J. Philip Bower

J. Philip Bower
Biographical details
Born	October 22, 1894; Richmond, Virginia, USA
Died	July 12, 1975 (aged 80); Middlebury, Vermont, USA
Alma mater	Middlebury College ; Dartmouth College
Playing career
1918–1920	Dartmouth football
1918–1921	Dartmouth ice hockey
1919–1920	Dartmouth baseball
Position(s)	Quarterback/Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1924–1926	Williams
1926–1933	Dartmouth
Head coaching record
Overall	58–50–6 (.535)
Accomplishments and honors
Records
Military career
Buried	Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1918

Last updated July 10, 2023

James Philip Bower was an American baseball, football and ice hockey player and ice hockey coach. He led his alma mater Dartmouth through a difficult period at the beginning of the Great Depression.^[1]

Career

Originally from Virginia, Bower attended Worcester Academy for his secondary education where he was a letterman in baseball, football and ice hockey.^[2] He later attended Middlebury College but suspended his studies after two years to enlist in the Army during World War I. After the war, Bower returned to college but this time did so at Dartmouth College. During his time in Hanover, Bower was a multi-sport star for the Greens, serving as the quarterback for the football team and a defenseman on the ice hockey team.

After graduating from Dartmouth in 1921,^[3] Bower remained an active player on the ice in and around the Boston area. In 1924, he was hired as the third head coach for Williams and guided the team for two seasons. After a stellar sophomore campaign that saw the Ephs finish 12–5–1, Bower returned to his alma mater as the head coach for the Dartmouth hockey team. In his first year behind the Indians' bench he nearly led the program to its first championship, finishing in second only to Harvard. In 1929, he was also hired as an assistant professor by the university. A few solid but underwhelming seasons followed before the great depression hit and severely impacted the team. In the early 30's, Dartmouth was a shell of its former self and posted losing seasons every year. After going winless against Harvard and Yale for four consecutive seasons, Bower resigned from his post in 1933.^[4]

Bower died in 1975 at the age of 80.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Williams Ephs (Independent)(1924–1926)
1924–25	Williams	4–4–0
1925–26	Williams	12–5–1
Williams:		16–9–1
Dartmouth Indians (Independent)(1926–1933)
1926–27	Dartmouth	11–2–2
1927–28	Dartmouth	6–4–0
1928–29	Dartmouth	9–5–3
1929–30	Dartmouth	5–8–0
1930–31	Dartmouth	5–8–0
1931–32	Dartmouth	4–6–0
1932–33	Dartmouth	2–8–0
Dartmouth:		42–41–5
Total:		58–50–6
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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References

↑ "Dartmouth Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
↑ "J. P. Bower is Selected to Coach Hockey Team". The Williams Record. December 13, 1924. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
↑ "Dartmouth 2009–10 Men's Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
↑ "BOWER RESIGNS AS COACH.; Dartmouth Hockey Mentor Not to Return Next Year". The New York Times. March 11, 1933. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

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[1] "Dartmouth Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

[2] "J. P. Bower is Selected to Coach Hockey Team". The Williams Record. December 13, 1924. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

[3] "Dartmouth 2009–10 Men's Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

[4] "BOWER RESIGNS AS COACH.; Dartmouth Hockey Mentor Not to Return Next Year". The New York Times. March 11, 1933. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

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v t e Williams Ephs men's ice hockey
Venues	Cole Field House Pond (1902–1953) Lansing Chapman Rink (1953–Present)
Coaches	Russell Barkell (1922–1923) Ralph Cordingly (1923–1924) J. Philip Bower (1924–1926) Leo Bellerose (1926–1929) Alex Sayles (1929–1931) A. Barr Snively (1931–1942, 1945–1949) Frank Bell (1949–1952, 1953–1954) Bill McCormick (1954–1989) Bill Kangas (1989–2017, 2018–Present) Mike Monti (2017–2018)
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Conference affiliations	Tri-State League (1950–1952) ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1999) NESCAC (1999–Present)
Rivalries	Amherst Wesleyan
All-time leaders	Tom Roe (227 Points) Tom Roe (128 Goals) David Haimson (59 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2016
Williams College Williamstown, MA

v t e Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey
Formerly the Dartmouth Indians
Venues	Occom pond (1905–1929) Davis Rink (1929–1975) Thompson Arena (1975–present)
Coaches	No coach (1905–08) John Eames (1908–09) Thomas Hodge (1909–10) H. I. Vye (1910–11) W. Rawley (1911–12) Fred Rocque (1912–15) Clarence Wanamaker (1915–17, 1919–20) John H. Murphy (1917–18) Leon Tuck (1920–21, 1922–24) Chippy Gaw (1921–22) H. R. Denesha (1924–26) J. Philip Bower (1926–33) Herbert Gill (1933–37) Eddie Jeremiah (1937–42, 1945–63, 1964–67) George T. Barclay/Dick Rondeau (1942–43) Charles Arthur (1943–45) Abner Oakes (1963–64, 1967–70) Grant Standbrook (1970–75) George Crowe (1975–84) Brian Mason (1984–90) Ben Smith (1990–91) Roger Demment (1991–97) Bob Gaudet (1997–2020) Reid Cashman (2020–present)
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1906–1913) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	New Hampshire Vermont
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Bill Riley (228 Points) Bill Riley (118 Goals) Nick Boucher (50 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1979 1980
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1979 1980
NHL players	T. J. Galiardi Tanner Glass David Jones Grant Lewis Ben Lovejoy Lee Stempniak
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH

Biographical details
Born	(1894-10-22)October 22, 1894 Richmond, Virginia, USA
Died	July 12, 1975(1975-07-12) (aged 80) Middlebury, Vermont, USA
Alma mater	Middlebury College Dartmouth College
Playing career
1918–1920	Dartmouth football
1918–1921	Dartmouth ice hockey
1919–1920	Dartmouth baseball

Position(s)	Quarterback/Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1924–1926	Williams
1926–1933	Dartmouth

Head coaching record
Overall	58–50–6 (.535)
Accomplishments and honors
Records

Military career
Buried	Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1918

J. Philip Bower

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Career

Head coaching record

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