1914–15 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 1914–15 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program.

1914–15 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
Conference	3rd IHL
Home ice	Lake Carnegie
Record
Overall	6–6–0
Conference	1–4–0
Road	1–3–0
Neutral	5–3–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Clarence Peacock
Assistant Coaches	Hobey Baker Thornton Emmons Ehrick Kilner Frank Winants
Captain(s)	Grant Peacock
Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons « 1913–14 1915–16 »

Season

After winning their third championship in five seasons, and with the departure of the best play the program has ever seen, Princeton was expected to take a step back after seeing many of its starters graduate in 1914.[1] Gus Hornfeck was replaced as coach by former assistant and captain of the '10 team, Clarence Peacock with several players from the previous year's squad serving as assistants. After several days of practice the final cuts produced a varsity team that had few returning players.[2]

Princeton began their season well, winning three of four to start with only Boston Athletic Association able to stop the Tigers.[3] Despite the wins there was concern for the team after it was barely able to defeat Mass Ag.[4] Regardless of the worries, Princeton went 2–1 over the following week as the team geared up for the championship series with Harvard and Yale.

Princeton produced a paltry effort against the Crimson, losing 1–4. After a week off there was no improvement to their game as Harvard won the rematch 5–1. Princeton was heading for a terrible end to their season after a loss in the first match with Yale but the team recovered for the second contest, holding the Elis to a single goal with captain Grant Peacock scored both goals in a double overtime win.[5] While they couldn't sustain the level of play, losing the rubber match to Yale, Princeton's win against the Bulldogs did provide hope for the future of the young team.

After the season John Humphreys was named as a first-team all-collegian.[6]

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		William Clarkson	Sophomore	RW
		Henry Cohu	Sophomore	G
		Harold Comey	Sophomore	RW
		Robert Cowan	Junior	RW
		Henry W. Ford	Sophomore	G
		Charles Garrison	Junior	D
		Paul W. Hills	Sophomore	LW
		Jesse Hoyt	Junior	W
		John Humphreys	Sophomore	D
		William Humphreys	Sophomore	R
		Grant Peacock (C)	Junior	D/C
		William Schoen	Sophomore	RW
		John Scully	Sophomore	RW

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Standings

1914–15 Collegiate ice hockey standings
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Army	3	0	3	0	.000	3	11		5	1	4	0	7	13
Columbia	4	2	2	0	.500	7	16		4	2	2	0	7	16
Cornell	4	1	3	0	.250	11	17		4	1	3	0	11	17
Dartmouth	5	4	1	0	.800	16	10		7	4	3	0	20	17
Harvard	9	8	1	0	.889	49	16		13	9	4	0	51	22
Massachusetts Agricultural College	10	5	5	0	.500	32	22		10	5	5	0	32	22
MIT	5	0	5	0	.000	6	20		6	0	6	0	6	28
Princeton	9	4	5	0	.444	17	24		12	6	6	0	28	34
Rensselaer	3	0	3	0	.000	0	14		3	0	3	0	0	14
Trinity	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Williams	7	4	3	0	.571	14	17		7	4	3	0	14	17
WPI	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Yale	10	7	3	0	.700	32	21		16	9	7	0	56	43
YMCA College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–

1914–15 Intercollegiate Hockey League standings
	Conference									Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	SW	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard *	4	4	0	0	1.000	2	16	5		13	9	4	0	51	22
Yale	5	2	3	0	.400	1	10	11		16	9	7	0	56	43
Princeton	5	1	4	0	.200	0	6	16		12	6	6	0	28	34
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 23	vs. Irish American Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 5–2	1–0–0
December 29	vs. Cornell*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 4–1	2–0–0
January 2	at Boston Athletic Association*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 1–4	2–1–0
January 4	vs. Massachusetts Agricultural College*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 3–2	3–1–0
January 9	vs. Williams*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 3–1	4–1–0
January 13	vs. Dartmouth*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 1–4	4–2–0
January 16	vs. Harvard	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 1–4	4–3–0 (0–1–0)
January 23	at Harvard	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 1–5	4–4–0 (0–2–0)
January 27	at Yale	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 1–3	4–5–0 (0–3–0)
February 17	vs. Yale	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 2–1 ^2OT	5–5–0 (1–3–0)
February 20	vs. Yale	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 1–3	5–6–0 (1–4–0)
February 22	at St. Paul's School*	Concord, New Hampshire	W 5–4	6–6–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

1. "Volume 38, Number 127". The Princeton Daily. November 23, 1914. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
2. "Volume 38, Number 140". The Princeton Daily. December 12, 1914. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
3. "Volume 38, Number 150". The Princeton Daily. January 8, 1915. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
4. "Volume 38, Number 151". The Princeton Daily. January 9, 1915. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
5. "Volume 38, Number 176". The Princeton Daily. February 18, 1915. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
6. "Volume 38, Number 198". The Princeton Daily. March 5, 1915. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
7. "1914-1915 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
8. "Men's Hockey All-Time Results". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved January 4, 2020.