1924–25 Colby Mules men's ice hockey season

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1924–25 Colby Mules
men's ice hockey season
Conference Independent
Home iceColby Rink
South End Arena
Record
Overall0–4–0
Home0–3–0
Road0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach Eddie Roundy
Captain(s)Jack McGowan
Colby Mules men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1924–25 Colby Mules men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program. The Mules represented Colby College and were coached by Eddie Roundy in his 1st season.

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Season

As Colby began its fourth season the program was in a state of limbo. While the team was being led by its fourth different head coach, rather than a professor the program was not headed by a full-time professional. Eddie Roundy was a Waterville native and also head of the football team. However, the school had just recently added basketball as a varsity sport and there was some worry that Colby would be unable to support both programs. [1] Despite the worry, the team put together a slate of 12 games and began practice as soon as the rink was ready.

The season had an inauspicious start when the first game with the Augusta Hockey Club was postponed because the opponent had yet to have a single practice due to poor weather conditions. [2] The persistent warm weather forced Colby to move their game with the St. Jean's Hockey Club to the South End Arena. Fagerstrom performed well in goal but the Mules were outclassed by the visitors. Jack McGowan scored the only Colby goal in the loss. A few days later, the campus rink was in good enough shape for the match with Bates, however, the team was not. Missing Bill Millett, the shorthanded Mules were unable to get any sort of offense going against the Garnet and surrendered the first game of the in-state series to the visitors. [3] The final game in January came at home against a brand new program when New Hampshire arrived in town. Despite their greater experience, the Mules were trampled by the Bulls, and handed their second consecutive shutout. [4]

The team received some good new when Millett returned to the lineup for the match with Bowdoin. Unfortunately, the team had its worst performance of the season. Fagerstrom had a particularly poor game, allowing several easy shots to slip into the goal, but even the 0–7 score did not indicate just how far apart the two teams were. The Polar Bears played without any semblance of teamwork and still dominated the Mules. [5]

Colby was hoping that they could return with a better effort after the exam break, however, the weather got even worse and rendered virtually all of the rinks in the area unusable. The team held out hope until the end of the month but they were eventually forced to bow to reality. The remainder of their schedule was abandoned after just 4 games. [6]

Roy Bither served as team manager.

Roster

No. Nat.PlayerClassPosHeightWeightDoBHometownPrevious team
Flag of the United States.svg W. Elmer FagerstromJunior G Worcester, Massachusetts
Flag of the United States.svg Louis R. McBaySenior D New Bedford, Massachusetts
Flag of the United States.svg John A. McGowan Jr. ( C )Junior C 1902-04-11 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Flag of the United States.svg Carl R. MacPhersonJunior RW 1904-04-09 Abington, Massachusetts
Flag of the United States.svg Ellsworth W. Millett Senior D 1901-07-28 Whitman, Massachusetts
Flag of the United States.svg Harry MuirJunior LW North Vassalboro, Maine
Flag of the United States.svg Claes E. JohnsonSophomore D 1903-07-13 Norwood, Massachusetts
Flag of the United States.svg Albert U. PeacockSophomore D Providence, Rhode Island

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Standings

IntercollegiateOverall
GPWLTPct.GFGAGPWLTGFGA
Amherst 5230.400112452301124
Army 6321.583161273311617
Bates 7160.143122781701333
Boston College 2110.50031168624027
Boston University 11641.5913024127413425
Bowdoin 3210.66710742201213
Clarkson 4040.0002316060946
Colby 3030.0000164040120
Cornell 5140.2007235140723
Dartmouth 84312812
Hamilton 13832
Harvard 10820.8003820128404434
Massachusetts Agricultural 7250.286133872501338
Middlebury 2110.50018211018
MIT 8242.375152892521732
New Hampshire 3210.667864220911
Princeton 9360.3332724178905954
Rensselaer 4220.5001974220197
Syracuse 11001.000314130613
Union 4130.2508224130822
Williams 7340.429261784403319
Yale 131111.88546121614115716

Schedule and results

DateOpponentSiteDecisionResultRecord
Regular Season
January 14St. Jean's Hockey Club*South End Arena • Waterville, Maine FagerstromL 1–4 0–1–0
January 17 Bates *Colby Rink • Waterville, Maine FagerstromL 0–4 0–2–0
January 21 New Hampshire *Colby Rink • Waterville, Maine FagerstromL 0–5 0–3–0
January 24at  Bowdoin * Delta RinkBrunswick, Maine FagerstromL 0–7 0–4–0
*Non-conference game.

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Scoring statistics

NamePositionGamesGoals
Jack McGowan C 41
Louis McBay D 10
Bill Millett D 20
Claes Johnson D 30
Elmer Fagerstrom G 40
Carl MacPherson LW 40
Harry Muir RW 40
Al Peacock D 40
Total1

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Colby Oracle 1925". Colby College. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. "Varsity Hockey Scheule". The Colby Echo. January 14, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. "Hockey Team Loses to Bates". The Colby Echo. January 21, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  4. "Colby Shut Out". The New Hampshire. January 29, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  5. "Ice Team Loses to Bowdoin". The Colby Echo. February 4, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  6. "End of Hockey Season". The Colby Echo. February 25, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2024.