1929–30 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season

March 2026 January 2025 color:white; background:#003882 white white Middlebury Panthers white 1929–30 250 Middlebury Panthers men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 6–2–0 2–0–0 4–2–0 Richard Phelan George Foote Middlebury Rink 1928–29 1930–31 Middlebury Panthers #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1929–30 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season was the 8th season of play for the program. The Panthers coached by Richard Phelan in his 1st season. Season With Roy Clogston departing from his post after one season, the college turned to assistant football coach, Richard Phelan, to take over the ice hockey program. Phelan had some good fortune in his first season as the weather was cold enough for the home rink to form in December, allowing the team to get some practice time in before the first game.https://archive.org/details/middlebury_kaleidoscope_1931/page/n223/mode/2up?q=hockey The Kaleidoscope 1931 Middlebury College December 13, 2024 With the Panthers ready for their match with Norwich, the team easily took down their in-state rivals. It was only through a tremendous effort by the opposing netminder that the score was only 2–0. After returning from the holiday break, Middlebury had three games in quick succession, however, two were scrapped due to a lack of ice. Only their game at Princeton took place, but it did give the team a change to show that was at the same level as other major programs. The Tigers got out to a 2–0 lead but Makela single-handedly tied the game, netting his second late in the third. Webster played brilliantly in goal, turning aside several chances from the home team to give the Panthers a chance. Unfortunately, shortly after Makela's second marker, Princeton tallied for a third time and held off Middlebury for the final five minutes to take the match.https://papersofprinceton.princeton.edu/princetonperiodicals/?a=d&d=Princetonian19300116-01.1.3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Princeton Skaters Defeat Middlebury in Close Struggle The Daily Princetonian January 16, 1930 December 13, 2024 A week later, the Panthers lost to Williams when they kicked off their second road trip. Aside from it being the first time Middlebury had lost consecutive games since 1924, the defense, which had usually been the team's strength failed in the third period. Makela and Crocker gave the Panthers two 1-goal leads in the first but neither lasted for very long. After a scoreless second, the home team completely dominated play in the third. Foote and Nelson were unable to hold back the Ephs' attack and four goals got past Webster to conclusively hand the game to the purple squad.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol43b/page/n235/mode/2up?q=hockey Purple Hockey Team Conquers Middlebury The Williams Record February 8, 1930 July 7, 2023 After the second loss, Middlebury headed west and was forced to cancel a match with Union, again due to problems with ice. Instead, the Panthers continued on to Hamilton and faced off with Colgate at the end of the month. By then, Duke Nelson had been moved up to center with Huntington replacing him on defense. Melbye was then moved to wing while Crocker was used as a reserve instead of a starter. The new lineup worked; Middlebury came storming out of the gate and had a 3–0 lead after the first period. Makela added two more goals in the third to ensure the win and propel the team forward with renewed confidence.https://digitalcollections.colgate.edu/islandora/object/studentpapers%3A6046 Middlebury Hands Maroon First Hockey Defeat, 5-2 The Colgate Maroon February 4, 1930 August 11, 2023 At the beginning of February, The Panthers met Hamilton for what was expected to be a very close match and the two did not disappoint. The Panthers ended their road trip with a 2–1 victory and returned home to seek their fifth consecutive state championship. In a rematch with Norwich, the two battled to almost an identical result with the defense giving almost no scoring chances to the opposition.https://archives.norwich.edu/digital/collection/p16663coll2/id/11771/rec/177 Pucksters Lose Two Contests, Tie One The Norwich Guidon February 14, 1930 August 11, 2023 Middlebury was set to wrap up the in-state season with a home-and-home series against Vermont. The first game saw Red Melbye as the overwhelming hero, setting a new program record with 4 goals on the evening.https://archive.org/details/UVMVermontCynic1929to1935/page/n163/mode/2up?q=hockey Middlebury Hockey Sextet Conquers Green and Gold The Vermont Cynic February 18, 1930 August 11, 2023 Two days later, the Panthers invaded Burlington and came out with an even bigger victory. In the middle of a winter storm, Nelson, Melbye and Makela each scored twice to blow the Catamounts off of the ice and claim the program's fourth consecutive state championship.https://archive.org/details/UVMVermontCynic1929to1935/page/n171/mode/2up?q=hockey Pucksters End Season Today The Vermont Cynic February 21, 1930 August 11, 2023 The final game on the schedule, slated for February 22 with St. Lawrence, was cancelled due to insufficient ice. Edward R. Allen served as team manager with Maynard C. Robinson as his assistant. Roster yes Robert A. Bakeman Jr. so 1910 5 30 USA Peabody, Massachusetts yes Howard W. Chappell jr USA Clinton, New York yes Walton T. Crocker jr D/LW 1909 5 6 USA Reading, Massachusetts yes Lester W. Eaton so 1910 7 27 USA Bradford, Vermont yes George E. Foote jr D USA Boston, Massachusetts yes C Theodore T. Huntington sr D USA New Rochelle, New York yes Urho A. Makela so RW 1909 12 2 USA Peabody, Massachusetts yes Robert P. McLeod sr LW 1908 3 28 USA Natick, Massachusetts yes Arnold T. Melbye so C/LW USA Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts yes Walter J. Nelson Duke Nelson so C/D 1907 4 26 USA Boston, Massachusetts yes Howard C. Viehman so 1909 10 24 USA Brooklyn, New York yes Carl B. Webster jr G 1909 7 11 USA Petersburg, New York yes George E. Yeomans fr 1911 9 16 USA Canton, Massachusetts yes Standings MID Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Middlebury Panthers #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 11 w yes no Norwich McCullough Rink Middlebury, Vermont 2–0 1–0–0 January 15 l yes yes no Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Princeton, New Jersey 2–3 1–1–0 January 22 l yes yes no Williams Sage Hall Rink Williamstown, Massachusetts 2–6 1–2–0 January 31 w yes yes no Colgate Freshman Football Rink Hamilton, New York 5–2 2–2–0 February 1 w yes yes no Hamilton Russell Sage Rink Clinton, New York 2–1 3–2–0 February 11 w yes yes no Norwich Sabine Field Rink Northfield, Vermont 3–0 4–2–0 February 15 w yes no Vermont McCullough Rink Middlebury, Vermont 4–1 5–2–0 February 17 w yes yes no Vermont UVM Ice Rink Burlington, Vermont 6–0 6–2–0 no no References 50em Category:Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey seasons Middlebury Middlebury Middlebury