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

Season

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

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

Standings

1920–21 Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst–––––––7070––
Army3021.1676113021611
Bates4220.5007884402220
Boston College7610.857271186202818
Bowdoin4031.12511071511023
Buffalo–––––––6060––
Carnegie Tech5041.1004185041418
Clarkson1010.0001632101214
Colgate4130.2508145230914
Columbia5140.200212451402124
Cornell5320.600221053202210
Dartmouth9531.6112421116413027
Fordham–––––––––––––
Hamilton–––––––101000––
Harvard66001.00042310820558
Massachusetts Agricultural7340.429181773401817
Michigan College of Mines2110.50095106402921
MIT6330.500142273401726
New York State–––––––––––––
Notre Dame3210.66779321079
Pennsylvania8341.438173793511844
Princeton7430.571181684402023
Rensselaer4130.2507134130713
Williams5410.800171065102110
Yale8341.4382133103612547
YMCA College6501.91717975112016

Schedule and results

DateOpponentSiteResultRecord
Regular Season
January 8 Boston College* Lake Andrews Rink • Lewiston, 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 Rink • Brunswick, Maine W 4–0  2–1–0
January 26 vs. St. Dominique* Lake Andrews Rink • Lewiston, 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 Rink • Lewiston, Maine L 1–2 OT 3–3–0
February 22 Bowdoin* Lake Andrews Rink • Lewiston, Maine W 2–1  4–3–0
February 25 YMCA College* Lake Andrews Rink • Lewiston, Maine L 1–2  4–4–0
*Non-conference game.

References

  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.
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