Lawrence Noble

Lawrence Noble was a former Yale Bulldogs hockey player and head coach of the team. He would graduate in 1927 playing as captain his senior season.

Coaching
He would become the Bulldogs head coach in 1928 replacing his former coach Clarence Wanamaker. He would lead the team for two seasons building a 32-2-2 (15-1-1 in 1928-29 and 17-1-1 in 1929-30) record over the two years. He would lead the team to a co-Eastern championship with Harvard in 1930.

He would be replaced by another former Bulldog when Holcomb York was named the next head coach.

1929-30 Championship season
Harvard and Yale would play two games during the regular season with Harvard winning 3-2 in overtime on March 1st in New Haven. On March 8th at the Boston Garden Yale would avenge the overtime loss with a 3-1 victory. This would set up the need for a playoff game for the Eastern championship as the schools tied in their regular season series. The game would be held March 13th at the Boston Garden.

The playoff between the Harvard and Yale would decide the Intercollegiate title and both teams prepared for a battle. Harvard, who had been outshone by Yale through most of the season, took two leads during the game but was unable to hold onto either for too long and, once more, overtime was required. Rather than attack, Yale held back, playing a defensive style much like Harvard and the two teams rarely threatened each other's netminders. The result was three rather dull overtime periods and the game ended in a draw.

Plans for a fourth and (hopefully) deciding game began immediately after the contest was over. A few days later, after a conference between the athletic directors of each school, W. J. Bingham of Harvard ultimately decided to end the Crimson's ice hockey season and leave the two without a clear victor. 1930 was the first time since 1900 that Harvard and Yale's ice hockey teams finished with a draw over the course of a season. The result was that both teams had claims to the eastern intercollegiate championship and would have to share the crown.