1928–29 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

March 2026 January 2025 color:white; background:#00356B white white Yale Bulldogs white 1928–29 Old Yale Bulldogs athletics logo.svg Yale Bulldogs men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 15–1–1 11–0–0 2–1–1 2–0–0 Lawrence Noble Richard Cady New Haven Arena Eastern Collegiate, Champion 1927–28 1929–30 background:#00356B; color:#FFFFFF; background:#eeeeee; The 1928–29 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 34th season of play for the program. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Lawrence Noble in his 1st season. Season Prior to the season, Yale welcomed Lawrence Noble as the team's new head coach, but he was already well known to the program. Noble had been a 3-year starter for the Elis and served as an assistant the year before while pursuing his J. D..https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19300325-01.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- COACH NOBLE RESIGNS Yale Daily News March 25, 1930 June 6, 2023 The continuity meant that very little was changing for one of the nation's top programs and, after a runner-up finish in 1928, there was not much that the Bulldogs needed to change.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19281201-01.2.12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false HOCKEY SQUAD IS DRILLED IN HOOK-CHECK DEFENSE Yale Daily News December 1, 1928 December 17, 2024 Chief among the returning players was Ding Palmer, who had set a new intercollegiate record with 52 goals the year before. However, the Elis would need to find a new starting goaltender as last year's #1 had graduated.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19281204-01.2.16&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false FIRST HOCKEY SCRIMMAGE OF YEAR HELD IN ARENA Yale Daily News December 3, 1928 December 17, 2024 As the team was gearing up for their opening match, they had good news for the future of the program as 70 men had shown up for freshman tryouts, the largest batch of recruits to date.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19281210-01.2.27&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false BOSTON UNIVERSITY GAME TO OPEN HOCKEY SEASON Yale Daily News December 10, 1928 December 17, 2024 Early season Yale's season began at home against Boston University. With just a few weeks of practice under their belt, the teamwork was lacking. The defense, led by team captain Richard Cady was impenetrable and helped Farrell earn his first career shutout. The reserve players had more to do with the scoring for Yale as both McLennan and Snead earned their first goals of the campaign, but Palmer was still omnipresent on the Eli attack.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19281213-01.2.12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false HOCKEY TEAM DEFEATS BOSTON UNIVERSITY 3-0 Yale Daily News December 13, 1928 December 17, 2024 A few days later, the team welcomed a collection of former collegiate all-stars called the 'University Club of Boston'. Though the visitors were missing their captain, George Owen, they were still a formidable group that had defeated Yale several times over the past few years. Farrell was kept on his toes the entire game and responded with a brilliant performance. McLennan's tally at the end of the second was the only score for Yale and the defense ensured that it stood as the winner.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19281217-01.2.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false YALE STICKMEN WIN 1-0 OVER UNIVERSITY CLUB Yale Daily News December 17, 1928 December 17, 2024 The Elis had a full week of practice before the next meeting when they took on McGill at Madison Square Garden. The Bulldogs started off slow but showed their teeth with a pair of goals in the second. The audience witnessed a tremendous level of teamwork in the final period that saw Curtis and Palmer whipping the puck around the rink to each tab their second goals of the game. Farrell's shutout streak was ended with 9 minutes to play but Luce tallied two goals to finish off the scoring and wrap up a stunning win for the American side. The Elis began their winter break immediately after the match and did not reconvene until the end of the month. They had a few hard practices to shake off the rust before meeting Dartmouth for a tune-up game that would not be counted towards the intercollegiate championship. That was fortunate for the greens as the Eli offense pummeled the opposing cage with a barrage of shots from the drop of the puck. Luce had two goals and an assist to his credit by the end of the first and that was more than enough for the Bulldogs as their defense remained as stout as ever. The Indians' lone tally came at the beginning of the second out of a net-front scrimmage but any chance they had was ended with Luce finished off his hat-trick at the end of the period. The team wrapped up their vacation with a second trip to MSG, this time facing down possibly the best college team in Canada. Toronto did not take the Elis lightly and played them hard from the start, opening the scoring just 3 minutes into the match. The defense tightened afterwards, holding the Varsity Blues scoreless for the remainder of the period. Luce tied the match at the beginning of the second but Toronto pull ahead in the middle of the second and looked to be the better of the two at the time. The Elis picked up the pace in the third and Curtis proved to be the hero of the match. After knotting the score at the 5-minute mark, Luce found him with a perfect pass in the middle of the frame for Yale's first lead of the match. Toronto ratcheted up the pressure and did everything they could to get their third goal but Farrell was unbeatable and kept his team in the lead until the final buzzer.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290108-01.2.12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false FAST BLUE HOCKEY TEAM WINS THREE VICTORIES DURING CHRISTMAS RECESS Yale Daily News January 8, 1929 December 17, 2024 The team had a week of practice before their next game, a rematch with the University Club of Boston. This time, however, Owen would be on the ice for the visitors while Palmer was one of several players suffering from the flu and would miss the match.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290112-01.2.13&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false BOSTON UNIVERSITY CLUB SEXTET WILL PLAY HERE Yale Daily News January 12, 1929 December 17, 2024 McLennan starred as Palmer's understudy and scored just 50 seconds into the game. Cady and Wilson had their hands full, holding off the potent offense of the all-stars but they were up to the task. Farrell turned aside the few chanced that slipped through the defense and shut down the visitors for the second time that season. Coach Noble cycled through his lines often, including swapping Farrell out for Sizer, to make sure none of his players got too tired. By the end of the night, the score was 4–0 for the Elis.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290114-01.2.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false BOSTON UNIVERSITY CLUB SEXTET LOSES TO YALE Yale Daily News January 13, 1929 December 17, 2024 Yale got a bit of a breather with their next game when Brown arrived. Even without Palmer, the Elis overwhelmed the Bears; Luce opened the scoring less than a minute into the game and the goals kept coming regardless of who was on the ice. Cruikshank was able to get a turn in goal since Sizer was out due to illness, playing the final two periods in relief. Jennison and McLennan both recorded a hat-tricks while Cady netted a pair for himself. With game essentially over by the start of the third, several reserves were able to get their first (and only) taste of game action for the year: Rudd, Thomas, Ellsworth, Fletcher and Clark.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290117-01.2.9&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false YALE HOCKEY TEAM WINS FROM BROWN SEXTET 10-1 Yale Daily News January 17, 1929 December 17, 2024 January The end of the week saw Dartmouth arrive in town, now at full strength and ready to avenge their earlier loss. Before a crowd of 1,800, Palmer returned just in time for defensive battle that saw scoring chances limited on both sides. Yale was the more aggressive of the two but they were facing perhaps the best goaltender in the nation and the Elis had great difficulty in getting the puck into the Indians' cage. Even when Lice was able to get a clean shot at a vacated net, he sent the puck wide and the two teams seemed destined for a scoreless game. The Bulldogs were having to contend with a 3-man defense from the greens which held off the starters on offense. Fortunately, the reserves were up to the task. Late in the third, Nelson picked up a loose puck and fired a hard shot on goal. He followed up by collecting the rebound and slapped the rubber into the top corner of the net for the first goal of the match. Dartmouth demanded that the referee wave off the goal for offsides but it was allowed to stand. The Greens relentlessly attacked Farrell's cage for the remainder of the game, desperately searching for the tying goal but the Eli defense held. Curtis scored what he thought was an insurance marker in the waning moments of the game but the referee had already blown the whistle and the score remained 1–0 until the final buzzer.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290121-01.2.9&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false STRONG YALE HOCKEY TEAM DEFEATS GREEN STICKMEN IN SECOND MEETING SCORE OF GAME IS 1-0 Yale Daily News January 21, 1929 December 17, 2024 Three days later, the team headed to Philadelphia for their first road game of the year and were easily able to dispatch the Penn Quakers. Penn was playing it first season since 1922 and the team as hardly a match for the Bulldogs. Johnny Bent was the game's high scorer, recording 6 goals for the Elis while Frank Nelson netted a trio of goals.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290123-01.2.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false BLUE SEXTET DEFEATS PENN. STICKMEN 12-0 Yale Daily News January 23, 1929 December 17, 2024 With the team off until after the exams, coach Noble cancelled the remaining practices so his players would have extra time for study. After the break, the players were put through their paces in preparation for the final game with Dartmouth. With snow falling throughout the game, the Elis were beset by an angry bunch on Indians on their home ice. Dartmouth got an early lead thanks to star center Eddie Jeremiah but Farrell refused to allow a second goal for the remainder of the match. Palmer had several chances to tie the game but was stymied by the green goalie time and again. With the clock winding down in the third, Bob Wilson netted his first goal of the season and forced the match into extra time. After the first period, the two sides agreed to stop every 10 minutes so that the snow could be cleaned off of the ice. Despite the stoppages, snow accumulated quickly and limited both offenses. Players on both sides continued to race up and down the ice but passing was at a premium. The overtime period was divided into the two 5-minute ends but neither side could find the goal and the two had to accept a draw.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290211-01.2.10&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false YALE HOCKEY TEAM TIES STRONG DARTMOUTH SIX Yale Daily News February 11, 1929 December 17, 2024 Yale returned home for a match with the St. Nicholas Hockey Club that saw Palmer look like himself for the first time since early January. With the defense stopping everything that could be summoned by the visitors, three goals from the top line was more than enough to earn the 10th victory of the year for the Elis.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290214-01.2.7&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false BLUE SKATERS WIN 3-0 FROM ST. NICHOLAS SIX Yale Daily News February 14, 1929 December 17, 2024 Princeton As the season was winding down, Yale still had to get through two of the best teams in college hockey. Princeton was having a renaissance and entered the first game with an undefeated record. Before a capacity crowd of 3,000 at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink, the Tigers threw everything they had at the Elis. Farrell had another stellar game, holding Princeton scoreless through two periods but the Elis were also blanked for the first 40 minutes. Palmer finally broke the tie at the beginning of the third when he fired a long shot from center ice that surprised the Tiger netminder and bounced into the goal. Five minutes later, Princeton solved Farrell for the tying goal, much to the delight of the crowd. Undaunted, Luce weaved his way through the opposition defense and fired a hard shot into the goal. Princeton continued to attack the Eli net for the final 10 minutes but to no avail. Yale returned home with another win to its credit and were a step closer to a championship.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290218-01.2.13&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false LUCE AND PALMER SCORE IN VICTORY OVER TIGERS Yale Daily News February 18, 1929 December 17, 2024 Before the rematch, Yale met Boston College but it was clear from the start that the Bulldogs were the better of the two. The game was mostly played by Yale's reserves and the second team ended up netting four of the five goals in the game.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290220-01.2.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false BLUE PUCKSTERS DEFEAT BOSTON COLLEGE 5 TO 0 Yale Daily News February 20, 1929 December 17, 2024 The rematch with Princeton saw 3,600 in attendance and saw the best out of both teams. The top line of Luce, Palmer and Curtis were on display all evening but it was backup winger Don McLennan who opened the scoring at the end of the first after a brilliant bit of stickhandling. Early in the second, Palmer found Curtis alone in front of the cage with a pass from the corner for the second Eli goal. Less than a minute later, Curtis tallied again after a weak shot from the point trickled through the goaltenders pads. With a sizable lead, Yale cycled through its three forward lines as a matter of course and used their live legs to hold off the Tigers. In the third, with the withering attack beginning to wear Farrell down, Sizer was sent in as a replacement in goal but it nearly proved disastrous. Princeton finally got onto the board and shifted to total offense for the remainder of the match. Despite using four forwards, Princeton was unable to get a second goal and any chance they had at a title was ended by the Bulldogs.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290223-01.2.12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false ELI SEXTET CONQUERS PRINCETON, 3-1; WINS FINAL OF SERIES BEFORE 3,600 Yale Daily News February 23, 1929 December 17, 2024 Championship series With the team still undefeated after fourteen games, the only team that stood in Yale's path was their old nemesis, Harvard. The Elis had over a week to prepare themselves for the trip north to Boston but even they had yet to see a defensive juggernaut like the vaunted Crimson. The first match between the two sides was played at the Boston Garden before 12,000 mostly hostile fans. The two teams attempted to batter one another into submission, with penalties aplenty being handed out to both sides, providing numerous power plays in the game. Harvard got the first lead of the game early in the second but Luce was eventually able to tie the match at the start of the third. Just 18 second elapsed before Harvard was in the lead once more. Yale was unable to penetrate the Crimson defense for the remainder of the game. Virtually every rush up the ice was stopped by the home team and they sent the Elis home, smarting over their first loss of the season.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290304-01.2.12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false UNIVERSITY SIX SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT AT HANDS OF STRONG HARVARD SEXTET Yale Daily News March 4, 1929 December 17, 2024 Going into the rematch, Yale had no margin for error but they were spurred on by a crowd 4,500, the largest ever assembled for a home game. Both defenses were nigh unbeatable in the game and neither side received many scoring chances. It was not until the middle of the third that the tie was finally broken when Luce was able to wrap the puck around from behind the goal. The end of the game saw an uptick in ferocity with several players being whistled for infractions. Farrell was called upon to save the day and he replied but stopping every single shot from the visitors. The win evened the season series and made a third game necessary to decide the championship.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290311-01.2.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false UNIVERSITY HOCKEY TEAM EVENS SERIES BY 1-0 VICTORY OVER CRIMSON SEXTET Yale Daily News March 11, 1929 December 17, 2024 By prior agreement, the rubber match would be played in New Haven and save the Elis from returning to the side of the only loss on the year. With around 4,000 in attendance, Yale and Harvard lived up to their billing as the two best college teams in the country. Even with Harvard having to turn to a third-string netminder, the visitors did not surrender an inch to the Bulldogs and got the game's first lead. Luce was quick to tie the score and Palmer gave the Elis their first lead just 10 seconds later. Harvard evened the score six minutes into the second and both defenses stiffened afterwards. Neither team could make much headway against the other, even when on one of the numerous power play opportunities that were handed out throughout the second half of the game. Even when Harvard had been whittled down to just two skaters, they still had enough aplomb to hold off the Bulldogs and force the game into overtime. Two 10-minute sessions went by to no avail while both teams used every player at their disposal. At the 7:05 mark of the third overtime, Frank Nelson took a pass from Johnny Bent off of a faceoff and fired the puck into the center of the Harvard net. The building exploded with cheers from the partisan crowd but the game was not yet over. Yale still had to defend against Harvard for the final three minutes or risk losing their shot at the title. Farrell remained a rock in goal and, despite having six attackers arrayed against him, kept the score static until end of the game. Yale claimed its first intercollegiate title since 1925 in one of the most dramatic finishes in program history.https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19290314-01.2.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------false YALE CLINCHES EASTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE HOCKEY TITLE BY DOWNING CRIMSON, 3-2 Yale Daily News March 11, 1929 December 17, 2024 T. C. Farnsworth served as team manager with J. B. Longstreet as his assistant. Roster yes David E. Austen so 1909 10 21 USA yes John P. Bent Johnny Bent jr RW 1908 8 5 USA Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania yes James Breckenridge so C 1909 2 8 USA New York, New York yes Richard G. Cady sr D 1907 1 11 USA Hartford, Connecticut yes C Clark yes John E. Cookman John Cookman so C 1909 9 2 USA Englewood, New Jersey yes Harold L. Cruikshank so G 1905 12 12 USA Boston, Massachusetts yes Paul Curtis sr RW yes Ellsworth yes Franklin T. Farrell III Franklin Farrell so G 1908 3 23 USA New Haven, Connecticut yes Harold A. Fletcher sr yes D. Hastings Hickok jr D 1907 8 20 USA Bellefonte, Pennsylvania yes Nahum E. Jennison jr LW 1908 3 28 USA La Grange, Illinois yes Frank L. Luce Jr. so C USA Boston, Massachusetts yes Donald R. McLennan Jr. so LW 1908 2 28 USA Chicago, Illinois yes Francis A. Nelson Jr. Francis Nelson (ice hockey, born 1910) so F 1910 1 24 USA New York, New York yes Winthrop H. Palmer Winthrop Palmer jr LW 1906 12 5 USA Warehouse Point, Connecticut yes Rudd so yes Reeve Schley Jr. so RW 1908 9 7 USA Monmouth Beach, New Jersey yes Winston H. Sizer jr G USA New York, New York yes Charles S. Snead III so D 1907 3 9 USA Montclair, New Jersey yes John A. Thomas jr yes John C. West jr USA Clayton, Missouri yes Robert F. Wilson jr D USA Middletown, Ohio yes https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/786/yale-univ./1928-1929 1928-1929 Roster Elite Prospects December 30, 2019 Standings YALE Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#00356B" | Regular Season December 12 w yes no Boston University New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 3–0 1–0–0 December 15 w yes no University Club of Boston New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 1–0 2–0–0 December 22 w yes yes no McGill Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York 6–1 3–0–0 January 2 w yes no Dartmouth New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 5–1 4–0–0 January 5 w yes yes no Toronto Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York 3–2 5–0–0 January 12 w yes no University Club of Boston New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 4–0 6–0–0 January 16 w yes no Brown New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 10–1 7–0–0 January 19 w yes no Dartmouth New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 1–0 8–0–0 January 22 w yes yes no Pennsylvania Philadelphia Ice Palace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12–0 9–0–0 February 9 t yes yes no Dartmouth Occom Pond Hanover, New Hampshire 1–1 2OT 9–0–1 February 13 w yes no St. Nicholas Hockey Club New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 3–0 10–0–1 February 16 w yes yes no Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Princeton, New Jersey 2–1 11–0–1 February 19 w yes no Boston College New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 5–0 12–0–1 February 22 w yes no Princeton New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 3–1 13–0–1 March 2 l yes yes no Harvard Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts Rivalry 1–2 13–1–1 March 9 w yes no Harvard New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut Rivalry 1–0 14–1–1 March 13 w yes no Harvard New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut Rivalry 3–2 3OT 15–1–1 no no https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/yalebulldogs.com/documents/2020/6/16/YearxYearth_Yalehockey_docx_2_.pdf YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 -2020 Yale Bulldogs December 17, 2024 Scoring statistics NamePositionGamesGoalsAssistsPoints Frank Luce 1 C - 11 6 17 Paul Curtis 1 RW - 9 4 13 Frank Nelson 1 F - 7 5 12 Ding Palmer 1 LW - 8 2 10 Don McLennan 1 LW - 7 0 7 Johnny Bent 1 RW - 6 0 6 Ned Jennison 1 LW - 4 0 4 Johnny Cookman 1 C - 2 2 4 Richard Cady 1 D - 3 0 3 Charles Snead 1 D - 3 0 3 John West 1 - 2 0 2 Reeve Schley 1 RW - 1 0 1 Jim Breckenridge 1 C - 0 1 1 Hastings Hickok 1 D - 1 0 1 Bob Wilson 1 D - 1 0 1 David Austen 1 - 0 0 0 Frank Farrell 1 G - 0 0 0 Winston Sizer 1 G - 0 0 0 Harold Cruikshank 1 G - 0 0 0 Clark 1 1 0 0 0 Ellsworth 1 1 0 0 0 Harold Fletcher 1 1 0 0 0 Rudd 1 1 0 0 0 John Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 Total 64 Note: Primary assists were recorded infrequently. 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