1918–19 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season

The 1918–19 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program.

1918–19 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Lusk Reservoir
Record
Overall	1–4–0
Home	1–4–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Philip Day
Captain(s)	Henry Nichols
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Season

With World War I having ended in November, many students who had graduated early returned to West Point to finish their studies. Among these was Henry Nichols, who returned for a second season as the captain of the ice hockey team and helped the squad transition into the post-war years. Additionally, the team was again coached by a young officer, this time by Philip Day.

Because of how recent the end of the war was at the start of the season, many programs played a partial schedule if any at all. Army, however, was able to put together a slate of 9 games. Unfortunately, before the first match occurred, warm weather rendered Stuart Rink unusable and the team was forced back onto Lusk Reservoir. Even that didn't stop several matches from being cancelled, including the much-anticipated meetings with Yale and Princeton. To make matters worse, Nichols was ruled medically unfit to play and had to watch from the sidelines as his team struggled through the season. He was replaced in goal by Henry Burgard, who played aptly but could not help the Cadets' anemic offense.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Henry B. Nichols (C)	Junior	G			1897-03-01

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Standings

1918–19 Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Army	2	0	2	0	.000	2	6		5	1	4	0	4	9
Assumption	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Boston College	2	1	1	0	.500	7	9		3	2	1	0	10	9
Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2	1	0	1	–	–
Harvard	3	3	0	0	1.000	18	5		7	7	0	0	31	10
Massachusetts Agricultural	3	1	0	2	.667	2	0		3	1	0	2	2	0
Princeton	2	0	2	0	.000	3	13		2	0	2	0	3	13
Rensselaer	1	0	1	0	.000	1	4		0	0	1	0	1	4
Williams	1	0	1	0	.000	0	2		1	0	1	0	0	2
Yale	2	1	1	0	.500	7	5		2	1	1	0	7	5
YMCA College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–

Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 11	vs. Brooklyn Hockey Club*	Lusk Reservoir • West Point, New York	L 0–1	0–1–0
February 8	vs. Crescent Athletic Club*	Lusk Reservoir • West Point, New York	L 1–2	0–2–0
February 11	vs. Boston College*	Lusk Reservoir • West Point, New York	L 2–5	0–3–0
February 12	vs. New York Military Academy*	Lusk Reservoir • West Point, New York	W 1–0	1–3–0
February 15	vs. YMCA College*	Lusk Reservoir • West Point, New York	L 0–1	1–4–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

1. Cullum, George Washington (1920). "Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
2. "Army West Point Hockey 2017-18 Record book" (PDF). Army Black Knights. Retrieved January 20, 2020.