# 1928–29 Amherst Lord Jeffs men's ice hockey season

The 1928–29 Amherst Lord Jeffs men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program. The Lord Jeffs were coached by Henry White in his 3rd season.

## Season

For the first time in years, Amherst did not have to content with poor weather throughout the winter months. However, the team did have to contend with the loss of two of their top players. With both their starting goaltender and primary scorer having graduated, the team would need new players to step up and fill in the gaps. The Lord Jeffs would be able to rely on the defensive tandem of Parnall and Perry to help ease into the season as well as a long runup to their season opener. Due to recent experiences with cancelling games, Amherst held a three-game exhibition series with Williams around New Year's but didn't schedule its first official game until the beginning of February. The club was able to use the extra several weeks of practice to get the new team up to speed.
The Jeffmen opened their season at home against New Hampshire with a defensive battle. Both sides had their changes but both Hanson and the opposing netminder stopped every shot. After four overtimes the game was called due to darkness. A few days later the team had its annual dustup with Massachusetts Agricultural and the match turned into a scoring bonanza. The cross-town rivals battered one another in the game, with several penalties being handed out to both squads, which only served to fuel the scoring. Team captain Parnall netted the first goal halfway through the opening period thanks to an error by the Aggie netminder. The Purple defense faltered, allowing the next two goals, but Patrick came to the rescue, scoring twice in a short span followed by a third Amherst goal to earn a two-goal edge at the end of two. The club got into penalty trouble in the third and surrendered two quick power play markers to see the score knotted at four. In the dying seconds of regulation, Nichols made a brilliant pass to Felt who fired the puck into the MAC net for the winning goal.
After their highest offensive output in years, Amherst traveled south to take on the vaunted Princeton team. The Tigers were one of the best teams in college hockey that year, entering the game with an undefeated record through eleven matches. The only hope for the Purples was for the defense to stem the tide of their speedy opponents, however, the Sabrinas were badly mauled. Despite the Princeton coach being unhappy with his team's performance, the Tigers skated rings around Amherst and barely allowed the Lord jeffs out of their own zone. Hanson did well to limit the damage only to 6 goals as Amherst received a solid thrashing. On their way back home, the team stopped off at West Point for a match with Army. They were able to get back on the right track with a close victory, again showing that the team had some offensive punch.
In the middle of February, Amherst renewed aggression with Williams, playing the first of two games at home. The Lord Jeffs' offense was largely ineffective throughout the match, with attack routinely being broken up by a sturdy Eph defense. Williams' forwards were equally as inept at scoring, however, the Ephs were able to get two goals from their defense to take a lead into the third. The Sabrinas increased their pressure in the third, desperately searching for goals. Around the middle of the period, Felt won a faceoff directly to Patrick who fired the puck into the cage. The team surged afterwards, within just a single marker of tying the match, but they were unable to overcome the visitors a second time. Amherst began its second road trip by heading to Rochester, falling to a local team 1–2. The following night, the team rebounded by downing Hamilton 3–1 in what was probably the team best overall performance of the year.
On their way back, the Jeffmen met Williams for a rematch and got into another heated scrap with the Ephs. Snow fell throughout the game but that didn't cool any tempers. Amherst attempted to batter the Ephs into submission but the home team gave as good as it got. A goal by Williams just 3 minutes into the match was the only tally, thanks to the stellar efforts of both goaltenders and poor teamwork of both offenses. The final game of the year came on the road versus Brown. The match was scoreless for most of the contest with both sides playing rather poorly. Patrick and Nichols had several chances to score on individual efforts but nothing materialized in the form of a score. Midway through the third, the Bears broke the tie and then held on to hand Amherst its second 0–1 defeat.
Chauncey S. Kibbe served as team manager with Robert W. Griffith as his assistant.

## Standings

1928–29 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 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 20 |
| Army | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 11 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 61 |
| Bates | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 21 |
| Boston College | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 42 |
| Boston University | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 14 |
| Bowdoin | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| Clarkson | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 19 |
| Colby | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Colgate | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 18 |
| Connecticut Agricultural | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cornell | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 28 |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| Harvard | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 15 |
| Massachusetts Agricultural | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 21 |
| Middlebury | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 29 |
| MIT | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 32 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 20 |
| Norwich | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 12 | 82 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Rensselaer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| St. John's | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| St. Lawrence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| St. Stephen's | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Syracuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Union | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 |
| Vermont | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Williams | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 16 |
| Yale | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 47 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 12 |

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record |
| Exhibition |||||
| December 30 | vs. Williams* | Lake Placid Rink • Lake Placid, New York (Exhibition) | L 3–5 | |
| December 31 | vs. Williams* | Lake Placid Rink • Lake Placid, New York (Exhibition) | W 2–1 | |
| January 1 | vs. Williams* | Lake Placid Rink • Lake Placid, New York (Exhibition) | L 1–4 | |
| Regular Season |||||
| February 1 | New Hampshire* | Pratt Field Rink • Amherst, Massachusetts | T 0–0 $^{4OT}$ | 0–0–1 |
| February 5 | Massachusetts Agricultural* | Pratt Field Rink • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 5–4 | 1–0–1 |
| February 8 | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | L 0–6 | 1–1–1 |
| February 9 | at Army* | Stuart Rink • West Point, New York | W 4–3 | 2–1–1 |
| February 13 | Williams* | Pratt Field Rink • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 1–2 | 2–2–1 |
| February | at Rochester* | Rochester, New York | L 1–2 | 2–3–1 |
| February | at Hamilton* | Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York | W 3–1 | 3–3–1 |
| February 21 | at Williams* | Sage Hall Rink • Williamstown, Massachusetts | L 0–1 | 3–4–1 |
| February 26 | at Brown* | Rhode Island Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | L 0–1 | 3–5–1 |
| *Non-conference game. |||||