# 1924–25 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season

The 1924–25 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program. The Panthers were led by player/coach by John Leary in his 1st season.

## Season

As the season began for Middlebury, the team put together a sizable slate of games. Eleven contests were on the docket and, despite the loss of Erwin Drost as coach, team captain John Leary agreed to fill the role for the year. The Panthers went into the opening game with a handicap as they had yet to have any on-ice practice, and that showed in the result. Hamilton totally dominated the match, at times appearing to score at will. Middlebury showed some life in the third but were unable to breach the Continentals' defenses.
After the match, the team dispersed for the winter break and when they came back they were met with a huge problem. The winter had turned out to be a warm season for the entire region. Not only was Middlebury's rink wholly unusable but virtually every outdoor rink in New England was in the same state. Despite the problems, the Panthers were able to play their match with Rensselaer on the 15th. Both teams had little offensive punch and only one goal was cored in the contest. Fortunately, Gonsalves' first career goal turned out to be the winner, giving the program its first ever victory. After the game, the weather got even worse and forced Middlebury to cancel the rest of its season.
Walter D. Gallagher served as team manager.

## Standings

1924–25 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 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 24 |
| Army | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Bates | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 33 |
| Boston College | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 27 |
| Boston University | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 25 |
| Bowdoin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| Clarkson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 46 |
| Colby | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Cornell | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| Harvard | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 34 |
| Massachusetts Agricultural | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 13 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 38 |
| Middlebury | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| MIT | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .375 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 32 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| Princeton | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 54 |
| Rensselaer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Union | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| Williams | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 19 |
| Yale | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .885 | 46 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 16 |

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 20 | at Hamilton* | Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York | Connelly | L 0–8 | 0–1–0 |
| January 15 | at Rensselaer* | RPI Rink • Troy, New York | Connelly | W 1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| *Non-conference game. ||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals |
| John Gonsalves | C/RW | 2 | 1 |
| John Conley | Substitute | 1 | 0 |
| John Connelly | G | 2 | 0 |
| John Leary | D/C | 2 | 0 |
| William McLaughlin | D | 2 | 0 |
| Miller Naylor | LW | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Twitchell | D/RW | 2 | 0 |
| Total | | | 1 |