Raymond Marchand

Raymond Wilfred Marchand (October 18, 1890 – April 6, 1969) was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player, with a hometown of Kingston, Ontario.

[2] In 1924 the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. hired Mr. Marchand to coach its ice hockey and soccer teams, The Black Knights.

That same year, for the first time in program history, Marchand took his ice hockey team, the Black Knights, across the border to face the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario.

[3] During Marchand's first seven years coaching the USMA ice hockey team, games were held during the winter on The Plain adjacent to the Gymnasium.

In 1931, Marchand oversaw the opening of the academy's indoor Smith Rink, where the present day Herbert Hall stands.