1923–24 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season

The 1923–24 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Gordon Croskery in his first season.

1923–24 Clarkson Golden Knights
men's ice hockey season
Home iceClarkson Rink
Record
Overall3–4–0
Home1–2–0
Road2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachGordon Croskery
Captain(s)Cyril Fenn
Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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Entering its fourth year, Clarkson's ice hockey team were now without the services of three-year captain Bill Johnson. Two events demonstrated that the team would be able to survive after his graduation, however; a temporary rink was built next to Main Street so that the players could both practice and play on consistent ice, and the team secured the services of a coach to help improve their game. Gordon Croskery, an assistant professor of Engineering at the school and a World War I veteran, was a Canadian who had grown up with the game and would be able to teach some of the finer points to the players. While he technically wasn't the team's coach, he is typically regarded as the program's first bench boss.[1]

Clarkson's season began with a game against Hamilton and the loss of Johnson's offensive touch was felt in their 0–5 loss. The team's defence shut down Ogdensburg in the next game, winning 1–0 in overtime. After losing the next two games, Clarkson earned two more shutouts on the year, defeating a pair of Vermont colleges before the Green Mountain State got its revenge with Saint Michael's handing Tech their fourth loss of the year in double overtime.[2]

Russell Sanford served as team manager with Roland Fitch as an assistant.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
  Beverly Bond Senior F Buffalo, New York
  Jack Croskery Freshman D Kinburn, Ontario
  Cyril Fenn (C) Senior F New York, New York
  Everett Ginn Junior G Rensselaer Falls, New York
  Samuel LaFontaine Junior D Champlain, New York
  Bill Macartney Freshman F Fort Covington, New York
  Joseph Mercer Junior F Malone, New York
  Lloyd Northup Freshman F Alexandria Bay, New York

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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 11 5 5 1 .500 16 17 11 5 5 1 16 17
Army 6 3 3 0 .500 15 13 8 3 5 0 23 30
Bates 8 8 0 0 1.000 31 3 11 9 2 0 34 9
Boston College 1 1 0 0 1.000 6 3 18 7 10 1 32 45
Boston University 7 1 6 0 .143 10 34 9 1 8 0 11 42
Bowdoin 5 1 2 2 .400 10 17 6 1 3 2 10 24
Clarkson 4 1 3 0 .250 8 12 7 3 4 0 12 19
Colby 8 1 5 2
Cornell 4 2 2 0 .500 22 11 4 2 2 0 22 11
Dartmouth 17 10 5 2 81 32
Hamilton 12 7 3 2
Harvard 9 6 3 0 .667 35 19 14 6 7 1
Maine 12 4 8 0
Massachusetts Agricultural 8 2 6 0 .250 18 38 9 3 6 0 20 38
Middlebury 7 0 6 1
MIT 4 0 4 0 .000 2 27 4 0 4 0 2 27
Pennsylvania 6 1 4 1 .250 6 23 8 1 5 2 8 28
Princeton 18 12 6 0
Rensselaer 5 2 3 0 .400 5 31 5 2 3 0 5 31
Saint Michael's
Syracuse
Union 4 2 2 0 .500 13 10 5 3 2 0 18 12
Williams 11 2 7 2 .273 11 22 13 4 7 2 18 24
Yale 15 14 1 0 .933 60 12 23 18 4 1 80 33
YMCA College 6 1 5 0 .167 6 39 7 2 5 0 11 39

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 19 at Hamilton* Russell Sage RinkClinton, New York L 0–5  0–1–0
January 26 vs. Ogdensburg* Clarkson Rink • Potsdam, New York W 1–0 OT 1–1–0
February 2 vs. Syracuse* Clarkson Rink • Potsdam, New York L 2–4  1–2–0
February 5 at Massena A. C.* Massena, New York L 1–7  1–3–0
February 8 at Middlebury* Middlebury, Vermont W 4–0  2–3–0
February 9 at Vermont * Burlington, Vermont W 2–0  3–3–0
February 16 vs. Saint Michael's* Clarkson Rink • Potsdam, New York L 2–3 2OT 3–4–0
*Non-conference game.

† Vermont did not field a varsity team at this time. [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Clarksonian 1924-1925". Clarkson University. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Clarkson Integrator., March 01, 1924, Page 10, Image 10". New York State historic Newspapers. March 1, 1924. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "1923-1924 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Clarkson Record Book 2021" (PDF). Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved November 13, 2021.