1932–33 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season

The 1932–33 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season was the 11th season of play for the program.

1932–33 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Hilltop Rink
Record
Overall	8–3–1
Home	1–0–0
Road	4–3–1
Neutral	3–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Harold Garry
Captain(s)	Oscar Wettlaufer
Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey seasons « 1931–32

Season

Harold Garry, the former coach and captain of the Blue and Gold, returned after finishing up his doctoral studies and led the Hilltoppers in their hour of need. Marquette was suffering through yet another warm winter, preventing the team from getting any practice time throughout the season. During the winter break, coach Garry took part of the team up to Big Cedar Lake and won two games against amateur clubs on the same day.^[1] After the break ended the full roster of players headed to the lake and got their first real playing time together. A week later the team dominated the Janesville city team but the Hilltoppers were unable to take advantage of their success due to a complete lack of ice.

Eventually the team headed north at the beginning of February and played games on four consecutive days. The teamwork was a bit lacking but the Hilltoppers managed a draw in the first game before splitting a pair of games against Michigan Tech. The second game highlighted what Marquette could have been that season with a hat-trick from Finkbeiner and 36 saves from Thompson. After finishing the norther swing with two wins, the team returned home to find that winter had finally come to Milwaukee. The team played their only home game of the season against long-time rival Wisconsin and were then forced back onto the road when the ice began to melt.

The Hilltoppers won against a hand-picked team from Green Bay and DePere but could get no playing time before their final games at Ann Arbor. Michigan was a strong team that season, having won four of their previous five games, and overwhelmed the hamstrung Blue and Gold. The team was out of sorts in both games and were soundly defeated, putting an end to any possible claim they had for a championship. "Ozzie" Wettlaufer ended the season leading the team with 13 goals and 23 points.

After the season, there was hope that the team would be able to continue but, after an even warmer winter for 1933–34, the entire season was cancelled and the program was mothballed.^[2]

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Goldwyn W. Draper	Senior					Elgin, Manitoba
		George L. Finkbeiner	Junior	F				Listowel, Ontario
		Kenneth Hood	Junior	F/D				Calgary, Alberta
		Harry J. McCann	Senior	F				Sydney, Nova Scotia
		William J. McIntyre	Junior	F				Listowel, Ontario
		Archibald Nicholson		F/D
		Donald A. Olson	Junior	F				Duluth, Minnesota
		Arthur Peterson		D				Duluth, Minnesota
		Earl J. Thompson	Junior	G				Caron, Saskatchewan
		Donald F. Underhill	Senior					Duluth, Minnesota
		Oscar Wettlaufer (C)		F

Standings

1932–33 Western Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alaska Agricultural	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		7	4	3	0	–	–
Marquette	5	2	3	0	.400	13	17		12	8	3	1	55	24
Michigan	11	6	4	1	.591	42	24		16	10	4	2	63	29
Michigan Tech	6	4	2	0	.667	21	19		15	9	5	1	55	35
Minnesota	11	10	1	0	.909	55	10		11	10	1	0	55	10
North Dakota	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		9	1	8	0	–	–
St. Cloud State	7	6	1	0	.857	40	8		11	10	1	0	67	14
Wisconsin	8	0	8	0	.000	3	38		9	0	9	0	5	42

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
December ?	vs. West Bend Legionnaires*	Big Cedar Lake • Big Cedar Lake, Wisconsin	W 7–1	1–0–0
December ?	vs. Watertown A.C.*	Big Cedar Lake • Big Cedar Lake, Wisconsin	W 8–1	2–0–0
January ?	vs. Wausau A.C.*	Big Cedar Lake • Big Cedar Lake, Wisconsin	W 3–1	3–0–0
January ?	at Janesville A.C.*	Janesville, Wisconsin	W 9–0	4–0–0
February 2	at Iron Mountain A.C.*	Michigan	T 1–1	4–0–1
February 3	at Michigan Tech*	Houghton, Michigan ^†	L 2–4	4–1–1
February 4	at Michigan Tech*	Houghton, Michigan ^†	W 7–2	5–1–1
February 5	at Marinette A.C.*	Marinette, Wisconsin	W 6–1	6–1–1
February 14	vs. Wisconsin*	Hilltop Rink • Milwaukee, Wisconsin	W 2–0	7–1–1
February ?	at Green Bay/DePere A.C.*	Fox River Rink • Green Bay, Wisconsin	W 8–2	8–1–1
March 2	at Michigan*	Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan	L 1–5	8–2–1
March 4	at Michigan*	Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan	L 1–6	8–3–1
*Non-conference game.

† Michigan Tech lists both games as being played at Milwaukee.^[3]

References

1. "1933 Hilltop". Marquette University. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
2. "1934 Hilltop". Marquette University. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
3. "1932-33 Schedule". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved May 3, 2021.