1938–39 Pittsburgh Panthers men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#003594; a #FFB81C 2px white white Pittsburgh Panthers white 1938–39 Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg Pittsburgh Panthers men Penn-Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey League Penn-Ohio League 3rd 14–8–3 12–4–2 4–2–1 4–2–0 6–4–2 John McSorley Bob Schooley Duquesne Garden 1937–38 Pittsburgh Panthers #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1938–39 Pittsburgh men's ice hockey season was the 9th season of play for the program. Season Pitt's second season in the Penn-Ohio League went eerily similar to its first. The team played well in the regular season, finishing third in the conference and second in the Pittsburgh division. They were dominant against most of their conference opponents, going undefeated versus five of seven teams, however, the two top clubs presented a difficult challenge for the Panthers. Pitt managed to earn a tie in one game against defending league champion, John Carroll, but dropped the other. Duquesne proved to be a tougher nut to crack; the Panthers won once in four games against the Dukes, however, it was the only loss that Duquesne suffered in the regular season.https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/cdm-duke/id/2015 Icers Merit Title, Lose in Playoffs The Duquesne Duke April 5, 1939 March 11, 2021 The fourth of those matches ended in a forfeit for Pitt when coach John McSorley removed his team from the ice in protest over the referee allowing a controversial goal that tied the match.https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/cdm-duke/id/1835 Icers Score 3-2 Forfeit Win Over Panthers The Duquesne Duke March 9, 1939 March 11, 2021 After the regular season, Athletic Director James Hagan was willing to concede the playoff match to Duquesne, however, both the League and the Dukes insisted that Pitt compete as outlined in conference rules.https://documenting.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A1939e49702/viewer#page/290/mode/1up The 1939 Owl University of Pittsburgh July 22, 2024 The First match continued the series of close games between the two with Pitt dropping the game 2–3. A loss in the second game would have ended their season but Bud Ellis played a tremendous game in goal, allowing just a single goal. Duquesne's netminder was equal to the task and both teams played long into the night. After 5 overtime periods and 115 minutes of ice time, the game was called a draw when the Duquesne Garden refused to allow the match to continue. The extended game appeared to sap the power from Duquesne and they only managed one goal in each of the next two matches. Pitt, on the other hand, found its second wind and scored just enough to win both matches and upset the heavily favored Dukes.https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/cdm-duke/id/2015 Icers Merit Title, Lose in Playoffs The Duquesne Duke April 5, 1939 March 11, 2021 Unfortunately for Pitt, the long series left them precious little time to rest before the Championship series with John Carroll and the Blue Streaks took full advantage. John Carroll won a pair of 3–2 games to repeat as league champions and Pitt had to accept being runners-up once more.https://documenting.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A1939e49702/viewer#page/290/mode/1up The 1939 Owl University of Pittsburgh July 22, 2024 Roster yes Irv Artz yes Taylor Brittain sr yes Lenny Broido sr yes Chuck Connick sr yes Pat Cusick yes Burgin Digby yes Edwin Ellis sr G yes Dick Friday yes Walter Lovett yes Bob Lowe yes Bill Schildecker yes Bob Schooley sr yes C Clyde Shiring yes Vic Williams yes https://documenting.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A1939e49702/viewer#page/290/mode/1up The 1939 Owl University of Pittsburgh July 22, 2024 Standings PIT Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Pittsburgh Panthers #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season December 3 w yes no Duquesne Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2–1 January 2 l yes no Yale Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 0–11 January 19 l yes no Duquesne Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 0–3 February 14 l yes no Duquesne Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2–3 March 7 l yes no Duquesne Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2–3 forfeit ? w no Baldwin Wallace Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ? ? w yes no Baldwin Wallace Cleveland Arena Cleveland, Ohio ? ? w yes no Carnegie Tech Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ? ? w yes no Carnegie Tech Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ? ? w yes no Carnegie Tech Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ? ? t yes no Carnegie Tech Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ? ? w no Case Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ? ? w yes no Case Cleveland Arena Cleveland, Ohio ? ? w no Fenn Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ? ? w yes no Fenn Cleveland Arena Cleveland, Ohio ? ? t no John Carroll Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2–2 ? l yes no John Carroll Cleveland Arena Cleveland, Ohio 1–3 ? w no Western Reserve Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ? ? w yes no Western Reserve Cleveland Arena Cleveland, Ohio ? |- !colspan=12 style="Pittsburgh Panthers #FFFFFF;" | Penn-Ohio League Playoffs March 22 l yes yes no Duquesne Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Eastern Division Game 1 2–3 12–6–2 March ? t yes yes no Duquesne Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Eastern Division Game 2 1–1 5OT 12–6–3 March ? w yes yes no Duquesne Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Eastern Division Game 3 3–1 13–6–3 April ? w yes yes no Duquesne Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Eastern Division Game 4 2–1 14–6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|Pittsburgh Won Series 2–1–1 April ? l yes no John Carroll Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Championship Game 1 2–3 14–7–3 April ? l yes yes no John Carroll Cleveland Arena Cleveland, Ohio Championship Game 2 2–3 14–8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|Pittsburgh Lost Series 0–2 no no Note: the score and date of most games are missing, however, the outcomes and overall record are available in the university yearbook.https://documenting.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A1939e49702/viewer#page/290/mode/1up The 1939 Owl University of Pittsburgh July 22, 2024 References 50em Category:Pittsburgh Panthers men's ice hockey seasons Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Category:1930s in Pittsburgh