| 1919–20 Boston College men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Independent |
| Home ice | Pavilion Rink |
| Record | |
| Overall | 6–2–0 |
| Home | 2–1–0 |
| Road | 2–0–0 |
| Neutral | 2–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Walter Falvey |
| Captain(s) | Frank Morrissey |
| Boston College men's ice hockey seasons « 1918–19 1920–21 » | |
The 1919–20 Boston College men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program.
Season
With the vast majority of interested colleges ready to go for the 1919–20 season, Boston College was finally able to play a full schedule of games. While that amounted to just 7 games that was still more than they had played over the previous two seasons combined. After beginning with a win over the Yankee Division Club team, BC dropped a three overtime game to Massachusetts Agricultural College, one of the top second-tier schools. Ten days later the team lost again, this time to MIT[1] after the rematch with MAC had to be scrubbed.
The losses lit a fire under the players who ran roughshod over their next three opponents, posting three consecutive shutouts. Even when they did finally surrender a goal, BC refused to lose for the remainder of the season and finished with a 6–2 record. Despite the success, former team captain Walter Falvey stepped down as head coach after the season.
Note: Boston College's athletic programs weren't known as the 'Eagles' until 1920.
Roster
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
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John Curry | Freshman | Cambridge, Massachusetts | ||||||
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Edmund Garrity | Freshman | Belmont, Massachusetts | ||||||
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Bernard Healy | Brookline, Massachusetts | |||||||
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S. Leo Hughes | Sophomore | Newton, Massachusetts | ||||||
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Don McCluskey | Dorchester, Massachusetts | |||||||
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Frank Morrissey (C) | Medford, Massachusetts | |||||||
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Leonard Morrissey | Freshman | Medford, Massachusetts | ||||||
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Edmund O'Brien | G | Cambridge, Massachusetts | ||||||
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Luke Urban | G | Fall River, Massachusetts | ||||||
Standings
| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PCT. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Amherst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | |
| Army | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | |
| Bates | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 19 | |
| Boston College | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 19 | |
| Boston University | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | |
| Bowdoin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 28 | |
| Dartmouth | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 16 | |
| Fordham | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | |
| Harvard | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 33 | |
| Massachusetts Agricultural | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 10 | |
| Michigan College of Mines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | |
| MIT | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 31 | |
| New York State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 35 | |
| Princeton | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 53 | |
| Rensselaer | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8 | |
| Tufts | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | |
| Williams | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | |
| Yale | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 38 | |
| YMCA College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Schedule and Results
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| January 7 | vs. Yankee Division Club* | Pavilion Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts | W 4–2 | 1–0–0 | |||||||
| January 17 | vs. Massachusetts Agricultural* | Boston, Massachusetts | L 4–5 3OT | 1–1–0 | |||||||
| January 27 | vs. MIT* | Roslindale, Massachusetts | L 4–6 | 1–2–0 | |||||||
| January 31 | at Army* | Stuart Rink • West Point, New York | W 5–0 | 2–2–0 | |||||||
| February 2 | at Fordham* | 181st Street Rink • Manhattan, New York | W 10–0 | 3–2–0 | |||||||
| February 4 | vs. Boston University* | Alumni Rink • Newton, Massachusetts | W 9–0 | 4–2–0 | |||||||
| February 6 | vs. MIT* | Pavilion Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts | W 5–4 | 5–2–0 | |||||||
| February 18 | vs. Tufts* | Pavilion Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts | W 4–2 | 6–2–0 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Boston College Beaten By Institute in Hockey Game" (PDF). The Tech. January 30, 1920. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ↑ "1919-1920 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Boston College men's Hockey 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Boston College Eagles. Retrieved August 28, 2018.