1923–24 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#8C2232; a #DBCCA4 2px white white Boston College Eagles white 1923–24 Boston College Eagles wordmark.svg 250 Boston College Eagles men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 7–10–1 5–7–0 1–0–0 1–3–1 Charles Foote Jack Fitzgerald Boston Arena 1922–23 1924–25 Boston College Eagles #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1923–24 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season was the 7th season of play for the program. The Eagles were coached by Charles Foote in his 1st season. Season After winning the program's first championship, Fred Rocque resigned as head coach. The school did not settle on his replacement until December when they brought in Charley Foote to be the new bench boss.https://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=bcheights19231211&getpdf=true Hockey Team Begins Season The Heights December 11, 1923 August 15, 2023 While he had several returning players to rely upon, the team barely was able to get in any practice time before the first game. When the team hit the ice for their first match, the biggest change was on the blueline. Both starting defensemen had graduated so Culhane, who had previously played wing, was deployed alongside Mahoney, who had been a reserve player as a freshman. There was a bit of hand-wringing over the novice defense but the Boston Hockey Club showed that the bigger worry was on offense. The forwards were without star center Leo Hughes and found it difficult to score in the opening loss.https://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=bcheights19231218&getpdf=true HOCKEY CLUB TOPPLES B. C. The Heights December 18, 1923 August 15, 2023 The following week saw those trends continue as the forwards could still only record a single goal, however, the defense was better than advertised and provided the team a win with a 1–0 shutout of McGill. Just as the team was beginning to feel good about its chances, however, the hopes of a repeat championship were dashed by a pair of Canadian colleges after Christmas. The smaller BC team was pushed around by their northern opponents and could only manage 2 goals in 3 consecutive defeats.https://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=bcheights19240108&getpdf=true CANADIAN INVASION OF HUB PROVES DISASTROUS TO B. C. HOCKEY HOPES The Heights January 8, 1924 August 15, 2023 Though the first part of the season would not normally have precluded Boston College from competing for a second championship, the Eagles were scheduled to play just three intercollegiate games all season. This happened in part because the team was unable to afford playing more than a few road games but also because the future Ivy League team would not play against BC. This left BC only able to judge itself against common opponents and many of the teams that they faced were superior in talent, training and experience. Even when they played local teams like the Boston Athletic Association, they were playing against semi-pros, many of whom were former college stars. BC did well to keep the score close in those games but they finished out the month of January with three further losses and sat with a terrible 1–7 record midway through their season. Hampering the efforts of the club was the lack of suitable reserve players that forced the starters to play most of if not all of the time. Several of their games were lost in the final minutes but that fact did little to improve their chances for a title.https://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=bcheights19240122&getpdf=true HOCKEY TEAM INVITED TO QUEBEC The Heights January 22, 1924 August 15, 2023 After a match with the B.A.A. at Green Hill Park during the exam break, the team returned home with a renewed fight from the forwards. Groden opened the scoring against the Boston Hockey Club but it was Culhane who was the star. The junior winger netted two goals, including the overtime winner, to give BC its first win in almost two months.https://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=bcheights19240212&getpdf=true HOCKEY CLUB BOWS TO EAGLE SEXTET The Heights February 12, 1924 August 15, 2023 After a pair of close wins over amateur clubs, BC travelled to meet Army for their only intercollegiate match of the season. The Eagles fought bitterly with the Cadets for the win and the two sides needed overtime to settle the score. In the extra session, however, the game completely tilted in favor of Boston College and the Maroons scored three additional goals to take the match. During that stretch, Mahoney had been felled by an injury and was replaced on the blueline by Fitzgerald. Fitz' place in goal was aptly filled by Connell. With their winning streak up to 4 games, BC headed home with a chance to finish the year above .500. The only problem was that in all 5 of their remaining games, the team would face amateur or semi-pro teams made up of more experience players. The Eagles didn't seem to mind when they dispatched Montreal Le National after a brilliant opening period.https://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=bcheights19240304&getpdf=true MONTREAL FALLS PREY TO EAGLES The Heights March 4, 1924 August 15, 2023 A further win brought the team's record back to even but that was as far as the Eagles could go. The offense sputtered in the final three games of the year, all losses, and even with the return of Mahoney, the defense wasn't able to withstand the attack from their opponents.https://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=bcheights19240311&getpdf=true SHAMROCKS TRIM EAGLES, 3 TO 0 The Heights March 11, 1924 August 15, 2023 To add insult to injury, in the final game of the year a fight broke out in the stands. One man was injured after being pushed down the stone stairs and the police were called in to break up the melee. While The section that contained the students from BC were not a part of the riot, the school was nonetheless censured for the disruption.https://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=bcheights19240318&getpdf=true RIOTS AND OTHERWISE The Heights March 18, 1924 August 15, 2023 William Kelleher served as team manager.https://archive.org/details/subturriundertow1923bost/page/214/mode/2up?q=hockey Sub Turri 1924 Boston College August 15, 2023 Roster yes Connell jr G yes John F. Culhane jr D USA Cambridge, Massachusetts yes John R. Curry sr yes F USA Cambridge, Massachusetts yes John C. Fitzgerald jr G/D USA Cambridge, Massachusetts yes C James H. Foley Sonny Foley jr F 1901 10 28 USA Cambridge, Massachusetts yes Henry E. Groden jr F USA Cambridge, Massachusetts yes Francis X. Mahoney so D USA Cambridge, Massachusetts yes https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/911/boston-college/1923-1924#players 1923-1924 Roster Elite Prospects August 20, 2020 Standings BC Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Boston College Eagles #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season December 13 l yes yes no Boston Hockey Club Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–5 0–1–0 December 20 w yes no McGill Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–0 1–1–0 December 27 l yes no New Brunswick Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–3 1–2–0 December 28 l yes no Toronto Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–3 1–3–0 January 1 l yes no Toronto Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 0–3 1–4–0 January 15 l yes yes no Boston Athletic Association Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–3 1–5–0 January 17 l yes no Berlin Hockey Club Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–3 1–6–0 January 21 l yes no Maple Athletic Association Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–2 OT 1–7–0 February 2 t yes yes no Boston Athletic Association Green Hill Park Worcester, Massachusetts 0–0 1–7–1 February 7 w yes yes no Boston Hockey Club Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 4–3 2OT 2–7–1 February 15 w yes no Abegweits Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 2–1 3–7–1 February 20 w yes no Maple Athletic Association Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–0 4–7–1 February 23 w yes yes no Army Stuart Rink West Point, New York 6–3 OT 5–7–1 February 29 w yes no Montreal Le National Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 3–1 6–7–1 March 5 w yes no Nashua Nationals Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 7–3 7–7–1 March 7 l yes no Ottawa Shamrocks Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 0–3 7–8–1 March 12 l yes yes no Boston Athletic Association Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–3 7–8–1 March 14 l yes no Montreal Victorias Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–6 7–10–1 no no Boston College men's Hockey 2017-18 Record Book https://bceagles.com/documents/2017/9/20/2017_18_BC_Hockey_Media_Guide_PDF.pdf Boston College Eagles 2018-08-28 References 50em Category:Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons Boston College Boston College Boston College