While primarily a baseball coach, his success in the abbreviated '25 season showed that he wasn't bad at leading the ice hockey team.
With the team returning six veterans, hopes were high for the Bears and they attempted to put together an ambitious schedule that included a 3-game swing through Massachusetts.
[2] Construction on the rink was nearly complete by the second week of December, thanks in part to an early winter, and floodlight were installed so that games could be played at night.
The offense came from all quarters: starting center (Cutter), defense (Cole) and reserve forward (Thayer) to give the Whites a total victory over a team that was typically the class of the state.
Jim Berry played a tremendous game in goal, stopping 45 shots in 45 minutes, an impressive feat under any circumstance.
The ice was choppy due to an earlier game between Harvard and Williams but Boston University didn't appear to have any difficulties in the match.
Berry played his weakest game of the season while Cutter led a valiant effort from the offense that fell short by 1 goal.
[9] After the program won its second consecutive title, calls for better facilities began with a request for the school to build a rink that would not be as vulnerable to the weather as their current venue.