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1926–27 YMCA College Maroons men's ice hockey season

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1926–27 YMCA College Maroons
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceEastern States Coliseum
Record
Overall3–4–0
Home1–2–0
Road2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachFrank E. Carroll
Captain(s)Earle Wilson
YMCA College Maroons men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1926–27 YMCA College Maroons men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program.

Season

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After being dormant for two years, the ice hockey program at YMCA College was revived. The primary factor in this was securing an arrangement with the operators of the Eastern States Coliseum to allow the team access to consistent ice for the first time in its history.[1] Within a month of the program's return, the Maroons were invited to join a new circuit of teams called the New England Intercollegiate Hockey League that was arranged by schools like Boston College and Boston University. The plan was to use the stable rinks in Springfield, Boston and Providence for league games to help provide a consistent number of games for the individual programs.[2]

Practice began in early December, however, as the team did not yet had a head coach, two players from the local professional team agreed to conduct the training in the interim.[3] Unfortunately, those players were soon busy with other duties and a series of different men were in charge of the Springfield training. Unsurprisingly, the team did not demonstrate a great deal of teamwork in their first game. However, the offense was still able to produce and scored 4 goals in their return loss.[4] By the following week the team was showing signs of improvement, however, they faced a much tougher challenge in Williams. The Maroons were outplayed through the entire match and could hardly get any offense going.[5]

Frank Carroll was brought in ahead of the third game for the Maroons and the team responded well to his steadying force, particularly on the back end. The defense was much more effective against Amherst than it had been in either of its first two games and led YMCA to its first win in over three years.[6] The team then took an extended rest during the exam period and returned with a rematch against Providence. Almost as if to prove how far the Maroons had come under Carroll, the team equaled its 4-goal output but limited the Friars to just a single goal. YMCA took an overnight train north and faced New Hampshire the following day. The Maroons fell but had a chance to get revenge 4 days later at home. However, the result didn't change and YMCA was guaranteed to finish with a losing record after its 4th loss.

The final match of the year came on the road against Rensselaer and saw the team put forth their best effort of the season. The defense was stifling and allowed just 5 shots to find their way to Lang, who stopped each attempt. Johnson and Wilson scored to give the team the win and set them up well for the following season.[7]

Kenneth Crump served as team manager.[8]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
New Hampshire Paul G. Crowell Sophomore D 1904-01-20 Concord, New Hampshire
Massachusetts George E. Flint Sophomore C Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts
New Hampshire Eldon W. Heartz Senior G Concord, New Hampshire
New Jersey William L. Johnson Sophomore RW Trenton, New Jersey
Ontario William E. Lang Junior G St. Thomas, Ontario
Ontario Britton C. McCabe Senior Toronto, Ontario
Massachusetts William H. Pendleton Junior Springfield, Massachusetts
Massachusetts George H. Weir Senior LW Palmer, Massachusetts
Nova Scotia Earle M. Wilson (C) Sophomore D Sydney, Nova Scotia

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Standings

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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 7 3 3 1 .500 11 13 9 5 3 1 16 14
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 7 3 4 0 .429 12 17 8 4 4 0 21 18
Brown 8 4 4 0
Clarkson 9 8 1 0 .889 42 11 9 8 1 0 42 11
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

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 6 Providence* Eastern States ColiseumSpringfield, Massachusetts L 4–6  0–1–0
January 12 at Williams* Sage Hall Rink • Williamstown, Massachusetts L 1–6  0–2–0
January 21 Amherst* Eastern States ColiseumSpringfield, Massachusetts W 3–1  1–2–0
February 4 at Providence* Rhode Island AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island W 4–1  2–2–0
February 5 at New Hampshire* UNH Ice RinkDurham, New Hampshire L 1–3  2–3–0
February 9 New Hampshire* Eastern States ColiseumSpringfield, Massachusetts L 1–2  2–4–0
February 12 at Rensselaer* RPI Rink • Troy, New York W 2–0  3–4–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "Hockey Added to College Sports Ice Arena Becomes Available". The Springfield Student. October 22, 1926. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Springfield Enters New Hockey Circuit". The Springfield Student. November 19, 1926. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "HOCKEY CANDIDATES REPORT". The Springfield Student. December 3, 1926. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Providence on Long End of 6-4 Score in Season's First Hockey Game". The Springfield Student. January 7, 1927. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Williams Puckmen Win 6 -1 Battle". The Springfield Student. January 14, 1927. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Pucksters Resting After Sabrina Win". The Springfield Student. January 28, 1927. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Pucksters Win Last Game of Schedule". The Springfield Student. February 18, 1927. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Springfield College Yearbook, 1927". Springfield College. Retrieved August 7, 2023.