# 1925–26 Vermont men's ice hockey season

The 1925–26 Vermont men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program. The team was coached by E. L. Desautels in his 1st season.

## Season

While Students at Vermont had been allowed to put a team together in 1924, it was only on an informal basis. The team was shuttered the following year due to a lack of funding but, thanks to pressure exerted by the '24 players, school President Bailey allocated a large sum of money for the team's return and the first official season for the program. The team managed to get access to Kirby's Rink in nearby Winooski and use the venue for its home rink. While the building gave the team a stable home, it did prevent many students from attending the games during the year due to its distance from campus.
The first match was held against a local semi-pro outfit and saw the team post its first win with Herbert scoring the first two goals in program history. Vermont then played Middlebury and Herbert against staked the team to a 2-goal lead. Unfortunately, the Panthers then staged a dramatic comeback and scored three unanswered to hand the Green and Gold their first defeat. The next game came against Union and turned out to be an exciting contest. The Dutchmen got an early lead but Vermont charged back in the second period. Herbert recorded his third consecutive 2-goal game and was joined by Wood in the third to tie the match at 3-all. Early in the first overtime, Wood notched his second marker to give the Greens a lead but Union quickly responded to tie the game once more. The second overtime saw Union gain the edge but Vermont was unable to respond.
The return game with Middlebury did not go as planned and the team was shutout for the first time. The defensive effort from Denning and Winchenbach was solid but the constant attack from the Panthers eventually worse down Vermont. The Greens then took out their frustrations on Saint Michael's and buried the purple team 12–0. Herbert set a program record with 8 goals in the game with Wood and Fitch each adding a pair. The game was so out of hand that coach Desautels was able to use 6 reserve players in the match in order to give them some game experience.
Chester B. Russell served as team manager.

## Standings

1925–26 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 |
| Amherst | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .286 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| Army | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
| Bates | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 38 |
| Boston College | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 54 |
| Boston University | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 28 |
| Bowdoin | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 17 |
| Clarkson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Colby | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Cornell | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 21 |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 34 |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| Harvard | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 20 |
| Massachusetts Agricultural | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| Middlebury | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 16 |
| MIT | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 32 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 29 |
| Norwich | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| Princeton | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 61 |
| Rensselaer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| Saint Michael's | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Syracuse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| Union | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 24 |
| Vermont | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 11 |
| Williams | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .700 | 59 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 72 | 28 |
| Yale | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 30 |

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||
| ? | vs. Winooski Hockey Club* | Kirby's Rink • Winooski, Vermont | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 |
| February 15 | Middlebury* | Kirby's Rink • Winooski, Vermont | L 2–3 | 1–1–0 |
| February 20 | Union* | Kirby's Rink • Winooski, Vermont | L 4–5 $^{2OT}$ | 1–2–0 |
| February 23 | at Middlebury* | Middlebury Rink • Middlebury, Vermont | L 0–3 | 1–3–0 |
| February 24 | Saint Michael's* | Kirby's Rink • Winooski, Vermont | W 12–0 | 2–3–0 |
| *Non-conference game. |||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals |
| Simeon Herbert | F | - | 14 |
| Nelson Wood | F | - | 4 |
| Perry Fitch | F | - | 2 |
| Walter Denning | D | 5 | 0 |
| Francis Winchenbach | D | - | 0 |
| Edmund Mitiguy | G | - | 0 |
| Total | | | 20 |