1922–23 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season

1922–23 MIT Engineers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall3–5–0
Road1–3–0
Neutral2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachAl Blacklock
Captain(s)Herbert Hayden
MIT Engineers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1922–23 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season was the 22nd season of play for the program. The Engineers were coached by Al Blacklock in his 1st season.

Season

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With a new coach and half of the players new to the program, the Engineers had precious little time to get ready for their first game of the season. Despite the early start, MIT was nonetheless able to defeat Boston University in the opening match. With almost a month until the next game, the Engineers spent whatever time they could scrounge at the Boston Arena, preparing for the showdown with Princeton. Unfortunately, MIT was no match for the mighty Tigers and the Bostonians were swept off of the brand new Hobey Baker Memorial Rink.[1] The following week, the team was blanked for a second time at the hands of Boston College.[2] While those results weren't encouraging, the two losses came against two of the best teams in college hockey.

MIT was able to get back on the winning side of the ledger in their rematch with BU. Though it was a much closer game, the Engineers proved to be the superior squad and then carried that momentum into a win over Army a few days later. January ended with the team facing its old nemesis, Harvard, with MIT still hopelessly outgunned by the college hockey elite. Harvard steamrolled the Engineers 0–10, which was a portent of things to come. In their final two matches, MIT faced two more Ivy League teams and saw similar results in both. While their defense was slightly better against Yale,[3] they suffered their worse loss on the year in the finale against Dartmouth.

Boynton Fletcher served as team manager with Theodore Butler and Walton Jarman as his assistants.[4]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
George M. Balcom Sophomore C
Massachusetts William H. Blandy Senior 1902-01-19 Newton, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Joseph G. Dalton Junior C 1899-11-12 Brookline, Massachusetts
Cornelius M. Flynn Sophomore D
Massachusetts Herbert L. Hayden (C) Junior LW 1900-02-06 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Edward B. Johnson Junior RW
Nova Scotia Neil A. MacNeil Senior D 1899-04-07 Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia
Ontario Denton Massey Senior G 1900-06-20 Toronto, Ontario
Massachusetts Gardner B. McPherson Junior 1903-04-05 Brookline, Massachusetts
Edwin J. Moulton Junior D
Hugh D. Nickle Senior G 1900-11-14
David D. Peene Sophomore D/W

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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 9 5 3 1 .611 17 29 9 5 3 1 17 29
Army 11 5 6 0 .455 26 35 14 7 7 0 36 39
Bates 9 6 3 0 .667 34 25 12 8 4 0 56 32
Boston College 5 5 0 0 1.000 30 6 14 12 1 1 53 18
Boston University 7 2 5 0 .286 21 22 8 2 6 0 22 26
Bowdoin 6 3 3 0 .500 18 28 9 5 4 0 37 33
Clarkson 3 2 0 1 .833 15 3 6 3 2 1 30 17
Colby 6 2 4 0 .333 15 21 6 2 4 0 15 21
Columbia 9 0 9 0 .000 14 35 9 0 9 0 14 35
Cornell 6 0 4 2 .167 6 16 6 0 4 2 6 16
Dartmouth 12 10 2 0 .833 49 20 15 13 2 0 67 26
Hamilton 10 4 6 0
Harvard 10 7 3 0 .700 27 11 12 8 4 0 34 19
Maine 6 2 4 0 .333 16 23 6 2 4 0 16 23
Massachusetts Agricultural 9 3 4 2 .444 13 24 9 3 4 2 13 24
Middlebury 3 0 3 0 .000 1 6 3 0 3 0 1 6
MIT 8 3 5 0 .375 16 52 8 3 5 0 16 52
Pennsylvania 6 0 5 1 .083 8 36 7 1 5 1 11 38
Princeton 15 11 4 0 .733 84 21 19 13 5 1 97 32
Rensselaer 5 1 4 0 .200 6 23 5 1 4 0 6 23
Saint Michael's
Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0
Williams 9 5 3 1 .611 33 17 10 6 3 1 40 17
Yale 13 9 4 0 .692 70 16 15 9 6 0 75 26

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 8 vs. Boston University* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 7–4  1–0–0
January 6 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey L 0–9  1–1–0
January 11 vs. Boston College* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 0–4  1–2–0
January 17 vs. Boston University* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 3–2  2–2–0
January 20 at Army* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 6–5  3–2–0
January 26 vs. Harvard* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 0–10  3–3–0
February 3 at Yale* New Haven ArenaNew Haven, Connecticut L 0–6  3–4–0
February 10 at Dartmouth* Occom Pond • Hanover, New Hampshire L 0–12  3–5–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "M. I. T. TEAM IS NO MATCH FOR PRINCETON STICKMEN". The Daily Princetonian. January 8, 1923. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "SPORTS ENGINEERS BLANKED BY EAGLE ICE TEAM". The Heights. January 18, 1923. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "UNIVERSITY HOCKEY TEAM WINS ONE OF TWO GAMES". Yale Daily News. February 8, 1923. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "1924 Technique" (PDF). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved October 6, 2023.