1938–39 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 1938–39 Cornell "C" logo.svg Cornell Big Red men 2–4–0 0–3–0 2–1–0 Nick Bawlf Al Bosson Beebe Lake 1937–38 1939–40 Cornell Big Red #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1938–39 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 32nd season of play for the program. The teams was coached by Nick Bawlf in his 17th season. Season Cornell's season began with an early-season tournament at the Jack Shea Arena in Lake Placid. The team was forced to pay their own way to get to the cite and, due to several players living too far away during the Christmas break, the Big Red were handicapped before the games were even played.https://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/?a=d&d=CDS19381220-01.2.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Hockey Squad to Play in Practice Tournament Cornell Daily Sun December 20, 1938 July 11, 2021 The meet took place between seven colleges but and was advertised as a 'practice tournament'. At the time the term was typically used to refer to games that would not be considered for rankings; in modern terminology, the games would have been non-conference rather than exhibition matches. Despite being on ice for only half a dozen sessions, Cornell opened the tournament with a bang, throttling St. Lawrence 11–1. After defeating the ordinarily powerful Hamilton Continentals in the second game, Cornell finished their otherwise successful appearance with a narrow loss to Williams.https://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/?a=d&d=CDS19390105-01.2.13&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Hockey Team Excels at Lake Placid Cornell Daily Sun January 5, 1939 July 11, 2021 Cornell was set to face Colgate immediately after returning from the break, however, rain and warm weather forced the match to be cancelled.https://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/?a=d&d=CDS19390107-01.2.18&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Hockey Game Cancelled Cornell Daily Sun January 7, 1939 July 11, 2021 The lack of practice time degraded the team's effectiveness. When they travelled to play Clarkson, the Big Red were overpowered 1–9.https://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/?a=d&d=CDS19390116-01.2.24&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Clarkson Defeats Cornell Six, 9-1 Cornell Daily Sun January 7, 1939 July 11, 2021 While the defense would put forth a better effort in the team's final two games, the offense remained dormant and Cornell ended the year on a 4-game losing streak. Cornell had scheduled a match against Columbia in late January, their last chance for a home game, but the Lions ended up cancelling their entire season.https://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/?a=d&d=CDS19390123-01.2.20&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Hockey Game Cancelled Cornell Daily Sun January 23, 1939 July 11, 2021 Roster yes Glen Allen USA Canandaigua, New York yes Jack Babson so C USA Yonkers, New York yes Harry Bill USA Greenfield, Massachusetts yes Albert Bosson sr G USA Cambridge, Massachusetts yes C James Bostwick RW 1917 5 26 CAN Hamilton, Ontario yes Ray McElwee jr D USA Ithaca, New York yes Carl Geiger yes Robert Killian yes Harold Howe USA Hartford, Connecticut yes Augustus Nicholls yes Patterson yes Otto Porier USA Minneapolis, Minnesota yes Kenneth Reed so F 1920 5 21 USA Ithaca, New York yes Stan Roberts RW yes Robert Wiggans D 1918 4 17 USA Ithaca, New York yes https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/840/cornell-univ./1938-1939 1938-1939 Roster Elite Prospects December 30, 2019 Standings COR Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Cornell Big Red white;"| #FFFFFF Lake Placid Invitational Tournament December 26 w yes yes no St. Lawrence Jack Shea Arena Lake Placid, New York Quarterfinal 11–1 1–0–0 December 27 w yes yes no Hamilton Jack Shea Arena Lake Placid, New York Semifinal 2–0 2–0–0 December 28 l yes yes no Williams Jack Shea Arena Lake Placid, New York Championship 3–4 2–1–0 |- !colspan=12 style="Cornell Big Red #FFFFFF;" | Regular season January 14 l yes yes no Clarkson Ives Park Potsdam, New York 1–9 0–2–0 January 19 l yes yes no Colgate Hamilton, New York 1–3 2–3–0 February 26 l yes yes no Army Smith Rink West Point, New York 1–4 2–4–0 no no References 50em Category:Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons Cornell Cornell Cornell