The weather got cold enough for the rink to form in mid-December and the team began training with gusto.

There were some outstanding performances in those losses as goaltender Dave Pynchon did well against a withering attack while the physical play from Don Radcliffe elicited cheers from the several-thousand-strong crowds.

Entering the game against Hamilton, their opponents were coming off dominating performances and were expected to swamp the still winless Ephs.

[4] Unfortunately, the Ephs couldn't sustain that level of play and, after a tie with Middlebury, the team lost 4 games in a row.

[5] Williams recovered at the end of the season, first by deadlocking a strong Army squad but then by taking down Princeton on the road.