1926–27 Bates Bobcats men's ice hockey season

Intercollegiate hockey season March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#B30838; a #C4C6C8 2px white white Bates Bobcats white 1926–27 250 Bates Bobcats men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 6–3–1 1–0–0 2–2–0 3–1–1 Carleton Wiggin Al Lane Parker Hall Rink 1925–26 1927–28 Bates Bobcats #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1926–27 Bates men's ice hockey season was the 8th season of play for the program. Season After two forgettable seasons for the Bobcats, the ice hockey team was chaoping at the bit to recover its past glory. A mostly veteran lineup returned and while the defense had to be remade, the forward contingent was the same that led the turnaround at the end of the previous season. Lou Foster centered Howard White and team captain Al Lane with all three expected to continue their scoring exploits. With no experienced goaltender on the team, coach Wiggin turned to Manny Palmer in goal and hoped that the new recruit would hold up under pressure. The first game for the team happened just after New Years against an amateur club led by the four Turcotte brothers. The game had a late start and was dominated by physical play and diminishing light but the Bobcats were still able to pull of the win. Palmer was busy in the match but acquitted himself well with his first career shutout.https://archive.org/details/Bates_Student_1927/mode/2up Brunswick Cabots Meet Defeat at Hands of Bates Bates Student January 14, 1927 June 16, 2023 A few days later the team travelled to Durham to battle New Hampshire but were done in by a small rink and unfamiliar tactics. The Wildcats fired several long shots on goal and the defense was unable to get control of the puck time and again. The offense for Bates was apparent, however, the opposing goaltender played a masterful game and only allowed a single goal to the Garnet. The following week, Bates was again on the road, this time facing the UMass Aggies. The game was a close-fought battle that required 2 overtime periods to decide. In the first extra frame, the Bobcats found themselves down by 2 men on the penalty kill but managed to survive. Unfortunately, in the second overtime, the opposing captain netted the winning goal and gave Bates another loss.https://archive.org/details/Bates_Student_1927/page/n3/mode/2up Bates Loses Close Game to Fast Mass. Aggies Team Bates Student January 21, 1927 June 16, 2023 A few days later, a winter storm swept through the region that damaged the ice surface at Army. The entire pleb class was called out to sweep the rink in the hoped of making it usable but there was nothing that could be done in time. Army offered to hold the game early the following week, however, because Bates was scheduled to play Bowdoin on Tuesday, the team was forced to decline and the game was cancelled. The exhibition match with Bowdoin started off with the Polar Beas taking a 3-goal lead after the first. Bates then stormed back with 6 goals, the final with only a few minutes remaining, to take the game and send their old foes packing. That game seemed to be the turning point of the season and the Garnet began to show a greater level of teamwork than they had previously. Against a much larger squad from Colby, the Bobcats skated rings around the Mules, peppering the net with 34 shots. Bates built a 2-goal lead by the start of the third period. However, Colby was able to score twice in the final period to force overtime. The extra period was a fast and furious affair with both teams scrambling to get the winning goal. White ended up being the hero for the Bobcats, firing the puck through a maze of bodies.https://archive.org/details/Bates_Student_1927/page/n7/mode/2up Garnet Men Take Over Colby in Overtime Game Bates Student January 28, 1927 June 16, 2023 Winter storms affted the next few games, which were all played at the covered Bartlett Street Rink as a result. After playing in a swamp against the Aggies, Bates put up solid performances in games against St. Dominique's and their alumni squad and the team was looking good as they headed into the exam break. Upon their return, the team was buoyed by the addition of several freshman who, having now passed their first semesters, were now eligible for varsity play. Cruiser Cogan, younger brother for former standout Joe Cogan, took over at center. This allowed Foster to drop back to defense, where he had played previously. Secor joined a deep defensive corps while Raoul Violette took over in goal. The new-look Bobcats met Colby in a snowstorm and, as a result, the two played four 15-minute periods so that they could remove the precipitation more often. The game was slowed as a result but Bates eked out a narrow win thanks to the infusion of new players.https://archive.org/details/Bates_Student_1927/page/n11/mode/2up Bates Wins Third Game of State Series from Colby Bates Student February 18, 1927 June 16, 2023 The first true match with Bowdoin was up next and the Bobcats got into another nail-biter. Bates carried the play in the first, getting a goal from Cogan, but the Bears picked up the pace as the game wore on. The physicality increased and saw both teams getting called for penalties in the third. Bowdoin knotted the match in the second and neither team seemed able to win in regulation. With less than two minutes to play, Lane whacked the puck into the Bowdoin cage for the winning marker.https://archive.org/details/Bates_Student_1927/page/n17/mode/2up Bates Puckmen Defeat Bowdoin Bates Student February 25, 1927 June 16, 2023 The following game against Colby saw the team take a 2-goal lead after the first and then try to coast to victory. Coach Wiggin used several alternates afterwards but the Mules seemed unable to take advantage. Near the end of the third, however, Colby scored twice to send the game into overtime and then netted the winner in the fourth extra frame. While Bates was supposed to play Bowdoin a second time after an earlier match had been called off, they weren't able to arrange the rematch. The team tried to convince the Polar Bears to let the exhibition game stand as an official match but Bowdoin declined and insisted a true rematch be held instead. Unfortunately, nothing materialized and the two were forced to settle the series on one match. The result, however, was a state championship for Bates as they had also taken the season series from Colby.https://archive.org/details/mirror192700unse/page/182/mode/2up?q=leonardi Mirror, 1927 Bates College June 12, 2023 Emery Goody served as team manager. Roster yes George H. Barnaby jr D yes Ronald B. Calder fr D 1908 2 18 yes John B. Cogan fr C 1908 8 6 USA Stoneham, Massachusetts yes William G. Coutts fr D/RW yes Lewis F. Foster jr D/C 1906 10 14 USA Belmont, Massachusetts yes Raynold L. Fuller sr D 1904 7 1 USA Liberty, Maine yes Fred T. Goggins sr D USA Portland, Maine yes George H. Johnson Jr. so C yes Bernard A. Landman sr RW 1905 5 8 USA Wolfeboro, New Hampshire yes Almon G. Lane Jr. sr LW 1905 7 12 USA Lewiston, Maine yes C Maurice J. Lane so D 1906 7 13 USA Lewiston, Maine yes Francis P. Malia jr D yes George V. Osgood sr D 1904 2 3 USA Auburn, Maine yes Manford L. Palmer jr G 1906 7 12 USA Norway, Maine yes Morris H. Secor fr D/RW 1908 7 19 USA Belmont, Massachusetts yes Thomas D/LW yes Raoul H. Violette fr G 1905 7 21 yes Howard S. White jr RW 1907 4 27 USA Belmont, Massachusetts yes https://archive.org/details/mirror192700unse/page/182/mode/2up?q=leonardi Mirror, 1927 Bates College June 12, 2023 Standings BAT Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Bates Bobcats #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 5 w yes no Brunswick Cabots Parker Hall Rink Lewiston, Maine 3–0 1–0–0 January 8 l yes yes no New Hampshire UNH Ice Rink Durham, New Hampshire 1–4 1–1–0 January 13 l yes yes no Massachusetts Agricultural Alumni Field Rink Amherst, Massachusetts 1–2 2OT 1–2–0 January 18 w yes yes no Bowdoin Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 6–5 2–2–0 January 26 w yes yes no Colby Bartlett Street Rink Lewiston, Maine 3–2 2OT 3–2–0 January 29 t yes yes no Massachusetts Agricultural Bartlett Street Rink Lewiston, Maine 0–0 2OT 3–2–1 February w yes yes no St. Dominique's 2nd Bartlett Street Rink Lewiston, Maine 2–1 4–2–1 February w yes yes no Bates Alumni Bartlett Street Rink Lewiston, Maine Exhibition 5–0 February 16 w yes yes no Colby Bartlett Street Rink Lewiston, Maine 2–1 5–2–1 February 19 w yes yes no Bowdoin Bartlett Street Rink Lewiston, Maine 2–1 6–2–1 February 22 l yes yes no Colby Bartlett Street Rink Lewiston, Maine 2–3 4OT 6–3–1 no no Note: Bates referred to the first match with Bowdoin as an 'exhibition' because it was not counted towards the state championship. 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