1920–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#0C2340; a #C99700 2px white white Notre Dame Fighting Irish white 1920–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg 175 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 2–1–0 2–1–0 Paul Castner Paul Castner Badin Hall Rink 1919–20 1921–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1920–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program. The team was coached by Paul Castner in his 2nd season. Season Notre Dame began the season by building a temporary rink next to Badin Hall, then a men's dormitory.https://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0054/VOL_0054_ISSUE_0011.pdf Local News The Notre Dame Scholastic December 11, 1920 July 30, 2023 A warm winter, however, left the rink in a mostly unusable state and the team was forced to train on the frozen sections of St. Mary's Lake.https://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0054/VOL_0054_ISSUE_0012.pdf Ourselves The Notre Dame Scholastic January 15, 1921 July 30, 2023 The team wasn't able to form until mid-January when Paul Castner returned from a trip to Chicago with the necessary equipment such as sticks, pucks and pads.https://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0054/VOL_0054_ISSUE_0013.pdf What's What in Athletics The Notre Dame Scholastic January 22, 1921 July 30, 2023 In spite of all their problems, the team did manage to secure a pair of games against the Michigan College of Mines in early February. After three seasons and nearly a decade of trying, Notre Dame was finally able to play its first intercollegiate game of ice hockey. Short on both practice and experience, the Irish had few expectations for the team and that was born out in the first game, a 2–7 defeat. The players learned quickly, however, and the very next night saw Notre Dame defeat a college opponent for the first time when they evened the series with the Huskies. After returning home, the team received a rather surprising invitation from Carnegie Tech for a game in Pittsburgh.https://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0054/VOL_0054_ISSUE_0016.pdf What's What in Athletics The Notre Dame Scholastic February 12, 1921 July 30, 2023 The Tartans themselves were just returning to the game after several years away and believed that a match with the Irish could help boost the profile of their team. Father Cunningham, who oversaw the team, accepted and Notre Dame travelled east for their third and final game of the year. The match allowed the Fighting Irish to establish another program first as they shutout Carnegie Tech and ended the year with a winning record. Roster yes Heartly Anderson G/D USA Hancock, Michigan yes Theodore Bullard LW CAN Seaforth, Ontario yes Paul H. Castner Paul Castner so C 1897 2 16 USA Saint Paul, Minnesota yes C Richard Eldridge RW USA Saint Paul, Minnesota yes Norm Feltes LW USA South Bend, Indiana yes Neil Flinn C/D USA Superior, Wisconsin yes John Gentles RW CAN Parry Sound, Ontario yes Edward Gibbs RW USA Saint Paul, Minnesota yes William Gilchrist D CAN Sarnia, Ontario yes Anthony Gorman RW CAN Edmonton, Alberta yes David V. Hayes Dave Hayes (American football) G USA Hartford, Connecticut yes Fred Larson D USA Chicago, Illinois yes Donald McDonald D USA Duluth, Minnesota yes James Wilcox LW USA Laurium, Michigan yes Standings ND Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Notre Dame Fighting Irish #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season February 3 l yes yes no Michigan College of Mines Amphidrome Houghton, Michigan 2–7 0–1–0 February 4 w yes yes no Michigan College of Mines Calumet Colosseum Calumet, Michigan 3–2 1–1–0 February 9 w yes yes no Carnegie Tech Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2–0 2–1–0 no no Notre Dame Fighting Irish https://und.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Hockey_Records_2018_19_Complete_Book.pdf Notre Dame Hockey July 2, 2019 References 50em Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame