1924–25 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

1924–25 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
1924–25 Harvard Crimson; men's ice hockey season
Conference	2nd Triangular League
Home ice	Boston Arena
Record
Overall	8–4–0
Conference	2–2–0
Home	5–1–0
Road	1–1–0
Neutral	2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Edward Bigelow
Captain(s)	Edward Beals
	Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons; « 1923–24 1925–26 »

The 1924–25 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 27th season of play for the program.

Season[edit]

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[edit]

Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
William M. Austin	Senior	LW
E. W. Bailey	Sophomore	RW
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
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)
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
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[edit]

1924–25 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	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

1924–25 Triangular Hockey League standings v t e
	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[edit]

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

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References[edit]

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

[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.

[record-6] "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

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v t e Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Venues	Franklin Park (1897–1904) Harvard Stadium Rink (1904–1911) Boston Arena (1911–1917, 1921–1956) Pavilion Rink (1919–1921) Donald C. Watson Rink (1956–1978) Bright Hockey Center (1979–present)
Coaches	no coach (1897–1903, 1918–19) Alfred Winsor (1903–17, 1923–24) William Henry Claflin Jr. (1919–23) Edward Bigelow (1924–27) Joseph Stubbs (1927–38) Clark Hodder (1938–42) John Chase (1942–43, 1945–50) Cooney Weiland (1950–71) Bill Cleary (1971–90) Ronn Tomassoni (1990–99) Mark Mazzoleni (1999–2004) Ted Donato (2004– )
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 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 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 1999–2000 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 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1901–1911) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	Cornell Yale
Culture & lore	Beanpot Love Story
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Scott Fusco (240 Points) Lane MacDonald (111 Goals) Grant Blair (72 Wins)
Retired numbers	Bill Cleary (4)
National championships	1989
Frozen Four appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1983 1986 1987 1989 1994 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1993 1994 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2015 2016 2017 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1963 1971 1983 1987 1994 2002 2004 2006 2015 2017
Hobey Baker winners	Mark Fusco (1983) Scott Fusco (1986) Lane MacDonald (1989) Jimmy Vesey (2016)
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