1937–38 John Carroll Blue Streaks men's ice hockey season

The 1937–38 John Carroll Blue Streaks men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.

1937–38 John Carroll Blue Streaks
men's ice hockey season
Penn-Ohio League, Champion
Penn-Ohio League Tournament, Champion
Conference1st Penn-Ohio League
Home iceCleveland Arena
Record
Overall13–1–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachFred Robertson
Assistant coachesHerb Bee
Captain(s)Danny Ryan
John Carroll Blue Streaks men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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John Carroll was one of four Cleveland-area teams to either found or restart a varsity ice hockey program in 1937. Those schools joined with three Pittsburgh-area teams in similar circumstances and formed the Penn-Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey League.[1] In their first season, John Carroll rose to the top of the conference in the wake of their best player, Maine-native Eddie Arsenault. Already a fixture on the football team, Arsenault led the Blue Streaks to a 1st-place finish in their division and then marched to a conference championship against Pittsburgh.[2] The win was the first major championship for John Carroll and the team received the Sutphin-Harris trophy for their accomplishment. The team was coached by Fred Robertson of the Cleveland Barons, the operators of the Cleveland Arena.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
  Edward J. Arsenault Sophomore F
S. James Foti Senior
Joseph F. Hoctor Sophomore F
Theodore J. Lempges Sophomore D
Cyril M. LeVoie Sophomore
John J. Manofsky Sophomore F
John P. Murray Sophomore F
Joe Quayle Sophomore D
  Wilfred Rancourt Sophomore F
Daniel Ryan Junior G/D
Alvin J. Sutton Sophomore F
James F. Wilson Junior D
George Zemba Sophomore D

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
East
Duquesne 12 10 2 0 20 41 14 14 11 3 0 42 17
Pittsburgh ~ 12 9 2 1 19 17 10 6 1
Carnegie Tech 12 3 8 1 7 16 29 12 3 8 1 16 29
West
John Carroll †~* 12 10 1 1 21 54 12 16 13 1 2 64 16
Western Reserve
Fenn 12 2 9 1 5
Baldwin Wallace
indicates division regular season champion
~ indicates division tournament champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
? vs. Fenn Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio W 9–1  1–0–0 (1–0–0)
? vs. Baldwin Wallace Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio W 7–2  2–0–0 (2–0–0)
? vs. Western Reserve Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio W 5–2  3–0–0 (3–0–0)
January 9 vs. Baldwin Wallace Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio W 8–2  4–0–0 (4–0–0)
January 19 at Pittsburgh Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 3–0  5–0–0 (5–0–0)
? at Duquesne Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 1–0  6–0–0 (6–0–0)
? vs. Fenn Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio W 6–0  7–0–0 (7–0–0)
March 5 vs. Duquesne Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio L 1–2  7–1–0 (7–1–0)
? Carnegie Tech ? W 6–0  8–1–0 (8–1–0)
? vs. Western Reserve Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio W 4–1  9–1–0 (9–1–0)
? Carnegie Tech ? W 3–1  10–1–0 (10–1–0)
? vs. Pittsburgh Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio T 1–1  10–1–1 (10–1–1)
Penn-Ohio League Playoffs
? vs. Western Reserve Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio (Western Division Game 1) T 2–2  10–1–2
? vs. Western Reserve Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio (Western Division Game 2) W 2–1 OT 11–1–2
John Carroll Won Series 4–3
? at Pittsburgh Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Championship Game 1) W 4–1  12–1–2
? vs. Pittsburgh Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio (Championship Game 2) W 2–0  13–1–2
John Carroll Won Series 6–1
*Non-conference game.

References

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  1. ^ "50 Years Ago (1937)". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press. October 19, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Carillon, 1938". John Carroll University. Retrieved March 9, 2021.