1916–17 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season

The 1916–17 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season was the 12th season of play for the program.

1916–17 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Occom Pond
Record
Overall	7–3–0
Home	1–1–0
Road	5–2–0
Neutral	1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Clarence Wanamaker
Captain(s)	Ralph Tyler
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Season

After a disappointing finish the year before, Dartmouth got off to a great start with a win over perennial power, Princeton. With a loss to two-time defending champion Harvard in the next game, however, the Greens lost much hope of claiming the intercollegiate championship. That setback didn't deter them, however, as they won their next five intercollegiate matches, including Yale.

A huge shock for the season was when Yale defeated Harvard in their best-of-three series and caused the three Intercollegiate Hockey League teams to tie for the conference title. The tie left the door open for Dartmouth but the loss to Harvard prevented the Greens from being able to claim a superior record. So long as Harvard could trump Dartmouth the Hanoverians could not claim the championship despite a 6–1 intercollegiate record, the best in the nation.

Note: Dartmouth College did not possess a moniker for its athletic teams until the 1920s, however, the university had adopted 'Dartmouth Green' as its school color in 1866.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Clarence Austin		D
		Ralph D. Bickford	Junior	C			1895-03-12	Rochester, New York
		Burton L. Gale Jr.	Senior	D			1894-12-05	Warren, Pennsylvania
		Chester O. Gale	Sophomore	G			1896-09-27	Warren, Pennsylvania
		Pierce G. Geran		R	5' 9" (1.75 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1896-08-03	Holyoke, Massachusetts
		John H. Murphy	Sophomore	LW				Malden, Massachusetts
		Robert J. Paisley	Sophomore	RW				Melrose, Massachusetts
		Wendell G. Reycroft	Senior	C
		Ross		G
		Ralph Tyler	Senior	R				Exeter, New Hampshire

Standings

1916–17 Collegiate ice hockey standings
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Army	7	4	3	0	.571	18	15		11	6	5	0	31	21
Colgate	3	2	1	0	.667	14	10		3	2	1	0	14	10
Dartmouth	7	6	1	0	.857	20	9		10	7	3	0	26	16
Harvard	8	5	3	0	.625	23	9		12	8	4	0	39	18
Massachusetts Agricultural	8	3	3	2	.500	22	15		8	3	3	2	22	15
MIT	7	2	4	1	.357	17	26		7	2	4	1	17	26
New York State	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Princeton	8	4	4	0	.500	18	21		10	5	5	0	26	27
Rensselaer	6	2	4	0	.333	10	21		6	2	4	0	10	21
Williams	6	2	3	1	.417	15	13		7	2	4	1	17	17
Yale	11	7	4	0	.636	35	24		14	10	4	0	47	31
YMCA College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 10	vs. Princeton*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 6–3	1–0–0
January 13	at Harvard*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 0–3	1–1–0
January 20	vs. Massachusetts Agricultural*	Occom Pond • Hanover, New Hampshire	W 2–0	2–1–0
February 2	at Pittsburgh Athletic Association*	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 4–5	2–2–0
February 3	at Pittsburgh Athletic Association*	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	W 2–1	3–2–0
February 5	at Yale*	New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut	W 2–1	4–2–0
February 6	at Army*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 3–0	5–2–0
February 9	vs. Bishop's*	Occom Pond • Hanover, New Hampshire	L 0–1	5–3–0
February 16	at Williams*	Weston Field Rink • Williamstown, Massachusetts	W 4–1	6–3–0
February 17	at Massachusetts Agricultural*	Alumni Field Rink • Amherst, Massachusetts	W 3–1	7–3–0
*Non-conference game.