Today, we're looking at Bulldogs on Ice: Yale University's Men's Ice Hockey, by Daniel K. Fleschner.

Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut.

Their first ever hockey game was played on January 31^st, 1896. It was a 3-2 loss. The next day, they played to a 2-2 tie against Johns Hopkins. From those humble beginnings came a hockey program that has developed a number of players and has quite a history.

David Ingalls, ('20) was the first Navy Ace in World War 1, and the arena at Yale bears his name. He would later go on to become Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aviation, and would retire as a Rear Admiral. How's that for a hockey player?

John Bent was one of 5 Yale players on the American team that won silver at the 1932 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, NY.

Ding Palmer also was on that 1932 team. He scored an amazing 52 goals in the 1927-28 season, and in his 3 varsity years the team went an unbelievable 46 wins 6 loss-2 ties. He is also in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

John Snyder has the career best goals against average, at 2.58

When Yale went to play Cornell on January 7^th, 1967, no one in the entire hockey world expected anything less than a Cornell blowout victory. Cornell would play their backup goalie, and by the end of regulation play, Yale had him figured out and the two teams were going to overtime tied 3-3. When Yale finally won the game, it would be the only defeat of the season for the eventual national champion Cornell team. For Yale, it was one of their biggest, most treasured wins of all time.

Bob Ufer played in 1971, went to Harvard Law and would eventually become the legal counsel for the International Hockey League.

More recently, into the 80s, Randy Wood went undrafted, but still managed to play 12 seasons in the NHL, more than anyone in Yale history. Bob Kudelski is the Yale all-time leading scorer with 158 points. He played 9 seasons in the NHL with Los Angeles, Ottawa and Florida. He is the only Yale graduate to play in the NHL All-Star Game.

All in all, Yale hockey history goes back well over 100 years, and there is much to be proud of. Never count out the Elis, as they have shown time after time they are a tenacious bunch.

Special thanks to Arcadia Publishing for making this book available for reviewing purposes.

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