1920–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

1920–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceBadin Hall Rink
Record
Overall2–1–0
Road2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachPaul Castner
Captain(s)Paul Castner
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1920–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Paul Castner in his 2nd season.

Season

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Notre Dame began the season by building a temporary rink next to Badin Hall, then a men's dormitory.[1] A warm winter, however, left the rink in a mostly unusable state and the team was forced to train on the frozen sections of St. Mary's Lake.[2] The team wasn't able to form until mid-January when Paul Castner returned from a trip to Chicago with the necessary equipment such as sticks, pucks and pads.[3]

In spite of all their problems, the team did manage to secure a pair of games against the Michigan College of Mines in early February. After three seasons and nearly a decade of trying, Notre Dame was finally able to play its first intercollegiate game of ice hockey. Short on both practice and experience, the Irish had few expectations for the team and that was born out in the first game, a 2–7 defeat. The players learned quickly, however, and the very next night saw Notre Dame defeat a college opponent for the first time when they evened the series with the Huskies. After returning home, the team received a rather surprising invitation from Carnegie Tech for a game in Pittsburgh.[4] The Tartans themselves were just returning to the game after several years away and believed that a match with the Irish could help boost the profile of their team. Father Cunningham, who oversaw the team, accepted and Notre Dame travelled east for their third and final game of the year. The match allowed the Fighting Irish to establish another program first as they shutout Carnegie Tech and ended the year with a winning record.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Michigan Heartly Anderson G/D Hancock, Michigan
Ontario Theodore Bullard LW Seaforth, Ontario
Minnesota Paul H. Castner (C) Sophomore C 1897-02-16 Saint Paul, Minnesota
Minnesota Richard Eldridge RW Saint Paul, Minnesota
Indiana Norm Feltes LW South Bend, Indiana
Wisconsin Neil Flinn C/D Superior, Wisconsin
Ontario John Gentles RW Parry Sound, Ontario
Minnesota Edward Gibbs RW Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ontario William Gilchrist D Sarnia, Ontario
Alberta Anthony Gorman RW Edmonton, Alberta
Connecticut David Hayes G Hartford, Connecticut
Illinois Fred Larson D Chicago, Illinois
Minnesota Donald McDonald D Duluth, Minnesota
Michigan James Wilcox LW Laurium, Michigan

Standings

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1920–21 Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst 7 0 7 0 .000 7 18 7 0 7 0 7 18
Army 3 0 2 1 .167 6 11 3 0 2 1 6 11
Bates 4 2 2 0 .500 7 8 8 4 4 0 22 20
Boston College 7 6 1 0 .857 27 11 8 6 2 0 28 18
Bowdoin 4 0 3 1 .125 1 10 7 1 5 1 10 23
Buffalo – – – – – – – 6 0 6 0 – –
Carnegie Tech 5 0 4 1 .100 4 18 5 0 4 1 4 18
Clarkson 1 0 1 0 .000 1 6 3 2 1 0 12 14
Colgate 4 1 3 0 .250 8 14 5 2 3 0 9 14
Columbia 5 1 4 0 .200 21 24 5 1 4 0 21 24
Cornell 5 3 2 0 .600 22 10 5 3 2 0 22 10
Dartmouth 9 5 3 1 .611 24 21 11 6 4 1 30 27
Fordham – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Hamilton – – – – – – – 10 10 0 0 – –
Harvard 6 6 0 0 1.000 42 3 10 8 2 0 55 8
Massachusetts Agricultural 7 3 4 0 .429 18 17 7 3 4 0 18 17
Michigan College of Mines 2 1 1 0 .500 9 5 10 6 4 0 29 21
MIT 6 3 3 0 .500 14 22 7 3 4 0 17 26
New York State – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Notre Dame 3 2 1 0 .667 7 9 3 2 1 0 7 9
Pennsylvania 8 3 4 1 .438 17 37 9 3 5 1 18 44
Princeton 7 4 3 0 .571 18 16 8 4 4 0 20 23
Rensselaer 4 1 3 0 .250 7 13 4 1 3 0 7 13
Williams 5 4 1 0 .800 17 10 6 5 1 0 21 10
Yale 8 3 4 1 .438 21 33 10 3 6 1 25 47
YMCA College 6 5 0 1 .917 17 9 7 5 1 1 20 16

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
February 3 at Michigan College of Mines* Amphidrome • Houghton, Michigan L 2–7  0–1–0
February 4 vs. Michigan College of Mines* Calumet Colosseum • Calumet, Michigan W 3–2  1–1–0
February 9 vs. Carnegie Tech* Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 2–0  2–1–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "Local News" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. December 11, 1920. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ourselves" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. January 15, 1921. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "What's What in Athletics" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. January 22, 1921. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "What's What in Athletics" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. February 12, 1921. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Notre Dame Hockey" (PDF). Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
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