[2] After the first on-ice drills were held, Gus Hornfeck, who had coached the team before the war, agreed to return and take over the squad after Christmas.

While this did afford the team access to good ice, it also meant that the Tigers were only able to schedule 8 games due to high demand for the arena.

In order to bolster their schedule, the Tigers set up a trip to Buffalo during the winter break where they would play several Canadian teams.

While the players did a good job preparing themselves for the match, they were unable to properly account for the strange nature of Fordham's rink.

[7] The early baptism by fire helped turn the team into a formidable unit and the results were on full display by the end of the week when Princeton dominated Penn to earn its first win of the season.

Several good practices, including a few held on Lake Carnegie, had the team well prepared for the Elis and Princeton got off to a quick start.

Since the Crimson stubbornly continued to play 7-man hockey, the Tigers had to promote one of their reserves to starter so that the rover position could be filled.

Even without those changes, the Tigers were facing a daunting challenge as Harvard was the top team in the country and already well on its way to winning another intercollegiate championship.

When the dust settled Princeton was on the wrong end of a 0–7 score and had no margin for error if it wanted a chance at a league title.

[12] The extended layoff had the Tigers on the shelf until mid-February but, once they returned for the rematch with Yale, the didn't seem to be any drop in production.

[18] A rematch with Harvard had been slated to take place in March, however, the Crimson decided against venturing south and allowed the single game between the two to stand for the season series.