1937–38 John Carroll Blue Streaks men's ice hockey season

The 1937–38 John Carroll Blue Streaks men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.

1937–38 John Carroll Blue Streaks men's ice hockey season
Penn-Ohio League, Champion Penn-Ohio League Tournament, Champion
Conference	1st Penn-Ohio League
Home ice	Cleveland Arena
Record
Overall	13–1–2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Fred Robertson
Assistant coaches	Herb Bee
Captain(s)	Danny Ryan
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Season

John Carroll was one of four Cleveland-area teams to either found or restart a varsity ice hockey program in 1937. Those schools joined with three Pittsburgh-area teams in similar circumstances and formed the Penn-Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey League.^[1] In their first season, John Carroll rose to the top of the conference in the wake of their best player, Maine-native Eddie Arsenault. Already a fixture on the football team, Arsenault led the Blue Streaks to a 1st-place finish in their division and then marched to a conference championship against Pittsburgh.^[2] The win was the first major championship for John Carroll and the team received the Sutphin-Harris trophy for their accomplishment. The team was coached by Fred Robertson of the Cleveland Barons, the operators of the Cleveland Arena.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Edward J. Arsenault	Sophomore	F
		S. James Foti	Senior
		Joseph F. Hoctor	Sophomore	F
		Theodore J. Lempges	Sophomore	D
		Cyril M. LeVoie	Sophomore
		John J. Manofsky	Sophomore	F
		John P. Murray	Sophomore	F
		Joe Quayle	Sophomore	D
		Wilfred Rancourt	Sophomore	F
		Daniel Ryan	Junior	G/D
		Alvin J. Sutton	Sophomore	F
		James F. Wilson	Junior	D
		George Zemba	Sophomore	D

Standings

1937–38 Penn-Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey League standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
East
Duquesne †	12	10	2	0	20	41	14		14	11	3	0	42	17
Pittsburgh ~	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Carnegie Tech	12	3	8	1	7	16	29		12	3	8	1	16	29
West
John Carroll †~*	12	10	1	1	21	54	12		16	13	1	2	64	16
Western Reserve	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Fenn	12	2	9	1	5	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Baldwin Wallace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
† indicates division regular season champion ~ indicates division tournament champion * indicates conference tournament champion

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
?	vs. Fenn	Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio	W 9–1	1–0–0 (1–0–0)
?	vs. Baldwin Wallace	Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio	W 7–2	2–0–0 (2–0–0)
?	vs. Western Reserve	Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio	W 5–2	3–0–0 (3–0–0)
January 9	vs. Baldwin Wallace	Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio	W 8–2	4–0–0 (4–0–0)
January 19	at Pittsburgh	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	W 3–0	5–0–0 (5–0–0)
?	at Duquesne	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	W 1–0	6–0–0 (6–0–0)
?	vs. Fenn	Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio	W 6–0	7–0–0 (7–0–0)
March 5	vs. Duquesne	Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio	L 1–2	7–1–0 (7–1–0)
?	Carnegie Tech	?	W 6–0	8–1–0 (8–1–0)
?	vs. Western Reserve	Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio	W 4–1	9–1–0 (9–1–0)
?	Carnegie Tech	?	W 3–1	10–1–0 (10–1–0)
?	vs. Pittsburgh	Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio	T 1–1	10–1–1 (10–1–1)
Penn-Ohio League Playoffs
?	vs. Western Reserve	Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio (Western Division Game 1)	T 2–2	10–1–2
?	vs. Western Reserve	Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio (Western Division Game 2)	W 2–1 ^OT	11–1–2
John Carroll Won Series 4–3
?	at Pittsburgh	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Championship Game 1)	W 4–1	12–1–2
?	vs. Pittsburgh	Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio (Championship Game 2)	W 2–0	13–1–2
John Carroll Won Series 6–1
*Non-conference game.

References

1. "50 Years Ago (1937)". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press. October 19, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
2. "Carillon, 1938". John Carroll University. Retrieved March 9, 2021.