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1913–14 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
Conference2nd IHL
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall8–8–0
Conference3–3–0
Home6–1–0
Road1–2–0
Neutral1–5–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachAlfred Winsor
Captain(s)William Willetts
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1913–14 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 17th season of play for the program.

Season

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After paring the team down to 24 men, Harvard began its first year as a major sport[1] with a tune-up game against the Boston Athletic Association. Soft ice and early-season jitters contributed to a less-than-stellar effort from the Crimson and they lost the match 1–3 while cycling through many of their alternate players.[2] The loss was unfortunate but hardly damaging to their season. A bigger development was the continued and expanding interest of ice hockey for the student body. Undergraduates were so enamored with the idea of joining the team that a second squad of 34 men, completely separate from the Varsity and Freshman teams, was organized and a schedule arranged.[3]

After the rather poor effort in the B. A. A. game, Harvard exploded out of the gate against MIT and did not take the pressure off all game, ending with a dominant 11–1 victory.[4] The convincing victory demonstrated how the good the team could be as they embarked on their first ever holiday trip over the winter break. They would play Syracuse HC and Ottawa each twice with the team being billeted at the home of team captain Willetts in nearby Skaneateles.[5]

The trip started well with the team producing a solid win against the Syracuse Club, but afterwards the results turned sour. Syracuse earned a split with a 2–1 win, then Ottawa strangled the Crimson offense, not allowing a goal in either of the two matches. The defense from Harvard, provided mostly by Willetts and Clafin, was notable but the lack of scoring punch doomed the Crimson from the start.[6] The terrible results portended a bad season for the Crimson, and once they began their intercollegiate schedule began those predictions bore fruit.

Harvard could only just defeat Amherst a team they should have had not trouble against. Despite the close shaves, the Crimson alternates were gaining much needed game experience. Against Massachusetts Agricultural College the offense continued to struggle, showing up just in the nick of time to overcome a deficit in overtime and again escape with a one-goal victory.[7] When the hosted Dartmouth the score was tight once more, but the team looked to be performing much more as a cohesive unit.[8]

Their next game came against Princeton. Harvard had been a thorn in Princeton's side over the previous two years, being the only team to beat the Tigers the previous year. The Crimson defense had faced Princeton star Hobey Baker before and knew how to play against him. They used that experience to restrict the speedy Baker and keep the game tied for most of the contest. Even when Princeton opened the scoring it was a scant few minutes before the game was knotted at 1-all. Afterwards, no matter how hard the Tigers tried, they could not penetrate the stifling defense. A 14-minute overtime session was played to no effect, then an open-ended second overtime began and followed sudden-death rules. Harvard took full advantage of its many alternates while Princeton was forced to play with nearly the same seven players all game. The Tigers flagged from fatigue and in the 78th minute of what was scheduled as a 40-minute game, Saltonstall ended the game in Harvard's favor.[9]

Harvard dropped their next game to McGill but when they faced Yale the four goal effort from Hopkins gave Harvard a chance at a second consecutive intercollegiate title. The Crimson had played each game over the previous month at the Boston Arena, however, and now they would have a second chance to prove their mettle on the road. When they met Yale in New Haven the Crimson were not prepared for the hard checking from the Elis and Yale pushed Harvard around for most of the game.[10]

Three days later in a second rematch, Princeton could have tried to follow Yale's game plan but they stuck to their own high-octane game and simply outplayed the Crimson, scoring the final three goals in 4–2 victory. Worse for Harvard, Willetts and Philips were injured in the game and doubt was cast on their ability to compete in the final games against Princeton and Yale.[11] Both players started the rubber match with Princeton a week later but it was clear that the Tigers were the better team. Despite keying their defense on Baker, the Tiger star could not be contained and assisted on three Princeton goals in a 4–1 victory.[12]

Roster

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William Claflin ca. 1914
No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Massachusetts Schuyler Adams Senior C 5' 6" (1.68 m) 131 lb (59 kg) West Newton, Massachusetts Newton High School
New Hampshire Philip M. Brown Junior D 1892-11-18 New Ipswich, New Hampshire
New York (state) Gouverneur Carnochan Senior G 142 lb (64 kg) 1892-06-28 Manhattan, New York St. Paul's School
Massachusetts William H. Claflin Jr. Junior D 156 lb (71 kg) 1893-06-08 Swampscott, Massachusetts Noble and Greenough School
Pennsylvania Clarence S. Clark Sophomore D 165 lb (75 kg) 1893-02-11 Germantown, Pennsylvania Milton Academy
Pennsylvania Sydney P. Clark Senior LW 154 lb (70 kg) Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania Pomfret School
Massachusetts Alan Cunningham Sophomore D 162 lb (73 kg) 1895-01-11 Boston, Massachusetts Noble and Greenough School
Massachusetts Laurence Curtis II Sophomore D 172 lb (78 kg) 1893-09-03 Boston, Massachusetts Groton School
New York (state) John C. Devereux Senior RW 146 lb (66 kg) Utica, New York Milton Academy
Massachusetts Augustus Doty Sophomore D 193 lb (88 kg) 1894-01-20 Waltham, Massachusetts St. Paul's School
Massachusetts Steve Hopkins Senior C/LW 158 lb (72 kg) 1892-03-19 Newtonville, Massachusetts Newton High School
Henry Morgan Senior RW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) St. Mark's School
Massachusetts Morgan B. Phillips Junior C/LW 180 lb (82 kg) 1894-10-22 Newton Center, Massachusetts Milton Academy
New York (state) Dexter Rumsey Sophomore C 1893-08-31 Buffalo, New York St. Mark's School
Massachusetts Leverett Saltonstall Senior C 161 lb (73 kg) 1892-09-01 Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Noble and Greenough School
Nova Scotia Paul Smart Senior D 141 lb (64 kg) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Newton High School
Massachusetts Harry P. Trainer Junior C 1891-12-08 Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Elmer Wanamaker Sophomore C/LW 153 lb (69 kg) 1893-10-11 Wakefield, Massachusetts Melrose High
New York (state) Watson Washburn Junior G 162 lb (73 kg) 1894-06-13 New York, New York Cutler School
New York (state) William Willetts (C) Senior D 181 lb (82 kg) 1890-05-13 Skaneateles, New York St. Paul's School

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Standings

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1913–14 Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst – – – – – – – 6 1 4 1 – –
Army 5 0 5 0 .000 8 27 7 1 6 0 21 34
Columbia 3 1 2 0 .333 6 18 5 1 4 0 7 29
Cornell 5 1 4 0 .200 9 18 5 1 4 0 9 18
Dartmouth 7 5 2 0 .800 37 14 9 7 2 0 49 18
Harvard 10 7 3 0 .700 32 21 16 8 8 0 40 35
Holy Cross – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Massachusetts Agricultural 8 6 2 0 .750 40 6 8 6 2 0 40 6
MIT 6 2 4 0 .333 21 33 8 2 6 0 25 49
Princeton 8 7 1 0 .875 33 10 13 10 3 0 54 25
Rensselaer 1 0 1 0 .000 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 8
Trinity – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Tufts – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Williams 7 5 2 0 .714 32 19 7 5 2 0 32 19
Yale 9 4 5 0 .444 25 26 14 6 8 0 34 40
YMCA College – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1913–14 Intercollegiate Hockey League standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS SW GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Princeton * 5 4 1 0 .800 2 17 9 13 10 3 0 54 25
Harvard 6 3 3 0 .500 1 14 16 16 8 8 0 40 35
Yale 5 1 4 0 .200 0 11 21 14 6 8 0 34 40
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 13 vs. Boston Athletic Association* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts L 1–3  0–1–0
December 17 vs. MIT* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 11–1  1–1–0
December 27 at Syracuse Hockey Club* Arena Ice Rink • Syracuse, New York W 5–2  2–1–0
December 30 at Syracuse Hockey Club* Arena Ice Rink • Syracuse, New York L 1–2  2–2–0
January 2 vs. Ottawa* Arena Ice Rink • Syracuse, New York L 0–2  2–3–0
January 3 vs. Ottawa* Arena Ice Rink • Syracuse, New York L 0–3  2–4–0
January 7 Amherst* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 1–0  3–4–0
January 14 Massachusetts Agricultural* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 4–3 OT 4–4–0
January 17 Dartmouth* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 2–1  5–4–0
January 24 Princeton Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 2–1 2OT 6–4–0 (1–0–0)
January 31 McGill* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts L 1–2  6–5–0
February 6 Yale Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) W 4–3 2OT 7–5–0 (2–0–0)
February 11 at Yale Yale Arena • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry) L 1–3  7–6–0 (2–1–0)
February 14 vs. Princeton St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York L 2–4  7–7–0 (2–2–0)
February 21 vs. Princeton St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York L 1–4  7–8–0 (2–3–0)
February 28 Yale Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) W 4–1  8–8–0 (3–3–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey- Timeline of Tradition". Harvard University. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "PLAYING DECIDEDLY LISTLESS". The Harvard Crimson. December 15, 1913. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Second Hockey Team Organized". The Harvard Crimson. December 16, 1913. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Vol XXXIII No. 104" (PDF). The Tech. December 18, 1913. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "NEW DEPARTURE IN HOCKEY". The Harvard Crimson. December 20, 1913. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "TEAM THREE TIMES DEFEATED". The Harvard Crimson. January 5, 1914. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "ARENA SEES CLOSE CONTEST". The Harvard Crimson. January 15, 1914. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "HANOVERIANS MEET DEFEAT". The Harvard Crimson. January 19, 1914. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "SEVEN WORKS HARD FOR WIN". The Harvard Crimson. January 26, 1914. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "YALE VICTOR IN ROUGH GAME". The Harvard Crimson. February 12, 1914. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "PRINCETON DESERVES VICTORY". The Harvard Crimson. February 16, 1914. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "DECIDING GAME TO PRINCETON". The Harvard Crimson. February 24, 1914. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "1913-1914 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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