1925–26 Marquette Blue and Gold men's ice hockey season

The 1925–26 Marquette Blue and Gold men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program.

1925–26 Marquette Blue and Gold
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceHilltop Rink
Record
Overall0–6–1
Home0–2–1
Road0–4–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachArt Schinner
Captain(s)Gordon Thomas
Marquette Blue and Gold men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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Marquette team continued to suffer from the effects of warm weather and were unable to practice much throughout the season.[1] When the team opened the season against Wisconsin, the Badgers challenged Gordon Thomas's eligibility, saying that he had already used up his three years of eligibility. The captain was able to get in the second game, strengthening the team, but it didn't change the outcome and Marquette was swept in their opening weekend.

The team played their first home game in nearly two years when they took on defending western champion Minnesota. The Blue and Gold demonstrated a great deal of improvement with a 0–0 tie I the first game. The Gophers couldn't be contained, however, and ended up winning the next game 4–1 with captain Thomas scoring Marquette's first goal of the season. The Blue and Gold were finally able to get a decent number of goals in the game against Notre Dame but, as the rest of their season went, the team still couldn't win a game.

An additional difficulty the team had was the lack of a full-time coach. Art Schinner provided some guidance, but the team was mostly run by the players themselves. With only two returning for the following season, the team had its work cut out for it.

Ted Wedemeyer served as team manager with Edward Barrett as an assistant.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
  Reuben B. Bergman Junior C Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  Matt J. Coogan Junior G Watertown, Wisconsin
  William J. Conness Senior D Superior, Wisconsin
  Gordon J. Corcoran Senior D Escanaba, Michigan
  Arthur L. La Belle Senior LW Chicago, Illinois
  Gorden E. Thomas (C) Senior RW Virginia, Minnesota
  A. M. Tocci Senior Superior, Wisconsin

Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Alaska Agricultural 4 3 1 0
Marquette 6 0 5 1 .083 7 27 7 0 6 1 7 33
Michigan 10 3 5 2 16 20
Michigan College of Mines 5 2 2 1
Michigan State 4 0 4 0 5 15
Minnesota 16 12 0 4
North Dakota Agricultural
Notre Dame 5 2 2 1 .500 14 17 6 3 2 1 17 18
USC
Wisconsin 15 8 3 4

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 8 at Wisconsin* Madison, Wisconsin L 0–11  0–1–0
January 9 at Wisconsin* Madison, Wisconsin L 0–3  0–2–0
January 18 vs. Minnesota* Hilltop RinkMilwaukee, Wisconsin T 0–0  0–2–1
January 19 vs. Minnesota* Hilltop RinkMilwaukee, Wisconsin L 1–4  0–3–1
January 23 at Notre Dame* Saint Mary's Lake • South Bend, Indiana L 5–7  0–4–1
January 29 at Milwaukee A.C.* East Side Rink • Milwaukee, Wisconsin L 0–6  0–5–1
February 10 vs. Notre Dame* Hilltop RinkMilwaukee, Wisconsin L 1–2  0–6–1
*Non-conference game.

† Marquette record indicate the final three games of their season happened in late-March, early-April, however, Notre Dame's records indicate otherwise. Due to the reported warm winter, it's likely that Notre Dame's archive is accurate.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "1926 Hilltop". Marquette University. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame Hockey" (PDF). Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved July 2, 2019.