mid March the team took a trip south to play Brown. Taking advantage of their weak opponent, MIT was finally able to get its first win of the year. Crosby, Donahue and White each scored in the game to send the seniors off in style.[6]

Paul Donahue served as team manager with.[7]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Walter F. Burke Junior G
Massachusetts Ralph H. Crosby (C) Junior C 1906-11-05 Somerville, Massachusetts
Massachusetts William E. Cullinan Jr. Junior 1907-08-17 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Paul F. Donahue Junior 1907-04-02 Roslindale, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Victor J. Duplin Jr. Junior LW 1904-12-03 Stoneham, Massachusetts
Connecticut John J. Fahey Senior RW 1906-08-14 Derby, Connecticut
Massachusetts Laurence A. Horan Junior 1905-07-01 Boston, Massachusetts
John F. Langmaid Jr. Sophomore
Massachusetts Daniel V. Lucey Sophomore D 1907-07-23 Melrose, Massachusetts
Ontario Walter J. Nock Senior LW/D 1906-10-13 Mexico City, Mexico
Ontario David D. Peene Junior RW 1903-01-20 Hamilton, Ontario
Massachusetts Philip J. Riley Sophomore G 1906-01-08 Lawrence, Massachusetts
Massachusetts George E. White Junior D 1906-11-13 Quincy, Massachusetts

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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 7 4 2 1
Army 8 1 7 0 .125 6 36 9 1 8 0 9 44
Bates 10 5 5 0 .500 21 26 12 6 5 1 26 28
Boston College 7 2 4 1 19 25
Boston University 9 6 2 1 .722 42 23 9 6 2 1 42 23
Bowdoin 8 3 5 0 .375 16 27 9 4 5 0 20 28
Brown 12 4 8 0
Clarkson 10 9 1 0 .900 59 13 11 10 1 0 61 14
Colgate 4 0 4 0 .000 4 18 4 0 4 0 4 18
Cornell 5 2 3 0 .400 11 29 5 2 3 0 11 29
Dartmouth 10 6 4 0 64 23
Hamilton 8 5 2 1
Harvard 6 5 1 0 .833 28 8 9 7 2 0 45 13
Holy Cross
Massachusetts Agricultural 6 0 6 0 .000 5 17 6 0 6 0 5 17
Middlebury 8 7 1 0
MIT 4 1 3 0 .250 6 35 4 1 3 0 6 35
New Hampshire 9 7 1 1 33 26
Norwich 4 0 2 2
Princeton 12 5 7 0
Rensselaer 4 2 1 1
St. Lawrence 4 2 2 0
Syracuse
Union 5 0 4 1 .100 10 21 5 0 4 1 10 21
Williams 8 6 2 0 .750 27 12 8 6 2 0 27 12
Yale 13 11 2 0 .846 88 22 18 14 4 0 114 39
YMCA College 6 2 4 0 .333 10 15 6 2 4 0 10 15

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 9 vs. Harvard* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 0–9  0–1–0
January 3 vs. Dartmouth* Eastern States ColiseumSpringfield, Massachusetts L 1–11  0–2–0
January 7 at Yale* New Haven ArenaNew Haven, Connecticut L 1–12  0–3–0
March 17 at Brown* Rhode Island AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island W 4–3  1–3–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "FORTY CANDIDATES REPORT FOR HOCKEY". The Tech. November 11, 1927. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "WEAK SHOWING OF ENGINEER SEXTET RESULTS IN DEFEAT". The Tech. December 12, 1927. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Beavers Clash With Yale". The Tech. January 6, 1928. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "BULLDOGS SWAMP ENGINEER SEXTET". The Tech. January 9, 1928. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "untitled". The Tech. February 10, 1928. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "BEAVER HOCKEY MEN DEFEAT BROWN 4 TO 3". The Tech. March 19, 1928. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "1928 Technique" (PDF). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved November 14, 2023.