The team was helmed by a new head coach but Professor Euclid Heile had earned his degreed in Canada and was more familiar with the game than his predecessors.
Also, with the school now fully recognizing ice hockey as a minor sport, the college built an on-campus rink for the first time.
Located at the north end of campus along the river bank, the rink was a massive sheet of ice, measuring more than 200 by 125 feet.
[2] The team then had the rest of January off due to weather playing havoc with rinks throughout the region and did not return to the ice until after the exam break.
Colby played a fast game against Bates before several hundred spectators but they were unable to solve the brilliant goaltending of the Garnets.
Vale netted two goals and gave the Mules a lead going into the final period, however, the home team was able to turn the tide and pull out a narrow victory in the end.
After getting the best effort that the Blue and Gray could muster, which included moving McBay up to wing to get some extra speed on offense, Bates still proved victorious.
Playing as well as they had in the previous match, Colby could not overcome the superior teamwork from Bates and Vale's lone goal was the only marker the team could conjure up.
Fagerstrom gave a decent performance in goal but it was not enough and the Mules were bested for the third time, leaving no doubt as to which team was superior.