The 1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.
| 1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Home ice | University of Illinois Ice Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 3–7–0 |
| Conference | 2–4–0 |
| Home | 1–3–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Ray Eliot |
| Assistant coaches | Vic Boutin |
| Captain(s) | Dick Fee Jim Beaumont |
| Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey seasons « 1937–38 1939–40 » | |
Season edit
The Illini were able to play their first full season in 1939 and showed improvement in their play. The team faced a tough slate of games, being dominated by some of college hockey's best teams but the program was able to earn its first three wins.[1] Dick Fee was team captain until his graduation in February. Afterwards, Jim Beaumont led the Illini.
Roster edit
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
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Richard K. Babbitt | Junior | F | Riverside, Illinois | |||||
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James D. Beaumont (C) | Senior | G | Des Plaines, Illinois | |||||
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Edward H. Carlson | Senior | D | East Moline, Illinois | |||||
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Richard M. Fee (C) | Senior | D | Chicago, Illinois | |||||
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George E. Fieldhouse | Junior | F/D | Pleasantville, New Jersey | |||||
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Thomas E. Jaworek | Sophomore | F | New Bedford, Massachusetts | |||||
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Arthur C. Jones | Sophomore | Rockford, Illinois | ||||||
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Eugene H. Kaufman | Junior | D | Chicago, Illinois | |||||
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Charles W. Sigerson | Senior | F | Chelmsford, Massachusetts | |||||
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C. Paul Slater | Junior | Urbana, Illinois | ||||||
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Maurice P. Thompson | Junior | F | Pleasantville, New Jersey | |||||
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Alex Welsh | Sophomore | F | Rockford, Illinois | |||||
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John M. White | Junior | F | Seymour, Illinois | |||||
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Chester J. Ziemba | Sophomore | D | Chicago, Illinois |
Standings edit
| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Alaska-Fairbanks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| Colorado College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | – | |
| Illinois | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 45 | |
| Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 63 | |
| Michigan Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | – | – | |
| Minnesota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | – | – | |
Schedule and results edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||||||
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| December 12 | vs. USC* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 0–9 | 0–1–0 | |||||||
| January 6 | vs. Minnesota* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 0–6 | 0–2–0 | |||||||
| January 7 | vs. Minnesota* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 2–5 | 0–3–0 | |||||||
| January 14 | vs. Michigan* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 0–4 † | 0–4–0 | |||||||
| January 20 | vs. Notre Dame ‡* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | W 6–0 | 1–4–0 | |||||||
| February 17 | at Minnesota* | Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | L 0–8 | 1–5–0 | |||||||
| February 18 | at Minnesota* | Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | L 2–8 | 1–6–0 | |||||||
| February 21 | at Saint Louis ‡* | St. Louis Arena • St. Louis, Missouri | W 2–1 | 2–6–0 | |||||||
| February 24 | vs. Saint Louis ‡* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | W 2–1 | 3–6–0 | |||||||
| March 4 | at Michigan* | Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan | L 1–3 | 3–7–0 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||||
† Illinois archives list the score as 0–8, however, contemporary reports have the game as 0–4.[2]
‡ Notre Dame's and Saint Louis' programs were club teams at the time.
References edit
- ^ "1939 Illio". University of Illinois. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ "Sextet Whips Illini 4-0 in Big Ten Win". The Michigan Daily. January 15, 1939. Retrieved May 5, 2021.