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1938–39 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

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1938–39 Cornell Big Red
men's ice hockey season
Home iceBeebe Lake
Record
Overall2–4–0
Road0–3–0
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachNick Bawlf
Captain(s)Al Bosson
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1938–39 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 32nd season of play for the program. The teams was coached by Nick Bawlf in his 17th season.

Season

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Cornell's season began with an early-season tournament at the Jack Shea Arena in Lake Placid. The team was forced to pay their own way to get to the cite and, due to several players living too far away during the Christmas break, the Big Red were handicapped before the games were even played.[1] The meet took place between seven colleges but and was advertised as a 'practice tournament'. At the time the term was typically used to refer to games that would not be considered for rankings; in modern terminology, the games would have been non-conference rather than exhibition matches.

Despite being on ice for only half a dozen sessions, Cornell opened the tournament with a bang, throttling St. Lawrence 11–1. After defeating the ordinarily powerful Hamilton Continentals in the second game, Cornell finished their otherwise successful appearance with a narrow loss to Williams.[2] Cornell was set to face Colgate immediately after returning from the break, however, rain and warm weather forced the match to be cancelled.[3]

The lack of practice time degraded the team's effectiveness. When they travelled to play Clarkson, the Big Red were overpowered 1–9.[4] While the defense would put forth a better effort in the team's final two games, the offense remained dormant and Cornell ended the year on a 4-game losing streak. Cornell had scheduled a match against Columbia in late January, their last chance for a home game, but the Lions ended up cancelling their entire season.[5]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
New York (state) Glen Allen Canandaigua, New York
New York (state) Jack Babson Sophomore C Yonkers, New York
Massachusetts Harry Bill Greenfield, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Albert Bosson (C) Senior G Cambridge, Massachusetts
Ontario James Bostwick RW 1917-05-26 Hamilton, Ontario
New York (state) Ray McElwee Junior D Ithaca, New York
Carl Geiger
Robert Killian
Connecticut Harold Howe Hartford, Connecticut
Augustus Nicholls
Patterson
Minnesota Otto Porier Minneapolis, Minnesota
New York (state) Kenneth Reed Sophomore F 1920-05-21 Ithaca, New York
Stan Roberts RW
New York (state) Robert Wiggans D 1918-04-17 Ithaca, New York

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Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Army 10 6 4 0 33 19
Boston College 16 9 7 0 76 80
Boston University 14 10 4 0 .714 80 67 14 10 4 0 80 67
Bowdoin 10 6 4 0
Brown 13 6 7 0
Clarkson 22 8 12 2 85 86
Colgate 9 8 1 0
Cornell 6 2 4 0 .333 19 21 6 2 4 0 19 21
Dartmouth 21 17 4 0 118 51
Hamilton 11 5 6 0
Harvard 15 7 7 1
Massachusetts State 5 0 4 1
Middlebury 14 5 9 0
MIT 15 3 12 0
New Hampshire 9 5 4 0 36 26
Northeastern 14 8 6 0
Norwich 4 1 3 0
Princeton 21 11 10 0
St. Lawrence 6 0 6 0
Union 5 2 3 0
Williams 10 5 5 0
Yale 20 9 10 1

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Lake Placid Invitational Tournament
December 26 vs. St. Lawrence* Jack Shea ArenaLake Placid, New York (Quarterfinal) W 11–1  1–0–0
December 27 vs. Hamilton* Jack Shea ArenaLake Placid, New York (Semifinal) W 2–0  2–0–0
December 28 vs. Williams* Jack Shea ArenaLake Placid, New York (Championship) L 3–4  2–1–0
Regular Season
January 14 at Clarkson* Ives Park • Potsdam, New York L 1–9  0–2–0
January 19 at Colgate* Hamilton, New York L 1–3  2–3–0
February 26 at Army* Smith RinkWest Point, New York L 1–4  2–4–0
*Non-conference game.

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey Squad to Play in Practice Tournament". Cornell Daily Sun. December 20, 1938. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hockey Team Excels at Lake Placid". Cornell Daily Sun. January 5, 1939. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hockey Game Cancelled". Cornell Daily Sun. January 7, 1939. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Clarkson Defeats Cornell Six, 9-1". Cornell Daily Sun. January 7, 1939. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hockey Game Cancelled". Cornell Daily Sun. January 23, 1939. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "1938-1939 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.