1920–21 Massachusetts Agricultural Aggies men's ice hockey season

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1920–21 Massachusetts Agricultural Aggies men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceAlumni Field Rink
Record
Overall3–4–0
Home1–0–0
Road2–4–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachElton Mansell
Captain(s)Jerry McCarthy
Massachusetts Agricultural Aggies men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1920–21 Massachusetts Agricultural Aggies men's ice hockey season was the 13th season of play for the program. The Aggies were coached by Elton Mansell in his 4th season.

Season[edit]

The season began with the school building a new rink near Alumni Field which was supposed to have more consistent ice and cut down on the number of games lost to the weather.[1] The veteran team, led by Justin "Jerry" McCarthy, was expected to compete against some of the best teams in college hockey.

After returning from the winter break, the team opened with an exhibition game against the Springfield Hockey Club to help get them into shape for the season.[2] The first official game happened a few days later when they met cross-town rival Amherst and won a narrow victory. Though the score was close, MAC carried the balance of play and allowed just 7 shots from the Lord Jeffs. New entry Harold Poole was integral in keeping Phil Newell's crease clear all night and even managed to open the scoring.[3] A few days later the team travelled up to New Hampshire to take on Dartmouth. The two fought a mostly even battle in the first with coach/rover Sonny Mansell leading the charge but it was the greens who ended the first half on top by a pair. Both squads increased the pace of play in the second half but a pair of quick goals saw the score tied by the efforts of the Aggies' offense. A fast overtime saw both teams get their chances before the Dartmouth captain, Rothchild, netted the winning goal, in the second 5-minute period.

The next game saw the Aggies take on the best team in the nation when they faced off against Harvard. The Crimson were already well on their way to winning another championship but Mansell's men were undaunted. In possibly their best and fastest game of the year, nearly every player was an equal to their Harvard counterpart but the Aggies could not overcome the conditioning of the Crimson skaters. Harvard scored twice in the third to take the match but the Aggies had still proven themselves as a worthy opponent.[4]

A lack of ice caused the next two games to be postponed which left the Aggies with little practice time ahead of their game with Fordham. The team had a letdown against the Maroons, which was played on a very strange surface. The small 181st Street Ice Palace was not normally used as an ice hockey rink and the two were restricted to 6-players per team. Additionally, the ice had 4 pillars arranged about 20 feet from the boards on either side. Because Fordham used the venue for its practice the team was used to avoiding these impediments while MAC found it very difficult to contend with the obstacles. Worse, the team was called for 5 separate penalties in the game which only served to boost Fordham to a 3–8 drubbing of the Aggies.[5] MAC returned to Boston for a match with Boston College and returned to their earlier form, however, they still ended up on the losing side of the ledger. The two goaltenders starred for most of the match but the forwards shone briefly with spectacular individual efforts. McCarthy's goal came when he stole the puck in front of the BC cage and then whipped it into the goal in one motion. Unfortunately, the final goal came after a blistering run up the ice by Frank Morrissey that culminated with the winning goal.[6] The next night, the Aggies were finally able to end their losing streak by taking down MIT. Newell played another strong game in goal and every save was needed as the teams were tied for most of the match. Mansell broke the tie in the third with a charge from his own zone and beating the Engineer netminder with a quick shot.

MAC was finally able to get in a home game when they played Tufts two days later and were in control of the match from start to finish. Mansell started the scoring in the first half and ended with a hat-trick while four others added scores to finish with a 8–0 win.[7] While the team had a few games left on its schedule, every subsequent match was cancelled due to a lack of ice, thanks to warm weather.[8]

Joseph Evers served as team manager.

Roster[edit]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Massachusetts Charles H. Anderson Senior LW Medford, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Herbert L. Collins Junior D Arlington, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Howard R. Gordon Sophomore LW Ipswich, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Harold A. Haskins Senior LW 1898-04-02 North Amherst, Massachusetts
Massachusetts John J. Lyons Jr. Junior R/C Arlington, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Elton J. Mansell Graduate R/C 1895-04-28 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Justin J. McCarthy (C) Senior RW 1899-01-25 Arlington, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Philip S. Newell Senior G West Newton, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Harold W. Poole Senior D Hudson, Massachusetts
Massachusetts John D. Snow Senior R/LW Arlington, Massachusetts

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Standings[edit]

1920–21 Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst 7 0 7 0 .000 7 18 7 0 7 0 7 18
Army 3 0 2 1 .167 6 11 3 0 2 1 6 11
Bates 4 2 2 0 .500 7 8 8 4 4 0 22 20
Boston College 7 6 1 0 .857 27 11 8 6 2 0 28 18
Bowdoin 4 0 3 1 .125 1 10 7 1 5 1 10 23
Buffalo – – – – – – – 6 0 6 0 – –
Carnegie Tech 5 0 4 1 .100 4 18 5 0 4 1 4 18
Clarkson 1 0 1 0 .000 1 6 3 2 1 0 12 14
Colgate 4 1 3 0 .250 8 14 5 2 3 0 9 14
Columbia 5 1 4 0 .200 21 24 5 1 4 0 21 24
Cornell 5 3 2 0 .600 22 10 5 3 2 0 22 10
Dartmouth 9 5 3 1 .611 24 21 11 6 4 1 30 27
Fordham – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Hamilton – – – – – – – 10 10 0 0 – –
Harvard 6 6 0 0 1.000 42 3 10 8 2 0 55 8
Massachusetts Agricultural 7 3 4 0 .429 18 17 7 3 4 0 18 17
Michigan College of Mines 2 1 1 0 .500 9 5 10 6 4 0 29 21
MIT 6 3 3 0 .500 14 22 7 3 4 0 17 26
New York State – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Notre Dame 3 2 1 0 .667 7 9 3 2 1 0 7 9
Pennsylvania 8 3 4 1 .438 17 37 9 3 5 1 18 44
Princeton 7 4 3 0 .571 18 16 8 4 4 0 20 23
Rensselaer 4 1 3 0 .250 7 13 4 1 3 0 7 13
Williams 5 4 1 0 .800 17 10 6 5 1 0 21 10
Yale 8 3 4 1 .438 21 33 10 3 6 1 25 47
YMCA College 6 5 0 1 .917 17 9 7 5 1 1 20 16

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Exhibition
January 8 Springfield Hockey Club* Campus Pond • Amherst, Massachusetts (Exhibition) W ? 
Regular Season
January 12 at Amherst* Pratt Field Rink • Amherst, Massachusetts W 2–1  1–0–0
January 15 at Dartmouth* Occom Pond • Hanover, New Hampshire L 2–3 2OT 1–1–0
January 19 at Harvard* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts L 0–2  1–2–0
January 29 at Fordham* 181st Street Ice Palace • Manhattan, New York L 3–8  1–3–0
January 31 at Boston College* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts L 1–2  1–4–0
February 1 at MIT* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 2–1  2–4–0
February 3 Tufts* Alumni Field Rink • Amherst, Massachusetts W 8–0  3–4–0
*Non-conference game.

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Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals
Sonny Mansell R/C 7 6
Jerry McCarthy RW 7 4
Hubba Collins CP 7 3
Sharkey Lyons R/C 7 2
Harold Poole P 7 2
John Snow R/LW 6 1
Charles Anderson LW 1 0
Harry Haskins LW 1 0
Doc Gordon LW 5 0
Phil Newell G 7 0
Total 18

Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Phil Newell 7 301 3 4 0 17 1 2.26
Total 7 301 3 4 0 17 1 2.26

Note: goals against average is based upon a 40-minute regulation game.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "M.A.C. Seven Promises to be Fast Team". The Massachusetts Collegian. December 15, 1920. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "M.A.C. Seven Defeats Springfield Hockey Club". The Massachusetts Collegian. January 12, 1921. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Varsity Septet Wins and Loses Close Games". The Massachusetts Collegian. January 19, 1921. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Varsity Septet Holds Crimson to 2-0 Score". The Massachusetts Collegian. January 26, 1921. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Aggie Hockey Team Loses to Fordham at New York". The Massachusetts Collegian. February 2, 1921. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Varsity Seven Beats M.I.T. but Loses to B.C." The Massachusetts Collegian. February 9, 1921. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Aggie Hockeyists Turn on Tufts". The Massachusetts Collegian. February 9, 1921. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "The Index 1922". University of Massachusetts. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "1920-1921 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "UMASS HOCKEY 2022-23 RECORD BOOK" (PDF). UMass Minutemen. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
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