1923–24 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season

1923–24 Penn Quakers
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The 1923–24 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season was the 12th season of play for the program.

Season

Penn's season began normally, with a slew of new players trying out for the squad.[1] Despite much more practice time entering this season than the year before, coach Powers wasn't too optimistic about the team's first game and results bore that out. a 1–4 loss to began didn't harm the team too much as it was against an amateur team and wouldn't impair their collegiate ranking.[2] After some lineup changes, the Quakers travelled up to West Point and won their first game despite very poor ice conditions.[3] After a match with Lafayette was canceled, the spot was filled by a team composed of Princeton alumni who resided in and around Philadelphia. The game proved to be an even match and ended in a tie., which led the Quakers into their normal intercollegiate season with a .500 record.

The first big test for the team came against Yale and the Quakers were completely outmatched.[4] Yale had several advantages in the game, including playing their 14th game of the season, but the biggest was how the Bulldogs used the closeness of the boards to the net and shot pucks off of the back wall and had them rebound out in front of the goal. Exams caused the team's next game to be played in early February and the time off didn't appear to help the squad.[5] The next game, a few days later, also ended in a loss but the team nearly managed to overcome an early deficit and lead to some hope for the near future.[6] The rematch with Hamilton happened at the end of the month and, despite Warner returning from a shoulder injury, the Quakers could only earn a tie with the Continentals.[7] On a positive note, the game did attract 2,000 spectators so even in the midst of a poor season the team could still command a good-sized crowd.

The Quakers' season ended after a 1–5 loss to Dartmouth but worse news was soon to come. Due to financial constraints, the team was discontinued after the 1924 season and wouldn't play again for four years.

Roster

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Caminez G
Emmerling RW
Gray RW
Judd LW
MacGregor D
G. Murray D
Prince LW
Andrew C. Pringle (C) Graduate C
Warner D

Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst 10 4 6 0
Army 6 3 3 0 .500 15 13 8 3 5 0 23 30
Bates 8 8 0 0 1.000 31 3 11 9 2 0 34 9
Boston College 1 1 0 0 1.000 6 3 18 7 10 1 32 45
Boston University 7 1 6 0 .143 10 34 9 1 8 0 11 42
Bowdoin 5 1 2 2 .400 10 17 6 1 3 2 10 24
Clarkson 4 1 3 0 .250 8 12 7 3 4 0 12 19
Colby 8 1 5 2
Cornell 4 2 2 0 .500 22 11 4 2 2 0 22 11
Dartmouth 17 10 5 2 81 32
Hamilton 12 7 3 2
Harvard 9 6 3 0 .667 35 19 14 6 7 1
Maine 12 4 8 0
Massachusetts Agricultural 8 2 6 0 .250 18 38 9 3 6 0 20 38
Middlebury 7 0 6 1
MIT 4 0 4 0 .000 2 27 4 0 4 0 2 27
Pennsylvania 6 1 4 1 .250 6 23 8 1 5 2 8 28
Princeton 18 12 6 0
Rensselaer 5 2 3 0 .400 5 31 5 2 3 0 5 31
Saint Michael's
Syracuse
Union 4 2 2 0 .500 13 10 5 3 2 0 18 12
Williams 11 2 7 2 .273 11 22 13 4 7 2 18 24
Yale 15 14 1 0 .933 60 12 23 18 4 1 80 33
YMCA College 6 1 5 0 .167 6 39 7 2 5 0 11 39

Schedule and Results

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 9 vs. Quaker City Club* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania L 1–4  0–1–0
January 12 at Army* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 2–1  1–1–0
January 18 vs. Princeton Alumni* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania T 1–1  1–1–1
January 23 at Yale* New Haven ArenaNew Haven, Connecticut L 0–8  1–2–1
February 8 at Cornell* Beebe LakeIthaca, New York L 1–6  1–3–1
February 12 at Hamilton* Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York L 2–3  1–4–1
February 26 vs. Hamilton* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania T 0–0  1–4–2
February 29 vs. Dartmouth* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania L 1–5  1–5–2
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. ^ "Coach Powers Calls Second Hockey Drill". The Daily Pennsylvanian. December 12, 1923. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Red and Blue Sextet Bows to Quaker Club". The Daily Pennsylvanian. January 10, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hockey Team Defeats Army in Close Contest". The Daily Pennsylvanian. January 14, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Red and Blue Sextet Loses to Old Eli, 8-0". The Daily Pennsylvanian. January 24, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Penn Bows to Cornell Sextet". Cornell Daily Sun. February 9, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "University Sextet Loses to Hamilton". The Daily Pennsylvanian. February 13, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Hockey Team Holds Halimton to Draw". The Daily Pennsylvanian. February 27, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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