1916–17 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

Yale men's ice hockey season

1916–17 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season


Intercollegiate Hockey League, co-Champion

Conference	T–1st IHL
Home ice	New Haven Arena
Record
Overall	10–4–0
Home	8–2–0
Road	1–1–0
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Fred Rocque
Captain(s)	Lawrence Murray
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons « 1915–16 1917–18 »

The 1916–17 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 22nd season of play for the program.

Season

On December 13, Yale announced Fred Rocque as their head coach. While the Bulldogs had coaches in years past, Rocque is cited as the first official coach in team history. Rocque, who had previously coached Dartmouth, substituted his player much more than the team had previously and would commonly have players perform at multiple positions in the same game. This tactic helped prevent the Elis from flagging at the end of games, something they had trouble with in recent years.

Yale had their best season in 18 years, posting a .714 winning percentage in 14 games. More importantly, the Elis won the season series against Harvard for the first time since 1908. The Bulldogs two overtime losses to Princeton cost them, however, as the series loss left all three teams in a three-way tie in the IHL and prevented any team from claiming the Intercollegiate Championship for 1917.

After the season the United States officially entered World War I. While most programs were suspended as a result, Yale's men's team would attempt to muddle through the season.

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
Lester Armour	Junior	C/R	5' 10" (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1895-03-21	Chicago, Illinois	St. Mark's School
Baker		LW
John E. Bierwirth	Senior	D/RW	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)			Hotchkiss School
Andrew J. Fox Jr.	Sophomore	LW
Erl C. B. Gould	Junior	C/LW	5' 10" (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1895-10-03	Baltimore, Maryland	St. Paul's School
Everett Griggs	Junior	LW			1891-05-08
Kelley		RW
Henry H. Landon Jr.	Senior	D			1893-11-24	Manhattan, New York	St. Mark's School
George M. Laughlin III	Junior	LW	6' 1" (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1895-11-14	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	St. Paul's School
Archibald G. McIlwaine II	Sophomore	R/D/C/RW			1895-11-20
Lawrence N. Murray (C)	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)			St. Paul's School
Newton	Sophomore	G
Henry H. Scudder	Junior	G
Clarence Stanley	Sophomore	RW	5' 10" (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)			Berkshire School
Howell Van Nostrand	Junior	C	5' 10" (1.78 m)	156 lb (71 kg)			Westminster School
Ward		RW
Holcomb York	Senior	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1895-05-04	New Haven, Connecticut	Hotchkiss School

Standings

1916–17 Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Army	7	4	3	0	.571	18	15	11	6	5	0	31	21
Colgate	3	2	1	0	.667	14	10	3	2	1	0	14	10
Dartmouth	7	6	1	0	.857	20	9	10	7	3	0	26	16
Harvard	8	5	3	0	.625	23	9	12	8	4	0	39	18
Massachusetts Agricultural	8	3	3	2	.500	22	15	8	3	3	2	22	15
MIT	7	2	4	1	.357	17	26	7	2	4	1	17	26
New York State	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Princeton	8	4	4	0	.500	18	21	10	5	5	0	26	27
Rensselaer	6	2	4	0	.333	10	21	6	2	4	0	10	21
Williams	6	2	3	1	.417	15	13	7	2	4	1	17	17
Yale	11	7	4	0	.636	35	24	14	10	4	0	47	31
YMCA College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

1916–17 Intercollegiate Hockey League standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	SW	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard *	6	3	3	0	.500	1	12	9	12	8	4	0	39	18
Princeton *	6	3	3	0	.500	1	13	14	10	5	5	0	26	27
Yale *	6	3	3	0	.500	1	11	13	14	10	4	0	47	31
* indicates conference co-champion

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 20	vs. Yale Freshman Team*	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition)	L 3–4
December 23	at St. Nicholas Hockey Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 4–2	1–0–0
January 10	Williams*	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut	W 3–2	2–0–0
January 13	vs. Princeton	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 2–1	3–0–0 (1–0–0)
January 17	Princeton	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut	L 3–4	3–1–0 (1–1–0)
January 24	Massachusetts Agricultural*	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut	W 5–3	4–1–0
January 25	Colgate*	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut	W 7–3	5–1–0
February 3	MIT*	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut	W 8–1	6–1–0
February 5	Dartmouth*	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut	L 1–2	6–2–0
February 10	St. Nicholas Hockey Club*	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut	W 3–2	7–2–0
February 17	Harvard	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry)	W 2–0	8–2–0 (2–1–0)
February 24	Philadelphia Wanderers*	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut	W 5–3	9–2–0
February 28	vs. Princeton	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 2–3	9–3–0 (2–2–0)
March 3	at Harvard	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry)	L 0–5	9–4–0 (2–3–0)
March 10	Harvard	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry)	W 2–0	10–4–0 (3–3–0)
*Non-conference game.

References

"Vol. XXXX, No. 66". Yale Daily News. December 13, 1916. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
"Volume 39, No. 105". The Daily Princetonian. March 12, 1917. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
"1916-1917 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
"YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 -2019" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved December 30, 2019.