1937–38 Duquesne Dukes men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#041E42; a #BA0C2F 2px white white Duquesne Dukes white 1937–38 Duquesne Dukes.svg 90 Duquesne Dukes men Penn-Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey League Penn-Ohio League 11–3–0 10–2–0 3–1–0 4–0–0 4–2–0 Louis A. Dietrich Walter McGill Duquesne Garden 1938–39 Duquesne Dukes #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1937–38 Duquesne Dukes men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program. Season With the backing of Al Sutphin, owner of the Cleveland Arena, and John Harris, owner of the Duquesne Garden, Duquesne was a founding member of the Penn-Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey League.https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/cdm-duke/id/1678 Hockey Association Born Last Week The Duquesne Duke November 18, 1937 March 11, 2021 With Father Louis A. Deitrich heading the new program, a roster was assembled mostly from the previous year's championship club team. The team's first scheduled game was cancelled when the University of Akron wasn't able to continue with the league.https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/cdm-duke/id/1658 Father Dietrich Issues Call for Hockey Candidates The Duquesne Duke November 24, 1937 March 11, 2021 Instead, the team played its first game against Pittsburgh on December 14. The game was attended by about 1,000 fans and saw Duquesne win their first ever varsity hockey game. Duquesne didn't play for several weeks afterwards due to the Christmas break, but they returned with a second victory, this time over Carnegie Tech in mid-January. The team got a wake-up call in early February when they lost consecutive games and dropped to 2nd in their division. Since Pitt was also a very strong team that season, the Dukes couldn't afford too many losses if they wanted a division crown. They responded with an inspired brand of hockey and won their final 7 games of the regular season. In that time, Duquesne provided the biggest upset of the Penn-Ohio League by defeating John Carroll who, until that point, had been undefeated.https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/cdm-duke/id/1703 Dukes Battle Pitt to Place in Hockey Finals The Duquesne Duke March 17, 1938 March 11, 2021 In the program's first playoff game, Duquesne fought a close affair with Pittsburgh but were able to triumph 1–0 over the Panthers. Because the league had decided on a two-game total-goal series, the win didn't give the Dukes much of a cushion and they couldn't afford to lost the second game. Unfortunately, Pitt rallied and a hat-trick from Bob Schooley gave the Panthers a 3–0 win and ended Duquesne's season on a sour note.https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/cdm-duke/id/1603 Panthers' 3-0 Win Nets Eastern Section Crown The Duquesne Duke March 24, 1938 March 11, 2021 Roster yes 1 Jerry Rodenbaugh G yes 2 John Liebgot F yes 3 Bill Vance F Ontario yes 4 Jim Friday D yes 5 Harry Foster F yes 6 Rod Schaeffer F yes 7 Clancy yes 8 Fredak yes 10 McCoy yes 11 Mannion yes 12 Frank Gill D yes 14 Walter McGill F yes C 15 J. Bonner F yes 22 Boyd Brumbaugh D yes 26 Amann yes 45 Joe Maras D yes https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/cdm-duke/id/1578 The Red and Blue Blades - Duquesne's New Enrty in Hockey Loop The Duquesne Duke December 16, 1937 March 11, 2021 Standings DUQ Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Duquesne Dukes #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season December 14 w yes no Pittsburgh Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 3–1 1–0–0 1–0–0 January 19 w yes no Carnegie Tech Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4–3 2–0–0 2–0–0 January ? w no Fenn Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 5–2 3–0–0 3–0–0 February ? l no John Carroll Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 0–1 3–1–0 3–1–0 February 9 l yes no Pittsburgh Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 0–1 3–2–0 3–2–0 February 17 w yes no Western Reserve Cleveland Arena Cleveland, Ohio 2–1 4–2–0 4–2–0 February 25 w yes no Baldwin Wallace Cleveland Arena Cleveland, Ohio 11–0 5–2–0 5–2–0 March 2 w yes no Carnegie Tech Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4–2 6–2–0 6–2–0 March 5 w yes no John Carroll Cleveland Arena Cleveland, Ohio 2–1 7–2–0 7–2–0 March 6 w no Baldwin Wallace Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4–0 8–2–0 8–2–0 March 11 w no Fenn Cleveland Arena Cleveland, Ohio 3–1 9–2–0 9–2–0 March 12 w no Western Reserve Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 3–1 10–2–0 10–2–0 |- !colspan=12 style="Duquesne Dukes #FFFFFF;" | Penn-Ohio League Playoffs March 21 w yes yes no Pittsburgh Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Eastern Division Game 1 1–0 11–2–0 March 22 l yes yes no Pittsburgh Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Eastern Division Game 2 0–3 11–3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|Duquesne Lost Series 1–3 no no https://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/knowvation/app/consolidatedSearch/#search/v=thumbnails,c=1,q=qs%3D%5B*%5D%2Cfacet-fields%3D%5Bbrowse1_ss%3A%22Thistle%20Yearbooks%22%5D%2CqueryType%3D%5B64%5D,sm=s,l=library2_lib,a=t The Thistle 1938 Carnegie Mellon University March 11, 2021 February 3, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200203010224/https://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/knowvation/app/consolidatedSearch/#search/v=thumbnails,c=1,q=qs%3D%5B*%5D%2Cfacet-fields%3D%5Bbrowse1_ss%3A%22Thistle%20Yearbooks%22%5D%2CqueryType%3D%5B64%5D,sm=s,l=library2_lib,a=t dead References 50em Category:Duquesne Dukes men's ice hockey seasons Duquesne Duquesne Duquesne Category:1930s in Pittsburgh