1907–08 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

1907–08 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
1907–08 Harvard Crimson; men's ice hockey season
Conference	2nd IHA
Home ice	Harvard Stadium Rink
Record
Overall	7–2–0
Conference	3–1–0
Home	3–0–0
Road	2–1–0
Neutral	2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Alfred Winsor
Captain(s)	Clarence Pell
	Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons; « 1906–07 1908–09 »

The 1907–08 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 11th season of play for the program.

Season

For the second consecutive season Harvard finished second in the Intercollegiate Hockey Association, losing their only conference game to league champion Yale. The match was the first victory for the Bulldogs over the Crimson in nearly six years.^[1]

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	DoB	Hometown
Templeton Briggs	Junior	F	1887-02-09	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Shirley Ford	Junior	D	1887-03-09	Sun River, Montana
George Gardner	Sophomore	F	1888-01-28	Boston, Massachusetts
S. Trafford Hicks	Sophomore	F	1888-04-04	Arlington, Massachusetts
Morton Newhall	Senior	F	1886-09-15	Germantown, Pennsylvania
John Paine	Junior	F
Clarence Pell (C)	Senior	F	1885-07-29	Newport, Rhode Island
Laurence Rumsey Jr.	Senior	F	1885-09-02	Buffalo, New York
Thompson Sampson	Junior	D	1886-04-23	Boston, Massachusetts
Frank Washburn	Junior	G	1887-12-04	New York, New York
Joseph Willetts	Junior	D	1886-10-17	Brooklyn, New York

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Standings

1907–08 Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Army	3	1	2	0	.333	7	4	7	4	3	0	18	9
Carnegie Tech	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Columbia	4	1	3	0	.250	6	27	5	1	4	0	6	30
Cornell	3	3	0	0	1.000	16	0	4	4	0	0	21	0
Dartmouth	6	1	4	1	.250	15	34	7	1	5	1	15	37
Harvard	4	3	1	0	.750	32	9	9	7	2	0	55	17
MIT	6	4	2	0	.667	15	11	8	6	2	0	26	11
Princeton	5	2	3	0	.400	11	15	15	8	7	0	54	44
Rensselaer	5	2	2	1	.500	19	11	5	2	2	1	19	11
Rochester	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Springfield Training	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Trinity	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tufts	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	1	4	0	–	–
Union	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	2	0	–	–
Williams	3	3	0	0	1.000	32	6	4	4	0	0	48	6
Yale	5	5	0	0	1.000	35	11	9	5	4	0	41	34

1907–08 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Yale *	4	4	0	0	8	28	10	9	5	4	0	41	34
Harvard	4	3	1	0	6	32	9	9	7	2	0	55	17
Princeton	4	1	3	0	2	9	15	15	8	7	0	54	44
Dartmouth	4	1	3	0	2	11	25	7	1	5	1	15	37
Columbia	4	1	3	0	2	6	27	5	1	4	0	6	30
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 11	at Columbia	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 14–1	1–0–0 (1–0–0)
January 18	vs. Princeton	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 6–2	2–0–0 (2–0–0)
January 22	vs. Bishop's College*	Concord, New Hampshire	W 4–0	3–0–0
January 25	vs. McGill*	Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts	W 8–2	4–0–0
February 5	vs. Phillips Academy*	Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts	W 6–0	5–0–0
February 8	vs. Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts	W 10–3	6–0–0 (3–0–0)
February 11	at St. Paul's School*	Concord, New Hampshire	L 3–5	6–1–0
February 14	at New York Hockey Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 2–1	7–1–0
February 15	vs. Yale	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 2–3	7–2–0 (3–1–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References

^ "The H Book of Harvard Athletics 1852-1922". Harvard University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "1907-1908 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[1] "The H Book of Harvard Athletics 1852-1922". Harvard University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[2] "1907-1908 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[3] "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

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v t e Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Venues	Franklin Park (1897–1904) Harvard Stadium Rink (1904–1911) Boston Arena (1911–1917, 1921–1956) Pavilion Rink (1919–1921) Donald C. Watson Rink (1956–1978) Walter Brown Arena (1978–1979) Bright Hockey Center (1979–present)
Coaches	no coach (1897–1903, 1918–19) Alfred Winsor (1903–17, 1923–24) William Henry Claflin Jr. (1919–23) Edward Bigelow (1924–27) Joseph Stubbs (1927–38) Clark Hodder (1938–42) John Chase (1942–43, 1945–50) Cooney Weiland (1950–71) Bill Cleary (1971–90) Ronn Tomassoni (1990–99) Mark Mazzoleni (1999–2004) Ted Donato (2004– )
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 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 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 1999–2000 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 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1901–1911) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	Cornell Yale
Culture & lore	Beanpot Love Story
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Scott Fusco (240 Points) Lane MacDonald (111 Goals) Grant Blair (72 Wins)
Retired numbers	Bill Cleary (4)
National championships	1989
Frozen Four appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1983 1986 1987 1989 1994 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1993 1994 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2015 2016 2017 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1963 1971 1983 1987 1994 2002 2004 2006 2015 2017
Hobey Baker winners	Mark Fusco (1983) Scott Fusco (1986) Lane MacDonald (1989) Jimmy Vesey (2016)
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