1920–21 Bates men's ice hockey season

The 1920–21 Bates men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.

1920–21 Bates
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceLake Andrews
Record
Overall4–4–0
Home1–3–0
Road2–1–0
Neutral1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachCarl H. Smith
Captain(s)Felix Cutler
Bates men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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As the season was just getting underway, Bates decided to promote the year-old program to 'major' status.[1] As did many college teams at the time, Bates was in the process of switching from a 7-player team to a 6-player team as the position of rover was being abolished, though they did play with the extra man during the season.[2] Bates' first game came against Boston College and the team looked lost against the Bostonian outfit. Bates was whipped 0–5 by their more experienced and better supplied opponents but didn't let the loss scuttle their season. The next week, after addressing some of their issues, the team looked much better against an amateur outfit from Berlin. The defense showed up well and didn't allow a single goal to the men from New Hampshire. The only problem what that Bates couldn't score either. Even after 2 overtime periods the scoresheet remained empty. Captain Cutler won a coin toss and decided to extend the game by two additional 10-minute periods and the gamble paid off. Cutler scored the only goal of the match in the third extra period and the defense held for the remainder of time to give the program its first ever win.[3] Two days later, Cutler scored a pair of goal en route to the team's second win and first over local rival Bowdoin.

Bates continued to roll with a 10–0 win over the St. Dominique team from Lewiston. Many substitutions were used in the game and allowed the regulars to play out of place. Wiggin, the regular goaltender for Bates, got a spell at wing and managed to score one of the team's goals.[4] Bates suffered a setback in their next game and got swamped by the Portland Country Club and then lost the rematch with Berlin in overtime. Despite being without Cutler in the Bowdoin rematch, Bates was able to defeat the Bears once more.[5] In the final game of the season, Bates played under the old rules with two 20-minute periods but still made it a close game. Still without Cutler, the team had trouble scoring and had to rely on acting captain Wiggin in goal. While they ultimately lost the game, Bates was still lauded for putting up a solid performance.[6]

Leroy Gross served as team manager.

Note: Bates did not adopt the 'Bobcats' moniker until 1924.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
  Raymond J. Batten Sophomore G 1901-03-09 Wakefield, Massachusetts
  Carl W. Belmore Senior D/RW 1899-05-07 Wakefield, Massachusetts
  Joseph W. Cogan Freshman C 1902-01-01 Stoneham, Massachusetts
  Felix V. Cutler (C) Senior D/R 1894-02-24 Brookline, Massachusetts
Delaney Freshman D/RW
  Edward F. Roberts Sophomore LW/RW 1901-10-14 Presque Isle, Maine
  Carl P. Rounds Junior D 1898-01-01 Minot, Maine
  Arthur B. Scott Sophomore D 1900-02-26 South Boston, Massachusetts
  Otho F. Smith Senior LW/RW 1987-02-27 Franklin, Maine
  Richard J. Stanley Freshman D/R 1902-08-20 Lewiston, Maine
  Carleton L. Wiggin Senior G/F 1897-07-29 Dover, New Hampshire

Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst 7 0 7 0 .000 7 18 7 0 7 0 7 18
Army 3 0 2 1 .167 6 11 3 0 2 1 6 11
Bates 4 2 2 0 .500 7 8 8 4 4 0 22 20
Boston College 7 6 1 0 .857 27 11 8 6 2 0 28 18
Bowdoin 4 0 3 1 .125 1 10 7 1 5 1 10 23
Buffalo 6 0 6 0
Carnegie Tech 5 0 4 1 .100 4 18 5 0 4 1 4 18
Clarkson 1 0 1 0 .000 1 6 3 2 1 0 12 14
Colgate 4 1 3 0 .250 8 14 5 2 3 0 9 14
Columbia 5 1 4 0 .200 21 24 5 1 4 0 21 24
Cornell 5 3 2 0 .600 22 10 5 3 2 0 22 10
Dartmouth 9 5 3 1 .611 24 21 11 6 4 1 30 27
Fordham
Hamilton 10 10 0 0
Harvard 6 6 0 0 1.000 42 3 10 8 2 0 55 8
Massachusetts Agricultural 7 3 4 0 .429 18 17 7 3 4 0 18 17
Michigan College of Mines 2 1 1 0 .500 9 5 10 6 4 0 29 21
MIT 6 3 3 0 .500 14 22 7 3 4 0 17 26
New York State
Notre Dame 3 2 1 0 .667 7 9 3 2 1 0 7 9
Pennsylvania 8 3 4 1 .438 17 37 9 3 5 1 18 44
Princeton 7 4 3 0 .571 18 16 8 4 4 0 20 23
Rensselaer 4 1 3 0 .250 7 13 4 1 3 0 7 13
Williams 5 4 1 0 .800 17 10 6 5 1 0 21 10
Yale 8 3 4 1 .438 21 33 10 3 6 1 25 47
YMCA College 6 5 0 1 .917 17 9 7 5 1 1 20 16

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 8 Boston College* Lake Andrews RinkLewiston, Maine L 0–5  0–1–0
January 20 at Berlin* Berlin, New Hampshire W 1–0 4OT 1–1–0
January 22 at Bowdoin* Delta RinkBrunswick, Maine W 4–0  2–1–0
January 26 vs. St. Dominique* Lake Andrews RinkLewiston, Maine W 10–0  3–1–0
January 29 at Portland Country Club* Portland, Maine L 3–10  3–2–0
February 4 Berlin* Lake Andrews RinkLewiston, Maine L 1–2 OT 3–3–0
February 22 Bowdoin* Lake Andrews RinkLewiston, Maine W 2–1  4–3–0
February 25 YMCA College* Lake Andrews RinkLewiston, Maine L 1–2  4–4–0
*Non-conference game.

References

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  1. ^ "Bates Mirror 1921". Bates College. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Enter Hockey". Bates Student. December 10, 1920. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bates Defeats Berlin in Sensational Game". Bates Student. January 28, 1921. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hockey". Bates Student. February 4, 1921. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Garnet Hands Bowdoin 2-1 Defeat". Bates Student. February 25, 1921. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Springfield 2; Bates 1". Bates Student. February 25, 1921. Retrieved June 8, 2023.