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1928–29 Colgate men's ice hockey season

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1928–29 Colgate
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceFreshman Football Rink
Record
Overall4–3–0
Home2–1–0
Road2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachRaymond A. Watkins
Assistant coachesJ. Howard Starr
Captain(s)Albert Chambers
Colgate men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1928–29 Colgate men's ice hockey season was the 6th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Raymond A. Watkins in his 1st season.

Season

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After experiencing a great deal of trouble with their home rink in 1928, the school decided to build a new temporary rink. Aside from the improvements in drainage the new rink measured in at 190' by 85'.[1] After work had begun, the school announced that Raymond A. Watkins, who had recently been hired to coach the freshman teams at the school, agree to helm the ice hockey program. While Watkins had not played the game previously, he had coached the team at Bates a few years earlier and would be assisted by J. Howard Starr who had been on the ice hockey team at YMCA College.

The team began practicing on Taylor Lake while they waited for the weather to cool off. Due in part to the poor experience the year before, the team did not bother to schedule any intercollegiate games until February. In the meantime, however, the Maroons received a welcome cold snap in the first half of January that allowed the team to get some on-ice practice.[2] The club played an exhibition match against an amateur club from Clinton in mid-January and lost 3–4. The team played terribly in the first period, allowing three goals against in a span of just 3 minutes, but they soon found their skating legs and made a game of it fir the rest of the contest. Unfortunately, due to inclement weather, the team was unable to continue its exhibition calendar and had to cancel the rest of their January matches.[3]

Colgate faced a trial by fire at the opening of their season and ended up getting burned by Dartmouth. Hampered by a lack of practice time leading into the match, the Maroons were overwhelmed by one of the top teams in college hockey. The offense was unable to keep pace with the fast Indian skaters. The Green were in control for the entire game and hardly let Colgate out of its own end. Only a goal from Hofheins in the second prevented the team from being shutout.[4] Three days later the team went on the road to play Cornell. The defense had a much stronger performance in the second game, however, the offense was still lacking. Howe's lone goal was insufficient to keep in the game on slow, soft ice.[5]

A week later the team was in Schenectady to take on Union and had a near-identical performance to the Cornell game. After allowing the opening goal, Howe tied the game in the second but, with the rest of the team unable to score, the Maroons lost again.[6] At this point, Colgate had lost 11 consecutive games and had not been in the win column since 1921. Just as it appeared that the team might be staring down at another winless season, the Maroons completely turned their season against Army. The two teams matched one another closely in the first period but, once the second began, everything tilted in Colgate's favor. Three goals followed in the second and the avalanche kept coming with a further 4 in the third. Hofheins led the way with a hat-trick and lifted the Marrons to victory.[7]

The Maroons carried their newfound confidence into the next game with St. Lawrence and won an overtime match thanks to the exploits of Howe and Hofheins. The end of the week saw Cornell arrive for the rematch and fought a pitched battle with the Big Red. Chambers allowed the opening goal of the game but refused entry to every shot thereafter. Hofheins tied the score before too long and set up a mildly controversial call from referee. After a pile-up in front of the Cornell net, Earnie Paul disentangled the jumble of players only to find the puck in the cage. Nelson was credited with the goal and the Colgate defense managed to hold on to their lead until the end of the match.[8]

Colgate was suddenly sitting in a position to finish the year with a winning record and had just Hamilton left to contend with. The defense played a stout game throughout the match, turning aside chance after chance from the Continentals. Spelder and Barnes were instrumental in keeping the scoresheet empty and sending the match into overtime. A penalty by Spelder gave Hamilton a chance in the extra session but Chambers kept the puck out of the goal and enabled Hofheins to score with just over a minute left.[9] The win gave Colgate its first winning season in over a decade.

Paul Wish served as team manager.[10]

Note: Colgate's athletic teams did not have a moniker until 'Red Raiders' was adopted in 1932.[11]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Connecticut Clifton W. Anderson Junior Greenwich, Connecticut
Massachusetts Warren F. Barnes Junior D Winchester, Massachusetts
New York (state) Albert M. Chambers Senior G Kew Gardens, New York
New York (state) Howard B. Crane Freshman Mamaroneck, New York
New York (state) Willard G. Fischer Freshman C Buffalo, New York
New York (state) Robert F. Hofheins Sophomore LW Buffalo, New York
New York (state) Francis W. Howe Junior C Buffalo, New York
New York (state) James A. Nelson Sophomore RW Sea Cliff, New York
New York (state) Samuel B. Noyes Sophomore Niagara Falls, New York
New York (state) Arthur Schiebel Freshman Mount Vernon, New York
New York (state) John M. Spelder Senior D Buffalo, New York
New York (state) Donald M. Terry Sophomore Albany, New York
New Jersey Milford D. Walker Freshman D Short Hills, New Jersey

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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 3 5 1
Army 9 2 7 0 .222 11 50 12 3 9 0 23 61
Bates 11 4 6 1 .409 26 20 12 5 6 1 28 21
Boston College 14 5 9 0 36 42
Boston University 10 9 1 0 .900 36 9 12 9 2 1 39 14
Bowdoin 9 5 4 0 .556 11 14 9 5 4 0 11 14
Brown 13 8 5 0
Clarkson 7 6 1 0 .857 43 11 10 9 1 0 60 19
Colgate 7 4 3 0 .571 16 18 7 4 3 0 16 18
Connecticut Agricultural
Cornell 5 2 3 0 .400 7 9 5 2 3 0 7 9
Dartmouth 17 9 5 3 58 28
Hamilton 10 4 6 0
Harvard 7 4 3 0 .571 26 10 10 5 4 1 31 15
Massachusetts Agricultural 11 6 5 0 .545 30 20 12 7 5 0 33 21
Middlebury 9 6 3 0
MIT 11 5 6 0 .455 26 32 11 5 6 0 26 32
New Hampshire 11 6 4 1 23 20
Norwich 8 2 6 0
Pennsylvania 11 2 9 0 .182 12 82 13 2 10 1
Princeton 19 15 3 1
Rensselaer 4 1 3 0
St. John's 7 3 3 1
St. Lawrence 8 3 4 1
St. Stephen's
Syracuse
Union 5 2 2 1 .500 17 14 5 2 2 1 17 14
Vermont
Williams 10 6 4 0 .600 33 16 10 6 4 0 33 16
Yale 17 15 1 1

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Exhibition
January 12 Clinton Town* Freshman Football Rink • Hamilton, New York (Exhibition) L 3–4 
February 2 Clinton Town* Clinton, New York (Exhibition) W 4–1 
Regular Season
February 5 Dartmouth* Freshman Football Rink • Hamilton, New York L 1–9  0–1–0
February 8 at Cornell* Beebe LakeIthaca, New York L 1–3  0–2–0
February 15 at Union* Central Park Rink • Schenectady, New York L 1–3  0–3–0
February 16 at Army* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 8–1  1–3–0
February 20 St. Lawrence* Freshman Football Rink • Hamilton, New York W 2–1 OT 2–3–0
February 23 Cornell* Freshman Football Rink • Hamilton, New York W 2–1  3–3–0
March 2 at Hamilton* Russell Sage RinkClinton, New York W 1–0 OT 4–3–0
*Non-conference game.

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Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points
Bob Hofheins LW 7 7 2 9
Francis Howe C 7 5 1 6
James Nelson RW 7 2 0 2
Willard Fischer C 4 1 0 1
John Spelder D 7 1 0 1
Clifton Anderson Sub. 6 0 1 1
Albert Chambers G 7 0 0 0
Milford Walker D - 0 0 0
Donald Terry Sub. - 0 0 0
Warren Barnes D - 0 0 0
Howard Crane Sub. - 0 0 0
Samuel Noyes Sub. - 0 0 0
Arthur Schiebel Sub. - 0 0 0
Total 16 4 20

Note: Assists were recorded infrequently.

References

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  1. ^ "Watkins is Names New Coach of Hockey Team". The Colgate Maroon. December 12, 1928. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Hockey Team Practices as First Game Approaches". The Colgate Maroon. January 9, 1929. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Hockey Team Works Out Against Clinton". The Colgate Maroon. January 23, 1929. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth Sextet Wins from Colgate". The Colgate Maroon. February 6, 1929. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Maroon Sextet Falls Before Cornell Team". The Colgate Maroon. February 13, 1929. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Union Hockey Team Wins Initial Game". The Concordiensis. February 19, 1929. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Maroon Sextet Wins Over Army Team". The Colgate Maroon. February 20, 1929. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Hockey Team Wins Two Close Games". The Colgate Maroon. February 27, 1929. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Hockey Team Defeats Hamilton in Fast Game". The Colgate Maroon. March 6, 1929. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Salmagundi 1930". Colgate University. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Sport: Football, Oct. 31, 1932". Time. October 31, 1932. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  12. ^ "1928-1929 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. ^ "Colgate Raiders Men's Hockey 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved September 30, 2018.