1927–28 Colgate men's ice hockey season

1927–28 Colgate
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceFreshman Football Rink
Record
Overall0–4–0
Home0–1–0
Road0–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJames Ballantine
Assistant coachesJ. Howard Starr
Captain(s)Albert Chambers
Colgate men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1927–28 Colgate men's ice hockey season was the 5th season of play for the program. The team was coached by James Ballantine in his 3rd season.

Season

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After a hiatus of 5 years, the Colgate athletic council voted to bring the ice hockey program back as a minor sport.[1] Lt Col James Ballantine, who had been the head coach in the early 20s, agreed to held the club once more while J. Howard Starr, a former player at YMCA College, would serve as his assistant. About $400 was made available to the team with three quarters of that going to game-related expenses and the remaining fourth reserved for equipment costs.

The team began practicing in the Huntington Gymnasium while a temporary rink was built atop the freshman football field. The Maroons did what they could to get ready for their first game, however, the weather was not accommodating and forced the team to cancel or postpone several games in January.[2] The lack of ice also forced the team to take their practices on Taylor Lake as some of the wrinkles with the new rink were being ironed out.

Because most of the early games were supposed to take place at home, the hockey team could only sit and wait for the weather to turn. However, in the end, the Maroons wouldn't play their first match until the beginning of February when they travelled to the north country. The opening match with St. Lawrence started badly for Colgate as the team surrendered two goals within the first few minutes. The Maroons settled down after that and slowly crawled back into the game. After tying the score in the second, Colgate found itself down by a goal heading into the third period. Just when it looked like overtime was a sure thing, the Larries scored to take their final lead of the game.[3] The next evening the team was a short distance away facing down a very powerful Clarkson squad. The Maroons fought valiantly but they were clearly overmatched by the Golden Knights. Despite the disparity in play, Colgate only allowed 4 goals in the match which was a decent result for the inexperienced team.

Due several more cancellations, Colgate did not play another game until the end of the month. Miraculously, the team's rink was usable for the rematch with Clarkson. Unfortunately, the time off had not been kind to the Maroons. Colgate's defense was no match for the stunning Clarkson offense. Chambers was under attack from the Knights all game and made several impressive saves but wasn't able to stop the puck from entering the cage nine times.[4] A few days later a postponed match with Cornell was finally played and the Maroons gave everything they had to the Big Red. The defense was far better than it had been against Clarkson and held Cornell to just a single score in the middle frame. The offense generated several chances, however, nothing was able to find the back of the net and Colgate ended the season without a victory.

Charles Fistere served as team manager with Paul Wish as his assistant.[5]

Note: Colgate's athletic teams did not have a moniker until 'Red Raiders' was adopted in 1932.[6]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Connecticut Clifton W. Anderson Sophomore Greenwich, Connecticut
New York (state) Robert E. Bailey Senior Nanuet, New York
Massachusetts Warren F. Barnes Sophomore Winchester, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Robert A. Blakeslee Junior Springfield, Massachusetts
New York (state) George E. Brewer Senior 1907-02-26 Spring Valley, New York
New York (state) Albert M. Chambers Junior Kew Gardens, New York
New York (state) Robert F. Hofheins Freshman Buffalo, New York
New York (state) Francis W. Howe Sophomore Buffalo, New York
New York (state) James A. Nelson Freshman Sea Cliff, New York
New York (state) John M. Spelder Junior Buffalo, New York
New York (state) Donald M. Terry Freshman Albany, New York
Connecticut James B. Visel Freshman 1907-12-07 New Haven, Connecticut

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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 7 4 2 1
Army 8 1 7 0 .125 6 36 9 1 8 0 9 44
Bates 10 5 5 0 .500 21 26 12 6 5 1 26 28
Boston College 7 2 4 1 19 25
Boston University 9 6 2 1 .722 42 23 9 6 2 1 42 23
Bowdoin 8 3 5 0 .375 16 27 9 4 5 0 20 28
Brown 12 4 8 0
Clarkson 10 9 1 0 .900 59 13 11 10 1 0 61 14
Colgate 4 0 4 0 .000 4 18 4 0 4 0 4 18
Cornell 5 2 3 0 .400 11 29 5 2 3 0 11 29
Dartmouth 10 6 4 0 64 23
Hamilton 8 5 2 1
Harvard 6 5 1 0 .833 28 8 9 7 2 0 45 13
Holy Cross
Massachusetts Agricultural 6 0 6 0 .000 5 17 6 0 6 0 5 17
Middlebury 8 7 1 0
MIT 4 1 3 0 .250 6 35 4 1 3 0 6 35
New Hampshire 9 7 1 1 33 26
Norwich 4 0 2 2
Princeton 12 5 7 0
Rensselaer 4 2 1 1
St. Lawrence 4 2 2 0
Syracuse
Union 5 0 4 1 .100 10 21 5 0 4 1 10 21
Williams 8 6 2 0 .750 27 12 8 6 2 0 27 12
Yale 13 11 2 0 .846 88 22 18 14 4 0 114 39
YMCA College 6 2 4 0 .333 10 15 6 2 4 0 10 15

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
February 3 at St. Lawrence* Weeks Field Rink • Canton, New York L 3–4  0–1–0
February 4 at Clarkson* Ives ParkPotsdam, New York L 0–4  0–2–0
February 24 Clarkson* Freshman Football Rink • Hamilton, New York L 1–9  0–3–0
February 27 at Cornell* Beebe LakeIthaca, New York L 0–1  0–4–0
*Non-conference game.

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Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals
Robert Hofheins D/LW 4 1
Francis Howe C 4 1
James Nelson RW 4 1
James Visel C/LW 4 1
Clifton Anderson LW 1 0
Robert Bailey RW 1 0
George Brewer D 1 0
Robert Blakeslee D 2 0
John Spelder D 2 0
Donald Terry D 2 0
Warren Barnes D 3 0
Albert Chambers G 4 0
Total 4

Note: Assists were not recorded as a statistic.

References

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  1. ^ "HOCKEY IS ADDED TO MINOR SPORTS". The Colgate Maroon. December 14, 1927. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Weather Man Prevents Maroon Hockey Team from Playing its First Match". The Colgate Maroon. January 11, 1928. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Maroon Sextet Drops First Two Contests". The Colgate Maroon. February 8, 1928. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Varsity Pucksters Lose to Cornell and Clarkson". The Colgate Maroon. February 29, 1928. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Salmagundi 1929". Colgate University. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Sport: Football, Oct. 31, 1932". Time. October 31, 1932. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  7. ^ "1927-1928 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "Colgate Raiders Men's Hockey 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved September 30, 2018.