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1937–38 Duquesne Dukes men's ice hockey season

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1937–38 Duquesne Dukes
men's ice hockey season
ConferencePenn-Ohio League
Home iceDuquesne Gardens
Record
Overall11–3–0
Conference10–2–0
Home3–1–0
Road4–0–0
Neutral4–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachLouis A. Dietrich
Captain(s)Walter McGill
Duquesne Dukes men's ice hockey seasons
 1938–39 »

The 1937–38 Duquesne Dukes men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.

Season

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With the backing of Al Sutphin, owner of the Cleveland Arena, and John Harris, owner of the Duquesne Gardens, Duquesne was a founding member of the Penn-Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey League.[1] With Father Louis A. Deitrich heading the new program, a roster was assembled mostly from the previous year's championship club team. The team's first scheduled game was cancelled when the University of Akron wasn't able to continue with the league.[2] Instead, the team played its first game against Pittsburgh on December 14. The game was attended by about 1,000 fans and saw Duquesne win their first ever varsity hockey game.

Duquesne didn't play for several weeks afterwards due to the Christmas break, but they returned with a second victory, this time over Carnegie Tech in mid-January. The team got a wake-up call in early February when they lost consecutive games and dropped to 2nd in their division. Since Pitt was also a very strong team that season, the Dukes couldn't afford too many losses if they wanted a division crown. They responded with an inspired brand of hockey and won their final 7 games of the regular season. In that time, Duquesne provided the biggest upset of the Penn-Ohio League by defeating John Carroll who, until that point, had been undefeated.[3]

In the program's first playoff game, Duquesne fought a close affair with Pittsburgh but were able to triumph 1–0 over the Panthers. Because the league had decided on a two-game total-goal series, the win didn't give the Dukes much of a cushion and they couldn't afford to lost the second game. Unfortunately, Pitt rallied and a hat-trick from Bob Schooley gave the Panthers a 3–0 win and ended Duquesne's season on a sour note.[4]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Jerry Rodenbaugh G
2 John Liebgot F
3 Ontario Bill Vance F
4 Jim Friday D
5 Harry Foster F
6 Rod Schaeffer F
7 Clancy
8 Fredak
10 McCoy
11 Mannion
12 Frank Gill D
14 Walter McGill (C) F
15 J. Bonner F
22 Boyd Brumbaugh D
26 Amann
45 Joe Maras D

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Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
East
Duquesne 12 10 2 0 20 41 14 14 11 3 0 42 17
Pittsburgh ~ 12 9 2 1 19 17 10 6 1
Carnegie Tech 12 3 8 1 7 16 29 12 3 8 1 16 29
West
John Carroll †~* 12 10 1 1 21 54 12 16 13 1 2 64 16
Western Reserve
Fenn 12 2 9 1 5
Baldwin Wallace
indicates division regular season champion
~ indicates division tournament champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Schedule and Results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 14 vs. Pittsburgh Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 3–1  1–0–0 (1–0–0)
January 19 vs. Carnegie Tech Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 4–3  2–0–0 (2–0–0)
January ? vs. Fenn Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 5–2  3–0–0 (3–0–0)
February ? vs. John Carroll Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania L 0–1  3–1–0 (3–1–0)
February 9 vs. Pittsburgh Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania L 0–1  3–2–0 (3–2–0)
February 17 at Western Reserve Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio W 2–1  4–2–0 (4–2–0)
February 25 at Baldwin Wallace Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio W 11–0  5–2–0 (5–2–0)
March 2 vs. Carnegie Tech Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 4–2  6–2–0 (6–2–0)
March 5 at John Carroll Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio W 2–1  7–2–0 (7–2–0)
March 6 vs. Baldwin Wallace Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 4–0  8–2–0 (8–2–0)
March 11 vs. Fenn Cleveland ArenaCleveland, Ohio W 3–1  9–2–0 (9–2–0)
March 12 vs. Western Reserve Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania W 3–1  10–2–0 (10–2–0)
Penn-Ohio League Playoffs
March 21 vs. Pittsburgh* Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Eastern Division Game 1) W 1–0  11–2–0
March 22 vs. Pittsburgh* Duquesne GardensPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Eastern Division Game 2) L 0–3  11–3–0
Duquesne Lost Series 1–3
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "Hockey Association Born Last Week". The Duquesne Duke. November 18, 1937. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Father Dietrich Issues Call for Hockey Candidates". The Duquesne Duke. November 24, 1937. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dukes Battle Pitt to Place in Hockey Finals". The Duquesne Duke. March 17, 1938. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Panthers' 3-0 Win Nets Eastern Section Crown". The Duquesne Duke. March 24, 1938. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Red and Blue Blades - Duquesne's New Enrty in Hockey Loop". The Duquesne Duke. December 16, 1937. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Thistle 1938". Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.