1929–30 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season

21st season of play for the program

1929–30 Williams Ephs
men's ice hockey season

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The 1929–30 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season was the 27th season of play for the program.

Season

Before the start to the season, the team learned that it would be losing its head coach for the past three years. Leo Bellerose, who was also at the helm of the lacrosse program, was busy putting together a thesis for his master's degree from the Sorbonne and did not have the free time required to coach either team. For a replacement, the school turned to Princeton alum Alexander Sayles who had spent the past four years coaching high school hockey at Phillips Academy and Pomfret School.^[1] At the same time as they announced the new head coach, the school also was mulling over building an indoor ice rink for the program while planning for two temporary rinks to be available for this year.

Practice began in early December, despite Sayles being unable to attend for the first two weeks, and were conducted under the direction of team captain Franklin Hoyt. While the team had a mix of veterans and new players, the biggest concern for the Ephs was in goal. With the graduation of Watters, the team had no candidates who had played varsity hockey before. Hamilton and Lessing had shared the net for the freshman team so there was some experience but the team would have to hope that at least one of them could assume the responsibilities.^[2] Once Sayles arrived he found the team in dire need of ice time as the winter was, once again unaccommodatingly warm. The team had little chance to work together prior to the winter break and made arrangements with Princeton to use the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink for a few days before the team took on the Tigers in an exhibition game.^[3] The lack of proper training led to a rather poor showing by the team as they lost 3–7 but the Ephs grew stronger as the game went along.^[4]

Williams had about two weeks to get ready for their first official game and looked superior to Army in their opening tilt. However, the Ephs were unable to take advantage of many an opportunity and could only manage a tie in the game.^[5] Williams was supposed to return for their home opener against MIT on the 15th, however, the same warm weather that prevented them from practicing caused the match to be cancelled.^[6] Instead, the team headed out of town for their first contest with Amherst. The warm weather had rendered the Lord Jeffs' rink a quagmire so the two were forced to play on the Mass Aggies' venue. The game had a similar feeling to the Army match and saw Williams twice overcome deficits to force overtime. The attack from Langmaid, Hoyt and Gross was key in keeping Amherst on the defensive for much of the game and continued in the extra session. The Amherst cage was under siege all night with the Ephs firing 46 shots on goal to just 14 from the Sabrinas. The constant pressure finally resulted in Langmaid's second goal of the match at the 7:30 mark of overtime and the first win for Williams.^[7] By then, the weather had cooled off enough for the Ephs to play at home and they played Middlebury mostly even for 40 minutes. The Panthers brought a physical game with them and tried to batter the Ephs into submission but the Purple held served and answered both Middlebury scored in the first period. After a scoreless second, the Blue defenders faltered and 4 goals from Williams put the game out of reach.^[8]

As they had the year before, Williams took a road swing south and played Princeton and Penn. Coincidentally, the results were nearly the same as well with a loss to the Tigers following a win over the Quakers. Hazzard, who was the team's most consistent defenseman, was unavailable and his absence was felt as the Ephs surrendered 9 goals in the two games.^[9] The team then returned home for its final two home games of the year and played a listless game against Amherst. The Sabrinas were able to avenge their earlier loss against a seemingly uninterested Purple squad. The loss, however, seemed to light a fire under the Ephs and they roared back the following night for a victory over Massachusetts Agricultural.^[10] Hazzard's first two goals of the season proved to be the difference for Williams.

Due to the lack of practice for the team, they decided to arrange an exhibition match with Albany High School that they hoped would set them up for success as they closed out the season. While they won the match, the score was very close and, if anything, demonstrated that the team had regressed due to their lack of ice time.^[11] After cancelling a match with Union, the team ended the year with a trip east and ended up losing both matches. The first, versus Boston University, turned into a debacle for the Ephs as they allowed a season-worst 8 goals. Both Ward and Lessing played in the game but neither was capable of handling the Terriers' assault. The start of their final game was more promising as they held Brown scoreless for the first 19 minutes but the Brunos provided an unrelenting barrage of shots that sunk the Ephs. Lessing made 42 saves in a heroic effort but the Bears didn't give Williams much in the way of chances an their season ended with a 1–4 loss.^[12]

Edward Reeves served as team manager with Sterling Hiles as his assistant.

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	DoB	Hometown
J. Stanford Doughty	Sophomore	LW		Williamstown, Massachusetts
Harold B. Gross	Senior	D/F	1908-03-28	Providence, Rhode Island
James E. Hanrahan	Sophomore	C		Buffalo, New York
Robert P. Hazzard Jr.	Senior	D	1908-10-07	Gardiner, Maine
Franklin K. Hoyt (C)	Senior	LW	1907-09-11	West Newton, Massachusetts
Benjamin Langmaid	Junior	C		Swampscott, Massachusetts
Lawrence A. Lessing Jr.	Sophomore	G		Bayport, New York
Herman L. Schwartz Jr.	Junior	D		Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Frederick T. Sholes Jr.	Junior	G	1908-03-15	Geneva, New York
William R Stanwood	Junior	RW	1908-02-18	Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
Grant van Sant Jr.	Sophomore			New York, New York
William D. Ward	Junior	G		Nyack, New York
Daniel F. Wheeler Jr.	Senior	RW	1907-05-05	Bridgeport, Connecticut

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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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	2	7	0	–	–
Army	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	6	3	2	31	23
Bates	11	6	4	1	.591	27	21	11	6	4	1	27	21
Boston University	10	4	5	1	.450	34	31	13	4	8	1	40	48
Bowdoin	7	2	5	0	.286	10	23	7	2	5	0	10	23
Brown	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	8	3	1	–	–
Clarkson	6	4	2	0	.667	50	11	10	8	2	0	70	18
Colgate	6	1	4	1	.250	9	19	6	1	4	1	9	19
Cornell	6	4	2	0	.667	29	18	6	4	2	0	29	18
Dartmouth	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	5	8	0	44	54
Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	4	4	0	–	–
Harvard	10	7	2	1	.750	44	14	12	7	4	1	48	23
Massachusetts Agricultural	11	7	4	0	.636	25	25	11	7	4	0	25	25
Middlebury	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	6	2	0	–	–
MIT	8	4	4	0	.500	16	27	8	4	4	0	16	27
New Hampshire	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	3	8	2	22	42
Northeastern	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	2	5	0	–	–
Norwich	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	0	4	2	–	–
Pennsylvania	10	4	6	0	.400	36	39	11	4	7	0	40	49
Princeton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	9	8	1	–	–
Rensselaer	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	2	0	–	–
St. John's	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
St. Lawrence	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	0	4	0	–	–
St. Stephen's	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Union	5	2	2	1	.500	8	18	5	2	2	1	8	18
Villanova	1	0	1	0	.000	3	7	4	0	3	1	13	22
Williams	9	4	4	1	.500	28	32	9	4	4	1	28	32
Yale	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	17	1	1	–	–

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Exhibition
December 30	vs. Princeton*	Madison Square Garden • Manhattan, New York (Exhibition)	Lessing	L 3–7
Regular Season
January 11	at Army*	Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain, New York	Lessing	T 2–2 ^OT	0–0–1
January 18	vs. Amherst*	Alumni Field Rink • Amherst, Massachusetts	Lessing	W 3–2 ^OT	1–0–1
January 22	Middlebury*	Sage Hall Rink • Williamstown, Massachusetts	Ward	W 6–2	2–0–1
February 7	at Pennsylvania*	Philadelphia Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Ward	W 6–4	3–0–1
February 8	at Princeton*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	Ward	L 2–5	3–1–1
February 11	Amherst*	Sage Hall Rink • Williamstown, Massachusetts	Sholes	L 1–3	3–2–1
February 12	Massachusetts Agricultural*	Sage Hall Rink • Williamstown, Massachusetts	Ward	W 4–2	4–2–1
February 14	Albany High School*	Sage Hall Rink • Williamstown, Massachusetts (Exhibition)	Ward	W 3–2
February 21	at Boston University*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	Ward	L 3–8	4–3–1
February 22	at Brown*	Rhode Island Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	Lessing	L 1–4	4–4–1
*Non-conference game.

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Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points
Benjamin Langmaid	C	9	9	2	11
Jim Hoyt	LW	9	7	0	7
Harold Gross	D/F	8	2	2	4
Robert Hazzard	D	7	3	0	3
Daniel Wheeler	RW	9	3	0	3
Herman Schwartz	D	9	2	1	3
Stanford Doughty	LW	9	1	1	2
James Hanrahan	C	6	1	0	1
Grant Van Sant	Substitute	1	0	0	0
Frederick Sholes	G	1	0	0	0
Larry Lessing	G	5	0	0	0
William Ward	G	5	0	0	0
William Stanwood	RW	9	0	0	0
Total			28	6	34

Note: Only the primary assist was recorded infrequently.

References

^ "New Man to Coach Hockey This Season". The Williams Record. October 19, 1929. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Active Practice for Hockey Squad Begins". The Williams Record. December 3, 1929. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Septet Will Engage Princeton in 'Garden'". The Williams Record. December 21, 1929. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Princeton Defeats Purple Sextet, 7-3". The Williams Record. January 11, 1930. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "West Point Skaters Tie Purple Team, 2-2". The Williams Record. January 14, 1930. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Williams Sextet to Play Amherst Today". The Williams Record. January 18, 1930. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Overtime Score Downs Amherst". The Williams Record. January 21, 1930. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Purple Hockey Team Conquers Middlebury". The Williams Record. February 8, 1930. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Hockey Team Splits Even on Holiday Trip". The Williams Record. February 11, 1930. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Sabrina Wins, M.A.C. Loses in Hockey Here". The Williams Record. February 15, 1930. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Albany Hockey Club Defeated by Sextet". The Williams Record. February 18, 1930. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Ice Season Ends as Sextet Loses Twice". The Williams Record. February 25, 1930. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Gulielmensian 1931". Williams College. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

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 (1929–1931) A. Barr Snively (1931–1942, 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
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