1928–29 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

The 1928–29 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 31st season of play for the program.

1928–29 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
Home iceBoston Garden
Record
Overall5–4–1
Home3–0–1
Road1–3–0
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachJoseph Stubbs
Captain(s)John Tudor
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

Before the season began a major change had to be undertaken; the Boston Madison Square Garden, the new indoor facility for the Boston Bruins, was going to serve as the new home for Harvard hockey, but due to a lack of ice, the team would have to travel south to use the New York Madison Square Garden for practices. Tex Rickard controlled both buildings and he was willing to let Harvard have access to either.[1] There was also a change of university policy for the team as it was now able to play more than two away games per season.

The team opened their season with a pair of solid wins and then lost their two-game series against Toronto. Despite the loss, Harvard had pushed the Blues into overtime in both games and looked to be as strong as they were the year before. The second game only ended in a scoreless tie due to Toronto's captain throwing his stick to knock the puck off of a Crimson stick (not a penalty at the time).[2] Harvard's championship hopes were dealt a serious blow when they lost the first game of their collegiate season on Dartmouth's new rink and then had to wait over a month before their next game.

The Crimson were able to exact some revenge in the rematch against the Indians but they had little margin for error after an easy tilt against Pennsylvania. They entered the series against Yale with their foes having gone undefeated to that point (13–0–1) but Harvard could still spoil the Eli's season. In front of 12,000 spectators at the Garden, Harvard ground out a 2–1 overtime win in a penalty-filled game.[3] The rematch came a week later and once again the home team one, unfortunately that team was Yale. Harvard was held scoreless throughout the game but the defense remained stout and only surrendered a single goal in the third period. The final game, which would decide whether or not Yale could claim a championship, was played at Yale on the 13th of March and the two teams proved to be the equal of the other once more. While Yale appeared to be the better team at times during the game they would not distance themselves from the Crimson and the two teams finished regulation tied at 2-all. Overtime was needed but after a scoreless 10-minutes another was required. Neither team was able to end the game by the 80th minute so a third extra session was yet required. With both teams visible exhausted Frank Nelson was finally able to score the deciding goal, he just happened to be wearing an Eli sweater.[4]

While Harvard finished with a less-than-satisfying result and their record was rather poor, the Crimson had played tremendously well through most of the year, they just couldn't get luck to side in their favor in 1929.

Roster
No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
S. L. Batchelder Sophomore D
Albert S. Bigelow Senior D
Hugh W. Bigelow Senior D
Covel D
John Cross Junior LW
William L. Elkins Senior G
Horace D. Everett Sophomore C/LW
John B. Garrison Sophomore C
Rene F. G. Giddens Junior RW
Guy C. Holbrook Jr. Junior C
Orton P. Jackson Senior G
Charles B. Lakin Junior RW
B. Henry Newell Senior G
Pruyn RW
Eliot T. Putnam Senior C/D
Shearor D
Malcolm N. Stanley Senior LW/D
John Tudor (C) Senior LW
Watts LW

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Schedule and Results
Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 12 vs. MIT* Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts W 9–1  1–0–0
December 21 vs. McGill* Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts W 3–2 OT 3–1–0
December 28 vs. Toronto* Madison Square Garden • Manhattan, New York L 2–3 OT 2–1–0
January 3 vs. McGill* Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts T 0–0 OT 2–1–1
January 12 at Dartmouth* Davis Rink • Hanover, New Hampshire L 1–2  2–2–1
February 16 vs. Dartmouth* Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts W 3–2  3–2–1
February 22 at Pennsylvania* Philadelphia Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania W 9–0  4–2–1
March 2 vs. Yale* Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts W 2–1  5–2–1
March 9 at Yale* New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut L 0–1  5–3–1
March 13 at Yale* New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut L 2–3 3OT 5–4–1
*Non-conference game.

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References
  1. "FIRST CALL IS ISSUED FOR HOCKEY ASPIRANTS". The Harvard Crimson. November 26, 1928. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. "CRIMSON SEXTET BATTLES TORONTO TO SCORELESS TIE". The Harvard Crimson. January 4, 1929. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. "University Six Suffer First Defeat at Hands of Strong Harvard Sextet". Yale Daily News. March 4, 1929. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. "Yale Clinches Eastern Intercollegiate Hockey Title by Downing Crimson 3-2". Yale Daily News. March 14, 1929. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  5. "1928-1929 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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