1922–23 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season

1922–23 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Stuart Rink
Record
Overall	7–7–0
Home	7–7–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Talbot Hunter
Captain(s)	Kevin O'Shea
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The 1922–23 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Talbot Hunter in his 3rd season.

Season

Prior to the first game, Army was allowed to practice on the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink by Princeton. Since the Stuart Rink was not yet ready, this was critical to the progress of Army's team. While Kevin O'Shea was the only returning starter, the team coalesced swiftly around the forward combinations between O'Shea, Stevenson, Marinelli and Caywood. After New Years, consistent weather allowed army to play its full schedule of 14 games. Unfortunately, the cold temperatures, combined with the lack of seating at Stuart Rink, also restricted the size of the crowd at each of their games.^[1] With Baird providing capable goaltending, Army got off to a hot start, winning its first three games of the year. As their opposition become stronger, the Cadets began losing matches and they swiftly dropped down to a .500 record.

In early February, the defense put up a stout defense and Army was able to blank Dartmouth, defeating one of the best teams in the country. Army could not, however, sustain that effort and lost three of their last four games. While the cadets did break even with their record, the team's offense was limited to 1 goal or fewer in half of its games and would need to be better if Army was going to compete with the elite teams.

John Binns served as team manager with Charles Mason and Francis Graling as his assistants.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Willet J. Baird	Sophomore				1902-01-13	Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
		George R. Beane	Sophomore	G
		Lindsay P. Caywood	Junior	F			1900-02-19	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
		Einar B. Gjelsteen	Senior	D			1900-10-18	Menominee, Michigan
		Alvin A. Heidner	Freshman				1904-10-14
		Robert C. Lawes	Junior				1899-07-06	Orange, New Jersey
		Royal B. Lord	Senior				1899-09-13	Pawtucket, Rhode Island
		Walter C. Marinelli	Junior	F				Calumet, Michigan
		Raymond C. Maude	Freshman				1902-07-01	Framingham, Massachusetts
		Kevin O'Shea (C)	Senior	F				New York, New York
		John S. Sarcka	Sophomore
		Frederick F. Scheiffler	Freshman				1904-04-15	Alpena, Michigan
		Charles G. Stevenson Jr.	Junior	F				Brooklyn, New York
		Henry R. Westphalinger	Sophomore	D			1903-03-28	Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Standings

1922–23 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Amherst	9	5	3	1	.611	17	29		9	5	3	1	17	29
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	0	9	0	.000	14	35		9	0	9	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	7	2	5	0	.286	20	35		10	4	6	0	37	54
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	3	1	2	0	.333	4	5		–	–	–	–	–	–
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 6	Pennsylvania*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 2–1	1–0–0
January 13	Amherst*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 2–1	2–0–0
January	Lafayette ^†*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 9–1	3–0–0
January 20	MIT*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 5–6	3–1–0
January 23	Bates*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 1–2	3–2–0
January	Albany Country Club*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 1–0	4–2–0
January 31	Princeton*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 2–6	4–3–0
February 3	Royal Military College*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 0–3	4–4–0
February 7	Dartmouth*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 1–0	5–4–0
February 10	Rensselaer*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 5–2	6–4–0
February 10	Massachusetts Agricultural*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 1–2	6–5–0
February 14	Columbia*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 5–1	7–5–0
February 17	Williams*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 1–5	7–6–0
February 21	Boston College*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 1–9	7–7–0
*Non-conference game.

† Lafayette was an unofficial club team.
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References

1. "1923 Howitzer". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
2. Cullum, George Washington (1920). "Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
3. "Army West Point Hockey 2017-18 Record book" (PDF). Army Black Knights. Retrieved January 20, 2020.