1923–24 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

The 1923–24 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 26th season of play for the program.

1923–24 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
Conference	2nd Triangular League
Home ice	Boston Arena
Record
Overall	6–7–1
Conference	2–2–0
Home	2–6–1
Road	1–1–0
Neutral	3–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Alfred Winsor
Captain(s)	William Crosby
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons « 1922–23 1924–25 »

Season

Though he is credited with coaching the 1923–24 team, William Henry Claflin Jr. left Harvard after 1923 and was replaced by his predecessor for one season. Alfred Winsor faced a tough task in trying to implement his defensive structure with college hockey now playing a 6-on-6 format rather than the 7-on-7 that saw him win seven Intercollegiate Championships. After early season success, the team faced a tough challenge from visiting Canadian colleges and lost all three matches, though the defense did perform well. After winning their next three intercollegiate games Harvard had hopes of winning another championship, but their campaign took a hit when they were stymied by Yale in early February.

Harvard still had a chance for the championship if they could win the season series against the Elis, but they would have to get by three other clubs before the rematch. After winning the season series over Princeton, Harvard had to face down Dartmouth and lost to the Indians for the second year in a row. No longer in the running for the Intercollegiate Championship, Harvard could still manage a league title if they could defeat Yale but the Elis had other ideas and downed the Crimson 6–1.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		William M. Austin	Junior	LW
		Edward M. Beals Jr.	Junior	RW
		Bradford		G
		George W. Burgess	Junior	C/LW/RW
		Philip W. Chase	Junior	C/D
		William E. Crosby Jr. (C)	Senior	D				West Newton, Massachusetts
		Thayer Cummings	Sophomore	G				New York, New York
		Harrison Gardner	Senior	C				Boston, Massachusetts
		Sidney C. Graves	Senior	D			1901-07-21
		John W. Hammond	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)
		Charles L. Harding Jr.	Sophomore	C/LW
		Francis S. Hill	Senior	LW/RW			1900-12-14	Boston, Massachusetts
		Clark Hodder	Junior	C/RW			1903-11-09	Newton, Massachusetts
		Nathaniel S. Howe	Sophomore	LW/RW/D
		Martin		D
		John L. Newell	Sophomore	G
		C. L. Pierson	Junior	RW
		Laurence O. Pratt	Sophomore	D			1904-05-07
		George G. Walker	Senior	LW			1900-12-14	Richmond, New York	St. Paul's School

Standings

1923–24 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Amherst	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		10	4	6	0	–	–
Army	6	3	3	0	.500	15	13		8	3	5	0	23	30
Bates	8	8	0	0	1.000	31	3		11	9	2	0	34	9
Boston College	1	1	0	0	1.000	6	3		18	7	10	1	32	45
Boston University	7	1	6	0	.143	10	34		9	1	8	0	11	42
Bowdoin	5	1	2	2	.400	10	17		6	1	3	2	10	24
Clarkson	4	1	3	0	.250	8	12		7	3	4	0	12	19
Colby	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		8	1	5	2	–	–
Cornell	4	2	2	0	.500	22	11		4	2	2	0	22	11
Dartmouth	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		17	10	5	2	81	32
Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		12	7	3	2	–	–
Harvard	9	6	3	0	.667	35	19		14	6	7	1	–	–
Maine	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		12	4	8	0	–	–
Massachusetts Agricultural	8	2	6	0	.250	18	38		9	3	6	0	20	38
Middlebury	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		7	0	6	1	–	–
MIT	4	0	4	0	.000	2	27		4	0	4	0	2	27
Pennsylvania	6	1	4	1	.250	6	23		8	1	5	2	8	28
Princeton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		18	12	6	0	–	–
Rensselaer	5	2	3	0	.400	5	31		5	2	3	0	5	31
Saint Michael's	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Syracuse	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Union	4	2	2	0	.500	13	10		5	3	2	0	18	12
Williams	11	2	7	2	.273	11	22		13	4	7	2	18	24
Yale	15	14	1	0	.933	60	12		23	18	4	1	80	33
YMCA College	6	1	5	0	.167	6	39		7	2	5	0	11	39

1923–24 Triangular Hockey League standings
	Conference									Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	SW	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Yale *	5	4	1	0	.800	2	15	6		23	18	4	1	80	33
Harvard	4	2	2	0	.500	1	7	12		14	6	7	1	–	–
Princeton	5	1	4	0	.200	0	8	12		18	12	6	0	63	28
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 15	vs. Aura Lees*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L ?	0–1–0
December 18	vs. Boston University*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 8–1	1–1–0
December 21	vs. McGill*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 0–2	1–2–0
January 3	vs. Toronto*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 1–2	1–3–0
January 5	vs. Toronto*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 1–4	1–4–0
January 9	vs. MIT*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 7–0	2–4–0
January 14	vs. Maple Athletic Association*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	T 1–1 2OT	2–4–1
January 19	at Princeton	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	W 4–2	3–4–1 (1–0–0)
January 30	vs. Boston University*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 5–0	4–4–1
February 9	vs. Yale	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 0–3	4–5–1 (1–1–0)
February 18	vs. Princeton	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 2–1 2OT	5–5–1 (2–1–0)
February 20	vs. Hamilton*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 5–2	6–5–1
February 23	vs. Dartmouth*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 3–4	6–6–1
March 1	at Yale	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut	L 1–6	6–7–1 (2–2–0)
*Non-conference game.