# 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.

## 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. 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. 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.

## Standings

1937–38 Penn-Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey League standings vte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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 ~ | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | – | – | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| 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 | 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) |
| ? | 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. |||||