# 1939–40 John Carroll Blue Streaks men's ice hockey season

The 1939–40 John Carroll Blue Streaks men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program.

## Season

After losing Baldwin Wallace and Pittsburgh before the start of the season, the Penn-Ohio League had to adjust swiftly. The Divisional alignment was abandoned and John Carroll' schedule was rearranged so they would face the Cleveland teams three times each and the Pittsburgh teams twice. It didn't much matter to the Blue Streaks players as the team ran through all of their opponents en route to an undefeated season. Led by senior co-captains Eddie Arsenault and Fred Rancourt, JCU averaged more than five and a half goals per game, never scoring fewer than three and allowed just over a goal a game during the regular season. The team's closest affair was after a long layoff against Carnegie Tech, a 3–2 win.
In the league playoffs, Duquesne fought well, scoring against the Blue Streaks as well as any team in the three-year history of the team, but it wasn't good enough. John Carrol swept both games and captured their third consecutive Penn-Ohio League championship. The only bad news for the season was the poor attendance for the team's games.

## Standings

1939–40 Penn-Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey League standings vte :
| | 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 |
| John Carroll †* | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 23 |
| Duquesne | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 44 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 58 | 64 |
| Western Reserve | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Case | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Carnegie Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| Fenn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||
| December 8 | vs. Fenn | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio | W 3–1 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| December 19 | vs. Case | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio | W 5–2 | 2–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| January 2 | Carnegie Tech | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio | W 3–0 | 3–0–0 (3–0–0) |
| January 5 | vs. Western Reserve | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio | W 6–2 | 4–0–0 (4–0–0) |
| January 19 | vs. Fenn | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio | W 8–0 | 5–0–0 (5–0–0) |
| January 31 $^†$ | Duquesne | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio | W 3–0 | 6–0–0 (6–0–0) |
| February ? | vs. Case | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio | W 7–0 | 7–0–0 (7–0–0) |
| February 6 | at Duquesne | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | W 7–2 | 8–0–0 (8–0–0) |
| February 9 | vs. Western Reserve | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio | W 8–1 | 9–0–0 (9–0–0) |
| February 16 | vs. Fenn | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio | W 10–1 | 10–0–0 (10–0–0) |
| March 12 | at Carnegie Tech | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | W 3–2 | 11–0–0 (11–0–0) |
| March 13 | vs. Case | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio | W 4–1 | 12–0–0 (12–0–0) |
| March 15 | vs. Western Reserve | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio | W 5–3 | 13–0–0 (13–0–0) |
| Penn-Ohio League Playoffs |||||
| March 20 | Duquesne* | Cleveland Arena • Cleveland, Ohio (Championship Game 1) | W 4–2 | 14–0–0 |
| March 29 | at Duquesne* | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Championship Game 2) | W 6–5 $^{OT}$ | 15–0–0 |
| John Carroll Won Series 2–0 |||||
| *Non-conference game. |||||
† Duquesne records have the game being played on February 1 with the score 3–1 for John Carroll.