1919–20 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 1919–20 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program.

1919–20 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
Conference3rd THL
Home iceLake Carnegie
Record
Overall2–8–0
Conference0–4–0
Road2–3–0
Neutral0–5–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachStuart Paton
Captain(s)Richard Haight
Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

In its first full season since the end of World War I the ice hockey club was looking to regain some of the prestige it had in the early teens. The opportunities and opponents for the Tigers were also expanding, however, college ice hockey was still encountering the same problem it always had; lack of available ice.[1]

Princeton spent a week in Concord, New Hampshire at the St. Paul's School facility which they were able to use to prepare for the start of their season. When they hit the ice in January they played at the Pavilion rink in Cambridge because the Boston Arena had been partially destroyed in a fire and was being rebuilt.[2] The rink was so small that teams were forced to play with 6 players aside for the entire contest. Though they played well the Tigers fell 4–5. The following night Princeton was dominated by Toronto and, despite allowing 11 goals, Maxwell was noted as having played particularly well in the game.[3]

Poor weather caused delays in the construction of the Philadelphia Ice Palace which caused several of the team's games to be rescheduled.[4] They were able to play a game at New Rochelle, losing to the home team 2–4, but playing better with the normal 7 players. The Tigers returned to the Pavilion at the end of the month but several weeks of idleness due to the weather left the team at a disadvantage to Harvard who handed Princeton their fourth loss.[5]

Princeton played the first intercollegiate game at the Philadelphia Ice Palace against Yale, losing 0–4. a few days later the Tigers managed to earn their first win of the season by downing the restarted Pennsylvania squad.[6] After earning a second win over Quaker City Hockey Club the Tigers faced Yale in a rematch. In the second game against the Elis, the teams agreed to play the entire contest at 6-on-6 with three 15-minute periods. This may be the first college game purposefully played under modern conditions.[7]

Princeton played well against Dartmouth, keeping up with their opponents until the fourth overtime period, a new program record.[8] Four nights later, however, the Tigers were routed by Harvard again as the Crimson claimed the Championship.[9]

Roster
No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Bell D
Conklin R
Cook RW
Francis L. Corcoran Sophomore W
Richard Ehret Junior RW
Richard A. Haight (C) Junior D
Edward L. Keyes Junior LW
Alan G. Knox Junior C
Eugene Maxwell Sophomore G
McPhee G
Schuyler Merritt II Sophomore D
Thomas Raleigh Senior F
John Tallman Sophomore RW
Arthur J. Terry Senior R/C/D
Samuel Welsh Junior RW

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Standings
1919–20 Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst–––––––2110––
Army5311.70020674212611
Boston College7520.714411786204519
Boston University2020.0002192020219
Dartmouth7610.857265106403016
Fordham–––––––––––––
Hamilton–––––––5320––
Harvard77001.00044101310306533
Lafayette–––––––––––––
Massachusetts Agricultural College5320.600221053202210
Michigan College of Mines0000–0041211016
MIT6420.667272285214231
New York State College–––––––––––––
Notre Dame0000–002200105
Pennsylvania4121.37591671511535
Princeton6150.1671331102802253
Rensselaer4130.2502484130248
Tufts4040.0004164040416
Williams5320.6001095320109
Yale4220.50014994503638
YMCA College–––––––––––––
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS SW GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard *44001.00022481310306533
Yale4220.500114994503638
Princeton4040.0000526102802272
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and Results
Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 1 at Harvard Club* Pavilion Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts L 4–5  0–1–0
January 2 vs. Toronto* Pavilion Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts L 0–11  0–2–0
January 17 at New Rochelle* New Rochelle, New York L 2–4  0–3–0
January 31 at Harvard Pavilion Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts L 3–6  0–4–0 (0–1–0)
February 14 vs. Yale Philadelphia Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania L 0–4  0–5–0 (0–2–0)
February 16 at Pennsylvania* Philadelphia Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania W 7–2  1–5–0
February 27 at Quaker City Hockey Club* Philadelphia Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania W 3–2  2–5–0
February 28 vs. Yale Philadelphia Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania L 1–6  2–6–0 (0–3–0)
March 2 vs. Dartmouth* Philadelphia Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania L 1–3 4OT 2–7–0
March 6 vs. Harvard Philadelphia Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania L 1–10  2–8–0 (0–4–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References
  1. "Volume 40, Number 183". The Princeton Daily. December 15, 1919. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  2. "New Arena Ice Palace Opens". Boston Post. January 2, 1921. p. 19.
  3. "Volume 40, Number 187". The Princeton Daily. January 6, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  4. "Volume 40, Number 189". The Princeton Daily. January 8, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  5. "Volume 40, Number 210". The Princeton Daily. February 2, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  6. "Volume 40, Number 215". The Princeton Daily. February 17, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  7. "Volume 41, Number 1". The Princeton Daily. March 1, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  8. "Volume 41, Number 3". The Princeton Daily. March 3, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  9. "Volume 41, Number 7". The Princeton Daily. March 8, 1920. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  10. "1919-1920 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  11. "Men's Hockey All-Time Results". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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