1923–24 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

	1923–24 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
Conference	2nd Triangular League
Home ice	Boston Arena
Record
Overall	6–7–1
Conference	2–2–0
Home	2–6–1
Road	1–1–0
Neutral	3–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Alfred Winsor
Captain(s)	William Crosby
	Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons; « 1922–23 1924–25 »

The 1923–24 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 26th season of play for the program.

Season[]

Though he is credited with coaching the 1923–24 team, William Henry Claflin Jr. left Harvard after 1923 and was replaced by his predecessor for one season. Alfred Winsor faced a tough task in trying to implement his defensive structure with college hockey now playing a 6-on-6 format rather than the 7-on-7 that saw him win seven Intercollegiate Championships. After early season success, the team faced a tough challenge from visiting Canadian colleges and lost all three matches, though the defense did perform well. After winning their next three intercollegiate games Harvard had hopes of winning another championship, but their campaign took a hit when they were stymied by Yale in early February.^[1]

Harvard still had a chance for the championship if they could win the season series against the Elis, but they would have to by three other clubs before the rematch. After winning the season series over Princeton, Harvard had to face down Dartmouth and lost to the Indians for the second year in a row. No longer in the running for the Intercollegiate Championship, Harvard could still manage a league title if they could defeat Yale but the Elis had other ideas and downed the Crimson 6–1.

Roster[]

S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
	Austin, William M.William M. Austin	3 Junior	6.0 LW
Massachusetts	Beals Jr., Edward M.Edward M. Beals Jr.	3 Junior	7.0 RW
	Bradford,Bradford		1.0 G
	Burgess, George W.George W. Burgess	3 Junior
	Chase, Philip W.Philip W. Chase	3 Junior	4.1 C/D
Massachusetts	Crosby Jr., William E.William E. Crosby Jr. (C)	4 Senior	2.0 D				West Newton, Massachusetts
New York	Cummings, ThayerThayer Cummings	2 Sophomore	1.0 G				New York New York, New York New York, New York
Massachusetts	Gardner, HarrisonHarrison Gardner	4 Senior	4.0 C				Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts
England	Graves, Sidney C.Sidney C. Graves	4 Senior	2.0 D			45208 1901-07-21
	Hammond, John W.John W. Hammond	3 Junior	2.0 D	71 5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)
	Harding Jr., Charles L.Charles L. Harding Jr.	2 Sophomore	4.2 C/LW
Massachusetts	Hill, Francis S.Francis S. Hill	4 Senior				45427 1900-12-14	Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts	Hodder, ClarkClark Hodder	3 Junior	4.3 C/RW				Massachusetts Newton, Massachusetts Newton, Massachusetts
	Howe, Nathaniel S.Nathaniel S. Howe	2 Sophomore
	Martin,Martin		2.0 D
	Newell, John L.John L. Newell	2 Sophomore	1.0 G
	Pierson, C. L.C. L. Pierson	3 Junior	7.0 RW
	Pratt, Laurence O.Laurence O. Pratt	2 Sophomore	2.0 D			44187 1904-05-07
New York	Walker, George G.George G. Walker	4 Senior	6.0 LW			45427 1900-12-14	New York Richmond, New York Richmond, New York	St. Paul's School ( St. Paul's School

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Schedule and results[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 15	vs. Aura Lees*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L ?	0–1–0
December 18	vs. Boston University*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 8–1	1–1–0
December 21	vs. McGill*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 0–2	1–2–0
January 3	vs. Toronto*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 1–2	1–3–0
January 5	vs. Toronto*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 1–4	1–4–0
January 9	vs. MIT*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 7–0	2–4–0
January 14	vs. Maple Athletic Association*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	T 1–1 ^2OT	2–4–1
January 19	at Princeton	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	W 4–2	3–4–1 (1–0–0)
January 30	vs. Boston University*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 5–0	4–4–1
February 9	vs. Yale	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 0–3	4–5–1 (1–1–0)
February 18	vs. Princeton	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 2–1 ^2OT	5–5–1 (2–1–0)
February 20	vs. Hamilton*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 5–2	6–5–1
February 23	vs. Dartmouth*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 3–4	6–6–1
March 1	at Yale	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut	L 1–6	6–7–1 (2–2–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References[]

↑ WINSOR LOOKS AHEAD AFTER YALE TRIUMPH. The Harvard Crimson (February 11, 1923). Retrieved on July 28, 2020.
↑ 1923-1924 Roster. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on July 27, 2020.
↑ Harvard Men’s Hockey year-By-year results. Harvard Crimson. Retrieved on December 30, 2019.

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[1] WINSOR LOOKS AHEAD AFTER YALE TRIUMPH. The Harvard Crimson (February 11, 1923). Retrieved on July 28, 2020.

[2] 1923-1924 Roster. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on July 27, 2020.

[record-3] Harvard Men’s Hockey year-By-year results. Harvard Crimson. Retrieved on December 30, 2019.

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