1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey season

The 1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.

1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	University of Illinois Ice Arena
Record
Overall	3–7–0
Conference	2–4–0
Home	1–3–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Ray Eliot
Assistant Coaches	Vic Boutin
Captain(s)	Dick Fee Jim Beaumont
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Season

The Illini were able to play their first full season in 1939 and showed improvement in their play. The team faced a tough slate of games, being dominated by some of college hockey's best teams but the program was able to earn its first three wins.^[1] Dick Fee was team captain until his graduation in February. Afterwards, Jim Beaumont led the Illini.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Richard K. Babbitt	Junior	F				Riverside, Illinois
		James D. Beaumont (C)	Senior	G				Des Plaines, Illinois
		Edward H. Carlson	Senior	D				East Moline, Illinois
		Richard M. Fee (C)	Senior	D				Chicago, Illinois
		George E. Fieldhouse	Junior	F/D				Pleasantville, New Jersey
		Thomas E. Jaworek	Sophomore	F				New Bedford, Massachusetts
		Arthur C. Jones	Sophomore					Rockford, Illinois
		Eugene H. Kaufman	Junior	D				Chicago, Illinois
		Charles W. Sigerson	Senior	F				Chelmsford, Massachusetts
		J. M. Sisley
		C. Paul Slater	Junior					Urbana, Illinois
		Maurice P. Thompson	Junior	F				Pleasantville, New Jersey
		Alex Welsh	Sophomore	F				Rockford, Illinois
		John M. White	Junior	F				Seymour, Illinois
		Chester J. Ziemba	Sophomore	D				Chicago, Illinois

Standings

1938–39 Western Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alaska-Fairbanks	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3	1	1	1	–	–
Colorado College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		11	8	3	0	–	–
Illinois	7	0	7	0	.000	5	43		10	3	7	0	15	45
Michigan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		18	8	8	2	54	63
Michigan Tech	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		14	6	8	0	–	–
Minnesota	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		23	17	6	0	–	–

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 12	vs. USC*	University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois	L 0–9	0–1–0
January 6	vs. Minnesota*	University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois	L 0–6	0–2–0
January 7	vs. Minnesota*	University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois	L 2–5	0–3–0
January 14	vs. Michigan*	University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois	L 0–4 ^†	0–4–0
January 20	vs. Notre Dame ^‡*	University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois	W 6–0	1–4–0
February 17	at Minnesota*	Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 0–8	1–5–0
February 18	at Minnesota*	Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 2–8	1–6–0
February 21	at Saint Louis ^‡*	St. Louis Arena • St. Louis, Missouri	W 2–1	2–6–0
February 24	vs. Saint Louis ^‡*	University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois	W 2–1	3–6–0
March 4	at Michigan*	Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan	L 1–3	3–7–0
*Non-conference game.

† Illinois archives list the score as 0–8, however, contemporary reports have the game as 0–4.^[2]
‡ Notre Dame's and Saint Louis' programs were club teams at the time.

References

1. "1939 Illio". University of Illinois. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
2. "Sextet Whips Illini 4-0 in Big Ten Win". The Michigan Daily. January 15, 1939. Retrieved May 5, 2021.