Talbot Hunter

Talbot Hunter
Hunter in 1909–10.
Biographical details
BornOctober 9, 1884
Toronto, Ontario
DiedNovember 9, 1928 (aged 44)
Welland, Ontario
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Hockey
1909–1912Cornell
1914–1916Cornell
1919–1920Yale
1921–1923Army
Lacrosse
1915–1916Cornell
1919–1920Yale
1921–1923Army
1927–1928Harvard
Soccer
1914–1915Cornell
1919–1920Yale
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 1911 intercollegiate ice hockey championship
  • 1923 USILA national championship

Talbot Talmage Hunter (October 9, 1884 – November 9, 1928) was a Canadian college hockey, lacrosse, and soccer coach. He served as a coach at Cornell University, Yale University, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Harvard University.

Biography

Hunter was a native of Toronto, Ontario, and attended the University of Toronto.[1] He coached the Cornell University ice hockey from the 1909–10 season through the 1911–12 season.[2] He led the Big Red to the 1912 intercollegiate hockey championship.[3]

In 1914, Hunter returned to Cornell to take over the soccer team, and later, the hockey team. In 1915, his responsibilities were increased to include those of head coach for the lacrosse team, of which he was the first non-student-coach.[4] Hunter coached the lacrosse team for two seasons and amassed a 7–8–1 record.[5] Hunter was the first person to coach all three sports at Cornell.[3] His Cornell soccer teams compiled a 2–5–5 record over his two seasons,[6] and his hockey teams amassed a 20–15–0 record.[2]

In 1919, he was hired as head coach of the Yale University hockey, lacrosse, and soccer teams.[7]

Hunter coached the Army lacrosse team from 1921 to 1923, and compiled a 16–5–1 record.[8] In 1923, he led Army to an 8–1–1 record and its first national championship in lacrosse.[9] He coached the hockey team from 1921 to 1923 and compiled a 12–12–2 record.[10]

Hunter served as the head coach for the Harvard University lacrosse team in 1927 and amassed a 3–8 record.[11] He began 1928 as coach, but fell ill midway through the season and was replaced by H. W. Jeffers.[12]

College Head coaching record

Ice Hockey

[13]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Cornell Big Red (IHA) (1909–1912)
1909–10 Cornell 3–4–0 2–2–0 3rd
1910–11 Cornell 10–0–0 5–0–0 1st Intercollegiate Champion
1911–12 Cornell 5–7–0 1–3–0 4th
Cornell: 18–11–0 8–5–0
Cornell Big Red Independent (1914–1916)
1914–15 Cornell 1–3–0
1915–16 Cornell 1–1–0
Cornell: 2–4–0
Yale Bulldogs (THL) (1919–1920)
1919–20 Yale 4–5–0 2–2–0 2nd
Yale: 4–5–0
Army Cadets Independent (1920–1923)
1920–21 Army 0–2–1
1921–22 Army 5–3–1
1922–23 Army 7–7–0
Army: 12–12–2
Total: 36–32–2

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ SPRING ATHLETICS BOOMING AT ARMY; Squads in Nine Different Sports Active -- Baseball Season Opens Wednesday, The New York Times, April 1, 1923.
  2. ^ a b Men's Hockey - Year-by-Year, Cornell University, retrieved August 1, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Hunter To Coach Cornell Teams, The New York Times, October 16, 1914.
  4. ^ 2009 Cornell Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 50, Cornell University, 2009.
  5. ^ 2009 Cornell Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 57.
  6. ^ Men's Soccer History, Cornell University, retrieved August 1, 2010.
  7. ^ YALE HOCKEY PLANS.; Elis to Make an Extensive Tour Through Canada This Month, The New York Times, December 12, 1919.
  8. ^ 2009 Army Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 90, United States Military Academy, 2009.
  9. ^ 2009 Army Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 78.
  10. ^ 2009–10 Army Hockey Media Guide, p. 93, United States Military Academy, 2009.
  11. ^ Coaching Register, Harvard University, retrieved August 1, 2010.
  12. ^ Geoffrey H. Movius, The Second H Book of Harvard Athletics, 1923–1963, p. 681, Harvard Varsity Club, 1964.
  13. ^ "Cornell Men's Hockey Media Guide Pages 59-88 (History and Records)" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved October 16, 2018.