[2] The early start meant that the Ephs had no ice available at the time, however, while that unwelcome news was a common occurrence for the team, another issue was very surprising.

McGill had started putting together an international coalition of colleges that included the likes of Toronto, Princeton and Yale with the intention of forming a conference.

[3] The Ephs were rather flattered to receive the invitation but thought that their inclusion may have been premature as the team still did not possess a permanent home rink.

Furthering the increase in prominence for the program was the debate in early December as to whether the hockey and basketball teams would be promoted to 'major' status within the athletic department.

While they were able to stay in shape, the team had no ability to work on their skating or teamwork which, as past years had proven, were vital for the success of the Ephs.

Brigham, who had replaced Hoyt as the starting left wing, opened the scoring near the end of the first and Williams gradually took over the game afterwards.

With their next match being the final one before the exam break, Williams rounded out a difficult first half of their season with a 3–2 win over YMCA College.

[12] Blaney, Hoyt and Smith each scored 2 goals against Cornell despite soft ice and the team overwhelmed the Big Red in the first and third periods.

While the multitude of substitutes used by the Ephs helped the Purple stave off exhaustion in the 60-minute match, the offense and defense, degraded by the absences of Smith and Shepler respectively, were unable to withstand the Princeton attack.

Howe's first goal of the season opened the scoring and the Purple never looked back, keeping the Cadets hemmed in their own end for most of the game.