1940–41 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

1940–41 Cornell Big Red
men's ice hockey season
Home iceBeebe Lake
Record
Overall2–5–0
Road0–3–0
Neutral2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachNick Bawlf
Captain(s)Kenneth Reed
Harry Bill
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1940–41 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 34th season of play for the program. The teams was coached by Nick Bawlf in his 19th season.

Season

As they had over the previous two seasons, Cornell participated in the Lake Placid Invitational early in the year. The Big Red began with a game against Colgate, the defending champion, and ended up losing their chance at the title straight away. Cornell surrendered the first three goals of the game and the heroics in the later half couldn't overcome the early deficit.[1] The Big Red recovered for two consolation wins to finish the championship.

After returning from the winter break, Cornell was able to get in one practice before the rematch with Colgate. The team was contending with a great deal of turnover due to graduation and injuries and the Raiders took full advantage.[2] Team captain Harry Bill knocked the puck into the Cornell goal but the mistake didn't affect the game as the score was already 0–3 and the Raiders shut down the Big Red offense.[3] Entering the next game, Cornell was able to get a weeks-worth of practice under their belt and hoped to get back on the winning side of the ledger. Army, however, was not accommodating and the strong Cadets squad scored six consecutive goals in the second to take the game 8–4.[4]

Due to warm weather, all of Cornell home dates were eventually scrapped and the team didn't hit the ice until late February when they travelled to face Hamilton.[5] The final match of the season took place at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo against Williams. The game was played before 3,000 spectators and the audience was able to witness the Ephs hand Cornell their fourth consecutive loss of the season.[6]

Roster

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
New York (state) Glen Allen F Canandaigua, New York
New York (state) Jack Babson Senior F Yonkers, New York
New York (state) Jerry Batt Sophomore Buffalo, New York
Massachusetts Harry Bill (C) D Greenfield, Massachusetts
Foster
New York (state) Bob Ladd F Ithaca, New York
Massachusetts Edward Newton D Pittsfield, Massachusetts
New York (state) Bob Pape G New York, New York
New York (state) Kenneth Reed (C) Senior F 1920-05-21 Ithaca, New York
New York (state) Hal Robertson F Buffalo, New York
John Raulf
Al Schmid F
Stofer
New York (state) Wilbur Wannop Junior D Fleischmanns, New York

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Standings

1940–41 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Army – – – – – – – 11 4 6 1 38 39
Boston College – – – – – – – 14 13 1 0 130 48
Boston University 14 7 6 1 .536 67 75 14 7 6 1 67 75
Bowdoin – – – – – – – 6 0 6 0 – –
Clarkson – – – – – – – 13 10 3 0 121 45
Colgate – – – – – – – 11 6 5 0 – –
Cornell 7 2 5 0 .286 16 29 7 2 5 0 16 29
Dartmouth – – – – – – – 14 7 5 2 55 43
Hamilton – – – – – – – 9 5 4 0 – –
Harvard – – – – – – – 12 2 9 1 – –
Lafayette 1 0 1 0 .000 1 3 5 3 2 0 19 9
Lehigh – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Middlebury – – – – – – – 14 3 8 3 – –
MIT – – – – – – – 13 2 11 0 – –
New Hampshire – – – – – – – 12 5 7 0 48 63
Northeastern – – – – – – – 9 6 3 0 – –
Norwich – – – – – – – 6 2 3 1 – –
Penn State 2 1 1 0 .500 6 4 10 6 3 1 36 26
Princeton – – – – – – – 15 9 5 1 – –
St. Lawrence – – – – – – – 8 3 5 0 – –
Union – – – – – – – 8 2 5 1 – –
Williams – – – – – – – 8 6 2 0 – –
Yale – – – – – – – 17 11 4 2 – –

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Lake Placid Invitational Tournament
December 26 vs. Colgate* Jack Shea Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Quarterfinal) L 3–5  0–1–0
December 27 vs. Lehigh* Jack Shea Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Placement Game) W 3–1  1–1–0
December 28 vs. Middlebury* Jack Shea Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Fifth Place Game) W 1–0  2–1–0
Regular Season
January 8 at Colgate* Hamilton, New York L 0–4  2–2–0
January 18 at Army* Smith Rink • West Point, New York L 4–8  2–3–0
February 22 at Hamilton* Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York L 2–5  2–4–0
March 8 vs. Williams* Memorial Auditorium • Buffalo, New York L 3–6  2–5–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ^ "Red Hockeymen Lose to Colgate". Cornell Daily Sun. January 6, 1941. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cornell Sextet Meets Colgate". Cornell Daily Sun. January 8, 1941. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Colgate Sextet Defeats Cornell 4-0 at Hamilton". Cornell Daily Sun. January 9, 1941. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Army Pucksters Beat Cornell 8-4". Cornell Daily Sun. January 20, 1941. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hamilton Sextet Swamps Big Red". Cornell Daily Sun. February 24, 1941. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Red Pucksters Bow to Williams". Cornell Daily Sun. March 10, 1941. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "1940-1941 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved August 1, 2021.