1930–31 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

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1930–31 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceBoston Garden
Record
Overall11–2–0
Home4–1–0
Road3–1–0
Neutral4–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJoseph Stubbs
Assistant coachesClark Hodder
Charles Lakin
Captain(s)Harwood Ellis
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1930–31 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 33rd season of play for the program. The team represented Harvard University and was coached by Joseph Stubbs in his 4th season.

Season[edit]

The defending intercollegiate co-champions began their season with 75 men trying out for the team.[1] After coach Stubbs whittled the team down to size, the Crimson debuted against MIT and won comfortably, 7–2. After the game the team took a few weeks off before reprising their annual meeting with Toronto at Madison Square Garden. This time the Crimson came away victorious and then embarked on a road trip to Canada. They trounced Michigan 7–0 and then won a close victory over McGill to keep their record unblemished.[2] On their way home, Harvard stopped in Syracuse for another victory.

The Crimson had a busy week, playing at home for a match before hitting the road and then returning for the final before breaking for examinations. In the three games the Crimson didn't allow a single goal and scored 25 times to push their record to a perfect 8–0. They played their first game at Army's new rink[3] and faced Middlebury for the first time in program history.

After a month off, Harvard returned to the ice against Dartmouth. The time off looked to have dulled the Crimson but the team still managed to win 4–2. After a close shave in the rematch in Hanover, the team headed to Canada a second time to visit McGill. team captain Harwood Ellis led Harvard to its fifth shutout of the season and returned home with a sterling 11–0 record. The Crimson were set to face Yale to end the year, with neither team having lost a single intercollegiate game, and the winner would be crowned the Eastern Intercollegiate Champion. The vaunted Harvard offense that existed before the extended break never materialized. The Crimson scored once in each of the two games against Yale and the team had to resign itself to second-best in 1931.[4]

Roster[edit]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Ian Baldwin Sophomore C/LW
G. M. Hale Sophomore G
S. L. Batchelder Senior D
Wilson H. Crosby Junior D
Charles C. Cunningham Junior D/RW
Harwood Ellis (C) Senior G
Horace D. Everett Senior LW
Channing Frothingham Jr. Senior F
John B. Garrison Senior C
Matthew Hale Junior G
Francis A. Martin Junior LW
Caswell E. MacGregor Jr. Sophomore D
Potter Palmer III Junior D
Clarence C. Pell Jr. Sophomore RW
John W. Putnam Sophomore C
Robert Saltonstall Jr. Sophomore RW
Edward K. Straus Senior F
Edward E. Wendell Junior G
Samuel H. Wolcott Jr. Sophomore LW
W. Barry Wood Jr. Junior C

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Standings[edit]

1930–31 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst – – – – – – – 7 1 6 0 – –
Army – – – – – – – 10 4 6 0 37 34
Bates – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Boston University 8 4 4 0 .500 22 30 12 6 6 0 28 41
Bowdoin – – – – – – – 8 2 6 0 – –
Brown – – – – – – – 10 9 1 0 – –
Clarkson 5 4 1 0 .800 15 9 10 9 1 0 42 15
Colgate – – – – – – – 3 1 2 0 – –
Cornell 5 3 2 0 .600 18 15 5 3 2 0 18 15
Dartmouth – – – – – – – 13 5 8 0 46 39
Hamilton – – – – – – – 9 7 1 1 – –
Harvard 8 6 2 0 .750 39 14 13 11 2 0 62 18
Massachusetts Agricultural – – – – – – – 13 9 4 0 – –
Middlebury – – – – – – – 10 6 3 1 – –
MIT – – – – – – – 9 2 7 0 – –
New Hampshire – – – – – – – 12 7 5 0 34 22
Northeastern – – – – – – – 11 4 6 1 – –
Norwich – – – – – – – 4 0 4 0 – –
Princeton – – – – – – – 19 14 5 0 – –
Rensselaer – – – – – – – 4 0 4 0 – –
St. John's – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Swarthmore – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Union – – – – – – – 7 2 4 1 – –
Villanova 1 0 1 0 .000 2 6 9 3 6 0 34 59
Williams – – – – – – – 13 6 6 1 – –
Yale – – – – – – – 17 15 1 1 – –

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 11 vs. MIT* Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts W 7–2  1–0–0
December 27 vs. Toronto* Madison Square Garden • Manhattan, New York W 4–1  2–0–0
December 30 vs. Michigan* Fort Erie, Ontario W 7–0  3–0–0
January 1 vs. McGill* Fort Erie, Ontario W 3–2  4–0–0
January 2 vs. Queen's* Syracuse, New York W 5–1  5–0–0
January 7 vs. Toronto* Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts W 9–0  6–0–0
January 10 at Army* Smith Rink • West Point, New York W 10–0  7–0–0
January 14 vs. Middlebury* Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts W 6–0  8–0–0
February 14 vs. Dartmouth* Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts W 4–2  9–0–0
February 21 at Dartmouth* Davis Rink • Hanover, New Hampshire W 3–2  10–0–0
February 23 at McGill* Montreal, Quebec W 2–0  11–0–0
February 28 vs. Yale* Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts L 1–5  11–1–0
March 7 at Yale* New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut L 1–3  11–2–0
*Non-conference game.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "CRIMSON HOCKEY SQUAD IN LIGHT FIRST SESSION". The Harvard Crimson. December 20, 1930. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Puck Team Loses on Eastern Tour". The Michigan Daily. January 6, 1931. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "SEXTET OUTSKATES ARMY TEAM 10 TO 0". The Harvard Crimson. January 12, 1931. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Harvard Sextet Stages Great Battle But Bows Finally to Fighting Elis". Yale Daily News. March 9, 1931. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "1930-1931 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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