1924–25 Massachusetts Agricultural Aggies men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#881C1C; a #27251F 2px white white Massachusetts Agricultural Aggies white 1924–25 yes Massachusetts Agricultural Aggies men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 2–5–0 2–1–0 0–4–0 Lorin Ball John Crosby Alumni Field Rink 1923–24 1925–26 UMass Minutemen #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1924–25 Massachusetts Agricultural Aggies men's ice hockey season was the 17th season of play for the program. The Aggies were coached by Lorin Ball in his first season. Season For the third consecutive season, the ice hockey team had a new head coach. With the departure of Doc Gordon, the club needed a stable hand at the till and the freshman baseball coach, Lorin Ball agreed to take over.https://archive.org/details/index1926univ/page/156/mode/2up?q=hockey The Index 1926 University of Massachusetts July 26, 2023 Essentially not having played the sport before, Ball had a steep learning curve and was forced to rely on the veteran players for guidance. Other than team captain John Crosby, only Sammy Gordon and Buddy Moberg had seen significant ice time previously and were largely responsible for designing the structure for the team. Warm weather forced the team onto a local pond for the opening game but the slow ice helped the Aggies to in the match. Williams was the faster of the two outfits and the poor conditions prevented them from using those strengths. Moberg's pair led MAC to victory and a positive outlook as the club headed into a busy schedule.https://archive.org/details/massachuse19241925mass/page/n25/mode/2up?q=hockey Williams Defeated in First Hockey Game The Massachusetts Collegian January 14, 1925 July 24, 2023 After the auspicious start, MAC headed south to take on Yale and were completely outplayed by the defending intercollegiate champions. Yale stormed out of the gate and scored 7 goals in the first period. The Elis were able to relax after the torrid start and only scored 4 more for the remainder of the game. Near the end of the match, Crosby got the Aggies on the board but that did nothing to change the outcome.https://archive.org/details/massachuse19241925mass/page/n27/mode/2up?q=hockey Yale Defeats M.A.C. in Hockey Game The Massachusetts Collegian January 21, 1925 July 24, 2023 The team continued its road swing into New York two days later and faced Hamilton on its home rink. Just like Yale, the Continentals used an indoor, artificial rink and the pristine ice left the slower Aggies unable to cope. MAC played better than they had against the Bulldogs but the offense was still lacking and they were unable to solve the Hamilton netminder. The end of the trip came against Cornell the following afternoon and provided the closest match of the season. While the Aggies were tired out from having little rest, the irregular ice on Beebe Lake was more familiar to the players and they were able to get to their game more effectively. Cornell opened the scoring after a slow start from MAC but the team seemed to find its skating legs in the second. A second goal from the Big Red resulted from a comedy of errors but still left the Aggies down by 2. Moberg finally got his team on the board with a few minutes remaining and the team did what it could to find the tying marker but time ran out before they could get another.https://archive.org/details/massachuse19241925mass/page/n27/mode/2up?q=hockey Cornell Beats Aggie in Final Minutes The Massachusetts Collegian January 21, 1925 July 24, 2023 Once the team returned home, they found that the warm weather, which had caused an earlier match with Amherst to be scrapped, had returned. The second match with the Lord Jeffs was postponed for a week while the succeeding game against Bates was pushed until a week later. Without any ice to practice on, the time off wasn't of any particular help for the team, however, neither they nor Amherst were prepared to play a game in a blizzard. In severe conditions that saw the ice covered in snow despite the efforts of the freshman team to keep it clean, MAC played probably the most unique game in its history. The opening goal came as a result of Amherst sending the puck through a hole in the net and out in front of the cage before a second player shot it back into the cage. Moberg responded with a 0-angle shot that hit a Sabrina defender in the arm and deflected into the goal. the Jeffs scored two conventional goals in the second and while Potter was able to cut into the lead in the third, none of the Maroon players could get the tying goal.https://archive.org/details/massachuse19241925mass/page/n31/mode/2up?q=hockey Sabrinas Victors in Slow Ice Battle 3-2 The Massachusetts Collegian January 28, 1925 July 24, 2023 While the wind was just as blustery in the match with Bates, the snow was mercifully absent. Moberg and Crosby combined to give the team a 3-goal lead early in the game. Entering the third everything pointed to a win for the Aggies, however, the Bobcats roared back to the game and force overtime. Two 10-minute overtime periods passed without effect but Taylor finally managed to break the tie in the third. Moberg finished off his hat-trick in the waning moments to cap off the much-needed win.https://archive.org/details/massachuse19241925mass/page/n31/mode/2up?q=hockey Aggie Pucksters Defeat Bates, 5-3 The Massachusetts Collegian February 4, 1925 July 24, 2023 The day after the games with Bates, MAC headed up to take on Dartmouth. The game was eerily reminiscent of the Yale game when the Greens got off to a flying start. When the dust settled, the Aggies were down 0–7 and the game was effectively over. The Indians used several substitutes afterwards and, though they scored a further 7 goals, the Aggies were able to get 2 goals against the reserves.https://archive.org/details/massachuse19241925mass/page/n35/mode/2up?q=hockey Hockey Men Trounced by Dartmouth Team The Massachusetts Collegian February 11, 1925 July 24, 2023 MAC was hoping it could wash the taste of the embarrassing loss out in one of their final two games. Unfortunately, the weather grew warmer and both matches ended up being cancelled. George Hanscomb served as team manager.https://archive.org/details/index1926univ/page/156/mode/2up?q=hockey The Index 1926 University of Massachusetts July 26, 2023 Roster yes F. Joseph Cormier jr D/W USA Newtonville, Massachusetts yes John S. Crosby sr D 1902 12 11 USA Arlington, Massachusetts yes C Samuel F. Gordon jr D USA Ipswich, Massachusetts yes Charles R. McGeoch sr D 1899 9 12 USA York, Maine yes Herbert F. Moberg jr C USA Brockton, Massachusetts yes Cary D. Palmer jr G USA Grafton, Vermont yes Royal W. Potter jr LW 1901 11 6 USA Providence, Rhode Island yes Dudley D. Sprague sr D 1902 3 26 USA Melrose, Massachusetts yes William T. Stopford jr LW/RW USA Newtonville, Massachusetts yes Milton W. Taylor sr RW 1904 1 12 USA Chatham, Massachusetts yes Montague White jr F 1903 11 27 USA West Hartford, Connecticut yes https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1074/umass-amherst/1924-1925 1924-1925 Roster Elite Prospects March 31, 2020 Standings MAC Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="UMass Minutemen #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 10 w yes no Williams Campus Pond Amherst, Massachusetts 2–0 1–0–0 January 14 l yes yes no Yale Bishops Pond Woodbridge, Connecticut 1–11 1–1–0 January 16 l yes yes no Hamilton Russell Sage Rink Clinton, New York 0–5 1–2–0 January 17 l yes yes no Cornell Beebe Lake Ithaca, New York 1–2 1–3–0 January 20 l yes no Amherst Alumni Field Rink Amherst, Massachusetts 2–3 1–4–0 January 27 w yes no Bates Alumni Field Rink Amherst, Massachusetts 5–3 3OT 2–4–0 February 4 l yes yes no Dartmouth Occom Pond Hanover, New Hampshire 2–14 2–5–0 no no Note: the games against Yale, Amherst and Dartmouth were played with 20-minute periods. All others used 15-minute periods. UMass Minutemen https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/umassathletics.com/documents/2022/9/13/MassachusettsHockeyRecordBook2223.pdf?timestamp=20220913095748 UMASS HOCKEY 2022-23 RECORD BOOK July 18, 2023 Scoring statistics 2 UMass Minutemen Name Position Games Goals Buddy Moberg 1 C 7 7 John Crosby 1 D 7 2 Red Potter 1 LW 7 2 Milt Taylor 1 RW 7 2 Charles McGeoch 1 D 1 0 Dudley Sprague 1 D 1 0 Bill Stopford 1 LW/RW 4 0 Joe Cormier 1 D/LW/RW 5 0 Monty White 1 C/LW/RW 5 0 Sammy Gordon 1 D 7 0 Cary Palmer 1 G 7 0 Total 13 Goaltending statistics 2 UMass Minutemen Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA Cary Palmer 1 7 390 2 5 0 38 1 4.38 Total 7 390 2 5 0 38 1 4.38 Note: goals against average is based upon a 45-minute regulation game. References 50em Category:UMass Minutemen ice hockey seasons Massachusetts Agricultural Massachusetts Agricultural Massachusetts Agricultural