1919–20 Amherst men's ice hockey season

The 1919–20 Amherst men's ice hockey season was the 7th season of play for the program.

1919–20 Amherst
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Record
Overall2–0–0
Road2–0–0
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)Remington Clark
Amherst men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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Returning to the ice for the first time since 1914, Amherst was led by team captain Remington Clark. Because the team did not have access to Pratt Field, which they had used prior to the war, the team was relegated to playing all of its games on the road. However, the team persevered and used whatever ice surfaces they could find to train and get themselves into working order. Amherst decided against adopting the new style of play and kept the rover position for the first game. However, because the second match was held on a much smaller rink, the team was forced to play 6-on-6 hockey for the duration.

Amherst managed to schedule and play two games in 1920, both in late-January. The first came at YMCA College and the team got off to a fast start. Allen Davidson got the team an early lead and allowed Sisson and the defense to carry them the rest of the way. Plumer was particularly effective in breaking up several rushes into the Amherst end and the purple were able to shutout Springfield.[1] The second and final game of the year was with cross-town rival Massachusetts Agricultural with good goaltending a feature of the game. Sisson continued his inspired play in the second half and, although he allowed a goal to MAC, the purple were able to ring up three scores on the night and finish with an undefeated record.[2] The following week, Amherst was off to play

Bradford L. Church served as team manager.[3]

Note: Amherst teams did not have any nickname prior to 1921.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
W. A. Burnett Senior C
  Remington A. Clark (C) Junior R Springfield, Massachusetts
  Allen Davidson Sophomore RW 1901-08-04 Auburndale, Massachusetts
  Frank F. Davidson Jr. Senior D Auburndale, Massachusetts
  Robert K. Metcalf Junior LW 1899-11-21 Arlington, Massachusetts
  Leonidas N. Plumer Sophomore D Newton Center, Massachusetts
  Arthur C. Sisson Senior G 1898-11-24 Edgewood, Rhode Island

Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst 2 2 0 0 1.000 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1
Army 5 3 1 1 .700 20 6 7 4 2 1 26 11
Bates 4 3 1 0 .750 15 6 8 4 4 0 21 19
Boston College 7 5 2 0 .714 41 17 8 6 2 0 45 19
Boston University 2 0 2 0 .000 2 19 2 0 2 0 2 19
Bowdoin 4 1 3 0 .250 6 15 6 2 4 0 17 28
Dartmouth 7 6 1 0 .857 26 5 10 6 4 0 30 16
Fordham
Hamilton 5 3 2 0
Harvard 7 7 0 0 1.000 44 10 13 10 3 0 65 33
Massachusetts Agricultural 5 3 2 0 .600 22 10 5 3 2 0 22 10
Michigan College of Mines 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 10 16
MIT 6 4 2 0 .667 27 22 8 5 2 1 42 31
New York State
Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 10 5
Pennsylvania 3 0 2 1 .167 3 13 7 1 5 1 15 35
Princeton 6 1 5 0 .167 13 31 10 2 8 0 22 53
Rensselaer 4 1 3 0 .250 24 8 4 1 3 0 24 8
Tufts 4 0 4 0 .000 4 16 4 0 4 0 4 16
Williams 5 3 2 0 .600 10 9 5 3 2 0 10 9
Yale 4 2 2 0 .500 14 9 9 4 5 0 36 38
YMCA College

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 17 at YMCA College* Pratt Field RinkSpringfield, Massachusetts W 1–0  1–0–0
January 20 at Massachusetts Agricultural* Campus PondAmherst, Massachusetts W 3–1  2–0–0
*Non-conference game.

References

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  1. ^ "Red and White Loses at Hockey". The Springfield Student. January 22, 1920. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Amherst Surprises Aggie by Defeat of 3-1". The Massachusetts Collegian. January 21, 1920. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "1921 Olio". Amherst College. Retrieved May 3, 2024.