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1927–28 Clarkson Golden Knights
men's ice hockey season
Home iceIves Park
Record
Overall10–1–0
Home4–0–0
Road6–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachGordon Croskery
Captain(s)Ray Wayland
Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1927–28 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season was the 8th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Gordon Croskery in his 5th season.

Season

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After a fantastic season the year before, Clarkson saw a chance to prove how good it was and scheduled several games against the upper echelon of college hockey. This time the team got an early start on their season and began practicing just after Thanksgiving. The full month gave professor Croskery the opportunity to get the new players up to speed, but it was the returning crop that would prove vital for the team's success.[1]

Clarkson opened at home against Victoria College. Three consecutive days of warm weather left the ice in poor shape but the teams fought through the conditions. "Light Horse Harry" Heintzman opened the scoring in the first but Tech was unable to add to the score in regulation. Fortunately, their defense was as reliable as it had been the year before and the Knights took the game into overtime. Near the end of the 10-minute session, MacCartney netted the winning goal and sent the Green and Gold faithful home happy.[2] The team headed down to West Point for the second game and the result was much the same; Clarkson scored early and then relied on the twin towers of Wayland and MacCartney on the back end to shut down the opposing offense. It was only a strong game from the Army netminder, Browning, that prevented the score from being lopsided.

The third game of the season was the first big test for the program, as they met one of the 'Big Four' in Princeton. While the Tigers hadn't been champions in over a decade, the team was still formidable and got out to an early lead. Down 2–4 after 20 minutes, Clarkson bore down in the third and closed off Princeton's avenue of attack. On the offensive side, Fred Dion became an instant star; he scored twice in the first, three times in the second and then, after Princeton had ties the game early in the third, netted the final three goals to set a program record with 8 markers in the match. Tech kept rolling for the remainder of the month. They won their next four games, all against college teams, by a combined score of 21–1 with Dion earning two more hat-tricks.[3]

When the team played host to Syracuse in early February, Clarkson ran their winning streak to 17 games and did so in style. Tech dominated the visitors through the entire game and set new program records for both goals scored (14) and margin of victory (+13).[4] The game was so one-sided that Burke, who was starting at Left Wing in place of the absent Bill Guest, got enough ice time to score 5 goals.[5] The winning streak came to an end the following week when Middlebury broke through Tech's vaunted defense and two of Clarkson's goals were waved off by the referee.

Clarkson ended the year with a trip downstate and took their frustrations out on their opponents. Dion recorded his 5th hat-trick of the season against Colgate and the whole team turned in a masterful performance against Hamilton. The win marked Tech's first victory over the Continentals in five attempts and gave the Knights the (unofficial) New York state championship.

Dion's individual performance over the season, particularly in the game against Princeton, earn him a spot on the All-American team, the first Clarkson player so honored.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
New York (state) Charles Beneke Sophomore D Liverpool, New York
Ontario John Burke Freshman F/D London, Ontario
John Cutting Sophomore F
Ontario Alfred Dion Junior F Ottawa, Ontario
Ontario Wallace Easton Freshman G Renfrew, Ontario
Ontario Wilbur Guest Freshman F Renfrew, Ontario
Ontario W. Harrison Heintzman Sophomore F Arnprior, Ontario
New York (state) Bill Macartney Graduate D Fort Covington, New York
New York (state) Lloyd Northrup Graduate F Alexandria Bay, New York
Quebec Raymond Wayland (C) Senior D Montreal, Quebec
New York (state) Harold Young Senior G Ogdensburg, New York

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Standings

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1927–28 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst 7 4 2 1 .643 12 7 7 4 2 1 12 7
Army 8 1 7 0 .125 6 36 9 1 8 0 9 44
Bates 10 5 5 0 .500 21 26 12 6 5 1 26 28
Boston College – – – – – – – 7 2 4 1 19 25
Boston University 9 6 2 1 .722 42 23 9 6 2 1 42 23
Bowdoin 8 3 5 0 .375 16 27 9 4 5 0 20 28
Brown – – – – – – – 12 4 8 0 – –
Clarkson 10 9 1 0 .900 59 13 11 10 1 0 61 14
Colgate 4 0 4 0 .000 4 18 4 0 4 0 4 18
Cornell 5 2 3 0 .400 11 29 5 2 3 0 11 29
Dartmouth – – – – – – – 10 6 4 0 64 23
Hamilton – – – – – – – 8 5 2 1 – –
Harvard 6 5 1 0 .833 28 8 9 7 2 0 45 13
Holy Cross – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Massachusetts Agricultural 6 0 6 0 .000 5 17 6 0 6 0 5 17
Middlebury – – – – – – – 8 7 1 0 – –
MIT 4 1 3 0 .250 6 35 4 1 3 0 6 35
New Hampshire – – – – – – – 9 7 1 1 33 26
Norwich – – – – – – – 4 0 2 2 – –
Princeton – – – – – – – 12 5 7 0 – –
Rensselaer – – – – – – – 4 2 1 1 – –
St. Lawrence – – – – – – – 4 2 2 0 – –
Syracuse – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Union 5 0 4 1 .100 10 21 5 0 4 1 10 21
Williams 8 6 2 0 .750 27 12 8 6 2 0 27 12
Yale 13 11 2 0 .846 88 22 18 14 4 0 114 39
YMCA College 6 2 4 0 .333 10 15 6 2 4 0 10 15

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 11 vs. Victoria* Ives Park • Potsdam, New York W 2–1 OT 1–0–0
January 17 at Army* Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain State Park W 1–0  2–0–0
January 18 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey W 8–5  3–0–0
January 25 vs. St. Lawrence* Ives Park • Potsdam, New York W 6–0  4–0–0
January 27 at Syracuse* Syracuse Coliseum • Syracuse, New York W 7–0  5–0–0
January 28 at Cornell* Beebe Lake • Ithaca, New York W 4–1  6–0–0
February 4 vs. Colgate* Ives Park • Potsdam, New York W 4–0  7–0–0
February 8 vs. Syracuse* Ives Park • Potsdam, New York W 14–1  8–0–0
February 15 at Middlebury* Middlebury, Vermont L 2–3  8–1–0
February 24 at Colgate* Freshman Football Rink • Hamilton, New York W 9–1  9–1–0
February 25 at Hamilton* Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York W 4–2  10–1–0
*Non-conference game.

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Scoring Statistics

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Name Position Games Goals
Fred Dion C 11 26
Harrison Heintzman RW 11 12
Bill Macartney D 11 7
Johnny Burke LW/RW/D 9 6
Ray Wayland D 11 4
Bill Guest LW 6 3
Lloyd Northup LW/RW 9 3
Chuck Beneke D 1 0
John Cutting LW/RW 2 0
Harry Young G 2 0
Wally Easton G 9 0
Total 61

Note: Assists were not recorded as a statistic.

Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Shut Outs GAA
Harry Young 2 120 2 0 0 2 1 1.00
Wally Easton 8 480 7 1 0 12 3 1.50

Note: GAA is based upon 60 minutes per game.

References

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  1. ^ "Clarksonian 1928-1929". Clarkson University. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Clarkson Integrator., January 01, 1928, Page 7, Image 7". New York State historic Newspapers. January 1, 1928. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Clarkson Integrator., February 01, 1928, Page 9, Image 9". New York State historic Newspapers. February 1, 1928. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Clarkson Record Book 2021" (PDF). Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Clarkson Integrator., March 01, 1928, Page 7, Image 7". New York State historic Newspapers. March 1, 1928. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "1927-1928 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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