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1939–40 Lehigh Engineers
men's ice hockey season
1939–40 Lehigh Engineers; men's ice hockey season
Home ice	Albeth Ice Rink
Record
Overall	1–4–0
Conference	1–3–0
Road	1–1–0
Neutral	0–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Charles W. Simmons
Captain(s)	Wes Sawyer
Alternate captain(s)	Ed Dannemiller
	Lehigh Engineers men's ice hockey seasons; 1940–41 »

The 1939–40 Lehigh Engineers men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program. The Engineers represented Lehigh University and were coached by Charles W. Simmons in his 1st season.

Season

After receiving financial backing from the university, the ice hockey team was able to become a varsity squad for the first time in 1939. The outfit also joined the newly formed Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Hockey League, however, since the circuit included non-collegiate team it was only an informal conference.^[1] Lehigh began the season well with a credible performance against Penn, followed by their first win over the Cubs. At the time, Ray Anderson was leading the league scoring with 5 points, however, the team's offense dried up after that. The Engineers scored just 4 goals in their final three games and ended the season on a down note, getting thumped by Penn State 2–8.^[2]

W. Rodman Turner served as team manager with Allen H. Zane and Arthur L. Fisher as assistants.

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	DoB	Hometown
James L. Anderson	Junior	D		New York, New York
Raymond B. Anderson Jr.	Sophomore	F		West Newton, Massachusetts
Robert E. Ashley	Sophomore	F		Muskegon, Michigan
William L. Clark	Junior	F		Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
Leonard R. Constantine	Sophomore	F	1921-02-20	The Bronx, New York
Edwin F. Dannemiller (A)	Senior	F		Garden City, New York
Robert E. Goodman	Sophomore	D		New Rochelle, New York
Freeman P. McKay	Freshman	G		Somerville, New Jersey
Douglas C. Paul	Senior	D		Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Edwin H. Scott	Senior	F		Elizabeth, New Jersey
Joseph D. Scott	Sophomore	F		Millburn, New Jersey
Warren E. Sawyer III (C)	Senior	F/D		Primos, Pennsylvania
J. Edward Stopp	Sophomore	F	1912-08-28	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hulme W. Thomas	Senior	F	1918-07-16	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Alex K. Wiggan	Sophomore	F		East Orange, New Jersey

^[3]

Standings

1939–40 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Army	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	6	2	2	35	37
Boston College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	12	5	1	121	70
Boston University	11	4	4	3	.500	45	44	12	4	5	3	50	50
Bowdoin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	1	5	0	–	–
Clarkson	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	10	8	1	112	80
Colgate	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	9	4	0	–	–
Cornell	11	5	6	0	.455	35	61	11	5	6	0	35	61
Dartmouth	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	9	7	2	80	80
Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	9	4	0	–	–
Harvard	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	3	10	1	–	–
Lafayette	1	1	0	0	1.000	3	1	4	1	3	0	12	21
Lehigh	2	0	2	0	.000	2	8	5	1	4	0	11	21
Middlebury	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	2	10	1	–	–
MIT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	6	9	0	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	1	9	0	22	51
Northeastern	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	7	4	0	–	–
Norwich	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	4	3	1	–	–
Princeton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	9	7	3	–	–
St. Lawrence	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	1	8	0	–	–
Syracuse	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Union	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	5	3	0	–	–
Williams	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	6	5	0	–	–
Yale	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	10	6	4	–	–

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 5	vs. Pennsylvania ^†	Hershey Sports Arena • Hershey, Pennsylvania	L 2–4	0–1–0
January 9	at Hershey Junior Cubs	Hershey Sports Arena • Hershey, Pennsylvania	W 5–1	1–1–0
January 27	at Army*	Smith Rink • West Point, New York	L 1–5	1–2–0
February 23	vs. Lafayette	Hershey Sports Arena • Hershey, Pennsylvania	L 1–3	1–3–0
March 1	vs. Penn State ^†	Hershey Sports Arena • Hershey, Pennsylvania	L 2–8	1–4–0
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

† Both Pennsylvania and Penn State fielded club teams at this time. ^[3]

References

^ "McKay Shines in 4-2 Hockey Loss to Penn". Brown and White. January 9, 1940. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
^ "Hockey Club Ends Season with Loss". Brown and White. March 5, 1940. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Epitome: Yearbook 1940". Lehigh University. Retrieved February 12, 2023.