Several strong team were engaged for a trip to West Point and the Cadets were preparing for a hard test throughout the year.

Contemporary news accounts show that the team was worried about the condition of the ice prior to the match but makes no reference to the game afterwards.

[3] The Cadets evened their record a second time with a win over Amherst and then a snowstorm dumped several feet of snow on West Point.

Since the snow couldn't be cleared off of the rink in time, Army was forced back to Bear Mountain for their game against Boston University.

Army's losing streak ran to 3 games with a loss to Syracuse a few days later but the rink began to become rough afterwards.