1916–17 RPI men's ice hockey season

1916–17 RPI
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Record
Overall2–4–0
Home1–1–0
Road0–3–0
Neutral1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)Donald Patterson
RPI men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1916–17 RPI men's ice hockey season was the 14th season of play for the program.

Season

Note: Rensselaer's athletic teams were unofficially known as 'Cherry and White' until 1921 when the Engineers moniker debuted for the men's basketball team.[1]

Roster

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Bower G
Forsythe LW
Keefer D
Kelly LW
Kraehn C
Mohun RW
Omerly R
Donald B. Patterson (C) D

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Standings

Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Army 7 4 3 0 .571 18 15 11 6 5 0 31 21
Colgate 3 2 1 0 .667 14 10 3 2 1 0 14 10
Dartmouth 7 6 1 0 .857 20 9 10 7 3 0 26 16
Harvard 8 5 3 0 .625 23 9 12 8 4 0 39 18
Massachusetts Agricultural 8 3 3 2 .500 22 15 8 3 3 2 22 15
MIT 7 2 4 1 .357 17 26 7 2 4 1 17 26
New York State
Princeton 8 4 4 0 .500 18 21 10 5 5 0 26 27
Rensselaer 6 2 4 0 .333 10 21 6 2 4 0 10 21
Williams 6 2 3 1 .417 15 13 7 2 4 1 17 17
Yale 11 7 4 0 .636 35 24 14 10 4 0 47 31
YMCA College

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 13 New York State* RPI Rink • Troy, New York W 4–0  1–0–0
January 20 at Williams* Weston Field RinkWilliamstown, Massachusetts L 1–7  1–1–0
January 27 at YMCA College* RPI Rink • Troy, New York L 0–4  1–2–0
February 7 Albany Hockey Club*  (Exhibition) T 0–0 
February 10 at Army* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York L 0–2  1–3–0
February 17 at Colgate* Hamilton, New York L 1–6  1–4–0
February 24 vs. New York State* State College Rink • Albany, New York W 4–2  2–4–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ^ "Symbols of the Institute". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "1916-1917 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Results by Season" (PDF). RPI Engineers. Retrieved January 9, 2020.