1908–09 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

1908–09 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
Intercollegiate Champion
Intercollegiate Hockey Association, Champion
Conference1st IHA
Home iceHarvard Stadium Rink
Record
Overall9–0–0
Conference4–0–0
Home5–0–0
Road1–0–0
Neutral3–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachAlfred Winsor
Captain(s)Joseph Willetts
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons
« 1907–08 1909–10 »

The 1908–09 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 12th season of play for the program.

Season

After two season where they narrowly missed winning the Intercollegiate Hockey Association championship, Harvard returned to the top of the heap in 1909.[1] The defense for the Crimson was stellar all season with the team surrendering just 7 goals in 9 games as they shut out opponents 5 times to earn the sixth undefeated season in the twelve years the program had existed.

For the first time since 1899 Harvard did not play its final game of the season against Yale.

Roster

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Massachusetts Templeton Briggs Senior F 1887-02-09 Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Montana Shirley Ford Senior D 1887-03-09 Sun River, Montana
Massachusetts George Gardner Junior F 1888-01-28 Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts S. Trafford Hicks Junior F 1888-04-04 Arlington, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Ralph Hornblower Sophomore F 1892-11-17 Arlington, Massachusetts
Howard Leslie Sophomore F
New Jersey William Morgan Junior F Short Hills, New Jersey
John Paine Senior F
Massachusetts Thompson Sampson Senior D 1886-04-23 Boston, Massachusetts
New York (state) Frank Washburn Senior G 1887-12-04 New York, New York
New York (state) Joseph Willetts (C) Senior D 1886-10-17 Brooklyn, New York

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Standings

1908–09 Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst 6 2 3 1 .417 7 14 6 2 3 1 7 14
Army 1 0 1 0 .000 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 3
Carnegie Tech 5 4 0 1 .900 15 4 8 5 2 1 17 8
Columbia 5 1 4 0 .200 12 27 5 1 4 0 12 27
Cornell 7 2 4 1 .357 17 21 7 2 4 1 17 21
Dartmouth 8 6 2 0 .750 24 11 14 11 3 0 47 23
Harvard 6 6 0 0 1.000 25 5 9 9 0 0 36 7
Massachusetts Agricultural 5 1 4 0 .200 6 10 6 2 4 0 12 10
MIT 5 2 2 1 .500 5 6 8 4 3 1 12 8
Pennsylvania 5 0 4 1 .100 3 17 6 0 5 1 5 21
Pittsburgh 4 1 2 1 .375 6 7 4 1 2 1 6 7
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Princeton 8 5 2 1 .688 26 15 11 7 3 1 33 21
Rensselaer 6 2 4 0 .333 13 20 6 2 4 0 13 20
Springfield Training – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Trinity – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Union – – – – – – – 2 1 1 0 – –
Williams 9 4 4 1 .500 33 26 9 4 4 1 33 26
Yale 10 4 5 1 .450 31 34 13 4 8 1 39 40
1908–09 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard * 4 4 0 0 8 14 3 9 9 0 0 36 7
Dartmouth 4 3 1 0 6 10 7 14 11 3 0 47 23
Yale 4 1 2 1 3 18 17 13 4 8 1 39 40
Princeton 4 1 2 1 3 14 13 11 7 3 1 33 21
Columbia 4 0 4 0 0 9 25 5 1 4 0 12 27
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and Results

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 7 vs. MIT* Brae Burn Rink • West Newton, Massachusetts W 1–0  1–0–0
January 9 at Columbia St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York W 5–1  2–0–0 (1–0–0)
January 13 vs. Williams* Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts W 9–2  3–0–0
January 16 vs. Princeton St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York W 3–2  4–0–0 (2–0–0)
January 25 vs. St. Francis Xavier* Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts W 1–0  5–0–0
January 27 vs. Laval* Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts W 3–0  6–0–0
January 30 vs. New York Wanderers* Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts W 8–2  7–0–0
February 20 vs. Yale St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York W 5–0  8–0–0 (3–0–0)
February 22 vs. Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts W 1–0  9–0–0 (4–0–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ^ "The H Book of Harvard Athletics 1852-1922". Harvard University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "1908-1909 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.