| 1920–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Independent |
| Home ice | Badin Hall Rink |
| Record | |
| Overall | 2–1–0 |
| Road | 2–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Paul Castner |
| Captain(s) | Paul Castner |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons « 1919–20 1921–22 » | |
The 1920–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Paul Castner in his 2nd season.
Season
Notre Dame began the season by building a temporary rink next to Badin Hall, then a men's dormitory.[1] A warm winter, however, left the rink in a mostly unusable state and the team was forced to train on the frozen sections of St. Mary's Lake.[2] The team wasn't able to form until mid-January when Paul Castner returned from a trip to Chicago with the necessary equipment such as sticks, pucks and pads.[3]
In spite of all their problems, the team did manage to secure a pair of games against the Michigan College of Mines in early February. After three seasons and nearly a decade of trying, Notre Dame was finally able to play its first intercollegiate game of ice hockey. Short on both practice and experience, the Irish had few expectations for the team and that was born out in the first game, a 2–7 defeat. The players learned quickly, however, and the very next night saw Notre Dame defeat a college opponent for the first time when they evened the series with the Huskies. After returning home, the team received a rather surprising invitation from Carnegie Tech for a game in Pittsburgh.[4] The Tartans themselves were just returning to the game after several years away and believed that a match with the Irish could help boost the profile of their team. Father Cunningham, who oversaw the team, accepted and Notre Dame travelled east for their third and final game of the year. The match allowed the Fighting Irish to establish another program first as they shutout Carnegie Tech and ended the year with a winning record.
Roster
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Heartly Anderson | G/D | Hancock, Michigan | ||||||
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Theodore Bullard | LW | Seaforth, Ontario | ||||||
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Paul H. Castner (C) | Sophomore | C | 1897-02-16 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||||
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Richard Eldridge | RW | Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||||||
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Norm Feltes | LW | South Bend, Indiana | ||||||
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Neil Flinn | C/D | Superior, Wisconsin | ||||||
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John Gentles | RW | Parry Sound, Ontario | ||||||
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Edward Gibbs | RW | Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||||||
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William Gilchrist | D | Sarnia, Ontario | ||||||
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Anthony Gorman | RW | Edmonton, Alberta | ||||||
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David Hayes | G | Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
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Fred Larson | D | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
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Donald McDonald | D | Duluth, Minnesota | ||||||
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James Wilcox | LW | Laurium, Michigan | ||||||
Standings
| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Amherst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | |
| Army | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| Bates | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 20 | |
| Boston College | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 18 | |
| Bowdoin | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .125 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 23 | |
| Buffalo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | |
| Carnegie Tech | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | |
| Clarkson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 14 | |
| Colgate | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | |
| Columbia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 24 | |
| Cornell | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 10 | |
| Dartmouth | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 27 | |
| Fordham | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Harvard | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 42 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 8 | |
| Massachusetts Agricultural | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 17 | |
| Michigan College of Mines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 21 | |
| MIT | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 26 | |
| New York State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 44 | |
| Princeton | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 23 | |
| Rensselaer | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| Williams | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | |
| Yale | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 47 | |
| YMCA College | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .917 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | |
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| February 3 | at Michigan College of Mines* | Amphidrome • Houghton, Michigan | L 2–7 | 0–1–0 | |||||||
| February 4 | vs. Michigan College of Mines* | Calumet Colosseum • Calumet, Michigan | W 3–2 | 1–1–0 | |||||||
| February 9 | vs. Carnegie Tech* | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | W 2–0 | 2–1–0 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Local News" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. December 11, 1920. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Ourselves" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. January 15, 1921. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ↑ "What's What in Athletics" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. January 22, 1921. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ↑ "What's What in Athletics" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. February 12, 1921. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Notre Dame Hockey" (PDF). Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved July 2, 2019.