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1923–24 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season

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1923–24 RPI Engineers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceRPI Rink
Record
Overall2–3–0
Home2–0–0
Road0–3–0
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)John Reuther
Dureau (acting after Feb. 1)
RPI Engineers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1923–24 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season was the 21st season of play for the program.

Season

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For the first time since before the war, Rensselaer was left without a hockey coach. After the departure of Leroy Clark, the squad was ostensibly run by team captain John Reuther. He, along with the team manager, put together a normal slate of games for the Engineers and the team set about practicing once the weather became cold enough. Unfortunately, while the team was able to get some practice in, their match with YMCA College had to be postponed. That meant Middlebury would be the first opponent of the season and that couldn't have turned out better for RPI. The Engineers won the match 2–0 and then prepared themselves for YMCA the following week. The game was held in a snowstorm but the ice was good enough to see Rensselaer earn its second victory of the year.[1]

With the program on the cusp of its first winning season in 17 years, RPI had a 2-week break before they hit the road and met Hamilton. Unfortunately, in the interim, Reuther was forced to leave the team. Dureau was appointed acting captain but was unable to prevent RPI from being routed in the match. While the team may have been able to mollify itself with the fact that the Continentals were one of the best programs in the country, their subsequent opponents could not say the same. A week later, still without their captain, the team faced Cornell and were completely swept off of the ice. The Big Red scored 13 goals and, while Bolieau scored once for RPI, it didn't make the final score any less embarrassing.[2] The final game was little better and Rensselaer resumed their capital district rivalry against Union with an 0–7 drubbing.[3]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Allis LW
Boileau C
William Cramp D
Dureau RW
William Farquhar D
Lawler G
John Reuther (C)

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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 11 5 5 1 .500 16 17 11 5 5 1 16 17
Army 6 3 3 0 .500 15 13 8 3 5 0 23 30
Bates 8 8 0 0 1.000 31 3 11 9 2 0 34 9
Boston College 1 1 0 0 1.000 6 3 18 7 10 1 32 45
Boston University 7 1 6 0 .143 10 34 9 1 8 0 11 42
Bowdoin 5 1 2 2 .400 10 17 6 1 3 2 10 24
Clarkson 4 1 3 0 .250 8 12 7 3 4 0 12 19
Colby 8 1 5 2
Cornell 4 2 2 0 .500 22 11 4 2 2 0 22 11
Dartmouth 17 10 5 2 81 32
Hamilton 12 7 3 2
Harvard 9 6 3 0 .667 35 19 14 6 7 1
Maine 12 4 8 0
Massachusetts Agricultural 8 2 6 0 .250 18 38 9 3 6 0 20 38
Middlebury 7 0 6 1
MIT 4 0 4 0 .000 2 27 4 0 4 0 2 27
Pennsylvania 6 1 4 1 .250 6 23 8 1 5 2 8 28
Princeton 18 12 6 0
Rensselaer 5 2 3 0 .400 5 31 5 2 3 0 5 31
Saint Michael's
Syracuse
Union 4 2 2 0 .500 13 10 5 3 2 0 18 12
Williams 11 2 7 2 .273 11 22 13 4 7 2 18 24
Yale 15 14 1 0 .933 60 12 23 18 4 1 80 33
YMCA College 6 1 5 0 .167 6 39 7 2 5 0 11 39

Schedule and Results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 19 Middlebury* RPI Rink • Troy, New York W 2–0  1–0–0
January 26 YMCA College* RPI Rink • Troy, New York W 2–1  2–0–0
February 9 at Hamilton* Russell Sage RinkClinton, New York L 0–10  2–1–0
February 16 at Cornell* Beebe LakeIthaca, New York L 1–13  2–2–0
February 23 at Union* Union Rink • Schenectady, New York (Rivalry) L 0–7  2–3–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "Varsity Hockey Men Drop Game at Troy". The Springfield Student. February 1, 1924. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "R.P.I. DOWNED BY VARSITY SKATERS". Cornell Daily Sun. February 18, 1924. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Union Defeats R.P.I. at Hockey". Concordiensis. February 26, 1924. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "1923-1924 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Results by Season" (PDF). RPI Engineers. Retrieved January 9, 2020.