1914–15 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

The 1914–15 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 18th season of play for the program.

1914–15 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
Intercollegiate Champion
Intercollegiate Hockey League, Champion
Conference1st IHL
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall9–4–0
Conference4–0–0
Home7–4–0
Road1–0–0
Neutral1–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachAlfred Winsor
Captain(s)William Clafin
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

With Hobey Baker now graduated, there was an open question as to which was the leading team in college hockey. After a subpar end to their season, Harvard had ample reason to reclaim the intercollegiate championship.

The Crimson began the year with a convincing 6–2 win over MIT, scoring the first six goals and using the remainder of the game to ease their alternates into game action.[1] The team lost a match against the Boston Athletic Association before pausing for the winter break.

Harvard lost their first game back but recovered a few days later with a dominant performance against Cornell.[2] The first big test for the team was against defending champion Princeton, but the Tigers were missing far too many players from the previous year to put up much of a fight. With Harvard sailing towards a championship they were shocked in their very next game by Dartmouth.[3] Without a second game against the Greens, Harvard could only hope that Dartmouth would lose another game to keep the championship dreams alive.

A sterling performance from Wylde allowed Harvard to complete the season sweep of Princeton. A week later the Elis came to town and Harvard once more proved the better team.[4] After a shutout of Mass. Agg. Harvard was stymied by McGill, as they had been the year before, but the ensuing 9–1 win over Williams demonstrated that the Crimson was still atop their game.

Harvard has an eleven day layoff leading to their rematch with Yale, and the game could scarce have meant more. Because of the Bulldogs' win over Dartmouth at the beginning of the month, Harvard was now one win away from another championship. To get it they would have to beat the Elis on the road, something that Harvard had had a difficult time with in recent years. Harvard's defense proved stout once more as the Crimson skated to a 3–1 win capturing the season series.

While there was a three-way tie between Harvard, Dartmouth and Yale, the Greens had lost to St. Nicks HC, Yale and Mass. Agg. during the year while Harvard had defeated all three. This allowed Harvard to claim the championship despite their loss to Dartmouth.[5]

Roster
William Claflin ca. 1914
No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Ames Sophomore RW
Edwin O. Baker Sophomore C 1896-02-21 Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge Latin School
Robert Baldwin Sophomore C/RW 5' 10" (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 1895-04-09 Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts Volkmann School
Henry M. Bliss Sophomore RW 1895-06-11 Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Volkmann School
William H. Clafin Jr. (C) Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 156 lb (71 kg) 1893-06-08 Swampscott, Massachusetts Noble and Greenough School
Clarence Clark Junior D 165 lb (75 kg) 1893-02-11 Germantown, Pennsylvania Milton Academy
Alan Cunningham Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1895-01-11 Boston, Massachusetts Noble and Greenough School
Laurence Curtis II Junior D 172 lb (78 kg) 1893-09-03 Boston, Massachusetts Groton School
Augustus Doty Junior D 193 lb (88 kg) 1894-01-20 Waltham, Massachusetts St. Paul's School
Thomas K. Fisher Sophomore C 1894-01-11 Clinton, Massachusetts St. Paul's School
Richard Harte Sophomore G 1894-02-01 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pomfret School
Gustav Kissel Sophomore RW 1895-03-03 Washington, D.C. Milton Academy
John E. P. Morgan Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1895-08-09 Lenox, Massachusetts Middlesex School
Morgan B. Phillips Senior C 5' 9" (1.75 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1894-10-22 Newton Center, Massachusetts Milton Academy
Greenough Townsend Sophomore C 5' 8" (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1895-03-04 New York, New York St. Paul's School
Elmer Wanamaker Junior C/LW 155 lb (70 kg) 1893-10-11 Wakefield, Massachusetts Melrose High
John Wylde Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 144 lb (65 kg) 1893-08-26 Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Noble and Greenough School

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Standings
1914–15 Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Army3030.0003115140713
Columbia5230.4009205230920
Cornell4130.250111741301117
Dartmouth5320.600151273401819
Harvard9810.8894916139405122
Massachusetts Agricultural College10550.5003222105503222
MIT5050.0006206060628
Princeton9450.4441825126602935
Rensselaer3030.0000143030014
Trinity–––––––––––––
Williams8530.625201985302019
Yale10730.7003220169705642
YMCA College–––––––––––––
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS SW GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard *44001.0002165139405122
Yale5230.40011011169705642
Princeton5140.2000616126602935
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and Results
Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 17 vs. MIT* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 6–2  1–0–0
December 19 vs. Boston Athletic Association* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts L 1–3  1–1–0
January 6 vs. Queen's* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts L 1–2  1–2–0
January 9 vs. Cornell* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 8–1  2–2–0
January 16 vs. Princeton St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York W 4–1  3–2–0 (1–0–0)
January 20 vs. Dartmouth* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts L 2–4  3–3–0
January 23 vs. Princeton Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 5–1  4–3–0 (2–0–0)
January 30 vs. Yale Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 4–2  5–3–0 (3–0–0)
February 3 vs. Massachusetts Agricultural College* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 4–0  6–3–0
February 5 vs. McGill* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts L 0–1  6–4–0
February 9 vs. Williams* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 9–1  7–4–0
February 12 vs. St. Nicholas Hockey Club* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 4–3  8–4–0
February 23 at Yale New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut W 3–1  9–4–0 (4–0–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References
  1. "Vol. XXXIV No. 74" (PDF). The Tech. December 18, 1914. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. "CORNELL OUTCLASSED ON ICE". The Harvard Crimson. January 11, 1915. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. "DARTMOUTH WON FAST CONTEST". The Harvard Crimson. January 21, 1915. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  4. "YALE DOWNED IN FIRST GAME". The Harvard Crimson. February 1, 1915. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  5. "No Extra Games for Hockey Title". The Harvard Crimson. February 25, 1915. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  6. "1914-1915 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  7. "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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