1919–20 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

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1919–20 Princeton Tigers
men's ice hockey season
Conference3rd THL
Home iceLake Carnegie
Record
Overall2–8–0
Conference0–4–0
Road2–3–0
Neutral0–5–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachStuart Paton
Captain(s)Richard Haight
Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1919–20 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program.

Season[edit]

In its first full season since the end of World War I the ice hockey club was looking to regain some of the prestige it had in the early teens. The opportunities and opponents for the Tigers were also expanding, however, college ice hockey was still encountering the same problem it always had; lack of available ice.[1]

Princeton spent a week in Concord, New Hampshire at the St. Paul's School facility which they were able to use to prepare for the start of their season. When they hit the ice in January they played at the Pavilion rink in Cambridge because the Boston Arena had been partially destroyed in a fire and was being rebuilt.[2] The rink was so small that teams were forced to play with 6 players aside for the entire contest. Though they played well the Tigers fell 4–5. The following night Princeton was dominated by Toronto and, despite allowing 11 goals, Maxwell was noted as having played particularly well in the game.[3]

Poor weather caused delays in the construction of the Philadelphia Ice Palace which caused several of the team's games to be rescheduled.[4] They were able to play a game at New Rochelle, losing to the home team 2–4, but playing better with the normal 7 players. The Tigers returned to the Pavilion at the end of the month but several weeks of idleness due to the weather left the team at a disadvantage to Harvard who handed Princeton their fourth loss.[5]

Princeton played the first intercollegiate game at the Philadelphia Ice Palace against Yale, losing 0–4. a few days later the Tigers managed to earn their first win of the season by downing the restarted Pennsylvania squad.[6] After earning a second win over Quaker City Hockey Club the Tigers faced Yale in a rematch. In the second game against the Elis, the teams agreed to play the entire contest at 6-on-6 with three 15-minute periods. This may be the first college game purposefully played under modern conditions.[7]

Princeton played well against Dartmouth, keeping up with their opponents until the fourth overtime period, a new program record.[8] Four nights later, however, the Tigers were routed by Harvard again as the Crimson claimed the Championship.[9]

Roster[edit]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Bell D
Conklin R
Colorado Frank H. Cook Freshman RW 1899-11-28 Colorado Springs, Colorado
Francis L. Corcoran Sophomore W
Richard Ehret Junior RW
Richard A. Haight (C) Junior D
Edward L. Keyes Junior LW
Alan G. Knox Junior C
Eugene Maxwell Sophomore G
New York (state) Walter S. MacPhee Sophomore G 1899-12-23 Brooklyn, New York
Schuyler Merritt II Sophomore D
Thomas Raleigh Senior F
John Tallman Sophomore RW
Arthur J. Terry Senior R/C/D
Samuel Welsh Junior RW

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Standings[edit]

Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst 2 1 1 0
Army 5 3 1 1 .700 20 6 7 4 2 1 26 11
Bates 4 3 1 0 .750 15 6 8 4 4 0 21 19
Boston College 7 5 2 0 .714 41 17 8 6 2 0 45 19
Boston University 2 0 2 0 .000 2 19 2 0 2 0 2 19
Bowdoin 4 1 3 0 .250 6 15 6 2 4 0 17 28
Dartmouth 7 6 1 0 .857 26 5 10 6 4 0 30 16
Fordham
Hamilton 5 3 2 0
Harvard 7 7 0 0 1.000 44 10 13 10 3 0 65 33
Massachusetts Agricultural 5 3 2 0 .600 22 10 5 3 2 0 22 10
Michigan College of Mines 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 10 16
MIT 6 4 2 0 .667 27 22 8 5 2 1 42 31
New York State
Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 10 5
Pennsylvania 3 0 2 1 .167 3 13 7 1 5 1 15 35
Princeton 6 1 5 0 .167 13 31 10 2 8 0 22 53
Rensselaer 4 1 3 0 .250 24 8 4 1 3 0 24 8
Tufts 4 0 4 0 .000 4 16 4 0 4 0 4 16
Williams 5 3 2 0 .600 10 9 5 3 2 0 10 9
Yale 4 2 2 0 .500 14 9 9 4 5 0 36 38
YMCA College
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS SW GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard * 4 4 0 0 1.000 2 24 8 13 10 3 0 65 33
Yale 4 2 2 0 .500 1 14 9 9 4 5 0 36 38
Princeton 4 0 4 0 .000 0 5 26 10 2 8 0 22 72
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and Results[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 1 at Harvard Club* Pavilion Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts L 4–5  0–1–0
January 2 vs. Toronto* Pavilion Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts L 0–11  0–2–0
January 17 at New Rochelle* New Rochelle, New York L 2–4  0–3–0
January 31 at Harvard Pavilion Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts L 3–6  0–4–0 (0–1–0)
February 14 vs. Yale Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania L 0–4  0–5–0 (0–2–0)
February 16 at Pennsylvania* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania W 7–2  1–5–0
February 27 at Quaker City Hockey Club* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania W 3–2  2–5–0
February 28 vs. Yale Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania L 1–6  2–6–0 (0–3–0)
March 2 vs. Dartmouth* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania L 1–3 4OT 2–7–0
March 6 vs. Harvard Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania L 1–10  2–8–0 (0–4–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Volume 40, Number 183". The Princeton Daily. December 15, 1919. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Arena Ice Palace Opens". Boston Post. January 2, 1921. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Volume 40, Number 187". The Princeton Daily. January 6, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Volume 40, Number 189". The Princeton Daily. January 8, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Volume 40, Number 210". The Princeton Daily. February 2, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Volume 40, Number 215". The Princeton Daily. February 17, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Volume 41, Number 1". The Princeton Daily. March 1, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Volume 41, Number 3". The Princeton Daily. March 3, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Volume 41, Number 7". The Princeton Daily. March 8, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "1919-1920 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "Men's Hockey All-Time Results". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved January 4, 2020.