1926–27 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season

March 2026 January 2025 color:white; background:#041E42; a #BBBCBC 2px white white New Hampshire Wildcats white 1926–27 UNH Wildcats.png 250 New Hampshire Wildcats men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 6–0–0 3–0–0 3–0–0 Ernest Christensen Warren Percival UNH Ice Rink 1925–26 1927–28 New Hampshire Wildcats #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1926–27 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program. The Wildcats represented the University of New Hampshire and were coached by Ernest Christensen in his 2nd season. Season With decent weather in December, the newly rechristened 'Wildcats' were able to get a jump on the season and set up their rink in time for a game with Bates in early January. Howard Crins, a new addition to the team, combined with captain Percival to make a potent offensive duo. The two combined for 3 goals in the opening game with Reinhart netting the other. The constant offensive pressure brought by the Wildcats prevented the Bobcats from doing much damage, allowing the new setup on the back end to ease into the season.https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1711&context=tnh_archive BATES VICTIMS IN HOCKEY CLASH, 4-1 The New Hampshire January 13, 1927 January 1, 2025 A few days later, Bowdoin was in town and gave New Hampshire a fight for most of the 60-minute match. After surrendering the first goal, the Wildcats used their speed to generate two goals off of the rush in the first period. Ide added a pair late but, with Rogers making 27 saves on 28 shots, they weren't needed for the team to get its second victory.https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1712&context=tnh_archive BOWDOIN BENDS TO VARSITY ICEMEN 4-1 The New Hampshire January 20, 1927 January 1, 2025 After a solid start, the team had several weeks off before their next match. It wasn't until early February that YMCA College arrived but the team didn't appear to have lost any of its edge. The defensive wall put up by Vatter and Chandler was very effective throughout the match and allowed the Wildcats to dominate the shot totals. It was only due to the brilliant goaltending of the Springfield netminder that the score remained close. However, with Percival and Ide combining for three goals, the team got enough offense to carry the day.https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1715&context=tnh_archive HOCKEY TEAM WINS OYER SPRINGFIELD The New Hampshire February 10, 1927 January 1, 2025 Prior to the winter carnival, the Wildcats went on a jaunt through New England, playing 3 games in 4 days. First, they met YMCA College for a return game and opened with a flurry. After Chandler scored his first of the season, the home team tied the match. Percival put UNH back into the lead before the end of the first but the rest of the game was a defensive struggle. No more goals were scored by either side and the Wildcats remained undefeated. Two days later, the team faced Brown for the opening leg of a home-and-home series. Percival and Crins each scored twice to topple the Bears in one of the best games UNH played all season. The squad remained in town for another day to face Providence. The first period was a tightly fought battle but the Wildcats took over in the final two innings. Percival continued to lead the offense with two goals on the night while Vatter (2) and Dearington each provided their first markers of the year.https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1716&context=tnh_archive HOCKEY SEXTET THRICE WINNERS The New Hampshire February 17, 1927 January 1, 2025 The team returned home for the winter carnival and eagerly awaited Brown's arrival. Though the brunos made the trip the game had to be cancelled when the ice was covered by nearly a foot of snow.https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1717&context=tnh_archive untitled The New Hampshire February 24, 1927 January 1, 2025 Instead, the team wrapped up its season a few days later with an exhibition match against an alumni team. By finishing the year with an undefeated record, the Wildcats had a claim on the small school intercollegiate championship. This unofficial crown was ostensibly available for colleges or universities that were not in direct competition with the likes of Harvard and Yale. Harlan C. Jordan served as team manager. Roster yes Roland F. Chandler jr D 1905 5 30 USA Winchester, New Hampshire yes Howard A. Crins so LW/RW 1904 8 30 USA Providence, Rhode Island yes Searls Dearington sr LW 1903 4 4 USA Thompson, Connecticut yes Leo F. Garvey sr RW USA Dover, New Hampshire yes John K. Hatch so D 1907 8 16 USA Dover, New Hampshire yes Nicholas P. Ide sr LW/RW 1903 2 28 USA Wayland, Massachusetts yes Everett B. Moore so D 1907 3 28 USA Keene, New Hampshire yes Warren E. Percival jr C 1904 7 21 USA Gorham, New Hampshire yes C Alvin R. Reinhart so LW/RW 1907 6 23 USA Medfield, Massachusetts yes John E. Rogers jr G USA Everett, Massachusetts yes Edwin B. Vatter sr D 1904 12 16 USA Wayland, Massachusetts yes Carl G. Wendelin so D 1905 9 5 USA Concord, New Hampshire yes Norman H. Young so C 1905 1 22 USA Portsmouth, New Hampshire yes https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1136/univ.-of-new-hampshire/1926-1927 1926-1927 Roster Elite Prospects December 29, 2024 Standings UNH Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="New Hampshire Wildcats #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 8 w yes no Bates UNH Ice Rink Durham, New Hampshire 4–1 1–0–0 January 12 w yes no Bowdoin UNH Ice Rink Durham, New Hampshire 4–1 2–0–0 February 5 w yes no YMCA College UNH Ice Rink Durham, New Hampshire 3–1 3–0–0 February 9 w yes yes no YMCA College Eastern States Coliseum Springfield, Massachusetts 2–1 4–0–0 February 11 w yes yes no Brown Rhode Island Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island 4–2 5–0–0 February 12 w yes yes no Providence Rhode Island Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island 5–1 6–0–0 February 22 w yes no UNH Alumni UNH Ice Rink Durham, New Hampshire Exhibition 4–3 no no 1928 Granite Yearbook https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=granite_yearbook University of New Hampshire January 1, 2025 Scoring statistics 2 New Hampshire Wildcats Name Position Games Goals Warren Percival 1 C - 8 Howard Crins 1 LW/RW - 5 Doc Ide 1 LW/RW - 3 Al Reinheart 1 LW/RW - 2 Ed Vatter 1 D - 2 Baron Chandler 1 D - 1 Searls Dearington 1 LW - 1 Leo Garvey 1 RW - 0 John Hatch 1 D - 0 Everett Moore 1 D - 0 John Rogers 1 G - 0 Carl Wendelin 1 D - 0 Norm Young 1 C - 0 Total 22 References 50em Category:New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire