1929–30 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#011F5B; a #990000 2px white white Penn Quakers white 1929–30 Penn_Quakers_logo.svg Penn Quakers men 4–7–0 4–6–0 0–1–0 Herb GardinerWilliam Farson Ed O'Reilly Philadelphia Ice Palace 1928–29 1965–66 Penn Quakers #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1929–30 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season was the 14th season of play for the program. Season Penn began the season under the leadership of NHL alumnus Herb Gardiner but he turned control of the team over to William Farson after the first game.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19291127-01.2.3&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ Coach Gardiner Will Make Ice Hockey Cut Next Week The Daily Pennsylvanian November 27, 1929 July 2, 2021 The initial match against the Penn Athletic Club, a collection of former college players, happened early in the season and did so while the team was missing a pair of starters. The loss of Strain in goal was catastrophic; the team was hammered 10–4 with little coming from the game other than knowing that they needed improved play in net.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19291213-01.2.6&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ Red and Blue Skaters Lose hard Fought Tilt The Daily Pennsylvanian December 13, 1929 July 2, 2021 While coach Farson tried to address the problem in goal with the addition of Klein to the team, he added Quaker football player Greene to the defense, hoping that he would shore up the early deficiencies.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19291217-01.2.11&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ Red and Blue Sextet Holds Intensive Preparatory Drills The Daily Pennsylvanian December 17, 1929 July 2, 2021 The second game was played against St. John's just before the winter break with Woods shifted to forward in place of LaGhost and, though the team did show a great deal of improvement, they were able to eke out a 6–5 victory in overtime.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19291220-01.2.2&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ Red and Blue Skaters Nose out St John's in Second Tilt of Season The Daily Pennsylvanian December 20, 1929 July 2, 2021 After returning from the break, the team went through a series of intensive practices to get them ready for the match against Amherst, which had been added to the schedule just prior to the St. John's game. The defense turned in a much better effort, limiting their opponents to just 3 goals but the team fell to purple team 2–3.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19300111-01.2.7&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ Varsity Skaters Lose Close Tilt to Amherst The Daily Pennsylvanian January 11, 1930 July 2, 2021 Rough play characterized the next game a week later and several penalties led to Penn surrendering their early advantage.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19300117-01.2.2&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ Red and Blue Skaters Bow to University of New Hampshire Sextet The Daily Pennsylvanian January 17, 1930 July 2, 2021 The team had a quick turnaround for their next match and welcomed one of the strongest teams in the country on the 21st. Clarkson proved too much for the Quakers to handle and dispatched Penn 0–12.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19300122-01.2.2&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ Red and Blue Skaters Succomb to Brilliant Play of Clarkson Tech The Daily Pennsylvanian January 22, 1930 July 2, 2021 Penn's losing streak continued through a match with Colgate and the team entered the semester break with little to show for their efforts. The first game after the break resulted in another loss for the Quakers. Penn began slow, with only Klein's play keeping them in the match. The team surged in the final 20 minutes, however, and tried to overcome Williams lead, ultimately failing to surpass the Ephs.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol43b/page/n243/mode/2up?q=penn Hockey Team Splits Even on holiday Trip The Williams Record February 11, 1930 July 2, 2021 The team then played their lone road game of the season the following week, losing to Brown to extend their streak to six games.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19300217-01.2.8&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ Paige Leads Brown to Hard-Fought Win on Ice The Daily Pennsylvanian February 17, 1930 July 2, 2021 Penn finally won another game when they met Villanova near the end of February. The two teams entered the third period tied at 1-all but the Quakers' offense exploded for 6 goals in the final frame, doing so in front of approximately 1,000 spectators.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19300224-01.2.9&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ Puckmen Score Second Win of Season Over Willanova February 24, 1930 July 2, 2021 The team headed into their final pair of games for the season without their captain as O'Reilly was out with an illness.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19300226-01.2.4&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ University Ice Hockey Sextet Will Engage Union Thursday February 26, 1930 July 2, 2021 In spite of his absence, the Quakers defeated the visiting Dutchmen and did so in convincing fashion.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19300228-01.2.11&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ Red and Blue Sextet Defeats New Yorkers February 28, 1930 July 2, 2021 The team continued the inspired play with a second consecutive shutout, downing RPI 2–0 and ending on a high note.https://dparchives.library.upenn.edu/?a=d&d=tdp19300308-01.2.8&e=-12-1897--03-1898--en-20--1--txt-txIN-hockey------ University Ice Hockey Team Downs Rensselaer March 8, 1930 July 2, 2021 The moderate success of the team and the support from the student body led most to believe the program would return the following year, however, the realities of the Great Depression eventually took their toll. The expensive program was suspended before the next season began. The team returned in an unofficial capacity at the beginning of the next decade but World War II prevented anything from formally occurring until the mid-60's. Roster yes Adams RW yes Greene D yes Klein G yes Jim Holland D yes Holbrook so G yes LaGost RW yes Ed O'Reilly C USA Mount Vernon, New York yes C Red Pringle LW yes Smyth yes Herb Woods D/RW USA Brighton, Massachusetts yes Standings PENN Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Penn Quakers #FFFFFF;" | Regular season December 12 l yes no Penn Athletic Club Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4–10 0–1–0 December 19 w yes no St. John's Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6–5 OT 1–1–0 January 10 l yes no Amherst Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2–3 1–2–0 January 17 l yes no New Hampshire Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1–3 1–3–0 January 21 l yes no Clarkson Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 0–12 1–4–0 January 24 l yes no Colgate Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2–3 1–5–0 February 7 l yes no Williams Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4–6 1–6–0 February 15 l yes yes no Brown Rhode Island Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island 3–4 1–7–0 February 22 w yes no Villanova Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7–3 2–7–0 February 27 w yes no Union Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9–0 3–7–0 March 7 w yes no Rensselaer Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2–0 4–7–0 no no References 50em Category:Penn Quakers men's ice hockey seasons Penn Penn Penn Category:1929 in Philadelphia Category:1930 in Philadelphia