1923–24 Marquette Blue and Gold men's ice hockey season

The 1923–24 Marquette Blue and Gold men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.

1923–24 Marquette Blue and Gold men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Arena Ice Gardens
Record
Overall	3–5–0
Home	2–2–0
Road	1–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jake Thomsen
Captain(s)	Harold Garry
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Season

In Marquette's second season, the team brought in a new head coach but he was in a rather charmed position as he didn't have to build a team from scratch. Most players from the previous year returned and this time the squad was able to get an early start on practice. There were some lineup changes, with the previous year's captain "Red" Collopy moving to center, swapping positions with Nic Carle. The move worked to perfection in the first game as the Blue and Gold earned the program's first win. The next week they took on Minnesota and, while both games were 1-goal contests, they ended in favor of the Gophers. The team was able to stop every Maroon player except for Frank Pond, who scored all three goals for the visitors.

The next weekend, Marquette travelled to Culver, Indiana to play the local military academy, however, many of the regular players missed the train and the team was forced to play with a makeshift lineup. The hastily cobbled-together team had a lead late but surrendered two goals in the final three minutes and came up short. After a week off Marquette travelled to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers again but the team couldn't catch a break; not only was all of their equipment lost on the ride north, but the team's starting goaltender Harold Garry was injured early in the first match.

In the team's final two games they were able to win both against Wisconsin despite missing Garry again for the second match.

Dave Delaney, who played the year before, served as the team's manager.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Nicholas B. Carle	Junior	D				Duluth, Minnesota
		John F. Collopy	Junior	C				Milwaukee, Wisconsin
		Gordon J. Corcoran	Sophomore	D				Escanaba, Michigan
		Harold Garry (C)	Senior	G				Milwaukee, Wisconsin
		Elmer L. Haase	Sophomore	D				Milwaukee, Wisconsin
		Arthur L. La Belle	Sophomore	W				Chicago, Illinois
		Arthur J. Montagne	Junior	G/D				Detroit, Michigan
		Gorden E. Thomas	Sophomore	W				Virginia, Minnesota
		Russell L. Van Holland	Senior	W				Osceola, Wisconsin

Standings

1923–24 Western Collegiate ice hockey standings
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Marquette	7	3	4	0	.429	12	14		8	3	5	0	13	16
Michigan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		11	6	4	1	24	24
Michigan College of Mines	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		5	0	5	0	–	–
Minnesota	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		14	13	1	0	–	–
Notre Dame	2	0	2	0	.000	2	5		5	0	5	0	5	20
Wisconsin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		13	3	9	1	–	–

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 12	at Wisconsin*	Madison, Wisconsin	W 4–1	1–0–0
January 18	vs. Minnesota*	Arena Ice Gardens • Milwaukee, Wisconsin	L 1–2	1–1–0
January 19	vs. Minnesota*	Arena Ice Gardens • Milwaukee, Wisconsin	L 0–1	1–2–0
January 25	at Culver Military Academy*	Lake Maxinkuckee • Culver, Indiana	L 1–2	1–3–0
February 8	at Minnesota*	Minnesota State Fair • Falcon Heights, Minnesota	L 1–6	1–4–0
February 9	at Minnesota*	Minnesota State Fair • Falcon Heights, Minnesota	L 1–3	1–5–0
February 22	vs. Wisconsin*	Arena Ice Gardens • Milwaukee, Wisconsin	W 3–0†	2–5–0
February 23	vs. Wisconsin*	Arena Ice Gardens • Milwaukee, Wisconsin	W 2–1	3–5–0
*Non-conference game.

† Wisconsin records record this as a win for the Badgers, however, contemporary accounts list Marquette as the victor.