Despite the teams lack of success and minimal games played, the enthusiasm shown by the student body convinced the school to continue the ice hockey program.
Erwin Drost, the coach of the freshman teams, returned and put the prospective players through their paces while a temporary rink was built atop the tennis courts near the chemistry building.
[3] A week later the team took a trip to the capital district for a pair of games, finally opening their season against Union.
Early February saw the home rink finally in a usable state and provide the team with a much-needed playing surface.
Despite showing a greater level of teamwork, Middlebury was shutout for the third consecutive game, though they gave the sizable home crowd something to cheer about with the pace of play.
[8] The following day, in Burlington, the team was unable to avenge its earlier loss to Vermont and were blanked for the fourth time on the year.