1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey season
1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini
men's ice hockey season
Jim Beaumont
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The 1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.
Season
The Illini were able to play their first full season in 1939 and showed improvement in their play. The team faced a tough slate of games, being dominated by some of college hockey's best teams but the program was able to earn its first three wins.[1] Dick Fee was team captain until his graduation in February. Afterwards, Jim Beaumont led the Illini.
Roster
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
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Richard K. Babbitt | Junior | F | Riverside, Illinois | ||||||
James D. Beaumont (C) | Senior | G | Des Plaines, Illinois | ||||||
Edward H. Carlson | Senior | D | East Moline, Illinois | ||||||
Richard M. Fee (C) | Senior | D | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
George E. Fieldhouse | Junior | F/D | Pleasantville, New Jersey | ||||||
Thomas E. Jaworek | Sophomore | F | New Bedford, Massachusetts | ||||||
Arthur C. Jones | Sophomore | Rockford, Illinois | |||||||
Eugene H. Kaufman | Junior | D | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
Charles W. Sigerson | Senior | F | Chelmsford, Massachusetts | ||||||
J. M. Sisley | |||||||||
C. Paul Slater | Junior | Urbana, Illinois | |||||||
Maurice P. Thompson | Junior | F | Pleasantville, New Jersey | ||||||
Alex Welsh | Sophomore | F | Rockford, Illinois | ||||||
John M. White | Junior | F | Seymour, Illinois | ||||||
Chester J. Ziemba | Sophomore | D | Chicago, Illinois |
Standings
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Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Alaska-Fairbanks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
Colorado College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | – | |
Illinois | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 45 | |
Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 63 | |
Michigan Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | – | – | |
Minnesota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
Schedule and results
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 12 | vs. USC* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 0–9 | 0–1–0 | |||||||
January 6 | vs. Minnesota* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 0–6 | 0–2–0 | |||||||
January 7 | vs. Minnesota* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 2–5 | 0–3–0 | |||||||
January 14 | vs. Michigan* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | L 0–4 † | 0–4–0 | |||||||
January 20 | vs. Notre Dame ‡* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | W 6–0 | 1–4–0 | |||||||
February 17 | at Minnesota* | Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | L 0–8 | 1–5–0 | |||||||
February 18 | at Minnesota* | Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | L 2–8 | 1–6–0 | |||||||
February 21 | at Saint Louis ‡* | St. Louis Arena • St. Louis, Missouri | W 2–1 | 2–6–0 | |||||||
February 24 | vs. Saint Louis ‡* | University of Illinois Ice Arena • Champaign, Illinois | W 2–1 | 3–6–0 | |||||||
March 4 | at Michigan* | Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan | L 1–3 | 3–7–0 | |||||||
*Non-conference game. |
† Illinois archives list the score as 0–8, however, contemporary reports have the game as 0–4.[2]
‡ Notre Dame's and Saint Louis' programs were club teams at the time.