1924–25 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season

1924–25 Middlebury Panthers
men's ice hockey season
1924–25 Middlebury Panthers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Middlebury Rink
Record
Overall	1–1–0
Road	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	John Leary
Captain(s)	John Leary
	Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey seasons; « 1923–24 1925–26 »

The 1924–25 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program. The Panthers were led by player/coach by John Leary in his 1st season.

Season

As the season began for Middlebury, the team put together a sizable slate of games. Eleven contests were on the docket and, despite the loss of Erwin Drost as coach, team captain John Leary agreed to fill the role for the year.^[1] The Panthers went into the opening game with a handicap as they had yet to have any on-ice practice, and that showed in the result. Hamilton totally dominated the match, at times appearing to score at will. Middlebury showed some life in the third but were unable to breach the Continentals' defenses.^[2]

After the match, the team dispersed for the winter break and when they came back they were met with a huge problem. The winter had turned out to be a warm season for the entire region. Not only was Middlebury's rink wholly unusable but virtually every outdoor rink in New England was in the same state. Despite the problems, the Panthers were able to play their match with Rensselaer on the 15th. Both teams had little offensive punch and only one goal was cored in the contest. Fortunately, Gonsalves' first career goal turned out to be the winner, giving the program its first ever victory.^[3] After the game, the weather got even worse and forced Middlebury to cancel the rest of its season.

Walter D. Gallagher served as team manager.^[1]

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	DoB	Hometown
John T. Conley	Junior			Brockton, Massachusetts
John E. Connolly Jr.	Junior	G		New York, New York
John H. Gonsalves	Junior	C/RW	1901-04-09
John J. Leary (C)	Senior	D/C		Boston, Massachusetts
William J. McLaughlin	Junior	D		Dorchester, Massachusetts
Miller F. Naylor	Sophomore	LW	1905-03-15	Somerville, New Jersey
Edward S. Twitchell	Junior	D/RW		New Britain, Connecticut

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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	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 20	at Hamilton*	Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York	Connelly	L 0–8	0–1–0
January 15	at Rensselaer*	RPI Rink • Troy, New York	Connelly	W 1–0	1–1–0
*Non-conference game.

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Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals
John Gonsalves	C/RW	2	1
John Conley	Substitute	1	0
John Connelly	G	2	0
John Leary	D/C	2	0
William McLaughlin	D	2	0
Miller Naylor	LW	2	0
Ed Twitchell	D/RW	2	0
Total			1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Kaleidoscope 1926". Middlebury College. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "Blue Sextet Loses Hamilton Game by the Score of 8-0". Middlebury Campus. January 14, 1925. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
^ "Panther Pucksters Defeat R.P.I. Six by CLose Score 1-0". Middlebury Campus. January 21, 1925. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

[yearbook-1] "The Kaleidoscope 1926". Middlebury College. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[2] "Blue Sextet Loses Hamilton Game by the Score of 8-0". Middlebury Campus. January 14, 1925. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

[3] "Panther Pucksters Defeat R.P.I. Six by CLose Score 1-0". Middlebury Campus. January 21, 1925. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

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v t e Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Duke Nelson Arena (1950–1999) Kenyon Arena (1999–Present)
Head coaches	Erwin Drost (1922–1924) John Leary (1924–1925) William McLaughlin (1925–1926) Carleton Simmons (1926–1928) Roy Clogston (1928–1929) Richard Phelan (1929–1932) Duke Nelson (1932–1936, 1946–1964) John Nash (1936–1940) George Ackerstrom (1940–1942) George Phinny (1942–1943) Wendall Forbes (1964–1986) Bill Beaney (1986–2002, 2003–2015) Neil Sinclair (2002–2003, 2015–Present)
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22 2022–23
Conference affiliations	Tri-State League (1950–1959) ECAC Hockey (1962–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1985) ECAC East (1985–2000) NESCAC (2000–Present)
All-time leaders	Phil Latreille (250 goals) Phil Latreille (346 points)
National championships	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2004 2005 2006
Frozen Four appearances	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
NCAA Tournament appearances	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1979 ECAC East: 1991 NESCAC: 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010
Sid Watson winners	Ray Alcindor Ian Smith Mark Spence Kevin Cooper
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