1926–27 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season

1926–27 Army Cadets
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceStuart Rink
Record
Overall0–3–1
Home0–2–1
Road0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachRay Marchand
Captain(s)Mark Lewis
Army Cadets men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1926–27 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season was the 24th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Ray Marchand in his 4th season.

Season

With more than half of the previous year's team having graduated, coach Marchand had his work cut out for him in rebuilding the team. With 12 games on the schedule, Army was hoping to improve upon their poor record from '26, however, the weather was particularly harsh this season. High temperatures and inclement conditions, including snow, rain and hail, ruined what could have been a decent season for the Cadets. In the end, Army had to cancel 8 games.[1]

With so many new faces, Army was outplayed in their first game of the season and soundly beaten by MIT, 0–7. Delays and cancellations forced the team to the sidelines for over three weeks before their next match but even through the difficulties, they performed well against one of the top teams in the country. While the ice was soft, the Cadets weren't and Army recovered from an early 1–3 deficit to tie Clarkson by the end of the second period. McNamara gave the team a lead in the final frame but they couldn't stop Tech from equaling and the two needed overtime to settle the match. The two fought furiously to score for the first 4 minutes of the extra period, unfortunately it was Clarkson who netted a goal. The Greens then pulled back and played defense for the final 6 minutes, preventing Army from getting a good shot at tying the game.[2] Amherst arrived in town a week later and the two played an even game. they were so equally matched that after 2 overtime periods neither could net a winner so they had to settle for a tie.

For Army's final game of the year, they travelled north to Kingston to face the Royal Military College Paladins. Their Canadian counterparts kept their series winning streak alive with another easy victory, though Army did play better than the final score would indicate.

This season had one of the fewest number of games for Army's hockey team in its history and would serve as an impetus for the academy to build a more permanent home for the program.

Joseph Cox served as the team's manager with John Oakes as his assistant.

Roster

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
New York (state) William W. Browning Junior G 1904-07-29 Brooklyn, New York
Connecticut Maurice F. Daly Senior D 1901-07-20 Hartford, Connecticut
Massachusetts Paul D. Harkins Sophomore 1904-05-15 Boston, Massachusetts
New Jersey Mark K. Lewis Jr. Senior G 1902-10-29 Maple Shade, New Jersey
Massachusetts Roy E. Lindquist Freshman 1907-02-18 West Newton, Massachusetts
Rhode Island Andrew T. McNamara Junior F 1905-05-14 East Providence, Rhode Island
Italy Tito C. Moscatelli Junior F 1904-09-04 Cagli, Italy
Petticord
New Jersey John A. Sawyer Junior F 1904-03-21 Elizabeth, New Jersey
Pennsylvania Samuel J. Simonton Senior 1902-03-13 Allentown, Pennsylvania
Minnesota Kenneth E. Thiebaud Senior D 1904-05-08 Saint Paul, Minnesota
New Jersey Robert M. Wohlforth Senior 1904-02-25 Spring Lake, New Jersey

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Standings

1926–27 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst 8 3 2 3 .563 9 9 8 3 2 3 9 9
Army 3 0 2 1 .167 5 13 4 0 3 1 7 20
Bates 8 4 3 1 .563 17 18 10 6 3 1 22 19
Boston College 2 1 1 0 .500 2 3 6 3 3 0 15 18
Boston University 7 2 4 1 .357 25 18 8 2 5 1 25 23
Bowdoin 8 3 5 0 .375 17 23 9 4 5 0 26 24
Brown – – – – – – – 8 4 4 0 – –
Clarkson 9 8 1 0 .889 42 11 9 8 1 0 42 11
Colby 7 3 4 0 .429 16 12 7 3 4 0 16 12
Cornell 7 1 6 0 .143 10 23 7 1 6 0 10 23
Dartmouth – – – – – – – 15 11 2 2 68 20
Hamilton – – – – – – – 10 6 4 0 – –
Harvard 8 7 0 1 .938 32 9 12 9 1 2 44 18
Massachusetts Agricultural 7 2 4 1 .357 5 10 7 2 4 1 5 10
Middlebury 6 6 0 0 1.000 25 7 6 6 0 0 25 7
MIT 8 3 4 1 .438 19 21 8 3 4 1 19 21
New Hampshire – – – – – – – 6 6 0 0 22 7
Norwich – – – – – – – – – – – – –
NYU – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Princeton – – – – – – – 13 5 7 1 – –
Providence – – – – – – – 8 1 7 0 13 39
Rensselaer – – – – – – – 3 0 2 1 – –
St. Lawrence – – – – – – – 7 3 4 0 – –
Syracuse – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Union 5 3 2 0 .600 18 14 5 3 2 0 18 14
Vermont – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Williams 12 6 6 0 .500 38 40 12 6 6 0 38 40
Yale 12 8 3 1 .708 72 26 16 8 7 1 80 45
YMCA College 7 3 4 0 .429 16 19 7 3 4 0 16 19

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 8 MIT* Stuart Rink • West Point, New York L 0–7  0–1–0
January 29 Clarkson* Stuart Rink • West Point, New York L 4–5 OT 0–2–0
February 5 Amherst* Stuart Rink • West Point, New York T 1–1 2OT 0–2–1
February 19 at Royal Military College* Kingston, Ontario L 2–7  0–3–1
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ^ "1927 Howitzer". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Clarkson Integrator., February 01, 1927, Page 6, Image 6". Clarkson Integrator. February 1, 1927. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Cullum, George Washington (1920). "Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Army West Point Hockey 2017-18 Record book" (PDF). Army Black Knights. Retrieved January 20, 2020.