| 1922–23 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | |
| Overall | 1–4–0 |
| Home | 1–1–0 |
| Road | 0–3–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Leroy Clark |
| Captain(s) | MacKenzie McIntyre |
| RPI Engineers men's ice hockey seasons « 1921–22 1923–24 » | |
The 1922–23 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Leroy Clark in his 6th season.
Season
After a terrible season, particularly on the offensive side of the puck, Rensselaer entered its twentieth season looking for a better effort from its ice hockey team. They didn't see much in the way of improvement in the first game against Williams and the team lost 0–3 and managed just a single shot on goal for the entire game.[1] The second match a week later saw the team take on Middlebury, which was a welcome relief for the beleaguered Engineers. Not only were the Panthers playing their first varsity season, but the team had only been able to practice for a few days ahead of the match. Even with those shortcomings, Middlebury gave RPI a fight and it wasn't until the second half that the Cherry and White got on the scoresheet. Reuther recorded a hat-trick in the match, single-handedly surpassing the team's scoring totals from '22 and gave the Engineers their first win in almost two calendar years.[2]
Unfortunately, the team didn't have a chance to build upon their win as the next game for the Engineers didn't come for almost 3 weeks. In the interim the Engineers practiced as much as they could so by the time they hit the ice in West Point the team looked bit more composed than they did in January. RPI lost to Army, however, they were playing a squad that had just taken down one of the best teams in the country and the fact that RPI could hold its own was a testament to the team's improvement. Unfortunately, whatever positive signs was shown against the Cadets vanished in the final two games. Rensselaer was hammered by both Amherst and Williams, losing by a combined score of 1–15.[3]
Even with the embarrassing loses, Rensselaer had shown modest improvement. However, it was not enough for the team's head coach as Leroy Clark stepped down from his post after the season.
Roster
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boileau | RW | ||||||||
| William Cramp | C/LW | ||||||||
| Dureau | LW/RW | ||||||||
| Farquhar | D | ||||||||
| MacKenzie MacIntyre (C) | D | ||||||||
| John Reuther | C/RW | ||||||||
| Robbins | G | ||||||||
| White | RW | ||||||||
Standings
| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Amherst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | |
| Army | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 26 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 39 | |
| Bates | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 32 | |
| Boston College | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 18 | |
| Boston University | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 26 | |
| Bowdoin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 33 | |
| Clarkson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .833 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 17 | |
| Colby | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 21 | |
| Columbia | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 35 | |
| Cornell | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .167 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |
| Dartmouth | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 49 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 26 | |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | |
| Harvard | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 19 | |
| Maine | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 23 | |
| Massachusetts Agricultural | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 24 | |
| Middlebury | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| MIT | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 16 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 52 | |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .083 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 38 | |
| Princeton | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 84 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 97 | 32 | |
| Rensselaer | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 23 | |
| Saint Michael's | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | |
| Williams | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 17 | |
| Yale | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 70 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 26 | |
Schedule and Results
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| January 13 | Williams* | Russell Sage Rink • Troy, New York | L 0–3 | 0–1–0 | |||||||
| January 20 | Middlebury* | Russell Sage Rink • Troy, New York | W 3–0 | 1–1–0 | |||||||
| February 10 | at Army* | Stuart Rink • West Point, New York | L 2–5 | 1–2–0 | |||||||
| February 17 | at Amherst* | Pratt Field Rink • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 1–7 | 1–3–0 | |||||||
| February 24 | at Williams* | Weston Field Rink • Williamstown, Massachusetts | L 0–8 | 1–4–0 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Hockey Team Beats R.P.I. in First Game". The Williams Record. January 16, 1923. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Blue Holds Troy Six to 3-0 Score". The Middlebury Campus. January 24, 1923. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "R.P.I. Hockey Team is Defeated 8 to 0". The Williams Record. February 27, 1923. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "1922-1923 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Results by Season" (PDF). RPI Engineers. Retrieved January 9, 2020.