1908–09 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

1908–09 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
1908–09 Harvard Crimson; men's ice hockey season
Intercollegiate Champion; Intercollegiate Hockey Association, Champion
Conference	1st IHA
Home ice	Harvard Stadium Rink
Record
Overall	9–0–0
Conference	4–0–0
Home	5–0–0
Road	1–0–0
Neutral	3–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Alfred Winsor
Captain(s)	Joseph Willetts
	Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons; « 1907–08 1909–10 »

The 1908–09 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 12th season of play for the program.

Season

After two season where they narrowly missed winning the Intercollegiate Hockey Association championship, Harvard returned to the top of the heap in 1909.^[1] The defense for the Crimson was stellar all season with the team surrendering just 7 goals in 9 games as they shut out opponents 5 times to earn the sixth undefeated season in the twelve years the program had existed.

For the first time since 1899 Harvard did not play its final game of the season against Yale.

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	DoB	Hometown
Templeton Briggs	Senior	F	1887-02-09	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Shirley Ford	Senior	D	1887-03-09	Sun River, Montana
George Gardner	Junior	F	1888-01-28	Boston, Massachusetts
S. Trafford Hicks	Junior	F	1888-04-04	Arlington, Massachusetts
Ralph Hornblower	Sophomore	F	1892-11-17	Arlington, Massachusetts
Howard Leslie	Sophomore	F
William Morgan	Junior	F		Short Hills, New Jersey
John Paine	Senior	F
Thompson Sampson	Senior	D	1886-04-23	Boston, Massachusetts
Frank Washburn	Senior	G	1887-12-04	New York, New York
Joseph Willetts (C)	Senior	D	1886-10-17	Brooklyn, New York

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Standings

1908–09 Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Amherst	6	2	3	1	.417	7	14	6	2	3	1	7	14
Army	1	0	1	0	.000	1	2	2	0	1	1	2	3
Carnegie Tech	5	4	0	1	.900	15	4	8	5	2	1	17	8
Columbia	5	1	4	0	.200	12	27	5	1	4	0	12	27
Cornell	7	2	4	1	.357	17	21	7	2	4	1	17	21
Dartmouth	8	6	2	0	.750	24	11	14	11	3	0	47	23
Harvard	6	6	0	0	1.000	25	5	9	9	0	0	36	7
Massachusetts Agricultural	5	1	4	0	.200	6	10	6	2	4	0	12	10
MIT	5	2	2	1	.500	5	6	8	4	3	1	12	8
Pennsylvania	5	0	4	1	.100	3	17	6	0	5	1	5	21
Pittsburgh	4	1	2	1	.375	6	7	4	1	2	1	6	7
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Princeton	8	5	2	1	.688	26	15	11	7	3	1	33	21
Rensselaer	6	2	4	0	.333	13	20	6	2	4	0	13	20
Springfield Training	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Trinity	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Union	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	1	0	–	–
Williams	9	4	4	1	.500	33	26	9	4	4	1	33	26
Yale	10	4	5	1	.450	31	34	13	4	8	1	39	40

1908–09 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard *	4	4	0	0	8	14	3	9	9	0	0	36	7
Dartmouth	4	3	1	0	6	10	7	14	11	3	0	47	23
Yale	4	1	2	1	3	18	17	13	4	8	1	39	40
Princeton	4	1	2	1	3	14	13	11	7	3	1	33	21
Columbia	4	0	4	0	0	9	25	5	1	4	0	12	27
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 7	vs. MIT*	Brae Burn Rink • West Newton, Massachusetts	W 1–0	1–0–0
January 9	at Columbia	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 5–1	2–0–0 (1–0–0)
January 13	Williams*	Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts	W 9–2	3–0–0
January 16	vs. Princeton	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 3–2	4–0–0 (2–0–0)
January 25	St. Francis Xavier*	Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts	W 1–0	5–0–0
January 27	Laval*	Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts	W 3–0	6–0–0
January 30	New York Wanderers*	Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts	W 8–2	7–0–0
February 20	vs. Yale	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (Rivalry)	W 5–0	8–0–0 (3–0–0)
February 22	vs. Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Rink • Cambridge, Massachusetts	W 1–0	9–0–0 (4–0–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References

^ "The H Book of Harvard Athletics 1852-1922". Harvard University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "1908-1909 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[1] "The H Book of Harvard Athletics 1852-1922". Harvard University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[2] "1908-1909 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[3] "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

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v t e Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Venues	Franklin Park (1897–1904) Harvard Stadium Rink (1904–1911) Boston Arena (1911–1917, 1921–1956) Pavilion Rink (1919–1921) Donald C. Watson Rink (1956–1978) Walter Brown Arena (1978–1979) Bright Hockey Center (1979–present)
Coaches	no coach (1897–1903, 1918–19) Alfred Winsor (1903–17, 1923–24) William Henry Claflin Jr. (1919–23) Edward Bigelow (1924–27) Joseph Stubbs (1927–38) Clark Hodder (1938–42) John Chase (1942–43, 1945–50) Cooney Weiland (1950–71) Bill Cleary (1971–90) Ronn Tomassoni (1990–99) Mark Mazzoleni (1999–2004) Ted Donato (2004– )
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 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 1945–46 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 1999–2000 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 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1901–1911) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	Cornell Yale
Culture & lore	Beanpot Love Story
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Scott Fusco (240 Points) Lane MacDonald (111 Goals) Grant Blair (72 Wins)
Retired numbers	Bill Cleary (4)
National championships	1989
Frozen Four appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1983 1986 1987 1989 1994 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1993 1994 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2015 2016 2017 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1963 1971 1983 1987 1994 2002 2004 2006 2015 2017
Hobey Baker winners	Mark Fusco (1983) Scott Fusco (1986) Lane MacDonald (1989) Jimmy Vesey (2016)
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