1912–13 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

The 1912–13 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program.

1912–13 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
Intercollegiate, Champion
IHL, Champion
Conference1st IHL
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall9–2–0
Conference4–1–0
Home7–1–0
Road1–1–0
Neutral1–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachAlfred Winsor
Captain(s)Henry Gardner
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

Harvard entered the year with a team that may have been less talented than previous squads, but it was no less competitive.[1] The team displayed an increasing level of play throughout December between practices and scrimmages with the Boston Athletic Association. The available ice at the Boston Arena paid dividends for the Crimson in allowing them to hone their game in their attempt to reclaim the championship.

The Crimson made up for last year's poor start with a dominant 4–0 win over MIT where the team used many of its backup players throughout the game.[2] After returning from the winter break Harvard faced a tough Ottawa team and could not find its footing offensively, losing 0–2 despite a stellar effort from team captain Gardner. The team buckled down and prepared itself for a match against Toronto a week later. When the Blues arrived in town they found an impenetrable wall in front of the Harvard cage and left after a 0–2 loss to the Crimson.[3]

After dismantling Cornell 8–2, Harvard welcomed defending champion Princeton in one of the most anticipated games of the season. The teams locked horns and battled nearly the same as they had the year before; Princeton's offense, led by Hobey Baker applied a continual assault on the Crimson defenders but neither team could beat the other in regulation. With the score 3–3 the two teams had agreed to play two 5-minute overtime periods in case they were needed. Harvard was able to score once in each extra frame and take the game 5–3, putting themselves at a great advantage in their pursuit of a championship.[4]

By the time Harvard played Yale on February 1, the teams had arranged a best-of-three series so that Harvard, Yale and Princeton would play one another at least twice. If any of the three emerged as a clear victor they would likely be able to claim the collegiate championship as the teams were typically among the best in the nation. Harvard's solid win over the Bulldogs had them on the cusp of a terrific season but in the second game against Princeton the Tiger attack was too much to cope with and a third game was required to settle the series. While the third game would not officially decide the champion, as Harvard still had Yale left to play, Princeton could secure the championship if it won the rubber match. With this in mind Gardner produced one of the most brilliant goaltending performances in school history, turning away 29 shots en route to a 3–0 victory, the only time in the three years with Baker that Princeton would fail to score.[5]

With Yale still remaining, Harvard couldn't slow down if they wanted to claim the championship. The Elis played Harvard tough in the first half, scoring the only goal of the frame to put a bit of fear in the minds of the Crimson faithful. The game remained the same through most of the second half but with 5 minutes left the Crimson offense awoke and scored three times. Yale added one just before the end of the game but it wasn't enough to turn the tide and Harvard skated away with the collegiate hockey championship.[6]

Roster

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Herbert Baldwin Senior LW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1891-08-11 Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts Volkmann School
Philip M. Brown Sophomore D 1892-11-18 New Ipswich, New Hampshire
Gouverneur Carnochan Junior G 142 lb (64 kg) 1892-06-28 Manhattan, New York St. Paul's School
William H. Clafin Jr. Sophomore D/RW 156 lb (71 kg) 1893-06-08 Swampscott, Massachusetts Noble and Greenough School
Sydney Clark Junior C/RW 154 lb (70 kg) Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania Pomfret School
John Devereaux Junior RW 146 lb (66 kg) Utica, New York Milton Academy
Henry Gardner (C) Senior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 152 lb (69 kg)
Alfred Goodale Senior D
Thomas Gorham Senior C
Edward Graustein Senior D
Edward O. Handy Sophomore D 1894-03-19 Cleveland, Ohio
Donald Hanson Junior C/LW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Melrose High
Steve Hopkins Junior C/LW 158 lb (72 kg) 1892-03-19 Newtonville, Massachusetts Newton High School
Henry Morgan Junior RW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) St. Mark's School
Franklin Palmer Senior C/LW 5' 8" (1.73 m) 141 lb (64 kg) Plattsburgh, New York
Morgan Phillips Sophomore C/LW 180 lb (82 kg) 1894-10-22 Newton Center, Massachusetts Milton Academy
Paul Smart Junior D 141 lb (64 kg) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Newton High School
Alvin Sortwell Junior LW 5' 6" (1.68 m) 146 lb (66 kg) Wiscasset, Maine St. Paul's School
Percy Wendell Senior D 1889-07-16 Roxbury, Massachusetts
William Willetts Junior D 181 lb (82 kg) 1890-05-13 Skaneateles, New York St. Paul's School

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Standings

1912–13 Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst4121
Army5410.8001576510427
Columbia1010.000062020613
Cornell7070.0008497070849
Dartmouth10820.8004515108204515
Harvard10910.9004213119204215
Massachusetts Agricultural College6330.500231963302319
MIT5230.400171394502832
New York
Norwich
Princeton11920.8186424119206424
Rensselaer4040.0002174040217
Syracuse
Trinity
Williams6231.417192462311924
Yale7250.286212592702331
YMCA College
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS SW GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard *5410.8002168119204215
Princeton5320.60012113119206424
Yale4040.000092292702331
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and Results

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 21 vs. MIT* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 4–0  1–0–0
January 6 vs. Ottawa* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 0–2  1–1–0
January 15 vs. Toronto* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 2–0  2–1–0
January 18 vs. Cornell* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 8–2  3–1–0
January 22 vs. Princeton Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 5–3  4–1–0 (1–0–0)
January 20 vs. Massachusetts Agricultural College* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 9–2  5–1–0
February 1 vs. Yale Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 4–0  6–1–0 (2–0–0)
February 5 vs. Dartmouth* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 3–1  7–1–0
February 8 vs. Princeton St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York L 1–3  7–2–0 (2–1–0)
February 15 vs. Princeton Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 3–0  8–2–0 (3–1–0)
February 19 vs. Yale St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York W 3–2  9–2–0 (4–1–0)
*Non-conference game.

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Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals
Morgan PhilipsC1013
Alvin SortwellC1011
Steve HopkinsLW105
William ClafinD/RW72
Henry MorganRW72
Alfred GoodaleD82
Thomas GorhamC41
Paul SmartRW41
Sydney ClarkC/RW61
William WillettsD101
Edward HandyD10
Herbert BaldwinLW20
Philip BrownD20
John DevereauxRW20
Edward GrausteinD20
Percy WendellD20
Gouverneur CarnochanG30
Donald HansonLW30
Franklin PalmerC50
Henry GardnerG90
Total

Note: Assists were not recorded as a statistic.
† Statistics from the game against Dartmouth are not available.

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References

  1. "HOCKEY PRACTICE YESTERDAY". The Harvard Crimson. December 3, 1912. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. "SHUT-OUT FOR TECHNOLOGY". The Harvard Crimson. December 19, 1912. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. "VICTORY OVER TORONTO". The Harvard Crimson. January 16, 1913. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  4. "HARVARD, 5; PRINCETON, 3". The Harvard Crimson. January 23, 1913. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  5. "Volume 37 Number 178". The Daily Princetonian. February 17, 1913. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  6. "UNIVERSITY CAPTURES TITLE". The Harvard Crimson. February 20, 1913. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  7. "1912-1913 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  8. "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  9. "Sitemap". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
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