1922–23 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season

The 1922–23 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Talbot Hunter in his 3rd season.

1922–23 Army Cadets
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceStuart Rink
Record
Overall7–7–0
Home7–7–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachTalbot Hunter
Captain(s)Kevin O'Shea
Army Cadets men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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Prior to the first game, Army was allowed to practice on the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink by Princeton. Since the Stuart Rink was not yet ready, this was critical to the progress of Army's team. While Kevin O'Shea was the only returning starter, the team coalesced swiftly around the forward combinations between O'Shea, Stevenson, Marinelli and Caywood. After New Years, consistent weather allowed army to play its full schedule of 14 games. Unfortunately, the cold temperatures, combined with the lack of seating at Stuart Rink, also restricted the size of the crowd at each of their games.[1] With Baird providing capable goaltending, Army got off to a hot start, winning its first three games of the year. As their opposition become stronger, the Cadets began losing matches and they swiftly dropped down to a .500 record.

In early February, the defense put up a stout defense and Army was able to blank Dartmouth, defeating one of the best teams in the country. Army could not, however, sustain that effort and lost three of their last four games. While the cadets did break even with their record, the team's offense was limited to 1 goal or fewer in half of its games and would need to be better if Army was going to compete with the elite teams.

John Binns served as team manager with Charles Mason and Francis Graling as his assistants.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
  Willet J. Baird Sophomore 1902-01-13 Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
  George R. Beane Sophomore G
  Lindsay P. Caywood Junior F 1900-02-19 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  Einar B. Gjelsteen Senior D 1900-10-18 Menominee, Michigan
  Alvin A. Heidner Freshman 1904-10-14
  Robert C. Lawes Junior 1899-07-06 Orange, New Jersey
  Royal B. Lord Senior 1899-09-13 Pawtucket, Rhode Island
  Walter C. Marinelli Junior F Calumet, Michigan
  Raymond C. Maude Freshman 1902-07-01 Framingham, Massachusetts
  Kevin O'Shea (C) Senior F New York, New York
  John S. Sarcka Sophomore
  Frederick F. Scheiffler Freshman 1904-04-15 Alpena, Michigan
  Charles G. Stevenson Jr. Junior F Brooklyn, New York
  Henry R. Westphalinger Sophomore D 1903-03-28 Saint Paul, Minnesota

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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
January 6 vs. Pennsylvania* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 2–1  1–0–0
January 13 vs. Amherst* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 2–1  2–0–0
January vs. Lafayette * Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 9–1  3–0–0
January 20 vs. MIT* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York L 5–6  3–1–0
January 23 vs. Bates* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York L 1–2  3–2–0
January vs. Albany Country Club* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 1–0  4–2–0
January 31 vs. Princeton* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York L 2–6  4–3–0
February 3 vs. Royal Military College* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York L 0–3  4–4–0
February 7 vs. Dartmouth* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 1–0  5–4–0
February 10 vs. Rensselaer* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 5–2  6–4–0
February 10 vs. Massachusetts Agricultural* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York L 1–2  6–5–0
February 14 vs. Columbia* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 5–1  7–5–0
February 17 vs. Williams* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York L 1–5  7–6–0
February 21 vs. Boston College* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York L 1–9  7–7–0
*Non-conference game.

† Lafayette was an unofficial club team.
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References

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  1. ^ "1923 Howitzer". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Cullum, George Washington (1920). "Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Army West Point Hockey 2017-18 Record book" (PDF). Army Black Knights. Retrieved January 20, 2020.