Alex Sayles

Alex Sayles
Biographical details
Born	April 8, 1903; Manhattan, New York, US
Died	April 27, 1967 (aged 64)
Alma mater	Princeton University
Playing career
1922–1923	Princeton (freshmen)
1923–1924	Princeton
1925–1927	Boston Hockey Club
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1925–1927	Phillips Academy
1927–1929	Pomfret School
1929–1932	Williams
Head coaching record
Overall	15–13–2 (.533)

Alexander Sayles (April 8, 1903 – April 27, 1967) was an American ice hockey player and coach in the 1920s and 30s.

Playing career

Raised in New York City, Sayles graduated from Phillips Academy in 1922. While there he was a member of several athletic clubs but it was the ice hockey team that would garner him the most fame.^[1] He began attending Princeton University that following fall and was a star for the freshman team. he joined the varsity as a sophomore and was one of the top scorers for the Tigers, helping the team compile a good record in 1923–24. After incurring a few injuries during the year, Sayles withdrew from the team to focus on his studies and graduated a year early in 1925.

Sayles returned to his alma mater and served as the head coach for Phillips for two years. During that time he was also a member of the Boston Hockey Club, one of the top amateur teams at the time. After two seasons, he assumed a similar role with the Pomfret School before accepting a job as the head coach for Williams in 1929.^[2] Sayles led the Ephs for three seasons resigning in 1932.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1922–23	Princeton (freshman)	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1923–24	Princeton	THL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1925–26	Boston Athletic Association	USAHA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1926–27	Boston Athletic Association	USAHA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Note: assists were not an official statistic or were recorded infrequently.

Head coaching record

Ice hockey

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Williams Ephs Independent (1929–1932)
1929–30	Williams	4–4–1
1930–31	Williams	6–6–1
1931–32	Williams	5–3–0
Williams:		15–13–2
Total:		15–13–2
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "1922 Pot Pourri". Philips Academy. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
^ "New Man to Coach Hockey This Season". The Williams Record. October 19, 1929. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Nine Colleges Will Oppose Hockey Team". The Williams Record. November 29, 1932. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from

[bio-1] "1922 Pot Pourri". Philips Academy. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[2] "New Man to Coach Hockey This Season". The Williams Record. October 19, 1929. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[3] "Nine Colleges Will Oppose Hockey Team". The Williams Record. November 29, 1932. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

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v t e Williams Ephs men's ice hockey
Venues	Cole Field House Pond (1902–1953) Lansing Chapman Rink (1953–Present)
Coaches	Russell Barkell (1922–1923) Ralph Cordingly (1923–1924) J. Philip Bower (1924–1926) Leo Bellerose (1926–1929) Alex Sayles (1929–1932) A. Barr Snively (1932–1942, 1945–1949) Frank Bell (1949–1952, 1953–1954) Bill McCormick (1954–1989) Bill Kangas (1989–2017, 2018–Present) Mike Monti (2017–2018)
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Conference affiliations	Tri-State League (1950–1952) ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1999) NESCAC (1999–Present)
Rivalries	Amherst Wesleyan
All-time leaders	Tom Roe (227 Points) Tom Roe (128 Goals) David Haimson (59 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2016
Williams College Williamstown, MA