1939–40 Lafayette Leopards men's ice hockey season

The 1939–40 Lafayette Leopards men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program. The Leopards represented Lafayette College and were coached by Henry W. Clark in his 4th seasons.

1939–40 Lafayette Leopards
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Record
Overall1–3–0
Road0–1–0
Neutral1–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachHenry W. Clark
Lafayette Leopards men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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After a year as an unofficial squad, the schools announced that they would be recognizing the ice hockey team as official representatives of the school in November 1939.[1] Now fully supported by the school the team was able to join the Hershey Intercollegiate League made up of other clubs in eastern Pennsylvania. While Lafayette was the only varsity program of the lot, they would play against several other colleges throughout the year. With the early announcement, Lafayette was also able to start their season much earlier than they had in previous years and played their first game in November.[2]

Unfortunately, it took a long time for the Leopards to play their second game and they didn't hit the ice against until February. They did, however, use the off time well and performed much better than their rivals, Lehigh. Though Lafayette won the game, they received some unwelcome news that star defenseman, Frank Murphy, may be recalled by the Royal Canadian Air Force and be lost for the year.[3] While Murphy remained with the team, he wasn't able to help them stave off defeat from their next two opponents. Lafayette dropped both games and ended up finishing near the bottom of the league standings.[4]

After the season, a team made up of players from both Lafayette and Lehigh travelled to Philadelphia where they lost to a similar all-star squad 3–2.[5]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
John Allen Senior
Bonzey
Goldberg Junior
Griffiths
Hardings
Henderson F
Jack Henry Freshman
Kleinknecht F
Ray Milici Freshman
  Frank Murphy Senior D Montreal, Quebec
Palmer
Quinn Freshman F
Reoch Freshman
Charlie Scofield Graduate D
Bob Sweeney
Dick Sweeney
Gail Wait G

Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Army 10 6 2 2 35 37
Boston College 18 12 5 1 121 70
Boston University 11 4 4 3 .500 45 44 12 4 5 3 50 50
Bowdoin 6 1 5 0
Clarkson 19 10 8 1 112 80
Colgate 13 9 4 0
Cornell 11 5 6 0 .455 35 61 11 5 6 0 35 61
Dartmouth 18 9 7 2 80 80
Hamilton 13 9 4 0
Harvard 14 3 10 1
Lafayette 1 1 0 0 1.000 3 1 4 1 3 0 12 21
Lehigh 2 0 2 0 .000 2 8 5 1 4 0 11 21
Middlebury 13 2 10 1
MIT 15 6 9 0
New Hampshire 10 1 9 0 22 51
Northeastern 11 7 4 0
Norwich 8 4 3 1
Princeton 19 9 7 3
St. Lawrence 9 1 8 0
Syracuse
Union 8 5 3 0
Williams 11 6 5 0
Yale 20 10 6 4

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
November 30 at Hershey Junior Cubs Hershey Sports ArenaHershey, Pennsylvania L 5–7  0–1–0 (0–1–0)
February 23 vs. Lehigh Hershey Sports ArenaHershey, Pennsylvania W 3–1  1–1–0 (1–1–0)
March 2 vs. Pennsylvania Hershey Sports ArenaHershey, Pennsylvania L 2–6  1–2–0 (1–2–0)
March vs. Penn State Hershey Sports ArenaHershey, Pennsylvania L 2–7  1–3–0 (1–3–0)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey Team Warms Up". The Lafayette. November 30, 1939. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Hockey Team Defeated, 7-5". The Lafayette. December 7, 1939. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pucksters Trip Lehigh". The Lafayette. February 29, 1940. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Penn State Lashes Maroon Sextet 7-2". The Lafayette. March 14, 1940. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "Maroon-Lehigh Club Defeated in Hockey by Philly All-Stars". The Lafayette. March 21, 1940. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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