1921–22 Colgate men's ice hockey season

The 1920–21 Colgate men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program. The team was coached by James Ballantine in his 2nd season.

1921–22 Colgate
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceTaylor Lake
Record
Overall0–4–0
Road0–4–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJames Ballantine
Captain(s)George Gormley
Colgate men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

As the season began, Colgate had the benefit of not needing to replace any last year's players as all lettermen were still at school. Several newcomers did try out for the team but, with no void to fill, the Maroons could afford to be deliberate in their selection process.[1] Three rinks were planned for the school; two on Taylor Lake and a third east of the willow path. A small slate of 6 or 7 games was arranged for the team with only one game per week until the very end of the season.

Despite getting some decent ice time ahead of their opening match with Army, Colgate was slow out of the gate and allowed the Cadets to build a 3-goal lead after just one period. The Maroon defense stiffened afterwards but the offense could never get anything going. Team captain Gormley made several spectacular saves to prevent the score from getting out of hand but the forwards were unable to give him any assistance.[2] The team performed better in the second game against Cornell and Sanford got his team on the board first with a goal just a few minutes into the match. The Big Red steadily scored three goals to take a 2-goal lead but Sanford responded with his second to put his team within one. Unfortunately, the Cornell netminder was not accommodating and Colgate was unable to complete the comeback.[3]

After being delayed until early February, the team travelled up to Buffalo to take on the Nichols Hockey Club, an amateur outfit. On the best ice they had seen all year, the team was able produce their best offensive output with 4 goals. However, the defense was not ready for the speed of the game and surrendered 10 goals to the home team.[4] Due to the cancellation of other matches, the final game of the year was at Hamilton and the Maroons had the misfortune of playing one of the top teams in college hockey. Colgate was seemingly on the defensive for the entire game and could hardly resist the overpowering attack from the Continentals. Sanford scored the only goal for the Maroons but that did nothing to overcome the 8 markers that fond their way behind Gormley.[5]

Though the team lost all of their games, worse news was to come when the school decided against continuing the program. The Maroons would not play another official game for over 5 years.

Warner Chadwick served as team manager.[6]

Note: Colgate's athletic teams did not have a moniker until 'Red Raiders' was adopted in 1932.[7]

Roster
No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
New Jersey William S. Childs Junior C/LW Bernardsville, New Jersey
Ohio George C. Gormley Senior G Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio Robert P. Gygli Senior D/RW 1900-01-13 Cleveland, Ohio
Massachusetts Maurice E. Levy Sophomore D 1902-04-26 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
New York (state) Ralph W. Pearsall Junior D 1901-06-02 Sea Cliff, New York
New York (state) Russell H. Sackett Senior D 1897-12-28 Gouverneur, New York
Massachusetts Chester W. Sanford Sophomore C/LW Medford, Massachusetts
New York (state) Edward L. Townsend Junior D/RW Flushing, New York

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Standings
1921–22 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst–––––––10460––
Army7421.643231195312615
Bates7340.4291716138504425
Boston College33001.00016384312316
Bowdoin3021.1672492611218
Clarkson1010.0002122020920
Colby4121.37551373311625
Colgate3030.0003144040724
Columbia7331.500212473312124
Cornell5410.800171054101710
Dartmouth6411.7501056411105
Hamilton–––––––9720––
Harvard77001.000335118125117
Massachusetts Agricultural9540.5561623116502030
MIT6330.500141810460––
Pennsylvania7250.286162883502329
Princeton7250.2861221103612128
Rensselaer5050.0002285050228
Union0000–0062401212
Williams8341.438271983412719
Yale14770.50046391991005554
YMCA College6240.3333216240321

Schedule and results
DateOpponentSiteResultRecord
Regular Season
January 14 at Army* Stuart Rink • West Point, New York L 0–3  0–1–0
January 21 at Cornell* Beebe Lake • Ithaca, New York L 2–3  0–2–0
February ? at Nichols Hockey Club* Broadway Auditorium • Buffalo, New York L 4–10  0–3–0
February 15 at Hamilton* Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York L 1–8  0–4–0
*Non-conference game.

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References
  1. "Schedule Announced for Hockey Season". The Colgate Maroon. December 21, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  2. "Maroon Hockey Team Loses to Army Sextet". The Colgate Maroon. January 18, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  3. "Hockey Team Loses Hard Game to Cornell". The Colgate Maroon. January 25, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  4. "Maroon Hockey Team Meets Hamilton Today". The Colgate Maroon. February 15, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  5. "Hockey Team Defeated by Hamiltonian Sextet". The Colgate Maroon. February 22, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  6. "Salmagundi 1923". Colgate University. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  7. "Sport: Football, Oct. 31, 1932". Time. October 31, 1932. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  8. "1921-1922 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. "Colgate Raiders Men's Hockey 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
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