Just 12 students attended the first workout for the club and, though prospects weren't great, the team was still able to enter itself into the competition for the Maine Intercollegiate Hockey Championship with Bates and Bowdoin.
Freshman Richard Watson assumed the coaching responsibilities while Grenville Vale was elected team captain.
While they took their opening match, the haphazard play caused the team to redouble its training efforts for when they resumed after the exam break.
They looked much more composed in their contest versus Maine, who were playing on an informal basis, and then extended their winning streak to 3 with a downing of the Polar Bears.
Three difficult games at the end of the month not only put the state championship out of reach, but gave the distinct possibility that the Mules would finish with a losing record.