# 1940–41 Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey season

The 1940–41 Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program and the first in over 30 years. The Nittany Lions represented Pennsylvania State University and were coached by Arthur Davis.

## Season

After nearly three decades of effort, the student body was finally able to convince the school's Athletic Association to recognize ice hockey as a varsity sport. Penn State continued to play teams in the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate League, a club sport conference, but also added other varsity clubs to its schedule. Due to a lack of ice facilities around the Penn State campus, the Nittany Lions played most of their matches in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

## Standings

1940–41 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Army | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 48 |
| Boston University | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .536 | 67 | 75 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 75 |
| Bowdoin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| Clarkson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 45 |
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| Cornell | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 29 |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 43 |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | – | – |
| Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
| Lehigh | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Middlebury | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | – | – |
| MIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 63 |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| Norwich | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Penn State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 26 |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| St. Lawrence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| Williams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | – | – |

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||
| December 6 | vs. Carnegie Tech* | Shaffer Ice Palace • Johnstown, Pennsylvania | W 3–1 | 1–0–0 |
| January 17 | vs. Temple* | Shaffer Ice Palace • Johnstown, Pennsylvania | W 6–1 | 2–0–0 |
| February 7 | vs. Temple* | Shaffer Ice Palace • Johnstown, Pennsylvania | W 5–3 | 3–0–0 |
| February 21 | vs. Carnegie Tech* | Shaffer Ice Palace • Johnstown, Pennsylvania | W 3–1 | 4–0–0 |
| February 28 | vs. John Carroll* | Shaffer Ice Palace • Johnstown, Pennsylvania | L 2–3 | 4–1–0 |
| March 6 | at Hershey Jr. Cubs* | Hershey Sports Arena • Hershey, Pennsylvania | L 2–5 | 4–2–0 |
| March 8 | at Georgetown* | Riverside Stadium • Washington, D.C. | T 4–4 | 4–2–1 |
| March 15 | vs. Lehigh* | Hershey Sports Arena • Hershey, Pennsylvania | W 4–1 | 5–2–1 |
| March 22 | vs. Franklin & Marshall* | Shaffer Ice Palace • Johnstown, Pennsylvania | W 5–4 | 6–2–1 |
| March 28 | vs. Georgetown* | Shaffer Ice Palace • Johnstown, Pennsylvania | L 2–3 | 6–3–1 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||
Note: Most of Penn State's opponents were club teams.

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| John Dufford | – | 14 | – | – | – |
| Penny Gates | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Earl Johnson | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| George Wolbert | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Mike Fedock | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Total | | 29 | | | |