Marquette Golden Eagles men's ice hockey explained

Team Name:Marquette Golden Eagles
Team Link:
University:Marquette University
Sex:men's
First Year:1922–23
Conference:Northern Collegiate Hockey League
Conference Short:NCHL
Division:Black
Location:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coach:Troy Riddle
Coach Year:1st
Coach Wins:15
Coach Losses:9
Coach Ties:0
Arena:The Ponds of Brookfield

The Marquette Golden Eagles men's ice hockey team is a college ice hockey program that represents Marquette University. They are a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association at the Division II level. The university sponsored varsity ice hockey from 1922 to 1933.

History

Marquette was one of several midwestern colleges to found a varsity hockey program in the early 1920s. The Blue and Gold began playing in 1922 and rose to the top of their field, twice winning the Western Intercollegiate Championship.[1] As was common with many schools of the era, Marquette's team suffered with the vagaries of weather and a series of warm winters in the early 30s put the program in jeopardy. Unfortunately, this was also a period where funding was lacking due to the Great Depression and Marquette suspended their program in 1933. Many other schools were forced to stop playing under similar circumstances, however, most eventually restarted their programs.

Marquette did rekindle their team in 1969 after a new rink was finished.[2] However, the school never promoted the team above club status and the Golden Eagles remain at that level (as of 2021).

Season-by-season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points

Champions NCAA Frozen FourConference Regular Season ChampionsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPts*FinishGPWLT%
1922–23Independent5032
1923–24Independent8350
1924–25Independent3120
1925–26Independent7061
1926–27Independent7520
1927–28Independent141211Western Intercollegiate Champions
1928–29Independent14950
1929–30Independent161240Western Intercollegiate Champions
1930–31Independent14851
1931–32Independent10541
1932–33Independent12831
TotalsGPWLT%Championships
Regular Season11063407
Conference Post-season0000
NCAA Post-season0000
Regular Season and Post-season Record110634072 Western Intercollegiate Championships

Golden Eagles in the NHL

= NHL All-Star team= NHL All-Star[3] = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team= Hall of Famers
PlayerPositionTeam(s)YearsGames
Pudge MacKenzieRight wingCHI1932–1933360
Don McFadyenCenter1932–19361641

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1923 Hilltop . Marquette University . April 27, 2021.
  2. Web site: History . Marquette Hockey . April 27, 2021.
  3. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.