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
Conference	1st IHL
Home ice	Boston Arena
Record
Overall	9–4–0
Conference	4–0–0
Home	7–4–0
Road	1–0–0
Neutral	1–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Alfred Winsor
Captain(s)	William Clafin
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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
Army	3	0	3	0	.000	3	11		5	1	4	0	7	13
Columbia	5	2	3	0	.400	9	20		5	2	3	0	9	20
Cornell	4	1	3	0	.250	11	17		4	1	3	0	11	17
Dartmouth	5	3	2	0	.600	15	12		7	3	4	0	18	19
Harvard	9	8	1	0	.889	49	16		13	9	4	0	51	22
Massachusetts Agricultural College	10	5	5	0	.500	32	22		10	5	5	0	32	22
MIT	5	0	5	0	.000	6	20		6	0	6	0	6	28
Princeton	9	4	5	0	.444	18	25		12	6	6	0	29	35
Rensselaer	3	0	3	0	.000	0	14		3	0	3	0	0	14
Trinity	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Williams	8	5	3	0	.625	20	19		8	5	3	0	20	19
Yale	10	7	3	0	.700	32	20		16	9	7	0	56	42
YMCA College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–

1914–15 Intercollegiate Hockey League standings
	Conference									Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	SW	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard *	4	4	0	0	1.000	2	16	5		13	9	4	0	51	22
Yale	5	2	3	0	.400	1	10	11		16	9	7	0	56	42
Princeton	5	1	4	0	.200	0	6	16		12	6	6	0	29	35
* 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.