1924–25 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season

1924–25 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Stuart Rink
Record
Overall	3–3–1
Home	3–2–1
Road	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Ray Marchand
Captain(s)	Henry Westphalinger
Army Cadets men's ice hockey seasons « 1923–24 1925–26 »

The 1924–25 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season was the 22nd season of play for the program. The team was coached by Ray Marchand in his 2nd season.

Season

For Marchand's second season behind the bench, he would have to rebuild a team that lost all three starting forwards and its goaltender. Two reserves from last season (Heidner and Maude) were joined by new entry Thiebaud for the new offensive line while last year's reserve netminder, Lewis, was promoted to the starting role. Unfortunately, Army was again hampered by a lack of ice due to warm weather and had few opportunities to practice throughout the season.^[1] Despite the lack of familiarity between the forwards, Army got off to a good start, scoring 10 goals in its first three games. The match against MIT was affected by soft ice that bogged down players on both sides.

When Army met Boston University for the first time, both sides spent the first period feeling one another out. BU dominated the second period, scoring 4 times and making it seem like the game would be a rout. Army recovered in the final frame, however, and fired a barrage of shots at the opposing goaltender. Three managed to find the back of the next but the Cadets were prevented from tying the game by a stellar netminding performance. After a further win over Amherst, virtually all of the Stuart Rink ice melted and the team was unable to practice for two weeks. Things got so bad that Army was forced to play its first ever intercollegiate road game in mid-February, travelling south to take on Princeton.^[2]

With the ice missing, all signs were pointing to the rivalry game with the Royal Military College being cancelled. However, just prior to the match a cold wind blew in and Stuart Rink became usable once more. Just as they had over the previous two years, the Paladins proved superior and defeated the Cadets.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Willet J. Baird	Senior	D			1902-01-13	Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
		Edmund K. Daley	Freshman	RW/D			1907-07-28	West Point, New York
		Alvin A. Heidner	Junior	C			1904-10-14
		Mark K. Lewis Jr.	Sophomore	G			1902-10-29	Maple Shade, New Jersey
		Joseph Lovejoy Jr.	Freshman	D				Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
		Raymond C. Maude	Junior	LW			1902-07-01	Framingham, Massachusetts
		Tito C. Moscatelli	Freshman	RW			1904-09-04	Cagli, Italy
		Frederick F. Scheiffler	Junior	LW			1904-04-15	Alpena, Michigan
		Kenneth E. Thiebaud	Sophomore	RW			1904-05-08	Saint Paul, Minnesota
		Henry R. Westphalinger (C)	Senior	D			1903-03-28	Saint Paul, Minnesota
		Robert M. Wohlforth	Sophomore	RW			1904-02-25	Spring Lake, New Jersey

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Standings

1924–25 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Amherst	5	2	3	0	.400	11	24		5	2	3	0	11	24
Army	6	3	2	1	.583	16	12		7	3	3	1	16	17
Bates	7	1	6	0	.143	12	27		8	1	7	0	13	33
Boston College	2	1	1	0	.500	3	1		16	8	6	2	40	27
Boston University	11	6	4	1	.591	30	24		12	7	4	1	34	25
Bowdoin	3	2	1	0	.667	10	7		4	2	2	0	12	13
Clarkson	4	0	4	0	.000	2	31		6	0	6	0	9	46
Cornell	5	1	4	0	.200	7	23		5	1	4	0	7	23
Dartmouth	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		8	4	3	1	28	12
Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		13	8	3	2	–	–
Harvard	10	8	2	0	.800	38	20		12	8	4	0	44	34
Massachusetts Agricultural	7	2	5	0	.286	13	38		7	2	5	0	13	38
Middlebury	2	1	1	0	.500	1	8		2	1	1	0	1	8
MIT	8	2	4	2	.375	15	28		9	2	5	2	17	32
New Hampshire	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4	2	2	0	–	–
Princeton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		16	7	9	0	–	–
Rensselaer	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4	2	2	0	–	–
Syracuse	1	1	0	0	1.000	3	1		4	1	3	0	6	13
Union	4	1	3	0	.250	8	22		4	1	3	0	8	22
Williams	7	3	4	0	.429	26	17		8	4	4	0	33	19
Yale	13	11	1	1	.885	46	12		16	14	1	1	57	16

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 14	Union*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 4–1	1–0–0
January 17	MIT*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	T 1–1	1–0–1
January 24	Bates*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 5–1	2–0–1
January 28	Boston University*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 3–4	2–1–1
January	Amherst*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 2–0	3–1–1
February 14	at Princeton*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	L 1–5	3–2–1
February 28	Royal Military College*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 0–5	3–3–1
*Non-conference game.

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References

1. "1925 Howitzer". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
2. "Roughness Abounds as Stickmen Defeat Army". The Daily Princetonian. February 16, 1925. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
3. 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.
4. "Army West Point Hockey 2017-18 Record book" (PDF). Army Black Knights. Retrieved January 20, 2020.