1922–23 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season

March 2026 January 2025 color:white; background:#003882 white white Middlebury Panthers white 1922–23 250 Middlebury Panthers men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 Erwin Drost Middlebury Rink 1923–24 Middlebury Panthers #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1922–23 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program. Season Increased interest by the student body caused Middlebury College to recognize ice hockey as a minor sport this season.https://archive.org/details/middleburyNewspapers_1923-01-10/page/n1/mode/2up?q=hockey Outing Club to Receive Funds to Build Ski Jump Middlebury Campus January 10, 1923 September 29, 2023 The first game was swiftly arranged with Rensselaer and the team began to work on the temporary rink that had been built atop the tennis courts. The general lack of experience both with the game and with one another left the players handicapped in their opening match but the team still performed well. Middlebury limited the Engineers to just three goals and played aggressively despite their newness to the game.https://archive.org/details/middleburyNewspapers_1923-01-24/mode/2up?q=hockey Blue Holds Troy Six to 3-0 Score Middlebury Campus January 24, 1923 September 29, 2023 Due to their late start, the team wasn't able to schedule another game for almost a month. However, The time in between games did give the Panthers a change to fine tune their game. When they finally travelled to play Saint Michael's, Middlebury looked far more composed and played the Purple Knights evenly all game. The offense had no ability to penetrate the St. Mike's defense and were restricted to long shots that missed more often than not. Fortunetely, the Panthers' defense was just as effective and neither team was able to score in regulation. During the overtime, a rink-length rush from Papineau resulted in the only goal of the game and gave Middlebury its second loss.https://archive.org/details/middleburyNewspapers_1923-02-21/mode/2up?q=hockey Blue Puck Chasers Lose to Winooski Sextet 1-0 Middlebury Campus February 21, 1923 September 29, 2023 The rematch wasn't long in coming as the two were set to play during Middlebury's Winter Carnival on the 22nd. Ross opened the scoring with the first goal in the program's history and had his team in the lead by the midway point of the game. Saint Michael's rallied with two goals in the second half to take the match but that didn't stop the first home game for the Panthers being a huge and popular success.https://archive.org/details/middleburyNewspapers_1923-02-28/page/n1/mode/2up?q=hockey Blue Rink Artists Fall in Saints Third Period Drive Middlebury Campus February 28, 1923 September 29, 2023 Erwin Drost served as team manager and head coach. Roster yes Stanton E. Ashley sr 1901 3 17 USA New Britain, Connecticut yes Paris Fletcher jr LW USA Middlebury, Vermont yes Elbert T. Gallagher sr G USA St. Johnsbury, Vermont yes John J. Leary so D USA Boston, Massachusetts yes William J. McLaughlin fr D USA Dorchester, Massachusetts yes Donald Ross sr RW USA West Rutland, Vermont yes Malcolm Ross sr C USA Rutland, Vermont yes Edward S. Twitchell fr D USA New Britain, Connecticut yes https://archive.org/details/middlebury_kaleidoscope_1924/page/n263/mode/2up?q=hockey The Kaleidoscope 1924 Middlebury College September 29, 2023 Standings MID Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=12 style="Middlebury Panthers #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 20 l yes yes no Rensselaer Russell Sage Rink Troy, New York 0–3 0–1–0 February 17 l yes yes no Saint Michael's Colchester, Vermont 0–1 OT 0–2–0 February 22 l yes no Saint Michael's Middlebury Rink Middlebury, Vermont 1–2 0–3–0 no no https://archive.org/details/middlebury_kaleidoscope_1924/page/n263/mode/2up?q=hockey The Kaleidoscope 1924 Middlebury College September 29, 2023 References 50em Category:Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey seasons Middlebury Middlebury Middlebury