1923–24 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season

The 1923–24 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season was the 12th season of play for the program.

1923–24 Penn Quakers
men's ice hockey season
Home icePhiladelphia Ice Palace
Record
Overall1–5–2
Home0–1–2
Road1–3–0
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachEddie Powers
Captain(s)Andy Pringle
Penn Quakers men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

Penn's season began normally, with a slew of new players trying out for the squad.[1] Despite much more practice time entering this season than the year before, coach Powers wasn't too optimistic about the team's first game and results bore that out. a 1–4 loss to began didn't harm the team too much as it was against an amateur team and wouldn't impair their collegiate ranking.[2] After some lineup changes, the Quakers travelled up to West Point and won their first game despite very poor ice conditions.[3] After a match with Lafayette was canceled, the spot was filled by a team composed of Princeton alumni who resided in and around Philadelphia. The game proved to be an even match and ended in a tie., which led the Quakers into their normal intercollegiate season with a .500 record.

The first big test for the team came against Yale and the Quakers were completely outmatched.[4] Yale had several advantages in the game, including playing their 14th game of the season, but the biggest was how the Bulldogs used the closeness of the boards to the net and shot pucks off of the back wall and had them rebound out in front of the goal. Exams caused the team's next game to be played in early February and the time off didn't appear to help the squad.[5] The next game, a few days later, also ended in a loss but the team nearly managed to overcome an early deficit and lead to some hope for the near future.[6] The rematch with Hamilton happened at the end of the month and, despite Warner returning from a shoulder injury, the Quakers could only earn a tie with the Continentals.[7] On a positive note, the game did attract 2,000 spectators so even in the midst of a poor season the team could still command a good-sized crowd.

The Quakers' season ended after a 1–5 loss to Dartmouth but worse news was soon to come. Due to financial constraints, the team was discontinued after the 1924 season and wouldn't play again for four years.

Roster

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Caminez G
Emmerling RW
Gray RW
Judd LW
MacGregor D
G. Murray D
Prince LW
Andrew C. Pringle (C) Graduate C
Warner D

Standings

Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst10460
Army6330.500151383502330
Bates88001.00031311920349
Boston College11001.000631871013245
Boston University7160.143103491801142
Bowdoin5122.400101761321024
Clarkson4130.25081273401219
Colby8152
Cornell4220.500221142202211
Dartmouth1710528132
Hamilton12732
Harvard9630.667351914671
Maine12480
Massachusetts Agricultural8260.250183893602038
Middlebury7061
MIT
Pennsylvania6141.2506238152828
Princeton181260
Rensselaer5230
Saint Michael's
Syracuse
Union4220.500131053201812
Williams11272.2731122134721824
Yale151410.93360122318418033
YMCA College6150.16763972501139

Schedule and Results

DateOpponentSiteResultRecord
Regular Season
January 9 vs. Quaker City Club* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania L 1–4  0–1–0
January 12 at Army* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 2–1  1–1–0
January 18 vs. Princeton Alumni* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania T 1–1  1–1–1
January 23 at Yale* New Haven ArenaNew Haven, Connecticut L 0–8  1–2–1
February 8 at Cornell* Beebe LakeIthaca, New York L 1–6  1–3–1
February 12 at Hamilton* Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York L 2–3  1–4–1
February 26 vs. Hamilton* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania T 0–0  1–4–2
February 29 vs. Dartmouth* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania L 1–5  1–5–2
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. "Coach Powers Calls Second Hockey Drill". The Daily Pennsylvanian. December 12, 1923. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. "Red and Blue Sextet Bows to Quaker Club". The Daily Pennsylvanian. January 10, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. "Hockey Team Defeats Army in Close Contest". The Daily Pennsylvanian. January 14, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  4. "Red and Blue Sextet Loses to Old Eli, 8-0". The Daily Pennsylvanian. January 24, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  5. "Penn Bows to Cornell Sextet". Cornell Daily Sun. February 9, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  6. "University Sextet Loses to Hamilton". The Daily Pennsylvanian. February 13, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. "Hockey Team Holds Halimton to Draw". The Daily Pennsylvanian. February 27, 1924. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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