[2] A bigger surprise came soon after construction of the rink commenced when the athletic council announced that ice hockey would immediately become a 'major' sport.
[3] Page, the team's manager, conducted practice while trying to put a slate of games together but he was finding it difficult to secure meetings on such short notice.
[4] The team was supposed to play its first official game on January 17 against the Canadian Club of Portland but poor weather forced the match to be cancelled.
Richardson replaced Doherty in goal while Morrell was dropped back to cover point, swapping spots with Curtis.
The changes brought about a far superior defensive effort from the Whites when Bowdoin took on Bates and, though they lost the match, they only surrendered a single goal to the Garnet.