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1922–23 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season

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1922–23 Middlebury Panthers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceMiddlebury Rink
Record
Overall0–3–0
Home0–1–0
Road0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachErwin Drost
Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey seasons
 1923–24 »

The 1922–23 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.

Season

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Increased interest by the student body caused Middlebury College to recognize ice hockey as a minor sport this season.[1] The first game was swiftly arranged with Rensselaer and the team began to work on the temporary rink that had been built atop the tennis courts. The general lack of experience both with the game and with one another left the players handicapped in their opening match but the team still performed well. Middlebury limited the Engineers to just three goals and played aggressively despite their newness to the game.[2]

Due to their late start, the team wasn't able to schedule another game for almost a month. However, The time in between games did give the Panthers a change to fine tune their game. When they finally travelled to play Saint Michael's, Middlebury looked far more composed and played the Purple Knights evenly all game. The offense had no ability to penetrate the St. Mike's defense and were restricted to long shots that missed more often than not. Fortunetely, the Panthers' defense was just as effective and neither team was able to score in regulation. During the overtime, a rink-length rush from Papineau resulted in the only goal of the game and gave Middlebury its second loss.[3] The rematch wasn't long in coming as the two were set to play during Middlebury's Winter Carnival on the 22nd. Ross opened the scoring with the first goal in the program's history and had his team in the lead by the midway point of the game. Saint Michael's rallied with two goals in the second half to take the match but that didn't stop the first home game for the Panthers being a huge and popular success.[4]

Erwin Drost served as team manager and head coach.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Connecticut Stanton E. Ashley Senior 1901-03-17 New Britain, Connecticut
Vermont Paris Fletcher Junior LW Middlebury, Vermont
Vermont Elbert T. Gallagher Senior G St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Massachusetts John J. Leary Sophomore D Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts William J. McLaughlin Freshman D Dorchester, Massachusetts
Vermont Donald Ross Senior RW West Rutland, Vermont
Vermont Malcolm Ross Senior C Rutland, Vermont
Connecticut Edward S. Twitchell Freshman D New Britain, Connecticut

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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 5 3 1 .611 17 29 9 5 3 1 17 29
Army 11 5 6 0 .455 26 35 14 7 7 0 36 39
Bates 9 6 3 0 .667 34 25 12 8 4 0 56 32
Boston College 5 5 0 0 1.000 30 6 14 12 1 1 53 18
Boston University 7 2 5 0 .286 21 22 8 2 6 0 22 26
Bowdoin 6 3 3 0 .500 18 28 9 5 4 0 37 33
Clarkson 3 2 0 1 .833 15 3 6 3 2 1 30 17
Colby 6 2 4 0 .333 15 21 6 2 4 0 15 21
Columbia 9 0 9 0 .000 14 35 9 0 9 0 14 35
Cornell 6 0 4 2 .167 6 16 6 0 4 2 6 16
Dartmouth 12 10 2 0 .833 49 20 15 13 2 0 67 26
Hamilton 10 4 6 0
Harvard 10 7 3 0 .700 27 11 12 8 4 0 34 19
Maine 6 2 4 0 .333 16 23 6 2 4 0 16 23
Massachusetts Agricultural 9 3 4 2 .444 13 24 9 3 4 2 13 24
Middlebury 3 0 3 0 .000 1 6 3 0 3 0 1 6
MIT 8 3 5 0 .375 16 52 8 3 5 0 16 52
Pennsylvania 6 0 5 1 .083 8 36 7 1 5 1 11 38
Princeton 15 11 4 0 .733 84 21 19 13 5 1 97 32
Rensselaer 5 1 4 0 .200 6 23 5 1 4 0 6 23
Saint Michael's
Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0
Williams 9 5 3 1 .611 33 17 10 6 3 1 40 17
Yale 13 9 4 0 .692 70 16 15 9 6 0 75 26

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 20 at Rensselaer* Russell Sage Rink • Troy, New York L 0–3  0–1–0
February 17 at Saint Michael's* Colchester, Vermont L 0–1 OT 0–2–0
February 22 Saint Michael's* Middlebury Rink • Middlebury, Vermont L 1–2  0–3–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "Outing Club to Receive Funds to Build Ski Jump". Middlebury Campus. January 10, 1923. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Blue Holds Troy Six to 3-0 Score". Middlebury Campus. January 24, 1923. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Blue Puck Chasers Lose to Winooski Sextet 1-0". Middlebury Campus. February 21, 1923. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Blue Rink Artists Fall in Saints Third Period Drive". Middlebury Campus. February 28, 1923. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "The Kaleidoscope 1924". Middlebury College. Retrieved September 29, 2023.