| 1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Home ice | University of Illinois Ice Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 3–7–0 |
| Conference | 2–4–0 |
| Home | 1–3–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Ray Eliot |
| Assistant coaches | Vic Boutin |
| Captain(s) | Dick Fee Jim Beaumont |
| Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey seasons « 1937–38 1939–40 » | |
The 1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.
Season
The Illini were able to play their first full season in 1939 and showed improvement in their play. The team faced a tough slate of games, being dominated by some of college hockey's best teams but the program was able to earn its first three wins. Dick Fee was team captain until his graduation in February. Afterwards, Jim Beaumont led the Illini.
Roster
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Richard K. Babbitt | Junior | F | Riverside, Illinois | |||||
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James D. Beaumont (C) | Senior | G | Des Plaines, Illinois | |||||
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Edward H. Carlson | Senior | D | East Moline, Illinois | |||||
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Richard M. Fee (C) | Senior | D | Chicago, Illinois | |||||
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George E. Fieldhouse | Junior | F/D | Pleasantville, New Jersey | |||||
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Thomas E. Jaworek | Sophomore | F | New Bedford, Massachusetts | |||||
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Arthur C. Jones | Sophomore | Rockford, Illinois | ||||||
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Eugene H. Kaufman | Junior | D | Chicago, Illinois | |||||
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Charles W. Sigerson | Senior | F | Chelmsford, Massachusetts | |||||
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C. Paul Slater | Junior | Urbana, Illinois | ||||||
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Maurice P. Thompson | Junior | F | Pleasantville, New Jersey | |||||
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Alex Welsh | Sophomore | F | Rockford, Illinois | |||||
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John M. White | Junior | F | Seymour, Illinois | |||||
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Chester J. Ziemba | Sophomore | D | Chicago, Illinois |
Standings
| 1938–39 Western Collegiate ice hockey standings | ||||||||||||||
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| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Alaska-Fairbanks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| Colorado College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | – | |
| Illinois | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 45 | |
| Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 63 | |
| Michigan Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | – | – | |
| Minnesota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | – | – | |
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||||||
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| December 12 | USC* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 0–9 | 0–1–0 | |||||||
| January 6 | Minnesota* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 0–6 | 0–2–0 | |||||||
| January 7 | Minnesota* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 2–5 | 0–3–0 | |||||||
| January 14 | Michigan* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 0–4 | 0–4–0 | |||||||
| January 20 | Notre Dame * | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | W 6–0 | 1–4–0 | |||||||
| February 17 | at Minnesota* | Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | L 0–8 | 1–5–0 | |||||||
| February 18 | at Minnesota* | Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | L 2–8 | 1–6–0 | |||||||
| February 21 | at Saint Louis * | St. Louis Arena • St. Louis, Missouri | W 2–1 | 2–6–0 | |||||||
| February 24 | Saint Louis * | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | W 2–1 | 3–6–0 | |||||||
| March 4 | at Michigan* | Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan | L 1–3 | 3–7–0 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||||
† Illinois archives list the score as 0–8, however, contemporary reports have the game as 0–4.
‡ Notre Dame's and Saint Louis' programs were club teams at the time.
References
- "1939 Illio". University of Illinois. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- "Sextet Whips Illini 4-0 in Big Ten Win". The Michigan Daily. January 15, 1939. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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