1928–29 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season

The 1928–29 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season was the 26th season of play for the program. The team finished with a record of 3–10–0, competing as an NCAA Division I independent. The season was coached by Ray Marchand in his 6th year at the helm. A colder winter allowed the team to return to a full schedule at the Stuart Rink for the first time in three years. Despite opening the season with a victory, Army dropped eight consecutive games before recovering to win two of their final four contests. Team captain Normando Costello, who played goal, was recognized as the team's best player throughout the season.

1928–29 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Stuart Rink Bear Mountain Rink
Record
Overall	3–10–0
Home	3–9–0
Road	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Ray Marchand
Captain	Normando Costello
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Season

The 1928–29 season coincided with colder winter temperatures than the program had experienced in recent years. The dip in temperature allowed the team to return to a full schedule on the Stuart Rink for the first time in three years. The lack of practice time over that stretch continued to affect the team's performance, and after opening the season with a win, Army dropped eight contests in a row. During the losing streak, the Cadets were rarely competitive; however, results gradually improved as the season progressed.

Team captain Normando Costello was lauded for his play in goal and was regarded as the team's best player for much of the season. Observers attributed the high number of goals allowed primarily to the poor play of the team's skaters.

Regular access to Stuart Rink for most of the season allowed Marchand to develop greater cohesion within the team. In the last four games of the year, Army was able to score at least three goals in each game, a far cry from the 13 total markers they had earned in the first nine matches. The steady improvement gave hope to observers that Army could soon produce a winning season.

Roster

No.	Nat.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Marshall S. Carter	Sophomore	LW			1909-09-16	Fort Monroe, Virginia
		Frederic H. Chaffee	Senior	LW/RW				Faribault, Minnesota
		Normando A. Costello (C)	Senior	G			1905-06-19	Franklin, Massachusetts
		Edward J. Cotter	Sophomore	LW			1908-04-30	Canton, Massachusetts
		Rudolph Fink	Senior	D			1905-01-24	Nome, Alaska
		Harvey P. Huglin	Freshman	D			1910-05-09	Fairfield, Iowa
		Roy E. Lindquist	Junior	C			1907-02-18	West Newton, Massachusetts
		Milton H. Pressley Jr.	Sophomore	D			1906-09-29	Miami, Florida
		Jacquard H. Rothschild	Junior	RW			1907-12-22	Chicago, Illinois
		Donald M. Schorr	Senior	D				New Jersey
		Walter C. Sweeney Jr.	Junior	LW			1909-07-23	Wheeling, West Virginia
		Field H. Tapping	Sophomore	C/RW			1905-12-29	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
		John K. Waters	Sophomore	D			1906-12-20	Baltimore, Maryland

Standings

1928–29 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Amherst	8	3	4	1	.438	13	18		9	3	5	1	14	20
Army	9	2	7	0	.222	11	50		12	3	9	0	23	61
Bates	11	4	6	1	.409	26	20		12	5	6	1	28	21
Boston College	10	4	6	0	.400	29	27		14	5	9	0	36	42
Boston University	10	9	1	0	.900	36	9		12	9	2	1	39	14
Bowdoin	9	5	4	0	.556	11	14		9	5	4	0	11	14
Brown	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		13	8	5	0	–	–
Clarkson	7	6	1	0	.857	43	11		10	9	1	0	60	19
Colby	5	0	4	1	.100	4	11		5	0	4	1	4	11
Colgate	7	4	3	0	.571	16	18		7	4	3	0	16	18
Connecticut Agricultural	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Cornell	5	2	3	0	.400	7	9		5	2	3	0	7	9
Dartmouth	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		17	9	5	3	58	28
Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		10	4	6	0	–	–
Harvard	7	4	3	0	.571	26	10		10	5	4	1	31	15
Massachusetts Agricultural	11	6	5	0	.545	30	20		12	7	5	0	33	21
Middlebury	10	7	3	0	.700	27	29		10	7	3	0	27	29
MIT	11	5	6	0	.455	26	32		11	5	6	0	26	32
New Hampshire	11	6	4	1	.591	23	20		11	6	4	1	23	20
Norwich	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		8	2	6	0	–	–
Pennsylvania	11	2	9	0	.182	12	82		13	2	10	1	–	–
Princeton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		19	15	3	1	–	–
Rensselaer	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4	1	3	0	–	–
St. John's	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		7	3	3	1	–	–
St. Lawrence	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		8	3	4	1	–	–
St. Stephen's	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Syracuse	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Union	5	2	2	1	.500	17	14		5	2	2	1	17	14
Vermont	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Williams	10	6	4	0	.600	33	16		10	6	4	0	33	16
Yale	12	10	1	1	.875	47	9		17	15	1	1	64	12

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
?	St. Stephen's*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 5–2	1–0–0
January 12	Williams*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 0–10	1–1–0
January 16	Massachusetts Agricultural*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 1–3	1–2–0
January 19	Bates*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 0–5	1–3–0
January 26	New Hampshire*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 1–5	1–4–0
February 2	MIT*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 2–5	1–5–0
February 6	Dartmouth*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 0–9	1–6–0
February 9	Amherst*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 3–4	1–7–0
February 16	Colgate*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 1–8	1–8–0
February	Norwich*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	W 3–1	2–8–0
February 23	at Royal Military College*	Kingston, Ontario (Rivalry)	L 3–7	2–9–0
February	Poughkeepsie*	Stuart Rink • West Point, New York	L 4–2 †	2–10–0
March 2	Rensselaer*	Bear Mountain Rink • Bear Mountain, New York	W 4–1	3–10–0
*Non-conference game.

† Contemporary Army records include a game against Poughkeepsie, however, those records are confused as to the result of the game. The game is listed as a loss for the Cadets but the score is recorded as 4–2 in their favor.