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When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, many college students joined the United States Armed Forces. As a result many colleges suspended some or all of their athletic programs for the duration of the war. A few ice hockey programs continued to operate for the 1917–18 season but those were perishingly few.
Though U.S. colleges had been fielding men's ice hockey teams since 1895, [1] the NCAA did not have a formal tournament in place to decide a champion until after World War II. [2] Starting with the 1947-48 season, the NCAA tournament invited the four top-ranked teams to Colorado Springs, Colorado to compete for the NCAA Championship.
There were notable exceptions such as Yale and Dartmouth, who continued to play through the duration of the war, but many teams returned to the ice for an abbreviated 1945–46 season. One benefit to college hockey that resulted from the war was the G.I. Bill which helped returning servicemen pay for a college education. With a much larger ...
With World War I having ended in November, many students who had graduated early returned to West Point to finish their studies. Among these was Henry Nichols, who returned for a second season as the captain of the ice hockey team and helped the squad transition into the post-war years. Additionally, the team was again coached by a young ...
The 1917–18 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 24th season ... operations due to World War I. Most would return shortly after the war's end.
With the end of World War I coming in November 1918, some colleges restarted their ice hockey programs. Even them, most only played a handful of games so the young program at Boston College was still only able to schedule three matches. The highlight for the year was BC's first match against the top program from Harvard.
The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 6, 2023, and concluded with the NCAA championship on April 13, 2024. This was the 76th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship is being held, and is US college hockey's 130th year overall.
Date Opponent Site Result Record Regular Season; January 11 vs. Boston Hockey Club* Charlesbank Rink • Brighton, Massachusetts: W 3–2 1–0–0 January 30 Fort Devens* Cambridge, Massachusetts: W 3–0 2–0–0 January 31 vs. Boston College* Charlesbank Rink • Brighton, Massachusetts: W 7–2 3–0–0 February 1 vs. Boston Hockey Club*