1924–25 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

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

1924–25 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
Conference2nd Triangular League
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall8–4–0
Conference2–2–0
Home5–1–0
Road1–1–0
Neutral2–2–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachEdward Bigelow
Captain(s)Edward Beals
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

With new coach Edward Bigelow behind the bench, Harvard received some potentially good 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 man 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

No. S/P/C 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 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

1924–25 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst5230
Army73311617
Boston College178634128
Boston University127413425
Bowdoin5320
Clarkson6060946
Cornell5140
Dartmouth84312812
Hamilton13832
Harvard10820.8003820128404434
Massachusetts Agricultural College7250
Middlebury3120
MIT7340
Princeton16790
Rensselaer4220
Syracuse
Union4130
Williams8440
Yale161411
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS SW GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Yale *5410.80021351614115716
Harvard5320.60011412128404434
Princeton4040.0000616167905453
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and results

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

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References

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