1909–10 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 1909–10 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 11th season of play for the program.

1909–10 Princeton Tigers
men's ice hockey season
Intercollegiate Champion
Intercollegiate Hockey Association, Champion
Conference1st IHA
Home iceLake Carnegie
Record
Overall7–3–0
Conference5–0–0
Road1–0–0
Neutral6–3–0
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)Clarence Peacock Jr.
Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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Princeton returned few players from the previous year's team and used its early-season games essentially as live practices for the new players. With mostly inexperienced lineups the Tigers were outmatched against amateur clubs with more veteran rosters. Even in large defeats, however, team captain Clarence Peacock's goaltending was in fine form.[1] The team decided on its starting roster and went into their holiday break with a slate of five games before the IHA season started. Despite the early games Princeton was still sluggish at the start of their trip, losing both games in New York.[2] The team finally began to pull together in their three-game series against Yale, taking two out of three games.

The Tigers opened their conference schedule with Cornell's first game as a member. The two teams fought a tough match that required two extra periods to decide the winner but it the lone goal came from Kay to give Princeton the win. After defeating Dartmouth the Tigers entered the game against Harvard with a chance to take a commanding lead in the IHA. With a stellar defensive effort, Princeton handed the Crimson just the second shutout in program history and took the match 3–0.[3] After dropping Columbia Princeton was one game away from their second championship and while it was their last game, by a quirk of the schedule, Yale had yet to play a conference match. If they lost the game to the Elis it could mean surrendering the crown if Yale were to sweep the remainder of their games.[4] Two goals from Kay provided all the offense the Tigers needed and with the 2–1 victory Princeton was the Intercollegiate Hockey Association champion yet again.

After the season, eight members of the team were awarded athletic letters by the university, making this the first ice hockey team in school history to have lettermen.[5]

R. W. Gibbs served as team manager.[6]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Montgomery Angell Junior F
Lawrence Blair Sophomore D
Eugene Connett Sophomore F
  Alfred Kay Sophomore F Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dean Mathey Sophomore F
James McKinney Sophomore F
Clarence Peacock Jr. (C) Senior G
Frederic Read Senior D
Howard Sawyer Sophomore F

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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 6 4 2 0
Army 5 0 3 2 .200 1 8 6 0 4 2 1 12
Carnegie Tech 7 5 1 1 .786 27 8 7 5 1 1 27 8
Case
Columbia 6 0 5 1 .083 2 22 7 1 5 1 7 26
Cornell 7 3 4 0 .429 18 18 7 3 4 0 18 18
Dartmouth 5 1 4 0 .200 7 16 8 1 7 0 8 25
Harvard 6 5 1 0 .833 23 4 8 6 2 0 36 11
Massachusetts Agricultural 6 3 3 0 .500 10 18 7 4 3 0 12 19
MIT 5 3 2 0 .600 19 9 8 4 4 0 29 25
Norwich
Pennsylvania 1 1 0 0 1.000 1 0 2 2 0 0 6 0
Penn State 2 0 2 0 .000 1 9 2 0 2 0 1 9
Pittsburgh 4 1 2 1 .375 4 6 4 1 2 1 4 6
Princeton 9 7 2 0 .778 24 12 10 7 3 0 24 16
Rensselaer 3 1 2 0 .333 4 7 3 1 2 0 4 7
Springfield Training
Trinity
Union 1 0 1 0
Wesleyan
Western Reserve
Williams 5 4 1 0 .800 28 8 7 6 1 0 39 12
Yale 14 8 6 0 .571 39 32 15 8 7 0 42 36
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Princeton * 5 5 0 0 1.000 12 2 10 7 3 0 24 16
Harvard 5 4 1 0 .800 19 3 8 6 2 0 36 11
Cornell 4 2 2 0 .500 10 8 7 3 4 0 18 18
Yale 5 2 3 0 .400 12 12 15 8 7 0 42 36
Dartmouth 4 1 3 0 .250 7 15 8 1 7 0 8 25
Columbia 5 0 5 0 .000 2 22 7 1 5 1 7 26
* indicates conference champion
† A game between Cornell and Dartmouth was suspended and later cancelled due to poor ice conditions

Schedule and Results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 8 vs. New York Wanderers* St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York (Exhibition) L 0–4 
December 14 at St. Nicholas Hockey Club* St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York (Exhibition) L 1–11 
December 16 at New York Hockey Club* St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York (Exhibition) T 2–2 
December 21 vs. St. Paul's School* St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York L 0–4  0–1–0
December 23 vs. Williams* St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York L 4–5  0–2–0
December 29 vs. Yale* Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 2–1  1–2–0
December 30 vs. Yale* Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania L 1–2  1–3–0
December 31 vs. Yale* Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 5–2  2–3–0
January 5 vs. Cornell St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York W 1–0 2OT 3–3–0 (1–0–0)
January 12 vs. Dartmouth St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York W 5–1  4–3–0 (2–0–0)
January 15 vs. Harvard St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York W 3–0  5–3–0 (3–0–0)
January 22 at Columbia St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York W 1–0  6–3–0 (4–0–0)
January 26 vs. Yale St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York W 2–1  7–3–0 (5–0–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "Volume 34, Number 145". The Princeton Daily. December 15, 1909. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Volume 34, Number 151". The Princeton Daily. January 7, 1910. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Volume 34, Number 159". The Princeton Daily. January 17, 1910. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Volume 34, Number 167". The Princeton Daily. January 26, 1910. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Volume 34, Number 172". The Princeton Daily. February 15, 1910. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Volume 34, Number 139". The Princeton Daily. December 8, 1909. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "1909-1910 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Men's Hockey All-Time Results". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved January 4, 2020.