1922–23 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#512698; a #FDCC09 2px white white Williams Ephs white 1922–23 Williams Ephs logo.png Williams Ephs men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 6–3–1 1–2–0 5–1–1 0–1–0 Russell Barkell William Stephenson Weston Field Rink 1921–22 1923–24 Williams Ephs #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1922–23 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program. Season For its 20th year of varsity ice hockey, Williams College finally hired a head coach for the program. Russell Barkell, a star player for Michigan during its club years, arrived after New Year's to take over.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol36/page/n253/mode/2up Hockey Squad Has Intensive Practice The Williams Record January 7, 1923 June 22, 2023 While the team had already been working out under the direction of team captain William Stephenson, it was when Barkell arrived that the real work began. The new bench boss took group of 20 prospective players and tried to craft a team out of equal parts veterans and rookies. Fortunately, cold weather made ice available for the team and they put in several intense sessions before the first game against Rensselaer. While the team was practicing, the school made the decision to construct a temporary rink on Weston Field, the football venue. This was done in part to try to address the problems with poor ice that had plagued the Ephs over the past several years. Conditions for their first game were ideal and the Ephs displayed a far superior brand of hockey to the Engineers. While the score was a modest 3–0 margin, Lowes had to face just a single shot on goal all game thanks to the stifling defense from the brothers Stephenson.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol36/page/n259/mode/2up?q=hockey Hockey Team Beats R.P.I. in First Game The Williams Record January 16, 1923 June 22, 2023 Due to poor ice conditions, the next game was moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts. On game day, the temperature dipped below zero for the battle with the Mass Aggies. The defense played a strong game, limiting a fast Aggie group to just 2 goals but the offense could not take advantage despite three extra periods. Part of the reason was the bitter cold that saw the game slow down in the later stages and caused a bit of frostbite on some of the players' ears. The third game of the year pitted Williams against one of the top teams in the nation, Dartmouth. The Ephs' offense looked much better against the Greens and skated well in the first period. Two Purple goals were scored in the opening minutes before the Indians realized they had a fight on their hands and started matching the level of play. Dartmouth cut into the led before the end of the first but Williams retained a 3–1 lead. The Ephs increased their margin in the second with two more goals to take a huge lead but there was still plenty of time left. After the fifth Williams marker, the sleeping giant awoke and began peppering the Purple cage with Shots. In just over a period of play, the Indians scored goals to tie the match and force overtime. Two 5-minute periods went by without another goal and a third, sudden death period was called for. It took 8 minutes for the winning goal to be scored but, unfortunately, it came from the stick of the Dartmouth captain and completed the astounding comeback.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol36/page/n269/mode/2up?q=hockey Dartmouth Wins Over Purple 6-5 The Williams Record January 23, 1923 June 22, 2023 The team had a long layoff afterwards and didn't hit the ice for over two weeks. Upon their return, the Purple club looked sluggish against their old rivals, Amherst. Williams was outplayed in the first two periods and entered the third down by a pair. After the Stephenson brothers were moved up to the forward line in the third, the team began to show signs of life. William scored to cut the lead in half but the resurgence came too late and the Ephs lost the match.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol36/page/n281/mode/2up?q=hockey Purple Sextet Loses to Amherst Team The Williams Record February 13, 1923 June 22, 2023 A week later, Williams avenged the loss by dominating the Lord Jeffs on their home rink 5–0. The addition of three freshmen to the lineup, Watkins, Howe and Popham, led the team to a stark reversal even amidst a winter storm.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol36/page/n285/mode/2up?q=hockey Amherst Sextet Overwhelmed, 5-0 The Williams Record February 17, 1923 June 22, 2023 Pressprich and Howe proved to be an invaluable combination on the blueline that seemingly stopped every Amherst rush before it neared Lowes. The team continued its inspired play when it met Army a few days later and scored another 5 goals. Williams was visibly the better team, skating and passing with better efficacy than the Cadets.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol36/page/n289/mode/2up?q=hockey Sextet Victorious at West Point, 5-1 The Williams Record February 20, 1923 June 22, 2023 The Purple kept rolling on the road and trounced the Albany Country Club 7–0. While the game wasn't as bad as the score would indicate, the superiority of Williams' netminder caused the sizable discrepancy.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol36/page/n293/mode/2up?q=hockey Albany C.C. Beaten Thursday by Sextet The Williams Record February 24, 1923 June 22, 2023 After the game, the team received news that their upcoming game against Columbia was cancelled. The Lions had apparently used several players who were not eligible to participate in earlier games and, once the university found out, the remainder of the season was terminated. Fortunately, Hamilton was willing to step in a replacement opponent. At the end of February, Williams played its final home game and posted their second consecutive shutout. RPI had arrived for a rematch but the Ephs were still too much for the Engineers and the new-look Purple easily defeated Rensselaer despite a lack of teamwork.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol36/page/n297/mode/2up?q=hockey R.P.I. Hockey Team is Defeated 8 to 0 The Williams Record February 24, 1923 June 22, 2023 The Stephenson brothers combined for 5 goals on the night with William recording a hat-trick. The very hot Ephs then travelled south to face their toughest opponent on the season in Princeton. The Tigers proved to be the better team in the first two periods, opening a 5-goal lead on Williams. The ice at the new Hobey Baker Memorial Rink was sticky due to the humidity in the building and slowed the players down. Lowes, meanwhile, was unable to drop to his knees to stop the puck under the rules outlined by the United States Hockey Association, under which Princeton played. The Purple acclimated to the style by the third and scored twice but it wasn't enough to overcome the large deficit.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol36/page/n305/mode/2up?q=hockey Purple Skaters Gain Even Break The Williams Record March 6, 1923 June 22, 2023 Soft ice marred the final game of the season, which was also played as four 10-minute periods. Lowes was twice removed from the game with minor penalty for dropping to his knees with John Stephenson subbing into the goal in both instances. During one of those occurrences, Stephenson allowed the only goal from Hamilton but that did not stop Williams from being to finish the season with a win. After the season, Williams tabulated the cost of running its athletic programs and found that ice hockey, which had been budgeted for $1,000 had a slight overrun and came in at $1,025.48.https://archive.org/details/thewilliamsrecord_vol37/page/n159/mode/2up?q=hockey 1922-1923 Athletics Have Unusual Year The Williams Record October 2, 1923 June 27, 2023 William Quaintance Jr. served as team manager with Benjamin Fawcett as his assistant. Roster yes Russell C. Clark sr C/LW 1900 3 23 USA New Brighton, New York yes Henry W. Comstock so D/F 1903 2 19 USA Buffalo, New York yes Meredith Hemphill sr RW 1902 3 5 USA New York, New York yes Frederic W. Howe Jr. fr D USA Providence, Rhode Island yes Marvin M. Lowes jr G 1903 6 12 USA Flushing, New York yes Robert M. Popham fr C USA New York, New York yes Reginald W. Pressprich Jr. jr D/F 1902 8 5 USA Rochester, New York yes Ebenezer Smith fr D/W USA New York, New York yes John A. Stephenson Jr. jr G/D/F 1902 3 20 USA Duluth, Minnesota yes William R. Stephenson sr D/F 1900 5 27 USA Duluth, Minnesota yes C Harry A. Watkins fr C 1904 2 7 USA South Orange, New Jersey yes https://librarysearch.williams.edu/discovery/delivery/01WIL_INST:01WIL_SPECIAL/12288949090002786 Gulielmensian 1924 Williams College June 22, 2023 Standings WIL Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=12 style="Williams Ephs #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 13 w yes yes no Rensselaer Russell Sage Rink Troy, New York 3–0 Lowes 1–0–0 January 17 t yes yes no Massachusetts Agricultural Commons Rink Pittsfield, Massachusetts 2–2 3OT Lowes 1–0–1 January 20 l yes no Dartmouth Weston Field Rink Williamstown, Massachusetts 5–6 3OT Lowes 1–1–1 February 8 l yes no Amherst Weston Field Rink Williamstown, Massachusetts 1–2 Lowes 1–2–1 February 14 w yes yes no Amherst Pratt Field Rink Amherst, Massachusetts 5–0 Lowes 2–2–1 February 17 w yes yes no Army Stuart Rink West Point, New York 5–1 Lowes 3–2–1 February 20 w yes yes no Albany Country Club Albany Country Club Rink Albany, New York 7–0 Lowes 4–2–1 February 24 w yes no Rensselaer Weston Field Rink Williamstown, Massachusetts 8–0 Lowes 5–2–1 March 2 l yes yes no Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Princeton, New Jersey 2–5 Lowes 5–3–1 March 3 w yes yes no Hamilton Russell Sage Rink Clinton, New York 2–1 Lowes 6–3–1 no no https://librarysearch.williams.edu/discovery/delivery/01WIL_INST:01WIL_SPECIAL/12288949090002786 Gulielmensian 1924 Williams College June 22, 2023 Scoring statistics 2 Williams Ephs Name Position Games Goals William Stephenson 1 D/C/RW 10 10 Harry Watkins 1 C 6 6 John Stephenson 1 G/D/LW 10 6 Meredith Hemphill 1 RW 9 5 Reginald Pressprich 1 D/C/RW 10 5 Frederic Howe 1 D 6 4 Russell Clark 1 C/LW 9 2 Robert Popham 1 C 3 1 Henry Comstock 1 D/C/RW 5 1 Ebenezer Smith 1 D/LW/RW 3 0 Marvin Lowes 1 G 10 0 Total 40 Goaltending statistics 2 Williams Ephs Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA Marvin Lowes 1 10 480 6 3 1 16 4 1.50 John Stephenson 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 11.25 Total 10 484 6 3 1 17 4 1.58 Note: goals against average is based upon a 45-minute regulation game. 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