1939–40 Lafayette Leopards men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#910029; a #000000 2px white white Lafayette Leopards white 1939–40 Lafayette Leopards wordmark.png 250 Lafayette Leopards men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 1–3–0 0–1–0 1–2–0 Henry W. Clark 1937–38 1940–41 Lafayette Leopards #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1939–40 Lafayette Leopards men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program. The Leopards represented Lafayette College and were coached by Henry W. Clark in his 4th seasons. Season After a year as an unofficial squad, the schools announced that they would be recognizing the ice hockey team as official representatives of the school in November 1939.https://ldr.lafayette.edu/concern/publications/z603qx51g Hockey Team Warms Up The Lafayette November 30, 1939 February 12, 2023 Now fully supported by the school the team was able to join the Hershey Intercollegiate League made up of other clubs in eastern Pennsylvania. While Lafayette was the only varsity program of the lot, they would play against several other colleges throughout the year. With the early announcement, Lafayette was also able to start their season much earlier than they had in previous years and played their first game in November.https://ldr.lafayette.edu/concern/publications/8049g5371 Hockey Team Defeated, 7-5 The Lafayette December 7, 1939 February 12, 2023 Unfortunately, it took a long time for the Leopards to play their second game and they didn't hit the ice against until February. They did, however, use the off time well and performed much better than their rivals, Lehigh. Though Lafayette won the game, they received some unwelcome news that star defenseman, Frank Murphy, may be recalled by the Royal Canadian Air Force and be lost for the year.https://ldr.lafayette.edu/concern/publications/g732d905v Pucksters Trip Lehigh The Lafayette February 29, 1940 February 12, 2023 While Murphy remained with the team, he wasn't able to help them stave off defeat from their next two opponents. Lafayette dropped both games and ended up finishing near the bottom of the league standings.https://ldr.lafayette.edu/concern/publications/pn89d682v Penn State Lashes Maroon Sextet 7-2 The Lafayette March 14, 1940 February 12, 2023 After the season, a team made up of players from both Lafayette and Lehigh travelled to Philadelphia where they lost to a similar all-star squad 3–2.https://ldr.lafayette.edu/concern/publications/cn69m4527 Maroon-Lehigh Club Defeated in Hockey by Philly All-Stars The Lafayette March 21, 1940 February 12, 2023 Roster yes John Allen sr yes Bonzey yes Goldberg jr yes Griffiths yes Hardings yes Henderson F yes Jack Henry fr yes Kleinknecht F yes Ray Milici fr yes Frank Murphy sr D CAN Montreal, Quebec yes Palmer yes Quinn fr F yes Reoch fr yes Charlie Scofield gr D yes Bob Sweeney yes Dick Sweeney yes Gail Wait G yes Standings LAF Schedule and results no no no no no |- !colspan=12 style="Lafayette Leopards #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season November 30 l yes no Hershey Junior Cubs Hershey Sports Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania 5–7 0–1–0 0–1–0 February 23 w yes no Lehigh Hershey Sports Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania 3–1 1–1–0 1–1–0 March 2 l yes no Pennsylvania Hershey Sports Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania 2–6 1–2–0 1–2–0 March l yes no Penn State Hershey Sports Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania 2–7 1–3–0 1–3–0 References 50em Category:Lafayette Leopards men's ice hockey seasons Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette