Talbot Hunter

Hunter in 1909–10.

Biographical details

Born

Died

November 9, 1928 (aged 44)
Welland, Ontario

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Hockey
1909–1912	Cornell
1914–1916	Cornell
1919–1920	Yale
1921–1923	Army

Accomplishments and honors
Championships
*1911 intercollegiate ice hockey championship

Talbot Talmage Hunter (October 9, 1884 – November 9, 1928) was a Canadian college hockey, lacrosse, and soccer coach. He served as a coach at Cornell University, Yale University, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Harvard University.

Biography[]

Hunter was a native of Toronto, Ontario, and attended the University of Toronto.^[1] He coached the Cornell University ice hockey from the 1909–10 season through the 1911–12 season.^[2] He led the Big Red to the 1912 intercollegiate hockey championship.^[3]

In 1914, Hunter returned to Cornell to take over the soccer team, and later, the hockey team. In 1915, his responsibilities were increased to include those of head coach for the lacrosse team, of which he was the first non-student-coach.^[4] Hunter coached the lacrosse team for two seasons and amassed a 7–8–1 record.^[5] Hunter was the first person to coach all three sports at Cornell.^[3] His Cornell soccer teams compiled a 2–5–5 record over his two seasons,^[6] and his hockey teams amassed a 26–15–11 record.^[2]

In 1919, he was hired as head coach of the Yale University hockey, lacrosse, and soccer teams.^[7]

Hunter coached the Army lacrosse team from 1921 to 1923, and compiled a 16–5–1 record.^[8] In 1923, he led Army to an 8–1–1 record and its first national championship in lacrosse.^[9] He coached the hockey team from 1921 to 1923 and compiled a 12–12–2 record.^[10]

Hunter served as the head coach for the Harvard University lacrosse team in 1927 and amassed a 3–8 record.^[11] He began 1928 as coach, but fell ill midway through the season and was replaced by H. W. Jeffers.^[12]

References[]

↑ SPRING ATHLETICS BOOMING AT ARMY; Squads in Nine Different Sports Active -- Baseball Season Opens Wednesday, The New York Times, April 1, 1923.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Men's Hockey - Year-by-Year, Cornell University, retrieved August 1, 2010.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Hunter To Coach Cornell Teams, The New York Times, October 16, 1914.
↑ 2009 Cornell Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 50, Cornell University, 2009.
↑ 2009 Cornell Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 57.
↑ Men's Soccer History, Cornell University, retrieved August 1, 2010.
↑ YALE HOCKEY PLANS.; Elis to Make an Extensive Tour Through Canada This Month, The New York Times, December 12, 1919.
↑ 2009 Army Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 90, United States Military Academy, 2009.
↑ 2009 Army Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 78.
↑ 2009–10 Army Hockey Media Guide, p. 93, United States Military Academy, 2009.
↑ Coaching Register, Harvard University, retrieved August 1, 2010.
↑ Geoffrey H. Movius, The Second H Book of Harvard Athletics, 1923–1963, p. 681, Harvard Varsity Club, 1964.

Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Beebe Lake (1906–1948) - Lynah Rink (1957–present)
Head coaches	G.A. Smith (1900–1901) - Talbot Hunter (1909–1912, 1914–1916) - Edmund Magner (1912–1913) - E.J. Sawyer (1913–1914) - Nick Bawlf (1920–1947) - Arthur Boeringer (1947–1948) - Paul Patten (1957–1963) - Ned Harkness (1963–1970) - Dick Bertrand (1970–1982) - Lou Reycroft (1982–1987) - Brian McCutcheon (1987–1995) - Mike Schafer (1995–present)
Seasons	1900–01 - 1901–02 - 1902–03 - 1903–04 - 1906–07 - 1907–08 - 1908–09 - 1909–10 - 1910–11 - 1911–12 - 1912–13 - 1913–14 - 1914–15 - 1915–16 - 1920–21 - 1921–22 - 1922–23 - 1923–24 - 1924–25 - 1925–26 - 1926–27 - 1927–28 - 1928–29 - 1929–30 - 1930–31 - 1933–34 - 1934–35 - 1935–36 - 1936–37 - 1937–38 - 1938–39 - 1939–40 - 1940–41 - 1941–42 - 1942–43 - 1943–44 - 1944–45 - 1945–46 - 1946–47 - 1947–48 - 1966–67 - 1969–70 - 2019–20- 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Harvard
Culture & lore	Florida College Hockey Classic
All-time leaders	Lance Nethery (271 Points) - Brock Tredway (113 Goals) - Ken Dryden (76 Wins)
Retired numbers	- Ken Dryden (1) - Joe Nieuwendyk (25)
National championships	1967 - 1970
Frozen Four appearances	1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1972 - 1973 - 1980 - 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances	1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1972 - 1973 - 1980 - 1981 - 1986 - 1991 - 1996 - 1997 - 2002 - 2003 - 2005 - 2006 - 2009 - 2010 - 2012 - 2017 - 2018 - 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1973 - 1980 - 1986 - 1996 - 1997 - 2003 - 2005 - 2010
Cornell University- Ithaca, NY

Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey

Venues

No true home (1896-1911, 1917-1921) - Yale Rink (1911–1913) - Yale Arena (1913–1914) - New Haven Arena (1914–1917, 1921–1924, 1926–1958) - Madison Square Garden (1925) (1925-1926) - Ingalls Rink (1958–present)

Head coaches

Various playing managers (1896-1916) - Fred Rocque (1916–17) - E. Harvey Cushing (1917-19) - Talbot Hunter (1919–20) - Francis Bangs (1920–21) - Clarence Wanamaker (1921–28) - Lawrence Noble (1928–30) - Holcomb York (1930–38) - Murray Murdoch (1938–65) - Richard Gagliardi (1965–72) - Paul Lufkin (1972–76) - Tim Taylor (1976–83, 1984–93, 1994–2006) - Mike Gilligan (1983–84) - Daniel Poliziani (1993–94) - Keith Allain (2006–present)

Seasons

1895–96 - 1896–97 - 1897–98 - 1898–99 - 1899–00 - 1900–01 - 1901–02 - 1902–03 - 1903–04 - 1904–05 - 1905–06 - 1906–07 - 1907–08 - 1908–09 - 1909–10 - 1910–11 - 1911–12 - 1912–13 - 1913–14 - 1914–15 - 1915–16 - 1916–17 - 1917–18 - 1918–19 - 1919–20 - 1920–21 - 1921–22 - 1922–23 - 1923–24 - 1924–25 - 1925–26 - 1926–27 - 1927–28 - 1947–48 - 1980–81 - 2006–07 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - ~~2020–21~~ - 2021–22 - 2022–23

Bold denotes Championship season, Bold Italics denotes NCAA Championship season

Conference affiliations

ECAC Hockey (1961–present)

Rivalries

Harvard–Yale hockey rivalry (Harvard Crimson) - Battle of Whitney Avenue (Quinnipiac Bobcats)

National championships

2013

Frozen Four appearances

1952 - 2013

NCAA Tournament appearances

1952 - 1998 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2013 - 2015 - 2016

Conference Tournament titles

ECAC: 2009, 2011

Yale University - New Haven, CT

Army Black Knights men's ice hockey
Formerly the Army Cadets
Playing venues	Lusk Reservoir (1903–1916, 1918-1919) - Stuart Rink (1915-1918, 1919–1927, 1928-1930) - Bear Mountain Rink (1927-1928) - Smith Rink (1930–1985) - Tate Rink (1985–Present)
Head coaches	Edward Leonard King (1903–1904) - Robert Foy (1904–1907) - George Russell (1907–1910) - LeRoy Bartlett (1910–1912) - Philip Gordon (1912–1914) - Frank Purdon (1914–1917) - Joseph Viner (1917–1918) - Philip Day (1918–1920) - Talbot Hunter (1920–1923) - Ray Marchand (1923–1943) - John Hines (1943–1944) - Robert Lutz (1944–1945) - Len Patten (1945–1950) - Jack Riley (1950–1986) - Rob Riley (1986–2004) - Brian Riley (2004–present)
Seasons	1903–04 - 1904–05 - 1905–06 - 1906–07 - 1907–08 - 1908–09 - 1909–10 - 1910–11 - 1911–12 - 1912–13 - 1913–14 - 1914–15 - 1915–16 - 1916–17 - 1917–18 - 1918–19 - 1919–20 - 1920–21 - 1921–22 - 1922–23 - 1923–24 - 1924–25 - 1925–26 - 1926–27 - 1927–28 - 1928–29 - 1947–48 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23
Conference affiliations	Pentagonal League (1946-1948) - ECAC Hockey (1961–1973, 1980–1991) - ECAC 2 (1973–1980) - College Hockey America (1999–2000) - MAAC (2000–2003) - Atlantic Hockey (2003–Present)
Rivalries	Air Force Falcons (Air Force–Army men's ice hockey rivalry) - RMC Paladins
All-time leaders	Dave Rost (330 Points) - George Clark (153 Goals) - Tom Garver (75 Wins)
United States Military Academy - West Point, New York

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