"Buck" was a Canadian who had played collegiately at the University of Saskatchewan before serving in the military during World War I.

After the war he began coaching hockey and was player/coach of a team in Chicago when he accepted the position.

[1] A team was quickly assembled with most players coming from the college of dental surgery.

Marquette took that experience into the two final games against Wisconsin and were able to earn back-to-back ties.

Dave Delaney was a late addition to the team, dealing with a knee injury, but made it into the lineup after Garry was forced to withdraw.