1938–39 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

1938–39 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season
Home ice	Beebe Lake
Record
Overall	2–4–0
Road	0–3–0
Neutral	2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Nick Bawlf
Captain(s)	Al Bosson
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The 1938–39 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 32nd season of play for the program. The teams was coached by Nick Bawlf in his 17th season.

Season

Cornell's season began with an early-season tournament at the Jack Shea Arena in Lake Placid. The team was forced to pay their own way to get to the cite and, due to several players living too far away during the Christmas break, the Big Red were handicapped before the games were even played.[1] The meet took place between seven colleges but and was advertised as a 'practice tournament'. At the time the term was typically used to refer to games that would not be considered for rankings; in modern terminology, the games would have been non-conference rather than exhibition matches.

Despite being on ice for only half a dozen sessions, Cornell opened the tournament with a bang, throttling St. Lawrence 11–1. After defeating the ordinarily powerful Hamilton Continentals in the second game, Cornell finished their otherwise successful appearance with a narrow loss to Williams.[2] Cornell was set to face Colgate immediately after returning from the break, however, rain and warm weather forced the match to be cancelled.[3]

The lack of practice time degraded the team's effectiveness. When they travelled to play Clarkson, the Big Red were overpowered 1–9.[4] While the defense would put forth a better effort in the team's final two games, the offense remained dormant and Cornell ended the year on a 4-game losing streak. Cornell had scheduled a match against Columbia in late January, their last chance for a home game, but the Lions ended up cancelling their entire season.[5]

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Glen Allen						Canandaigua, New York
		Jack Babson	Sophomore	C				Yonkers, New York
		Harry Bill						Greenfield, Massachusetts
		Albert Bosson (C)	Senior	G				Cambridge, Massachusetts
		James Bostwick		RW			1917-05-26	Hamilton, Ontario
		Ray McElwee	Junior	D				Ithaca, New York
		Carl Geiger
		Robert Killian
		Harold Howe						Hartford, Connecticut
		Augustus Nicholls
		Patterson
		Otto Porier						Minneapolis, Minnesota
		Kenneth Reed	Sophomore	F			1920-05-21	Ithaca, New York
		Stan Roberts		RW
		Robert Wiggans		D			1918-04-17	Ithaca, New York

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Standings

1938–39 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Army	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		10	6	4	0	33	19
Boston College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		16	9	7	0	76	80
Boston University	14	10	4	0	.714	80	67		14	10	4	0	80	67
Bowdoin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		10	6	4	0	–	–
Brown	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		13	6	7	0	–	–
Clarkson	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		22	8	12	2	85	86
Colgate	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		9	8	1	0	–	–
Cornell	6	2	4	0	.333	19	21		6	2	4	0	19	21
Dartmouth	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		21	17	4	0	118	51
Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		11	5	6	0	–	–
Harvard	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		15	7	7	1	–	–
Massachusetts State	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		5	0	4	1	–	–
Middlebury	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		14	5	9	0	–	–
MIT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		15	3	12	0	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		9	5	4	0	36	26
Northeastern	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		14	8	6	0	–	–
Norwich	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4	1	3	0	–	–
Princeton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		21	11	10	0	–	–
St. Lawrence	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		6	0	6	0	–	–
Union	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		5	2	3	0	–	–
Williams	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		10	5	5	0	–	–
Yale	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		20	9	10	1	–	–

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Lake Placid Invitational Tournament
December 26	vs. St. Lawrence*	Jack Shea Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Quarterfinal)	W 11–1	1–0–0
December 27	vs. Hamilton*	Jack Shea Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Semifinal)	W 2–0	2–0–0
December 28	vs. Williams*	Jack Shea Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Championship)	L 3–4	2–1–0
Regular Season
January 14	at Clarkson*	Ives Park • Potsdam, New York	L 1–9	0–2–0
January 19	at Colgate*	Hamilton, New York	L 1–3	2–3–0
February 26	at Army*	Smith Rink • West Point, New York	L 1–4	2–4–0
*Non-conference game.

References

1. "Hockey Squad to Play in Practice Tournament". Cornell Daily Sun. December 20, 1938. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
2. "Hockey Team Excels at Lake Placid". Cornell Daily Sun. January 5, 1939. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
3. "Hockey Game Cancelled". Cornell Daily Sun. January 7, 1939. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
4. "Clarkson Defeats Cornell Six, 9-1". Cornell Daily Sun. January 7, 1939. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
5. "Hockey Game Cancelled". Cornell Daily Sun. January 23, 1939. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
6. "1938-1939 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.