1922–23 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season

The 1922–23 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Leroy Clark in his 6th season.

1922–23 RPI Engineers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Record
Overall1–4–0
Home1–1–0
Road0–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachLeroy Clark
Captain(s)MacKenzie McIntyre
RPI Engineers men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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After a terrible season, particularly on the offensive side of the puck, Rensselaer entered its twentieth season looking for a better effort from its ice hockey team. They didn't see much in the way of improvement in the first game against Williams and the team lost 0–3 and managed just a single shot on goal for the entire game.[1] The second match a week later saw the team take on Middlebury, which was a welcome relief for the beleaguered Engineers. Not only were the Panthers playing their first varsity season, but the team had only been able to practice for a few days ahead of the match. Even with those shortcomings, Middlebury gave RPI a fight and it wasn't until the second half that the Cherry and White got on the scoresheet. Reuther recorded a hat-trick in the match, single-handedly surpassing the team's scoring totals from '22 and gave the Engineers their first win in almost two calendar years.[2]

Unfortunately, the team didn't have a chance to build upon their win as the next game for the Engineers didn't come for almost 3 weeks. In the interim the Engineers practiced as much as they could so by the time they hit the ice in West Point the team looked bit more composed than they did in January. RPI lost to Army, however, they were playing a squad that had just taken down one of the best teams in the country and the fact that RPI could hold its own was a testament to the team's improvement. Unfortunately, whatever positive signs was shown against the Cadets vanished in the final two games. Rensselaer was hammered by both Amherst and Williams, losing by a combined score of 1–15.[3]

Even with the embarrassing loses, Rensselaer had shown modest improvement. However, it was not enough for the team's head coach as Leroy Clark stepped down from his post after the season.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Boileau RW
William Cramp C/LW
Dureau LW/RW
Farquhar D
MacKenzie MacIntyre (C) D
John Reuther C/RW
Robbins G
White RW

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Standings

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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 10 4 6 0
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
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

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 13 Williams* Russell Sage Rink • Troy, New York L 0–3  0–1–0
January 20 Middlebury* Russell Sage Rink • Troy, New York W 3–0  1–1–0
February 10 at Army* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York L 2–5  1–2–0
February 17 at Amherst* Pratt Field RinkAmherst, Massachusetts L 1–7  1–3–0
February 24 at Williams* Weston Field RinkWilliamstown, Massachusetts L 0–8  1–4–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "Hockey Team Beats R.P.I. in First Game". The Williams Record. January 16, 1923. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Blue Holds Troy Six to 3-0 Score". The Middlebury Campus. January 24, 1923. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "R.P.I. Hockey Team is Defeated 8 to 0". The Williams Record. February 27, 1923. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "1922-1923 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Results by Season" (PDF). RPI Engineers. Retrieved January 9, 2020.