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1945–46 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

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1945–46 Cornell Big Red
men's ice hockey season
Home iceBeebe Lake
Record
Overall1–3–0
Home1–0–0
Road0–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachNick Bawlf
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1945–46 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 39th season of play for the program. The teams was coached by Nick Bawlf in his 24th season.

Season

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Cornell opened its first post-war season with a rematch against Yale. The Elis had handled the Big Red in last season's finale and the Cornellians were looking to even the score. Unfortunately, the Big Red were only able to get in 4 days worth of practice prior to the game while Yale had been on the ice for over a month. The Bulldogs embarrassed Cornell in the game, building a 10–2 lead in the first two periods and then tacking on another 8 markers before time was called.[1] It was the second-worst defeat in the history of the program but the team was able to rebound when they played their second game a week later. The team allowed 6 goals in the opening period but seemed to settle down afterwards. Though they lost to the Cadets, the score was much closer at 4–9.[2]

The team returned to Ithaca for their only home game of the year, facing Colgate in the first of a weekend home-and-home series. From the start of the game, Cornell pressed their opponents and hemmed the Red Raiders in their own zone until finally score near the end of the first period. Colgate replied with a strong second frame and tied the score. Bruce Care scored the final goal in the third and earned Cornell its first win in over two years.[3] The effort required to win the match seemed take everything the Big Red had to offer because two night later, Cornell fell to the same Colgate squad 1–9.

The team did not name a captain for the season.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Eddie Best LW
Bruce Care RW
George Ebel
Hanson D
Joseph Harron D
Johnson C
McEntree G
Brendan O'Hara
Schnideau
Weber

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Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Army 13 7 6 0 87 70
Boston College 3 1 2 0 3 17
Boston University 3 2 0 1 .833 20 10 3 2 0 1 20 10
Colgate 8 2 6 0
Colorado College 11 3 8 0
Cornell 4 1 3 0 .250 9 37 4 1 3 0 9 37
Dartmouth 8 6 2 0 66 28
Gustavus Adolphus 10 1 8 1
Harvard 8 2 4 2
Michigan 25 17 7 1 167 104
Michigan Tech 16 4 12 0
Minnesota 14 9 4 1
Princeton 4 1 3 0
St. Olaf 4 3 1 0
Williams 5 1 4 0
Yale 8 6 2 0

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 19 at Yale* New Haven ArenaNew Haven, Connecticut L 2–18  0–1–0
January 26 at Army* Smith RinkWest Point, New York L 4–9  0–2–0
February 7 vs. Colgate* Beebe LakeIthaca, New York W 2–1  1–2–0
February 10 at Colgate* Hamilton, New York L 1–9  1–3–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "Pucksters Drop Opener to Yale; Face Army Next". Cornell Daily Sun. January 25, 1946. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Stickmen to Face Colgate on Beebe After 9-4 Defeat in West Point Tilt". Cornell Daily Sun. February 1, 1946. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Stickmen Annex Initial Victory". Cornell Daily Sun. February 8, 1946. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "1945-1946 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved August 1, 2021.