1916–17 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season

The 1916–17 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season was the 12th season of play for the program.

1916–17 Dartmouth
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceOccom Pond
Record
Overall7–3–0
Home1–1–0
Road5–2–0
Neutral1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachClarence Wanamaker
Captain(s)Ralph Tyler
Dartmouth men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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After a disappointing finish the year before, Dartmouth got off to a great start with a win over perennial power, Princeton. With a loss to two-time defending champion Harvard in the next game, however, the Greens lost much hope of claiming the intercollegiate championship. That setback didn't deter them, however, as they won their next five intercollegiate matches, including Yale.

A huge shock for the season was when Yale defeated Harvard in their best-of-three series and caused the three Intercollegiate Hockey League teams to tie for the conference title. The tie left the door open for Dartmouth but the loss to Harvard prevented the Greens from being able to claim a superior record. So long as Harvard could trump Dartmouth the Hanoverians could not claim the championship despite a 6–1 intercollegiate record, the best in the nation.

Note: Dartmouth College did not possess a moniker for its athletic teams until the 1920s, however, the university had adopted 'Dartmouth Green' as its school color in 1866.[1]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Clarence Austin D
  Ralph D. Bickford Junior C 1895-03-12 Rochester, New York
  Burton L. Gale Jr. Senior D 1894-12-05 Warren, Pennsylvania
  Chester O. Gale Sophomore G 1896-09-27 Warren, Pennsylvania
  Pierce G. Geran R 5' 9" (1.75 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1896-08-03 Holyoke, Massachusetts
  John H. Murphy Sophomore LW Malden, Massachusetts
  Robert J. Paisley Sophomore RW Melrose, Massachusetts
Wendell G. Reycroft Senior C
Ross G
  Ralph Tyler Senior R Exeter, New Hampshire

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Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Army 7 4 3 0 .571 18 15 11 6 5 0 31 21
Colgate 3 2 1 0 .667 14 10 3 2 1 0 14 10
Dartmouth 7 6 1 0 .857 20 9 10 7 3 0 26 16
Harvard 8 5 3 0 .625 23 9 12 8 4 0 39 18
Massachusetts Agricultural 8 3 3 2 .500 22 15 8 3 3 2 22 15
MIT 7 2 4 1 .357 17 26 7 2 4 1 17 26
New York State
Princeton 8 4 4 0 .500 18 21 10 5 5 0 26 27
Rensselaer 6 2 4 0 .333 10 21 6 2 4 0 10 21
Williams 6 2 3 1 .417 15 13 7 2 4 1 17 17
Yale 11 7 4 0 .636 35 24 14 10 4 0 47 31
YMCA College

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 10 vs. Princeton* St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York W 6–3  1–0–0
January 13 at Harvard* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 0–3  1–1–0
January 20 vs. Massachusetts Agricultural* Occom Pond • Hanover, New Hampshire W 2–0  2–1–0
February 2 at Pittsburgh Athletic Association* Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania L 4–5  2–2–0
February 3 at Pittsburgh Athletic Association* Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 2–1  3–2–0
February 5 at Yale* New Haven ArenaNew Haven, Connecticut W 2–1  4–2–0
February 6 at Army* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 3–0  5–2–0
February 9 vs. Bishop's* Occom Pond • Hanover, New Hampshire L 0–1  5–3–0
February 16 at Williams* Weston Field RinkWilliamstown, Massachusetts W 4–1  6–3–0
February 17 at Massachusetts Agricultural* Alumni Field RinkAmherst, Massachusetts W 3–1  7–3–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "Why is green Dartmouth's color?". AskDartmouth. Dartmouth College. Retrieved September 16, 2007.
  2. ^ "1916-1917 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Year-By-Year results" (PDF). Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved January 9, 2020.