1924–25 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#512698; a #FDCC09 2px white white Williams Ephs white 1924–25 Williams Ephs logo.png Williams Ephs men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 4–4–0 2–0–0 1–1–0 1–3–0 J. Philip Bower Harry Watkins Weston Field Rink 1923–24 1925–26 Williams Ephs #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1924–25 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season was the 22nd season of play for the program. Season With the Ephs behind their third head coach in as many years, the team took a major step forward in the offseason when it was admitted into the Intercollegiate Ice Hockey Association.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol38/page/n33/mode/2up?q=hockey Purple Joins Hockey League The Williams Record April 12, 1924 June 28, 2023 Williams was one of just two small colleges (the other being Hamilton) in the group with the other members being the seven active Ivy League schools. Rather than form a conference and compile a schedule, the league met to decide upon a uniform set of rules for college hockey, a vital necessity as there was no national governing body for the sport. The inclusion of Williams raised the profile for the program and gave it an authority commensurate with the school's longstanding dedication to the sport. The team was also undergoing several changes on the ice, both positive and negative. With the loss of several key contributors, most notably star goaltender Marvin Lowes, Williams would need to replace a good number of its '24 lineup. Fortunately, the team had a very sizable contingent of players to pick from; 42 men showed up to the first practice which, unusually, was held in November. After having to deal with warm winters for several seasons, the region welcomed in an early chill and the surface of Leake's Pond froze over before Thanksgiving.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol38/page/n233/mode/2up?q=hockey Large Hockey Squad Holds First Practice The Williams Record November 22, 1924 June 28, 2023 At the time the team was being led solely by team captain Harry Watkins as a coach for the team had yet to be hired.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol38/page/n253/mode/2up?q=hockey Two Prospective Hockey Coaches are Interviewed The Williams Record December 9, 1924 June 28, 2023 In mid-December, the administration decided upon J. Philip Bower as the team's head coach and he immediately assumed the reigns.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol38/page/n257/mode/2up?q=hockey J. P. Bower is Selected to Coach Hockey Team The Williams Record December 13, 1924 June 28, 2023 With the team's impending Christmas trip to Lake Placid just weeks away, Bower had a shot time to put his stamp on the program. He did his best to organize the team around Watkins at center with Smith, Blaney and Popham on the wings. Howe, the veteran blueliner, stayed at his normal position while several players were cycled through on the other point. Chapman had an unenviable task of following one of the program's best goaltenders but still acquitted himself well in the opening series with Yale. Entering the games with fewer numbers and less preparation, the Ephs were soundly beaten in the first two matches. The defensing intercollegiate champion Elis were too fast for the Purple to keep up but, once they got their skating legs under them, Williams proved to be a match for the Bulldogs. The third game saw a much closer contest with the Ephs fighting back in the third. Watkins led a third period surge that came up just shy with the Purple falling 2–3.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19250106-01.2.4&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- HOCKEY TEAM DEFEATS WILLIAMS AND QUEENS Yale Daily News January 6, 1925 June 28, 2023 Though winless to this point, the Ephs strengthening performance in the series continued as they travelled to Buffalo and rolled over the Nichols hockey club 7–2. Popham was the star of the game with 4 goals but the biggest surprise came in the final match of the winter break when Williams defeated Princeton. The Tigers only goal came from when Popham accidentally knocked the puck into his own cage while Howe and Austin kept the Princeton attack at bay.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol38/page/n279/mode/2up?q=hockey Christmas Hockey Trip is Successful The Williams Record January 10, 1925 June 28, 2023 After their relatively successful start, the team was looking forward to a slate of 10 further games and opened against Massachusetts Agricultural. Unfortunately, poor ice conditions on the MAC rink forced the two teams onto a nearby pond. The less-than-satisfactory conditions were worsened by the lack of boards that forced the team to adapt a new style of play. The Ephs were unable to adjust in time and fell to the home team 0–2.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol38/page/n281/mode/2up?q=hockey M.A.C. Takes Hockey Game on Faculty Ice The Williams Record January 13, 1925 June 28, 2023 After returning home, the team was met by the unwelcome sight of another warm winter. The team was hardly able to practice over a 2-week span and had to cancel a few games before finally squeezing in a match with Bates. As if he was making up for lost time, Watkins set a program record with 7 of the team's 8 goals in the game as the Ephs smothered the Bobcats. The game also had the distinction of being longer than normal with three 18-minute periods instead of the standard 15-minute frames.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol38/page/n299/mode/2up?q=hockey Bates Sextet Loses to Purple Team, 8-1 The Williams Record February 4, 1925 June 28, 2023 The exam break caused the next pause to the season and Williams didn't play another game until early February. When they did get back onto the ice the Ephs demonstrated an overpowering brand of hockey seldom seen in a Purple jersey by hammering their ancient rivals, Amherst, 12–1.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol38/page/n303/mode/2up?q=hockey Amherst Beaten By Purple Hockey Team The Williams Record February 10, 1925 June 28, 2023 Watkins and Popham each recorded 4 goals in the game while Howe netted a pair. Several games remained on the team's schedule, however, due to a thaw throughout the region, Williams ended up having to cancel the remainder of their season. In all, the Ephs lost seven games to poor weather conditions, a fade made worse with how well the Purple had performed throughout the year. Frank Gummey served as team manager with Frederick Cleveland as his assistant. Roster yes Francis D. Austin fr D USA Douglaston, New York yes Mills P. Baker jr D 1903 4 18 USA Great Neck, New York yes William O. Blaney fr RW 1905 9 15 USA Waban, Massachusetts yes Daniel K. Chapman jr G USA New York, New York yes Lewis W. Francis Jr. sr C/LW/RW USA Brooklyn, New York yes Roger A. Gurley fr LW 1905 11 16 USA Minneapolis, Minnesota yes Frederic W. Howe Jr. jr D USA Providence, Rhode Island yes Clinton S. Mason so RW 1905 2 1 USA Watertown, Massachusetts yes Robert M. Popham jr LW/RW USA New York, New York yes Ebenezer Smith jr D/RW USA New York, New York yes Leonard H. Smith Jr. so LW/RW 1904 2 3 USA Brooklyn, New York yes Harry A. Watkins jr C 1904 2 7 USA South Orange, New Jersey yes https://librarysearch.williams.edu/discovery/delivery/01WIL_INST:01WIL_SPECIAL/12288949050002786 Gulielmensian 1926 Williams College June 22, 2023 Standings WIL Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=12 style="Williams Ephs #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season December 29 l yes yes no Yale Lake Placid Rink Lake Placid, New York 2–6 Chapman 0–1–0 December 30 l yes yes no Yale Lake Placid Rink Lake Placid, New York 0–3 Chapman 0–2–0 December 31 l yes yes no Yale Lake Placid Rink Lake Placid, New York 2–3 Chapman 0–3–0 January 2 w yes yes no Nichols Club Nichols School Rink Buffalo, New York 7–2 Chapman 1–3–0 January 3 w yes yes no Princeton Nichols School Rink Buffalo, New York 2–1 Chapman 2–3–0 January 10 l yes yes no Massachusetts Agricultural Campus Pond Amherst, Massachusetts 0–2 Chapman 2–4–0 January 23 w yes no Bates Weston Field Rink Williamstown, Massachusetts 8–1 Chapman 3–4–0 February 5 w yes no Amherst Weston Field Rink Williamstown, Massachusetts 12–1 Chapman 4–4–0 no no Note: Yale and Williams have the scores for the games on December 29 and 30 reversed with Yale reporting that the 0–3 game occurred first. Both list the games as wins for Yale. Scoring statistics 2 Williams Ephs Name Position Games Goals Francis Austin 1 D 5 - Mills Baker 1 D 8 - William Blaney 1 RW 5 - Daniel Chapman 1 G 8 - Lewis Francis 1 C/LW/RW 3 - Roger Gurley 1 LW 1 - Frederic Howe 1 D 8 - Clinton Mason 1 RW 3 - Robert Popham 1 LW/RW 8 - Ebenezer Smith 1 D/RW 8 - Leonard Smith 1 LW/RW 8 - Harry Watkins 1 C 8 - Total 33 References 50em Category:Williams Ephs men's ice hockey seasons Williams Williams Williams