Hockey Team Holds 1st Practice; 18-Game Schedule Is Announced

The varsity hockey squad held its first practice of the 1956 season at Watson Rink yesterday. About 40 players are trying out for the team that will seek its fourth consecutive Ivy League championship this year under Coach Cooney Weiland.

The freshman team began practicing on Monday.

The season schedule includes 18 regular games and two local tournaments. Five of the home games will be played at Watson Rink, three at the Boston Garden, and two at the Boston Arena.

The schedule is as follows: Dec. 6, at Providence College; Dec. 14, at Norwich; Dec. 15, at Middlebury; Dec. 18, Providence College at the Boston Garden; Dec. 27-29, Holiday Tournament, at the Boston Arena; Jan. 7, Boston Univ., at the Boston Arena; Jan. 10, at American International; Jan. 12, at Princeton; Jan. 14, Northeastern, at the Boston Garden; Feb. 1 and 5, Bean Pot Tournament, at the Boston Garden; Feb. 2, at Brown; Feb. 7, Brown; Feb. 9, American International; Feb. 13, Boston College, at the Boston Arena; Feb. 16, at Dartmouth; Feb. 20, at Williams; Feb. 23, Tufts; Feb. 27, Dartmouth; Mar. 2, Yale, at the Boston Garden; Mar. 6, Princeton; Mar. 9, at Yale.

The team also plans a game against the U.S. Amateur Hockey Team on Nov. 17. Boston College, Boston University, and the Crimson will each play one period against the amateur stars.