1920–21 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

Intercollegiate hockey season March 2026 August 2023 December 2024 color:white; background:#B31B1B; a #222222 2px white white Cornell Big Red white 1920–21 Cornell "C" logo.svg Cornell Big Red men 3–2–0 2–1–0 1–1–0 Nick Bawlf T. D. Finn Beebe Lake 1915–16 1921–22 Cornell Big Red #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1920–21 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program. The teams was coached by Nick Bawlf in his 1st season. Season After World War I, the continued interest in ice hockey prompted Cornell to restart its varsity program. The school brought in Nick Bawlf to head the program as well as the lacrosse and soccer teams, and he set about rebuilding the Big Red. The biggest impediment for the program, as it had been before the war, was the lack of an ice rink either on campus or otherwise. The team was forced to use Beebe Lake despite several attempts to build artificial rinks.https://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/?a=d&d=CDS19201217.2.27&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Hockey Squad Begins Training Cornell Daily Sun December 7, 1920 March 13, 2021 Weather would be a constant source of frustration for the men's team for the next 37 years. Cornell's season began against Hamilton and, unsurprisingly, the team lost its first game in almost 5 years. The Big Red went scoreless but they did keep the game close, losing 0–2 in front of a good-sized crowd.https://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/?a=d&d=CDS19210117.2.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Varsity Hockey Team Defeated in First Game Cornell Daily Sun January 17, 1921 March 13, 2021 In the game Cornell eschewed the rover position, deciding to go with the updated rules that had only six players on each side. The second game a week later had a much better result for the team. After small adjustments to the lineup, Cornell scored 10 goals in the 40-minute match to get their first win since 1916.https://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/?a=d&d=CDS19210122.2.27&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Varsity Hockey Team Trounces Buffalo Sextet Cornell Daily Sun January 22, 1921 March 13, 2021 After the win the team didn't play another game until mid-February due to semester exams. When the team rejoined several changes had been made. Their goaltender Whitehall had been replaced by Kaw while Rollo and McDonald were gone from the team. The changed didn't prevent the Big Red from winning as they defeated Colgate in their final home game and prepared for a renewal with a pair of old rivals. Pennsylvania was making their third attempt at a varsity team but now the squad had access to a home rink. Cornell played its first game at a proper ice rink when they arrived for a game at the Philadelphia Ice Palace. The two sides were evenly matched and finished regulation tied 3–3. Penn scored a goal in the waning minutes of overtime and Cornell couldn't produce the equalizer with little time remained.https://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/?a=d&d=CDS19210215.2.15&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Varsity Hockey Season So Far an Even Break Cornell Daily Sun February 15, 1921 March 13, 2021 Their final game of the year came a week later against Columbia, who were returning to the game after a longer layoff than Cornell. The game was close early but Cornell surged at the end, scoring 4 goals late to win 7–4, ending their season with a winning record. M. G. Sullivan served as team manager. Roster yes Gardner Barker RW USA Chatham, New York yes William Betts LW/D yes Colwell Carney F USA Marlboro, New York yes Thomas D. Finn jr LW/D USA Exeter, New Hampshire yes C Edgar L. Kaw Eddie Kaw G 1897 1 18 USA Houston, Texas yes Henry Kerr Jr. USA Evanston, Illinois yes McDonald yes Rollo D yes George H. Thornton C USA New York, New York yes Arthur Tuttle Jr. D MEX Parral, Mexico yes Stanley Wight G USA Detroit, Michigan yes Whitehall G yes Harold Young D USA Bloomfield, New Jersey yes https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/840/cornell-univ./1920-1921 1920-1921 Roster Elite Prospects December 30, 2019 Standings COR Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Cornell Big Red #FFFFFF;" | Regular season January 15 l yes no Hamilton Beebe Lake Ithaca, New York 0–2 0–1–0 January 21 w yes no Buffalo Beebe Lake Ithaca, New York 10–0 1–1–0 February 11 w yes no Colgate Beebe Lake Ithaca, New York 2–0 2–1–0 February 12 l yes yes no Pennsylvania Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3–4 OT 2–2–0 February 19 w yes yes no Columbia 181st Street Ice Palace New York, New York 7–4 † 3–2–0 no no https://s3.amazonaws.com/cornellbigred.com/documents/2015/3/13/All_Time_Results.pdf Year-By-Year results Cornell Big Red December 30, 2019 † Cornell records list this game as a 7–3 victory, however, contemporary reports from both Cornell and Columbia's newspapers report a 7–4 score. References 50em Category:Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons Cornell Cornell Cornell