1916–17 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
The 1916–17 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 22nd season of play for the program.
1916–17 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season | |
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Intercollegiate Hockey League, co-Champion | |
Conference | T–1st IHL |
Home ice | New Haven Arena |
Record | |
Overall | 10–4–0 |
Home | 8–2–0 |
Road | 1–1–0 |
Neutral | 1–1–0 |
Coaches and Captains | |
Head Coach | Fred Rocque |
Captain(s) | Lawrence Murray |
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons « 1915–16 1917–18 » |
Season
On December 13, Yale announced Fred Rocque as their head coach.[1] While the Bulldogs had coaches in years past, Rocque is cited as the first official coach in team history. Rocque, who had previously coached Dartmouth, substituted his player much more than the team had previously and would commonly have players perform at multiple positions in the same game. This tactic helped prevent the Elis from flagging at the end of games, something they had trouble with in recent years.
Yale had their best season in 18 years, posting a .714 winning percentage in 14 games. More importantly, the Elis won the season series against Harvard for the first time since 1908. The Bulldogs two overtime losses to Princeton cost them, however, as the series loss left all three teams in a three-way tie in the IHL and prevented any team from claiming the Intercollegiate Championship for 1917.[2]
After the season the United States officially entered World War I. While most programs were suspended as a result, Yale's men's team would attempt to muddle through the season.
Roster
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
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Lester Armour | Junior | C/R | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 1895-03-21 | Chicago, Illinois | St. Mark's School | |
Baker | LW | ||||||||
John E. Bierwirth | Senior | D/RW | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Hotchkiss School | ||||
Andrew J. Fox Jr. | Sophomore | LW | |||||||
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Erl C. B. Gould | Junior | C/LW | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 1895-10-03 | Baltimore, Maryland | St. Paul's School | |
Everett Griggs | Junior | LW | 1891-05-08 | ||||||
Kelley | RW | ||||||||
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Henry H. Landon Jr. | Senior | D | 1893-11-24 | Manhattan, New York | St. Mark's School | |||
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George M. Laughlin III | Junior | LW | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 1895-11-14 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | St. Paul's School | |
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Archibald G. McIlwaine II | Sophomore | R/D/C/RW | 1895-11-20 | |||||
Lawrence N. Murray (C) | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | St. Paul's School | ||||
Newton | Sophomore | G | |||||||
Henry H. Scudder | Junior | G | |||||||
Clarence Stanley | Sophomore | RW | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Berkshire School | ||||
Howell Van Nostrand | Junior | C | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 156 lb (71 kg) | Westminster School | ||||
Ward | RW | ||||||||
Holcomb York | Senior | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Hotchkiss School |
Standings
Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PCT. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Army | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 21 | |
Colgate | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | |
Dartmouth | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 16 | |
Harvard | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 18 | |
Massachusetts Agricultural College | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | |
MIT | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 26 | |
New York State College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Princeton | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 27 | |
Rensselaer | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 21 | |
Williams | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17 | |
Yale | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 31 | |
YMCA College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | SW | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Harvard * | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 18 | |
Princeton * | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 27 | |
Yale * | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 31 | |
* indicates conference co-champion |
Schedule and Results
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 20 | vs. Yale Freshman Team* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition) | L 3–4 | ||||||||
December 23 | at St. Nicholas Hockey Club* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 4–2 | 1–0–0 | |||||||
January 10 | vs. Williams* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 3–2 | 2–0–0 | |||||||
January 13 | vs. Princeton | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0) | |||||||
January 17 | vs. Princeton | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | L 3–4 2OT | 3–1–0 (1–1–0) | |||||||
January 24 | vs. Massachusetts Agricultural College* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 5–3 | 4–1–0 | |||||||
January 25 | vs. Colgate* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 7–3 | 5–1–0 | |||||||
February 3 | vs. MIT* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 8–1 | 6–1–0 | |||||||
February 5 | vs. Dartmouth* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | L 1–2 | 6–2–0 | |||||||
February 10 | vs. St. Nicholas Hockey Club* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 3–2 OT | 7–2–0 | |||||||
February 17 | vs. Harvard | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 2–0 | 8–2–0 (2–1–0) | |||||||
February 24 | vs. Philadelphia Wanderers* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 5–3 | 9–2–0 | |||||||
February 28 | vs. Princeton | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 2–3 3OT | 9–3–0 (2–2–0) | |||||||
March 3 | at Harvard | Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 0–5 | 9–4–0 (2–3–0) | |||||||
March 10 | vs. Harvard | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 2–0 | 10–4–0 (3–3–0) | |||||||
*Non-conference game. |
References
- "Vol. XXXX, No. 66". Yale Daily News. December 13, 1916. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- "Volume 39, No. 105". The Daily Princetonian. March 12, 1917. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- "1916-1917 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- "YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 -2019" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved December 30, 2019.