1910–11 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

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1910–11 Cornell Big Red
men's ice hockey season
Cornell "C" logo.svg
Intercollegiate Champion
Intercollegiate Hockey Association, Champion
Conference1st IHA
Home iceBeebe Lake
Record
Overall10–0–0
Conference5–0–0
Road3–0–0
Neutral7–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachTalbot Hunter
Captain(s)Edmund Magner
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1910–11 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 9th season of play for the program.

Season[]

Despite not having ice to practice on early in their season[1] the team was able to coalesce around a core of returning players. Returning to school for his senior season was Jefferson Vincent who had to earn his way back onto the team through several cuts and a demotion to the second squad.[2] The potent combination of Vincent and Magner turned out to be instrumental in Cornell's success for the year.

The Big Red opened with a three-game series against Yale for the second consecutive year, this time playing in Chicago. Though the games were close Cornell was able to win each match. Magner and Crassweller played particularly well while Vincent recorded a hat-trick in the second game.[3] On their way back east Cornell stopped in Cleveland for a two-game series against local colleges, winning both handily. Vincent notched his second 3-goal game against Western Reserve but it was Magner who starred with 5 scores to his credit.[4]

Cornell opened its conference slate against defending champion Princeton and downed the Tigers with Magner and Vincent each providing 2 goals.[5] After downing Yale for the fourth time that season Cornell entered the pivotal match against Harvard with a chance at their first championship. Both teams had shown themselves to be at the top of the collegiate hockey world with a combined 12–1 record[6] and the winner was largely expected to claim the championship that season. The two teams fought a mostly even match with regulation ending in a 2–2 draw, but in the overtime Jefferson Vincent provided Cornell with perhaps its biggest single moment when he scored the game-winning goal.

While Cornell had two more game to play, they were against the comparatively weaker Columbia and Dartmouth clubs. Both Magner and Vincent again scored twice in the team's shutout of Columbia[7] while a 5–1 win over Dartmouth sealed Cornell's first IHA championship.

The planets did seem to align for Cornell in 1911 as their 10 wins was the highest total the team would reach for over 50 years (they wouldn't even play 10 games in a single season again until 1940).[8] None of their games were played at home, owing to the extended road trip and the poor quality of ice on Beebe Lake, but having star forward Jefferson Vincent on the team a year after he should have already graduated was an offensive boon for the Big Red.

Roster[]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Ontario Frank Crassweller Senior R 1887-10-13 Huron, Ontario
Massachusetts George Evans Senior LW 1888-11-24 Great Barrington, Massachusetts
New York (state) Foster Haist Senior D
Michigan Edmund Magner (C) Senior C 1888-02-10 Kalamazoo, Michigan
New York (state) Edward Scheu Sophomore W/D 1890-08-28 Buffalo, New York
E. L. Smith Senior D
Illinois Malcolm Vail Junior G 1888-10-04 Highland Park, Illinois
Pennsylvania Jefferson Vincent Senior W 1888-05-03 Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Minnesota Munroe Warner Senior D Duluth, Minnesota

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Standings[]

1910–11 Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst – – – – – – – 7 3 3 1 – –
Army 4 1 3 0 .250 6 7 4 1 3 0 6 7
Case – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Columbia 7 4 3 0 .571 22 19 7 4 3 0 22 19
Cornell 10 10 0 0 1.000 49 13 10 10 0 0 49 13
Dartmouth 7 2 5 0 .286 17 33 10 4 6 0 28 43
Harvard 8 7 1 0 .875 53 10 10 8 2 0 63 17
Massachusetts Agricultural College 8 6 2 0 .750 39 17 9 7 2 0 44 21
MIT 4 3 1 0 .750 22 11 10 5 5 0 45 49
Pennsylvania 1 0 1 0 .000 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 7
Princeton 10 5 5 0 .500 31 31 10 5 5 0 31 31
Rensselaer 4 0 4 0 .000 5 35 4 0 4 0 5 35
Springfield Training – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Stevens Tech – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Trinity – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Union – – – – – – – 1 1 0 0 – –
Western Reserve – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Williams 7 2 4 1 .357 23 26 9 2 6 1 30 42
Yale 13 4 9 0 .308 43 49 16 6 10 0 59 62
1910–11 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Cornell * 5 5 0 0 1.000 20 6 10 10 0 0 49 13
Harvard 5 4 1 0 .800 27 7 10 8 2 0 63 17
Columbia 5 2 3 0 .400 9 17 7 4 3 0 22 19
Yale 5 2 3 0 .400 16 15 16 6 10 0 59 62
Dartmouth 5 1 4 0 .200 12 30 10 4 6 0 28 43
Princeton 5 1 4 0 .200 7 16 10 5 5 0 31 31
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and Results[]

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 30 vs. Yale* Chicago Ice Palace • Chicago, Illinois W 4–3  1–0–0
December 31 vs. Yale* Chicago Ice Palace • Chicago, Illinois W 3–1  2–0–0
January 2 vs. Yale* Chicago Ice Palace • Chicago, Illinois W 4–2  3–0–0
January 3 at Case* Elysium Arena • Cleveland, Ohio W 5–1  4–0–0
January 4 at Western Reserve* Elysium Arena • Cleveland, Ohio W 13–0  5–0–0
January 14 vs. Princeton St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York W 4–1  6–0–0 (1–0–0)
January 21 vs. Yale St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York W 4–2  7–0–0 (2–0–0)
January 28 at Harvard Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 3–2 OT 8–0–0 (3–0–0)
February 10 at Columbia St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York W 4–0  9–0–0 (4–0–0)
February 18 vs. Dartmouth Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 5–1  10–0–0 (5–0–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References[]

  1. ^ "Volume XXXI, Number 56". The Cornell Daily Sun. December 2, 1910. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Jefferson Vincent: Elusive Winged Hero". Where Angels Fear to Tread. May 26, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Volume XXXI, Number 73". The Cornell Daily Sun. January 4, 1911. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Volume XXXI, Number 74". The Cornell Daily Sun. January 5, 1911. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Volume XXXI, Number 82". The Cornell Daily Sun. January 16, 1911. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved February 2, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Volume XXXI, Number 95". The Cornell Daily Sun. February 11, 1911. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Year-By-Year results" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "1910-1911 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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