# 1908–09 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season

The 1908–09 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program.

## Season

After sagging to the bottom of the college hockey ranks in 1908 Dartmouth responded by hiring its first head coach. Though John Eames would only last one year behind the bench, the team responded well and finished with a team-record 11 wins. The Green would not reach double-digit wins again until 1923.
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.

## 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 19 | Springfield Training* | Occom Pond • Durham, New Hampshire | W 9–1 | 1–0–0 |
| December 27 | at Brae Burn Country Club* | Brae Burn Rink • Newton, Massachusetts | W 5–2 | 2–0–0 |
| December 29 | at Dorchester Athletic Association* | Brae Burn Rink • Newton, Massachusetts | W 4–1 | 3–0–0 |
| December 30 | at Brae Burn Country Club* | Brae Burn Rink • Newton, Massachusetts | W 3–1 | 4–0–0 |
| January 1 | at Crescent Hockey Club* | Brae Burn Rink • Newton, Massachusetts | W 4–1 | 5–0–0 |
| January 2 | vs. Winchester Country Club* | Brae Burn Rink • Newton, Massachusetts | W 5–0 | 6–0–0 |
| January 4 | vs. MIT* | Brae Burn Rink • Newton, Massachusetts | L 1–2 | 6–1–0 |
| January 9 | McGill* | Occom Pond • Hanover, New Hampshire | L 2–7 | 6–2–0 |
| January 14 | vs. Yale | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 3–2 | 7–2–0 (1–0–0) |
| January 16 | at Williams* | Cole Field House Pond • Williamstown, Massachusetts | W 3–2 | 8–2–0 |
| January 20 | at Columbia | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 4–2 $^{OT}$ | 9–2–0 (2–0–0) |
| January 22 | vs. Princeton | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 3–2 | 10–2–0 (3–0–0) |
| February 5 | Cornell* | Occom Pond • Hanover, New Hampshire | W 1–0 | 11–2–0 |
| February 22 | at Harvard | Harvard Stadium Rink • Boston, Massachusetts | L 0–1 | 11–3–0 (3–1–0) |
| *Non-conference game. |||||