1927–28 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season

The 1927–28 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season was the 25th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Ray Marchand in his 5th season.

1927–28 Army Cadets
men's ice hockey season
Home iceBear Mountain Rink
Record
Overall1–8–0
Home1–8–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachRay Marchand
Captain(s)Tito Moscatelli
Army Cadets men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

With all three defensive starters having graduated, coach Marchand moved McNamara back to the blueline to help out. He replaced on the forward line by Lindquist but that was the least of Army's worries. Once again, the team's chances were harmed by poor weather. While Stuart Rink was formed, the skating surface was just 10 feet wide at times and could barely be used for practice, let alone a game.[1] Army had to travel south to use the rink at Bear Mountain for the opening match against Clarkson. In spite of the difficulties, the Cadets performed well and kept the game close, losing 0–1 with a strong game from Browning, who stopped 21 shots.[2] When the weather didn't improve, there was little hope of getting their normal rink in any kind of usable condition. As a result, the team decided to use Bear Mountain as their home venue for the year.

After a second shutout loss to Bates, Army got their first win in almost two years when they defeated Massachusetts Agricultural College. Even at their new digs, however, Army couldn't escape poor ice conditions and most of their games devolved into a slog. A lack of practice time finally caught up to the team at the end of the month when Boston University visited. Being unable to get much cohesion going between the players, Army was dominated 0–9.

It was almost two weeks before the Cadets played their next game but the time off didn't appear to help. Despite Dartmouth having a bit of a down year, they were nonetheless able to overwhelm Army 1–12 and began a stretch of subpar play for the Cadets. Army played four games over a two-week span and lost them all. While the scores were close in the first two matches, Royal Military College was again too powerful for the Cadets, who finished their season with a poor effort against Williams. Army was only able to muster 8 shots on net, 1 more than the Ephs' total number of goals.

With a second consecutive season apparently ruined by poor weather, an increasing level of pressure was being put on the administration for the team to have better facilities.

John Oakes served as the team's manager.

Roster

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
New York (state) William W. Browning Senior G 1904-07-29 Brooklyn, New York
Massachusetts Normando A. Costello Junior 1905-06-19 Franklin, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Robert J. Dwyer Senior LW
Alaska Rudolph Fink Junior D 1905-01-24 Nome, Alaska
Massachusetts Roy E. Lindquist Sophomore LW 1907-02-18 West Newton, Massachusetts
Rhode Island Andrew T. McNamara Senior D 1905-05-14 East Providence, Rhode Island
Italy Tito C. Moscatelli Senior C 1904-09-04 Cagli, Italy
Petticord
New Jersey John A. Sawyer Senior RW 1904-03-21 Elizabeth, New Jersey
New Jersey David M. Schorr Junior D

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Standings

Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst7421
Army8170.1256369180944
Bates10550.5002126126512628
Boston College72411925
Boston University9621.722422396214223
Bowdoin8350.375162794502028
Brown12480
Clarkson10910.90059131110106114
Colgate4040.0004184040418
Cornell5230.400112952301129
Dartmouth106406423
Hamilton8521
Harvard6510.83328897204513
Holy Cross
Massachusetts Agricultural6060.0005176060517
Middlebury8710
MIT11560
New Hampshire97113326
Norwich4022
Princeton12570
Rensselaer4211
St. Lawrence4220
Syracuse
Union5041.100102150411021
Williams8620.750271286202712
Yale131120.846882218144011439
YMCA College6240.333101562401015

Schedule and results

DateOpponentSiteResultRecord
Regular Season
January 8 vs. Clarkson* Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain, New York L 0–7  0–1–0
January 14 vs. Bates* Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain, New York L 0–2  0–2–0
January 18 vs. Massachusetts Agricultural* Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain, New York W 3–0  1–2–0
January 25 vs. Boston University* Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain, New York L 0–9  1–3–0
February 8 vs. Dartmouth* Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain, New York L 1–12  1–4–0
February vs. Middlebury* Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain, New York L 1–3  1–5–0
February vs. Amherst* Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain, New York L 1–2  1–6–0
February 18 vs. Royal Military College* Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain, New York L 3–8  1–7–0
February 22 vs. Williams* Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain, New York L 0–7  1–8–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. "1928 Howitzer". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  2. "Clarkson Integrator., January 01, 1928, Page 7, Image 7". Clarkson Integrator. January 1, 1928. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. Cullum, George Washington (1920). "Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  4. "Army West Point Hockey 2017-18 Record book" (PDF). Army Black Knights. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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