The 1937–38 Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.
| 1937–38 Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Home ice | University of Illinois Ice Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 0–4–0 |
| Home | 0–3–0 |
| Road | 0–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Ray Eliot |
| Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey seasons 1938–39 » | |
Season
editAt the end of the Great Depression, Illinois decided to join fellow Big Ten members Michigan and Minnesota with their own varsity ice hockey team. The university spent more than $30,000 refurbishing the on-campus rink and managed to schedule a few games near the end of the season.[1] The football team's new line coach, Ray Eliot, became the program's first head coach but didn't have much time to get the hastily assembled team to work together.
Paul Salter scored the program's first goal.[2]
Roster
edit| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
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Richard K. Babbitt | Sophomore | F | Riverside, Illinois | |||||
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James D. Beaumont | Junior | G | Des Plaines, Illinois | |||||
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Frank E. Bell | Senior | F | Purdys, New York | |||||
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John R. Berner | Senior | F/D | Morris, Illinois | |||||
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Edward H. Carlson | Junior | D | East Moline, Illinois | |||||
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Richard M. Fee | Junior | D | Chicago, Illinois | |||||
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George E. Fieldhouse | Sophomore | Pleasantville, New Jersey | ||||||
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Ned J. Gardner | Junior | Rockford, Illinois | ||||||
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William A. Hochschild Jr. | Junior | Evanston, Illinois | ||||||
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Charles W. Mettler | Freshman | La Grange, Illinois | ||||||
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Floyd A. Neckrosh | Senior | F | Chicago, Illinois | |||||
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C. Paul Slater | Sophomore | Urbana, Illinois | ||||||
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Maurice P. Thompson | Sophomore | F | Pleasantville, New Jersey | |||||
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John M. White | Sophomore | F | Seymour, Illinois |
Standings
edit| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Alaska-Fairbanks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | |
| Colorado College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| Illinois | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | |
| Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 41 | |
| Michigan Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | – | – | |
| Minnesota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | – | – | |
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||||||
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| February 21 | vs. Notre Dame ‡* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 1–2 | 0–1–0 | |||||||
| February 26 | vs. Chicago ‡* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 1–3 | 0–2–0 | |||||||
| March 3 | at Minnesota* | Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | L 2–7 | 0–3–0 | |||||||
| March 10 | vs. Michigan* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 1–8 | 0–4–0 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||||
‡ Notre Dame's and Chicago's programs were club teams at the time.
References
edit- ^ "1938 Illio". University of Illinois. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ "Notre Dame Stops First Illini Hockey Team, 2-1". The Daily Illini. February 22, 1938. Retrieved May 5, 2021.