# 1939–40 Lehigh Engineers men's ice hockey season

The 1939–40 Lehigh Engineers men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program. The Engineers represented Lehigh University and were coached by Charles W. Simmons in his 1st season.

## Season

After receiving financial backing from the university, the ice hockey team was able to become a varsity squad for the first time in 1939. The outfit also joined the newly formed Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Hockey League, however, since the circuit included non-collegiate team it was only an informal conference. Lehigh began the season well with a credible performance against Penn, followed by their first win over the Cubs. At the time, Ray Anderson was leading the league scoring with 5 points, however, the team's offense dried up after that. The Engineers scored just 4 goals in their final three games and ended the season on a down note, getting thumped by Penn State 2–8.
W. Rodman Turner served as team manager with Allen H. Zane and Arthur L. Fisher as assistants.

## Standings

1939–40 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 37 |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 121 | 70 |
| Boston University | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .500 | 45 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 50 |
| Bowdoin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| Clarkson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 112 | 80 |
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| Cornell | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 35 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 61 |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 80 | 80 |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| Lehigh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 21 |
| Middlebury | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| MIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | – | – |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 51 |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| Norwich | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | – | – |
| St. Lawrence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| Syracuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| Williams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | – | – |

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||
| January 5 | vs. Pennsylvania $^†$ | Hershey Sports Arena • Hershey, Pennsylvania | L 2–4 | 0–1–0 |
| January 9 | at Hershey Junior Cubs | Hershey Sports Arena • Hershey, Pennsylvania | W 5–1 | 1–1–0 |
| January 27 | at Army* | Smith Rink • West Point, New York | L 1–5 | 1–2–0 |
| February 23 | vs. Lafayette | Hershey Sports Arena • Hershey, Pennsylvania | L 1–3 | 1–3–0 |
| March 1 | vs. Penn State $^†$ | Hershey Sports Arena • Hershey, Pennsylvania | L 2–8 | 1–4–0 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||
† Both Pennsylvania and Penn State fielded club teams at this time.