1925–26 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

1925–26 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season
Home ice	Beebe Lake
Record
Overall	2–4–0
Home	1–3–0
Road	1–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Nick Bawlf
Captain(s)	Benjamin Tilton
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons « 1924–25 1926–27 »

The 1925–26 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program. The teams was coached by Nick Bawlf in his 6th season.

Season

The Big Red began practicing in mid December with six games on their slate. In spite of the unpredictable nature of the weather, most of Cornell's game were scheduled to take place at Ithaca. With captain Tilton and Edminster forming the backbone of the team, the roster was compiled in early January and many of the players were familiar faces. One new arrival came in goal, Nash, necessitated by last year's starter having graduated. The team performed well in their first game with Tilton earning the game-winner with less than 3 minutes remaining.

There was considerable improvement in the team over the course of the following week, but their next opponent, Dartmouth was a very strong outfit. The Indians ended up proving that with a 12–1 demolition, including 6 goals in the first. Tilton's goal was one of the few bright lights for the squad and, despite the score, Nash was credited with solid play in net. The next game for the team was much closer but still resulted in a loss. Boston University kept the Big Red from scoring a single goal and recorded their only tally of the game in the waning minutes. The defeat left a foul taste in the team's mouth over the examination break and they were champing at the bit by early February.

Williams was next and coach Bawlf made several changed to the lineup. Ayers, a new entry, was put in as a starter on defense while Hoyt, now eligible in the new term, replaced Cooke at Left Wing. The new arrangement saw Cornell produce its biggest offensive output but the Ephs were able to use a fast start to say ahead of the Ithacans and win the match. The team continued its run of 1-goal losses against Princeton before finally winning its second game of the season to end the year. The final match was the first between Cornell and nearby Syracuse University on the ice and the Big Red earned their first shutout in over 3 years.

Tilton led the team with 7 goals.

Roster

#	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
	Massachusetts	Aronson, RichardRichard Aronson	4 Senior					Massachusetts Winthrop, Massachusetts Winthrop, Massachusetts
	Pennsylvania	Ayers, JosephJoseph Ayers		2.0 D				Pennsylvania Easton, Pennsylvania Easton, Pennsylvania
	New York	Benton, FrankFrank Benton	3 Junior	6.0 LW				New York Ithaca, New York Ithaca, New York
	New York	Boesche, FritzFritz Boesche	3 Junior	2.0 D				New York Ithaca, New York Ithaca, New York
	Ontario	Breckenridge, HughHugh Breckenridge	4 Senior	7.0 RW				Ontario Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario
	New York	Cooke, JoeJoe Cooke	3 Junior					New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York
	New York	Edminster Jr., FrankFrank Edminster Jr.	4 Senior	2.0 D				New York Ithaca, New York Ithaca, New York
	Indiana	Hoyt, PhillipsPhillips Hoyt	3 Junior	6.0 LW				Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
	New York	Nash, ArthurArthur Nash	3 Junior	1.0 G				New York Queens, New York Queens, New York
		Sharp,Sharp	2 Sophomore	7.0 RW
	New York	Taylor, JamesJames Taylor	2 Sophomore	2.0 D				New York Ithaca, New York Ithaca, New York
	District of Columbia	Tilton, BenjaminBenjamin Tilton (C)	4 Senior	4.0 C				District of Columbia Washington D. C. Washington D. C.
	New York	Watkins, ThomasThomas Watkins						New York Utica, New York Utica, New York

Standings

1925–26 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Amherst	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		7	1	5	1	–	–
Army	8	3	5	0	.375	12	22		9	3	6	0	15	29
Bates	10	3	6	1	.350	18	38		10	3	6	1	18	38
Boston College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		16	6	9	1	46	54
Boston University	11	7	4	0	.636	28	11		15	7	8	0	31	28
Bowdoin	6	4	2	0	.667	15	12		7	4	3	0	15	17
Clarkson	5	2	3	0	.400	10	13		8	4	4	0	25	25
Cornell	6	2	4	0	.333	10	21		6	2	4	0	10	21
Dartmouth	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		15	12	3	0	72	34
Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		10	7	3	0	–	–
Harvard	9	8	1	0	.889	34	13		11	8	3	0	38	20
Massachusetts Agricultural	8	3	4	1	.438	10	20		8	3	4	1	10	20
Middlebury	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		8	5	3	0	–	–
MIT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		8	3	4	1	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4	1	3	0	6	20
Norwich	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2	1	1	0	–	–
Princeton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		16	7	9	0	–	–
Rensselaer	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		6	2	4	0	–	–
Saint Michael's	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
St. Lawrence	2	0	2	0	.000	1	4		2	0	2	0	1	4
Syracuse	6	2	2	2	.500	8	7		7	3	2	2	10	7
Union	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		5	2	3	0	–	–
Vermont	5	2	3	0	.400	20	11		5	2	3	0	20	11
Williams	15	10	4	1	.700	59	23		18	12	5	1	72	28
Yale	10	1	8	1	.150	9	23		14	4	9	1	25	30

Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 9	vs. Clarkson*	Beebe Lake • Ithaca, New York	W 2–1	1–0–0
January 16	at Dartmouth*	Occom Pond • Hanover, New Hampshire	L 1–12	1–1–0
January 23	vs. Boston University*	Beebe Lake • Ithaca, New York	L 0–1	1–2–0
February 5	vs. Williams*	Beebe Lake • Ithaca, New York	L 4–5	1–3–0
February 17	vs. Princeton*	Beebe Lake • Ithaca, New York	L 1–2	1–4–0
February 20	at Syracuse*	Syracuse, New York	W 2–0	2–4–0
*Non-conference game.