Warm weather forced the team to use nearby porter pond for training in December but it also caused three of the first four scheduled games to be cancelled.
[2] Fortunately, Brown had access to an indoor rink, allowing the Panthers to open the season in Rhode Island.
Unfortunately, the team was missing several of its starters; even excluding the loss of three regulars to graduation, Chappell, Douglas and MacLeod were back at home recovering from the flu while Gruggel and Huntington limped around the ice nursing injuries.
[4] Continued poor weather ended any chance of another game in January and the team had to wait until after the exam break for their next match.
Additionally, because they had passed their first exams, three freshmen were added to the lineup and it was hoped that they would help the team continued its success in recent years.
In a game that was altered by a small-than-normal rink and an accumulation of snow on the surface, The Panthers' defense was key in their victory.
The game was bogged down on account of soft ice but that didn't stop Makela from opening the scoring before three minutes had elapsed.
The Tigers were one of the top teams in the nation, having handed Clarkson its only loss on the year, and were a daunting challenge for the undersized Panthers.
They recovered from the disastrous start and played Princeton mostly even for the remainder of the game Foote recorded his first goal of the season in the lopsided loss.
In a game that had been delayed for a month, Nelson and Kelley scored to match the efforts of the home team and force extra time.