College ice hockey team season
The 1978–79 Miami Redskins men's ice hockey team represented the Miami University in college ice hockey . In its inaugural varsity season the team was coached by Steve Cady and played at the newly opened Miami Ice Arena .
Season
Miami's ice hockey program was promoted to varsity status in the summer of 1978.[ 1] Mid–Central Collegiate Hockey Association , a small collection of local club teams, mainly so it could field a full schedule. Miami was also able to schedule 10 games against Division I opponents that would take place throughout the season.
After an initial win over Cincinnati , Miami was beaten soundly in four consecutive games. The losses were against the top-tier squads which was a trend that would continue throughout the season. Miami finished the regular season with a very good 12–3–1 record in conference, but lost all 10 games against the D-I teams. Miami's up and down year came to an end with the MCCHA tournament, with the entire championship being played in its home arena. The Redskins took advantage of the opportunity and routed Eastern Michigan before shutting out Michigan–Dearborn to claim the championship.[ 2]
As Miami continued to transition into a full Division I schedule, the team knew it had a long way to go before it could compete with the rest of the big programs.
Roster
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Tom Brown Junior
G
—
2
Dudley Fitzpatrick Junior
D
—
3
Ken Johnson Senior
D
—
4
Tom Smith Senior
W
—
5
Dave McClintock Freshman
D
—
6
Matt McIntyre Senior
D
—
7
Pete Shipman Junior
F
—
8
Mike VanSchaack Sophomore
W
—
9
Gary DeLonge C Senior
C 6' 0" (1.83 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1955-04-14
Summit, New Jersey
—
10
John Malloy C Junior
C
—
11
Tom Maletic Junior
D
—
12
Brian Proctor Senior
C
—
14
Rick Smith Senior
C
—
15
Warren Williams Junior
W
—
16
Dave Cooper Senior
D
—
17
Mike Bradford Junior
D
—
18
Vern Sketchley Freshman
W 6' 0" (1.83 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1957-07-06
Houston, British Columbia Calgary Centennials (WCHL)—
19
Chris Graves Senior
C
—
20
Jim Harmer Senior
C
—
21
Paul Kinney C Junior
W
—
22
Andrew Sloan Senior
D
—
24
Ron Madey Senior
W
—
25
John Noble Senior
W
—
26
Gregory Daniels Senior
C
—
27
Bill Bok Freshman
F
—
29
Jeff Wengler Senior
G
—
30
Pat Burrows Senior
G
—
35
Tom Braun Senior
G
—
[ 3]
Standings
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Air Force 0
0
0
0
-
-
-
31
18
12
1
157
139
Miami 0
0
0
0
-
-
-
37
22
14
1
257
145
Schedule
Date
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Result
Record
Regular Season
October 20
vs. Cincinnati
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 15–2 1–0 (1–0)
October 27
at Bowling Green *
BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio
L 0–15 1–1
October 28
vs. Bowling Green *
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
L 1–8 1–2
November 3
at Northern Michigan *
Lakeview Arena • Marquette , Michigan
L 2–13 1–3
November 4
at Northern Michigan *
Lakeview Arena • Marquette , Michigan
L 3–7 1–4
November 10
vs. Illinois–Chicago *
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 7–4 2–4
November 11
vs. Illinois–Chicago *
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
L 4–5 2–5
November 17
vs. Kent State
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 14–1 3–5 (2–0)
November 18
vs. Kent State
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 13–2 4–5 (3–0)
December 1
at Michigan–Dearborn
Dearborn , Michigan
T 5–5 OT
4–5–1 (3–0–1)
December 2
at Michigan–Dearborn
Dearborn , Michigan
L 3–4 OT
4–6–1 (3–1–1)
December 8
at Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti , Michigan
W 9–4 5–6–1 (4–1–1)
December 9
at Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti , Michigan
W 10–2 6–6–1 (5–1–1)
December 15
vs. Missouri *
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 11–2 7–6–1
December 16
vs. Missouri *
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 14–2 8–6–1
January 5
at Saint Louis *
St. Louis Arena • St. Louis , Missouri
L 2–8 8–7–1
January 6
at Saint Louis *
St. Louis Arena • St. Louis , Missouri
L 3–6 8–8–1
January 10
at Cincinnati
Cincinnati , Ohio
W 10–1 9–8–1 (6–1–1)
January 12
at Kent State
Kent State University Ice Arena • Kent , Ohio
L 4–6 9–9–1 (6–2–1)
January 13
at Kent State
Kent State University Ice Arena • Kent , Ohio
W 9–2 10–9–1 (7–2–1)
January 17
at Cincinnati
Cincinnati , Ohio
W 9–4 11–9–1 (8–2–1)
January 19
at Michigan–Dearborn
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 7–3 12–9–1 (9–2–1)
January 20
at Michigan–Dearborn
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 2–5 12–10–1 (9–3–1)
January 23
at Cincinnati *
Cincinnati , Ohio
W 9–0 13–10–1
January 26
at Western Michigan *
Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo , Michigan
L 2–4 13–11–1
January 27
at Western Michigan *
Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo , Michigan
L 2–6 13–12–1
January 31
vs. Cincinnati
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 18–2 14–12–1 (10–3–1)
February 2
at Illinois–Chicago *
Chicago , Illinois
W 3–1 15–12–1
February 3
at Illinois–Chicago *
Chicago , Illinois
W 5–4 16–12–1
February 10
vs. Duquesne *
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 14–0 17–12–1
February 14
vs. Saint Louis *
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
L 1–4 17–13–1
February 16
vs. Eastern Michigan
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 6–4 18–13–1 (11–3–1)
February 17
vs. Eastern Michigan
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 6–3 19–13–1 (12–3–1)
February 23
vs. Ohio State *
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
L 1–7 19–14–1
February 24
vs. Cincinnati *
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio
W 18–2 20–14–1
MCCHA Tournament
February 26
vs. Eastern Michigan *
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio (MCCHA Semifinal)
W 12–2 21–14–1
March 6
vs. Michigan–Dearborn *
Miami Ice Arena • Oxford , Ohio (MCCHA Championship)
W 5–0 22–14–1
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
[ 2]
Roster and scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Pts
PIM
Gary Delonge C -
39
35
74 -
Pete Shipman F -
26
45
71 -
John Malloy C 37
16
52
68 -
Bill Bok F -
32
34
66 -
Vern Sketchley W -
-
-
-
73
Paul Kinney W -
-
-
-
88
Dudley Fitzpatrick D -
-
-
-
88
[ 4]
Players drafted by NHL Clubs
Miami did not have any players selected in the NHL Entry Draft.
[ 1]
References
