1908–09 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

1908–09 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
Conference	T–3rd IHA
Record
Overall	4–8–1
Conference	1–2–1
Road	2–3–0
Neutral	2–5–1
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)	John Heron
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons « 1907–08 1909–10 »

The 1908–09 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 14th season of play for the program.

Season

After winning the Intercollegiate championship in 1908, Yale wasn't able to sustain their high level of play and started the season flat, losing five of their first six games. They recovered a bit in the middle of their schedule, albeit against weaker opponents, but sagged at the end to finish four games below .500, their worst record in 6 years.

The team did not have a coach, however, R. Seldon Rose served as team manager.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Robert C. Deming	Sophomore	RW			1888-06-04	New Haven, Connecticut	Hopkins School
		Grover Fels	Senior	F			1885-10-09
		Seth French	Sophomore	G			1889-08-17	Newport, Rhode Island
		John Heron (C)	Junior	F
		Henry Howe	Junior	G
		James Johnson	Junior	D
		Robert King	Senior	D
		Stirling Martin	Junior	F
		Otis E. McIntyre	Junior	RW	5' 9" (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1886-10-25	Colorado Springs, Colorado
		Neil Stevens	Junior	F
		Francis Trudeau	Senior	G			1887-01-02	Saranac Lake, New York

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Standings

1908–09 Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Amherst	6	2	3	1	.417	7	14		6	2	3	1	7	14
Army	1	0	1	0	.000	1	2		2	0	1	1	2	3
Carnegie Tech	5	4	0	1	.900	15	4		8	5	2	1	17	8
Columbia	5	1	4	0	.200	12	27		5	1	4	0	12	27
Cornell	7	2	4	1	.357	17	21		7	2	4	1	17	21
Dartmouth	8	6	2	0	.750	24	11		14	11	3	0	47	23
Harvard	6	6	0	0	1.000	25	5		9	9	0	0	36	7
Massachusetts Agricultural	5	1	4	0	.200	6	10		6	2	4	0	12	10
MIT	5	2	2	1	.500	5	6		8	4	3	1	12	8
Pennsylvania	5	0	4	1	.100	3	17		6	0	5	1	5	21
Pittsburgh	4	1	2	1	.375	6	7		4	1	2	1	6	7
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Princeton	8	5	2	1	.688	26	15		11	7	3	1	33	21
Rensselaer	6	2	4	0	.333	13	20		6	2	4	0	13	20
Springfield Training	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Trinity	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Union	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2	1	1	0	–	–
Williams	9	4	4	1	.500	33	26		9	4	4	1	33	26
Yale	10	4	5	1	.450	31	34		13	4	8	1	39	40

1908–09 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard *	4	4	0	0	8	14	3		9	9	0	0	36	7
Dartmouth	4	3	1	0	6	10	7		14	11	3	0	47	23
Yale	4	1	2	1	3	18	17		13	4	8	1	39	40
Princeton	4	1	2	1	3	14	13		11	7	3	1	33	21
Columbia	4	0	4	0	0	9	25		5	1	4	0	12	27
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 14	at New York Wanderers*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 3–4	0–1–0
December 30	at Pittsburgh*	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	W 4–2	1–1–0
December 31	vs. Princeton*	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 0–2	1–2–0
January 1	vs. Princeton*	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 0–1	1–3–0
January 2	vs. Princeton*	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 0–4	1–4–0
January 14	vs. Dartmouth	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 2–3	1–5–0 (0–1–0)
January 22	vs. Rensselaer*	Empire Rink • Albany, New York	W 3–2	2–5–0
January 23	at Louden Field Club*	Empire Rink • Albany, New York	L 2–3	2–6–0
January 30	vs. Cornell*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 6–3	3–6–0
February 2	at Columbia	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 11–4	4–6–0 (1–1–0)
February 6	at New York Wanderers*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 2–3	4–7–0
February 13	vs. Princeton	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	T 5–5 ^OT	4–7–1 (1–1–1)
February 20	vs. Harvard	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (Rivalry)	L 0–5	4–8–1 (1–2–1)
*Non-conference game.

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References

1. "1908-1909 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
2. "YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 -2019" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved December 30, 2019.