1912–13 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

1912–13 Princeton Tigers
men's ice hockey season
1912–13 Princeton Tigers; men's ice hockey season
Intercollegiate Hockey Association, Champion
Conference	2nd IHL / 1st IHA
Home ice	Lake Carnegie
Record
Overall	9–2–0
Conference	2–0–0 (IHA) / 3–2–0 (IHL)
Road	0–2–0
Neutral	9–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Gus Hornfeck
Captain(s)	Hobey Baker
	Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons; « 1911–12 1913–14 »

The 1912–13 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 14th season of play for the program.

Season

With both Yale and Columbia dropping from the Intercollegiate Hockey Association the league champion would be so in name only.^[1] As a result, Princeton made arrangements with Harvard and Yale to play best-of-three series against one another. Despite the upheaval, Princeton began the season well with a pair practice game wins before throttling Williams to open the season.^[2] Team captain Hobey Baker set a program record by recording 8 goals in the game and added three assists.

Princeton then embarked on a road trip to Syracuse for a three-game series with Cornell where the Tigers claimed all three contests. Despite being beset by two defenders for parts of the games, Baker scored 10 goals while assists were not recorded. For the first conference game Princeton jumped out to an early lead thanks to the efforts of Baker and Kuhn but Dartmouth clawed back into the game with a strong effort but ultimately fell short.^[3] The next game against Cornell was a lopsided affair with Baker scoring 5 goals and notching at least one assist in the 9–0 win that gave Princeton the IHA championship.^[4]

The difficult portion of their schedule began after claiming the conference title when the Tigers faced their toughest opponent to date, Yale. The Bulldogs followed a similar tactic to earlier opponents by pitting two defenders against Baker but with the increased talent possessed by the Elis their efforts were more effective. While Baker was held goal-less the rest of the team was able to build a two-goal lead in the second half but a flurry of three goals in three minutes by Yale left the Tigers reeling. Kilner managed to tie the game late and push the match into overtime. The tough defensive work done by Yale in regulation appeared to be all the Elis could give and just 12 seconds into the extra frame Patterson scored. The Tigers kept the pressure on, allowing Baker to score his only goal of the night just before the end of the 5-minute session and give Princeton the win.^[5]

Their next game came against Harvard and the two teams fought a close affair that required overtime. Crimson netminder Gardner stopped some 40 shots in the game and his team rewarded him with a victory, handing Princeton its first loss of the season.^[6] After two wins against non-college foes, Princeton faced Harvard in a rematch and would have to win the game to retain any hope of claiming a collegiate championship. The Tigers did just that, downing Harvard 3–1 with Baker repeating his earlier effort with a goal and an assist.^[7] The win set up a deciding game between the two but first Princeton would have to face Yale in a rematch.

The Tigers started slowly, being unable to beat Yale netminder Harmon, and allowed the Bulldogs to take a 1–0 lead into halftime. The game picked up speed in the second and the powerful offense for Princeton came to the fore. The Tigers scored 8 goals to Yale's 1 with Baker contributing on at least three goals including scoring the game-winner.^[8] Their final game of the year would serve as a de facto championship game against Harvard as the two teams had defeated all other peers throughout the season. Princeton played the Crimson hard and fired 29 shots on goal but all were turned aside and Harvard won the contest 3–0, sending a disappointed Tiger team packing.

Despite the disappointing end, Hobey Baker's minimum of 35 goals on the season is a (unofficial) program record as of 2020. It's unknown how many assists he also scored, as the statistic was not officially recorded, but he was credited with at least 16 for the year. Note: Scoring statistics for the game against St. Paul's were not recorded.

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
Hobey Baker (C)	Junior	R	5' 9" (1.75 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1892-01-15	Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania	St. Paul's School
Gray Bryan	Senior	D
Ralph Campbell	Sophomore	D
Robert Cowan	Sophomore	RW
Thornton Emmons	Junior	D
Ehrick Kilner	Junior	RW
Wendel Kuhn	Junior	C
Robert C. Lee	Senior	D
James MacColl	Junior	LW
Robert Patterson	Senior	LW
Frank Winants	Junior	G

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Standings

1912–13 Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Amherst	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	2	1	–	–
Army	5	4	1	0	.800	15	7	6	5	1	0	42	7
Columbia	1	0	1	0	.000	0	6	2	0	2	0	6	13
Cornell	6	0	6	0	.000	8	41	7	0	7	0	8	51
Dartmouth	10	8	2	0	.800	43	15	10	8	2	0	43	15
Harvard	10	9	1	0	.900	42	14	11	9	2	0	42	16
Massachusetts Agricultural	6	3	3	0	.500	24	19	6	3	3	0	24	19
MIT	5	2	3	0	.400	17	13	9	4	5	0	28	32
Norwich	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Notre Dame	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	3	1	2	0	7	12
NYU	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Princeton	11	9	2	0	.818	64	23	14	12	2	0	78	32
Rensselaer	4	0	4	0	.000	2	17	4	0	4	0	2	17
Syracuse	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Trinity	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Williams	6	2	3	1	.417	19	24	6	2	3	1	19	24
Yale	7	2	5	0	.286	21	25	9	2	7	0	23	31
YMCA College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

1912–13 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Princeton *	2	2	0	0	4	12	2	14	12	2	0	78	32
Dartmouth	2	1	1	0	2	9	4	10	8	2	0	43	15
Cornell	2	0	2	0	0	1	16	7	0	7	0	8	51
* indicates conference champion

1912–13 Intercollegiate Hockey League standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	SW	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard *	5	4	1	0	.800	2	16	8	11	9	2	0	42	16
Princeton	5	3	2	0	.600	1	21	13	14	12	2	0	78	32
Yale	4	0	4	0	.000	0	9	22	9	2	7	0	23	31
* indicates conference champion

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 11	vs. Irish American Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 4–2	1–0–0
	at St. Nicholas Hockey Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (Exhibition)	W 5–2
December 20	vs. Williams*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 14–1	2–0–0
December 26	vs. Cornell*	Arena Ice Rink • Syracuse, New York	W 5–1	3–0–0
December 27	vs. Cornell*	Arena Ice Rink • Syracuse, New York	W 5–3	4–0–0
December 28	vs. Cornell*	Arena Ice Rink • Syracuse, New York	W 7–1	5–0–0
January 4	vs. Dartmouth	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 3–2	6–0–0 (1–0–0)
January 11	vs. Cornell	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 9–0	7–0–0 (2–0–0)
January 18	vs. Yale*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 7–5 ^OT	8–0–0
January 22	at Harvard*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 3–5 ^OT	8–1–0
February 4	at Boston Athletic Association*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 6–3	9–1–0
February 5	vs. St. Paul's School*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 4–3	10–1–0
February 8	vs. Harvard*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 3–1	11–1–0
February 12	vs. Yale*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 8–2	12–1–0
February 15	at Harvard*	Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	L 0–3	12–2–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

^ "Volume 37, Number 149". The Princeton Daily. December 16, 1912. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "Volume 37, Number 152". The Princeton Daily. January 3, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "Volume 37, Number 154". The Princeton Daily. January 6, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "Volume 37, Number 160". The Princeton Daily. January 13, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "Volume 37, Number 166". The Princeton Daily. January 20, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "Volume 37, Number 169". The Princeton Daily. February 6, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "Volume 37, Number 172". The Princeton Daily. February 10, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "Volume 37, Number 175". The Princeton Daily. February 13, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "1912-1913 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
^ "Men's Hockey All-Time Results". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[1] "Volume 37, Number 149". The Princeton Daily. December 16, 1912. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[2] "Volume 37, Number 152". The Princeton Daily. January 3, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[3] "Volume 37, Number 154". The Princeton Daily. January 6, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[4] "Volume 37, Number 160". The Princeton Daily. January 13, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[5] "Volume 37, Number 166". The Princeton Daily. January 20, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[6] "Volume 37, Number 169". The Princeton Daily. February 6, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[7] "Volume 37, Number 172". The Princeton Daily. February 10, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[8] "Volume 37, Number 175". The Princeton Daily. February 13, 1913. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[9] "1912-1913 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[10] "Men's Hockey All-Time Results". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

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v t e Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lake Carnegie (1907–1923) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1923–present)
Head coaches	Russell O. Ellis (1920–1921) Moylan McDonnell (1921–1922) Chippy Gaw (1922–1924) Beattie Ramsay (1924–1927) Lloyd Neidlinger (1927–1933) Frank Fredrickson (1933–1935) Richard Vaughan (1935–1943, 1946–1959) R. Norman Wood (1959–1965) Johnny Wilson (1965–1967) Bill Quackenbush (1967–1973) Jack Semler (1973–1977) Jim Higgins (1977–1991) Don Cahoon (1991–2000) Len Quesnelle (2000–2004) Guy Gadowsky (2004–2011) Bob Prier (2011–2014) Ron Fogarty (2014–2024) Ben Syer (2024–Present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1899–1913) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Messuri (178 Points) Ryan Kuffner (75 Goals) Zane Kalemba (57 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 2008 2009 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1998 2008 2018
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