# 1908–09 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 1908–09 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 14th season of play for the program.

## Season

After winning the Intercollegiate championship in 1908, Yale wasn't able to sustain their high level of play and started the season flat, losing five of their first six games. They recovered a bit in the middle of their schedule, albeit against weaker opponents, but sagged at the end to finish four games below .500, their worst record in 6 years.
The team did not have a coach, however, R. Seldon Rose served as team manager.

## Standings

1908–09 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 |
| Amherst | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| Army | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Carnegie Tech | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .900 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 |
| Columbia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 27 |
| Cornell | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 21 |
| Dartmouth | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 23 |
| Harvard | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| Massachusetts Agricultural | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| MIT | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Princeton | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 21 |
| Rensselaer | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Springfield Training | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Trinity | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| Williams | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 33 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 26 |
| Yale | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 40 |
1908–09 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | 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 |
| Harvard * | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| Dartmouth | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 23 |
| Yale | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 40 |
| Princeton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 21 |
| Columbia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 27 |
| * indicates conference champion |||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||
| December 14 | at New York Wanderers* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 3–4 | 0–1–0 |
| December 30 | at Pittsburgh* | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | W 4–2 | 1–1–0 |
| December 31 | vs. Princeton* | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L 0–2 | 1–2–0 |
| January 1 | vs. Princeton* | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L 0–1 | 1–3–0 |
| January 2 | vs. Princeton* | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L 0–4 | 1–4–0 |
| January 14 | vs. Dartmouth | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 2–3 | 1–5–0 (0–1–0) |
| January 22 | vs. Rensselaer* | Empire Rink • Albany, New York | W 3–2 | 2–5–0 |
| January 23 | at Louden Field Club* | Empire Rink • Albany, New York | L 2–3 | 2–6–0 |
| January 30 | vs. Cornell* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 6–3 | 3–6–0 |
| February 2 | at Columbia | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 11–4 | 4–6–0 (1–1–0) |
| February 6 | at New York Wanderers* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 2–3 | 4–7–0 |
| February 13 | vs. Princeton | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | T 5–5 $^{OT}$ | 4–7–1 (1–1–1) |
| February 20 | vs. Harvard | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (Rivalry) | L 0–5 | 4–8–1 (1–2–1) |
| *Non-conference game. |||||