1920–21 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season

The 1920–21 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program. The Engineers were coached by Chippy Gaw in his 1st season.

1920–21 MIT Engineers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall3–4–0
Home1–1–0
Neutral2–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachChippy Gaw
Captain(s)John DuVernet
MIT Engineers men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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Before the season, MIT was able to secure Chippy Gaw, a professional baseball player, as the team's head coach. The team had trouble getting into shape as there was high demand for the ice at the Boston Arena.[1] The lack of practice caused the team to stumble out of the gate and lose its first two games by an identical 3–4 score. In the second Boston College game, Nickle made nearly 50 saves to secure an overtime win.[2]

After a late goal game them a win over Amherst, the team faced its oldest foe in Harvard at the Arena. While Dan MacNeil scored a pair of goals to bookend the first intermission, the Engineers could not stand up to the crimson onslaught and surrendered 8 goals in the match.[3] The following match provided a surprising victory for Tech when they took down Dartmouth. The win gave the Engineers a chance at a winning record with just 1 game to play. The rubber match with BC would serve as the finale for the season. Unfortunately, the game did not go in Tech's favor. playing with 6-man teams, rather than the 7-aside the Engineers were used to, Tech looked lost in the game and were easily beaten by the hill-toppers.[4]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
  John N. DuVernet (C) Junior 1897-07-08 Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts West Roxbury High School
  Daniel M. MacNeil Senior 1895-01-31 St. Francis Xavier College
Hugh D. Nickle Sophomore G 1900-11-14

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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 ? King's* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 3–4  0–1–0
January 13 vs. Boston College* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 3–4  0–2–0
January 26 vs. Boston College* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 4–3 OT 1–2–0
February ? vs. Amherst* Country Club Rink • Newton, Massachusetts W 3–2  2–2–0
February 16 vs. Harvard* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 2–8  2–3–0
February 22 Dartmouth* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 1–0  3–3–0
February 25 vs. Boston College* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 1–5  3–4–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "1923 Technique" (PDF). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Sports". The Heights. February 3, 1921. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "UNIVERSITY MEN EASILY VICTORS OVER ENGINEERS". The Harvard Crimson. February 17, 1921. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Sports HOCKEY TEAM WINS RUBBER GAME AGAINST TECH, 5-1". The Heights. March 3, 1921. Retrieved July 30, 2023.