The 1924–25 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season was the 5th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Gordon Croskery in his 2nd season.
| 1924–25 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season | |
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| Home ice | Clarkson Rink |
| Record | |
| Overall | 0–6–0 |
| Home | 0–2–0 |
| Road | 0–4–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Gordon Croskery |
| Captain(s) | Everett Ginn |
| Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey seasons « 1923–24 1925–26 » | |
Season
editThere was a good deal of anticipation for the team entering the year, with ice hockey swiftly becoming popular on campus.[1] Unfortunately for Tech, the results on ice could hardly have been worse. The first game against Syracuse happened after only a week of practice, so when the team flagged towards the end of the match there wasn't much concern.[2] The second game against Massena, with Clarkson now playing at home, saw the team pitted against a squad made up mostly of Canadians. Even with a loss, scoring 5 goals showed that the team was at least playing better.
The weather became a factor in the third match. Snowy conditions made it almost impossible to move the puck along the ice so there was little that could be taken from their 2–5 loss. Even with all the excuses, Tech was 0–3 going into a big test in the Capital District. Neither Union nor Rensselaer were expected to be very good. RPI in particular had posted a losing record every year since 1907, and were embarrassed more often than not when playing other college teams.[3] Clarkson arrived in Schenectady looking for their first win and instead they got flattened. Union took the first game 1–5 but it was the drubbing by Rensselaer that was surprising. The Cherry and White used their smaller rink to their advantage and walloped the Golden Knights 1–14.
The team had two weeks off before their final match, travelling downstate to play Hamilton, but the result was predictable. Because of weather conditions, the two ended up playing 4 periods rather than the standard three, but that hardly mattered for the final score. The Continentals were one of the best teams in the country and they proved as much with a 0–9 win, though Clarkson did perform better than they had in January.[4]
Smith led the team in scoring with 4 goals.
Roster
edit| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
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Beverly Bond | Senior | D | Buffalo, New York | |||||
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Elrick Cowie | Senior | F | Ogdensburg, New York | |||||
| James Cuthbert | Senior | F/D | |||||||
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Everett Ginn (C) | Senior | G | Rensselaer Falls, New York | |||||
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Phillip Josslin | Senior | Mechanicville, New York | ||||||
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Samuel LaFontaine | Senior | F | Champlain, New York | |||||
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Joseph Mercer | Senior | D | Malone, New York | |||||
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Lloyd Northrup | Sophomore | F | Alexandria Bay, New York | |||||
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Harold Smith | Freshman | F | Lake George, New York |
Standings
edit| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Amherst | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 24 | |
| Army | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 17 | |
| Bates | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 33 | |
| Boston College | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 27 | |
| Boston University | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 25 | |
| Bowdoin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | |
| Clarkson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 46 | |
| Cornell | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 23 | |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | – | – | |
| Harvard | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 34 | |
| Massachusetts Agricultural | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 13 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 38 | |
| Middlebury | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | |
| MIT | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .375 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 32 | |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| Rensselaer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | |
| Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
| Union | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 22 | |
| Williams | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 19 | |
| Yale | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .885 | 46 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 16 | |
Schedule and Results
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||||||
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| January 10 | at Syracuse* | Syracuse, New York | L 0–3 | 0–1–0 | |||||||
| January 13 | vs. Massena H. C.* | Clarkson Rink • Potsdam, New York | L 5–10 | 0–2–0 | |||||||
| January 16 | vs. Ogdensburg* | Clarkson Rink • Potsdam, New York | L 2–5 | 0–3–0 | |||||||
| January 23 | at Union* | Schenectady, New York | L 1–5 | 0–4–0 | |||||||
| January 24 | at Rensselaer* | Troy Rink • Troy, New York | L 1–14 | 0–5–0 | |||||||
| January 19 | at Hamilton* | Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York | L 0–9 | 0–6–0 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Clarksonian 1924-1925". Clarkson University. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Clarkson Integrator., February 01, 1925, Page 11, Image 11". New York State historic Newspapers. February 1, 1925. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ "Rensselaer Men's Hockey Results by Season" (PDF). RPI Engineers. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Clarkson Integrator., March 01, 1925, Page 14, Image 14". New York State historic Newspapers. March 1, 1925. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ "1924-1925 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Clarkson Record Book 2021" (PDF). Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved November 13, 2021.