1920–21 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

The 1920–21 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program. The teams was coached by Nick Bawlf in his 1st season.

1920–21 Cornell Big Red
men's ice hockey season
Home iceBeebe Lake
Record
Overall3–2–0
Home2–1–0
Road1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachNick Bawlf
Captain(s)T. D. Finn
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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After World War I, the continued interest in ice hockey prompted Cornell to restart its varsity program. The school brought in Nick Bawlf to head the program as well as the lacrosse and soccer teams, and he set about rebuilding the Big Red. The biggest impediment for the program, as it had been before the war, was the lack of an ice rink either on campus or otherwise. The team was forced to use Beebe Lake despite several attempts to build artificial rinks.[1] Weather would be a constant source of frustration for the men's team for the next 37 years.

Cornell's season began against Hamilton and, unsurprisingly, the team lost its first game in almost 5 years. The Big Red went scoreless but the did keep the game close, losing 0–2 in front of a good-sized crowd.[2] In the game Cornell eschewed the rover position, deciding to go with the updated rules that had only six players on each side. The second game a week later had a much better result for the team. After small adjustments to the lineup, Cornell scored 10 goals in the 40-minute match to get their first win since 1916.[3]

After the win the team didn't play another game until mid-February due to semester exams. When the team rejoined several changes had been made. Their goaltender Whitehall had been replaced by Kaw while Rollo and McDonald were gone from the team. The changed didn't prevent the Big Red from winning as they defeated Colgate in their final home game and prepared for a renewal with a pair of old rivals. Pennsylvania was making their third attempt at a varsity team but now the squad had access to a home rink. Cornell played its first game at a proper ice rink when they arrived for a game at the Philadelphia Ice Palace. The two sides were evenly matched and finished regulation tied 3–3. Penn scored a goal in the waning minutes of overtime and Cornell couldn't produce the equalized with little time remained.[4] Their final game of the year came a week later against Columbia, who were returning to the game after a longer layoff than Cornell. The game was close early but Cornell surged at the end, scoring 4 goals late to win 7–4, ending their season with a winning record.

M. G. Sullivan served as team manager.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
  Gardner Barker RW Chatham, New York
William Betts LW/D
  Colwell Carney F Marlboro, New York
  Thomas D. Finn (C) Junior LW/D Exeter, New Hampshire
  Edgar Kaw G Saint Paul, Minnesota
  Henry Kerr Jr. Evanston, Illinois
McDonald
Rollo D
  George H. Thornton C New York, New York
  Arthur Tuttle Jr. D Parral, Mexico
  Stanley Wight G Detroit, Michigan
Whitehall G
  Harold Young D Bloomfield, New Jersey

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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 7 0 7 0 .000 7 18 7 0 7 0 7 18
Army 3 0 2 1 .167 6 11 3 0 2 1 6 11
Bates 4 2 2 0 .500 7 8 8 4 4 0 22 20
Boston College 7 6 1 0 .857 27 11 8 6 2 0 28 18
Bowdoin 4 0 3 1 .125 1 10 7 1 5 1 10 23
Buffalo 6 0 6 0
Carnegie Tech 5 0 4 1 .100 4 18 5 0 4 1 4 18
Clarkson 1 0 1 0 .000 1 6 3 2 1 0 12 14
Colgate 4 1 3 0 .250 8 14 5 2 3 0 9 14
Columbia 5 1 4 0 .200 21 24 5 1 4 0 21 24
Cornell 5 3 2 0 .600 22 10 5 3 2 0 22 10
Dartmouth 9 5 3 1 .611 24 21 11 6 4 1 30 27
Fordham
Hamilton 10 10 0 0
Harvard 6 6 0 0 1.000 42 3 10 8 2 0 55 8
Massachusetts Agricultural 7 3 4 0 .429 18 17 7 3 4 0 18 17
Michigan College of Mines 2 1 1 0 .500 9 5 10 6 4 0 29 21
MIT 6 3 3 0 .500 14 22 7 3 4 0 17 26
New York State
Notre Dame 3 2 1 0 .667 7 9 3 2 1 0 7 9
Pennsylvania 8 3 4 1 .438 17 37 9 3 5 1 18 44
Princeton 7 4 3 0 .571 18 16 8 4 4 0 20 23
Rensselaer 4 1 3 0 .250 7 13 4 1 3 0 7 13
Williams 5 4 1 0 .800 17 10 6 5 1 0 21 10
Yale 8 3 4 1 .438 21 33 10 3 6 1 25 47
YMCA College 6 5 0 1 .917 17 9 7 5 1 1 20 16

Schedule and Results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 15 vs. Hamilton* Beebe LakeIthaca, New York L 0–2  0–1–0
January 21 vs. Buffalo* Beebe LakeIthaca, New York W 10–0  1–1–0
February 11 vs. Colgate* Beebe LakeIthaca, New York W 2–0  2–1–0
February 12 at Pennsylvania* Philadelphia Ice PalacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania L 3–4 OT 2–2–0
February 19 at Columbia* 181st Street Ice PalaceNew York, New York W 7–4   3–2–0
*Non-conference game.

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† Cornell records list this game as a 7–3 victory, however, contemporary reports from both Cornell and Columbia's newspapers report a 7–4 score.

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey Squad Begins Training". Cornell Daily Sun. December 7, 1920. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Varsity Hockey Team Defeated in First Game". Cornell Daily Sun. January 17, 1921. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Varsity Hockey Team Trounces Buffalo Sextet". Cornell Daily Sun. January 22, 1921. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Varsity Hockey Season So Far an Even Break". Cornell Daily Sun. February 15, 1921. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "1920-1921 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  6. ^ "Year-By-Year results" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved December 30, 2019.