1926–27 YMCA College Maroons men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#862633; white white YMCA College Maroons white 1926–27 YMCA College Maroons men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 3–4–0 1–2–0 2–2–0 Frank E. Carroll Earle Wilson Eastern States Coliseum 1923–24 1927–28 Springfield Pride #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1926–27 YMCA College Maroons men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program. Season After being dormant for two years, the ice hockey program at YMCA College was revived. The primary factor in this was securing an arrangement with the operators of the Eastern States Coliseum to allow the team access to consistent ice for the first time in its history.https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16122coll6/id/4252/rec/8 Hockey Added to College Sports Ice Arena Becomes Available The Springfield Student October 22, 1926 August 7, 2023 Within a month of the program's return, the Maroons were invited to join a new circuit of teams called the New England Intercollegiate Hockey League that was arranged by schools like Boston College and Boston University. The plan was to use the stable rinks in Springfield, Boston and Providence for league games to help provide a consistent number of games for the individual programs.https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16122coll6/id/4272/rec/4 Springfield Enters New Hockey Circuit The Springfield Student November 19, 1926 August 7, 2023 Practice began in early December, however, as the team did not yet had a head coach, two players from the local professional team agreed to conduct the training in the interim.https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16122coll6/id/4283/rec/2 HOCKEY CANDIDATES REPORT The Springfield Student December 3, 1926 August 7, 2023 Unfortunately, those players were soon busy with other duties and a series of different men were in charge of the Springfield training. Unsurprisingly, the team did not demonstrate a great deal of teamwork in their first game. However, the offense was still able to produce and scored 4 goals in their return loss.https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16122coll6/id/4291/rec/1 Providence on Long End of 6-4 Score in Season's First Hockey Game The Springfield Student January 7, 1927 August 7, 2023 By the following week the team was showing signs of improvement, however, they faced a much tougher challenge in Williams. The Maroons were outplayed through the entire match and could hardly get any offense going.https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16122coll6/id/4296/rec/2 Williams Puckmen Win 6 -1 Battle The Springfield Student January 14, 1927 August 7, 2023 Frank Carroll was brought in ahead of the third game for the Maroons and the team responded well to his steadying force, particularly on the back end. The defense was much more effective against Amherst than it had been in either of its first two games and led YMCA to its first win in over three years.https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16122coll6/id/4307/rec/4 Pucksters Resting After Sabrina Win The Springfield Student January 28, 1927 August 7, 2023 The team then took an extended rest during the exam period and returned with a rematch against Providence. Almost as if to prove how far the Maroons had come under Carroll, the team equaled its 4-goal output but limited the Friars to just a single goal. YMCA took an overnight train north and faced New Hampshire the following day. The Maroons fell but had a chance to get revenge 4 days later at home. However, the result didn't change and YMCA was guaranteed to finish with a losing record after its 4th loss. The final match of the year came on the road against Rensselaer and saw the team put forth their best effort of the season. The defense was stifling and allowed just 5 shots to find their way to Lang, who stopped each attempt. Johnson and Wilson scored to give the team the win and set them up well for the following season.https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16122coll6/id/4322/rec/7 Pucksters Win Last Game of Schedule The Springfield Student February 18, 1927 August 7, 2023 Kenneth Crump served as team manager.https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16122coll9/id/4707/rec/32 Springfield College Yearbook, 1927 Springfield College August 7, 2023 Roster yes Paul G. Crowell so D 1904 1 20 USA Concord, New Hampshire yes George E. Flint so C USA Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts yes Eldon W. Heartz sr G USA Concord, New Hampshire yes William L. Johnson so RW USA Trenton, New Jersey yes William E. Lang jr G CAN St. Thomas, Ontario yes Britton C. McCabe sr CAN Toronto, Ontario yes William H. Pendleton jr USA Springfield, Massachusetts yes George H. Weir sr LW USA Palmer, Massachusetts yes Earle M. Wilson so D CAN Sydney, Nova Scotia yes C https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16122coll9/id/4707/rec/32 Springfield College Yearbook, 1927 Springfield College August 7, 2023 Standings YMCA Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Springfield Pride #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 6 l yes no Providence Eastern States Coliseum Springfield, Massachusetts 4–6 0–1–0 January 12 l yes yes no Williams Sage Hall Rink Williamstown, Massachusetts 1–6 0–2–0 January 21 w yes no Amherst Eastern States Coliseum Springfield, Massachusetts 3–1 1–2–0 February 4 w yes yes no Providence Rhode Island Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island 4–1 2–2–0 February 5 l yes yes no New Hampshire UNH Ice Rink Durham, New Hampshire 1–3 2–3–0 February 9 l yes no New Hampshire Eastern States Coliseum Springfield, Massachusetts 1–2 2–4–0 February 12 w yes yes no Rensselaer RPI Rink Troy, New York 2–0 3–4–0 no no https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16122coll9/id/4707/rec/32 Springfield College Yearbook, 1927 Springfield College August 7, 2023 References 50em Category:Springfield Pride men's ice hockey seasons YMCA College YMCA College YMCA College