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The Middlebury Panthers are the 31 varsity teams of Middlebury College that compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The Panthers lead the NESCAC in total number of national championships, having won 42 team titles [ 2 ] since the conference lifted its ban on NCAA play in 1994. [ 3 ]
At the end of the year, Middlebury had posted a tremendous record of 19–2 with their only losses being 1-goal decisions to two of the best teams in the nation, both on the road. While the Panthers had an argument for inclusion into the NCAA tournament, their was a significant problem that they could not overcome. At the time, NCAA rules ...
The Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey team represents Middlebury College in men’s hockey and has done so since 1922 (with the exception of a few years during World War II). The Panthers currently play at the Division III and have won the most championships (8) of any D-III program. For a time the team did play along with top-level programs ...
The Panthers began the season against Hamilton for a second consecutive year and produced a far better outcome. Whittemore scored twice against the Continentals, becoming the first player in program history to have a multi-goal game. Not only that, it was the first time the Panthers had ever recorded more than 1 goal in a game as a team.
The Knights protested, believing his shot had entered the cage through a hole in the netting but both referees allowed the marker to stand and Middlebury skated away with possibly the biggest victory in program history. [6] After the exhausting game, Middlebury hosted Vermont for a rematch and were nearly handed a massive upset.
The Panthers went into the opening game with a handicap as they had yet to have any on-ice practice, and that showed in the result. Hamilton totally dominated the match, at times appearing to score at will. Middlebury showed some life in the third but were unable to breach the Continentals' defenses. [2]
Middlebury was set to wrap up the in-state season with a home-and-home series against Vermont. The first game saw Red Melbye as the overwhelming hero, setting a new program record with 4 goals on the evening. [6] Two days later, the Panthers invaded Burlington and came out with an even bigger victory.
Ross opened the scoring with the first goal in the program's history and had his team in the lead by the midway point of the game. Saint Michael's rallied with two goals in the second half to take the match but that didn't stop the first home game for the Panthers being a huge and popular success. [4] Erwin Drost served as team manager and head ...