1922–23 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season

The 1922–23 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.

1922–23 Middlebury Panthers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceMiddlebury Rink
Record
Overall0–3–0
Home0–1–0
Road0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachErwin Drost
Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey seasons
 1923–24 »

Season

Increased interest by the student body caused Middlebury College to recognize ice hockey as a minor sport this season.[1] The first game was swiftly arranged with Rensselaer and the team began to work on the temporary rink that had been built atop the tennis courts. The general lack of experience both with the game and with one another left the players handicapped in their opening match but the team still performed well. Middlebury limited the Engineers to just three goals and played aggressively despite their newness to the game.[2]

Due to their late start, the team wasn't able to schedule another game for almost a month. However, The time in between games did give the Panthers a change to fine tune their game. When they finally travelled to play Saint Michael's, Middlebury looked far more composed and played the Purple Knights evenly all game. The offense had no ability to penetrate the St. Mike's defense and were restricted to long shots that missed more often than not. Fortunetely, the Panthers' defense was just as effective and neither team was able to score in regulation. During the overtime, a rink-length rush from Papineau resulted in the only goal of the game and gave Middlebury its second loss.[3] The rematch wasn't long in coming as the two were set to play during Middlebury's Winter Carnival on the 22nd. Ross opened the scoring with the first goal in the program's history and had his team in the lead by the midway point of the game. Saint Michael's rallied with two goals in the second half to take the match but that didn't stop the first home game for the Panthers being a huge and popular success.[4]

Erwin Drost served as team manager and head coach.

Roster

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Connecticut Stanton E. Ashley Senior 1901-03-17 New Britain, Connecticut
Vermont Paris Fletcher Junior LW Middlebury, Vermont
Vermont Elbert T. Gallagher Senior G St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Massachusetts John J. Leary Sophomore D Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts William J. McLaughlin Freshman D Dorchester, Massachusetts
Vermont Donald Ross Senior RW West Rutland, Vermont
Vermont Malcolm Ross Senior C Rutland, Vermont
Connecticut Edward S. Twitchell Freshman D New Britain, Connecticut

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Standings

Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst9531
Army11560.4552635147703639
Bates9630.6673425128405632
Boston College55001.0003061412115318
Boston University7250.286212282602226
Bowdoin6330.500182895403733
Clarkson3201.83315363213017
Colby6240.333152162401521
Columbia9360.333143593601435
Cornell6042.1676166042616
Dartmouth121020.83349201513206726
Hamilton10460
Harvard10730.7002711128403419
Maine6240.333162362401623
Massachusetts Agricultural9342.444132493421324
Middlebury3030.00016303016
MIT8350.375165283501652
Pennsylvania6051.08383671511138
Princeton151140.73384211913519732
Rensselaer5140.2006235140623
Saint Michael's
Union0000003210
Williams9531.6113317106314017
Yale13940.6927016159607526

Schedule and results

DateOpponentSiteResultRecord
Regular Season
January 20 at Rensselaer* Russell Sage Rink • Troy, New York L 0–3  0–1–0
February 17 at Saint Michael's* Colchester, Vermont L 0–1 OT 0–2–0
February 22 Saint Michael's* Middlebury Rink • Middlebury, Vermont L 1–2  0–3–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. "Outing Club to Receive Funds to Build Ski Jump". Middlebury Campus. January 10, 1923. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. "Blue Holds Troy Six to 3-0 Score". Middlebury Campus. January 24, 1923. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  3. "Blue Puck Chasers Lose to Winooski Sextet 1-0". Middlebury Campus. February 21, 1923. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  4. "Blue Rink Artists Fall in Saints Third Period Drive". Middlebury Campus. February 28, 1923. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  5. "The Kaleidoscope 1924". Middlebury College. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
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