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Syracuse University Men's Hockey Collection

An inventory of its collection at the Syracuse University Archives


Finding aid created by: Sasha Solomon
Date: 2023

Historical Note

The Syracuse University Men's Hockey Team was initially formed by a group of students as a club sport called the Syracuse University Hockey Association in 1959. This starting team would play in an informal league of other teams before obtaining University recognition in the 1961-1962 season and getting their first coach. The following 1962-1963 season would be their first season of official league play. Over the next sixty years they have continued to develop the program, and have since become one of the top twenty American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) club teams.

In 2019 the Syracuse University Men's Hockey Team established the Hall of Fame and the Van Winkle Award to recognize those who had helped to establish the team and contribute to its continued survival and development. The Van Winkle Award is named after Richard Van Winkle, a player and club organizer who was instrumental in the establishment of the team back in 1959.

Scope and Content Note

The Syracuse University Men's Hockey Collection comprises programs and pins related to the Hall of Fame and the Van Winkle Awards. The collection is divided into two series:

Memorabilia contains three pins given to Syracuse University Men's Hockey alumni and awardees of the Hall of Fame and Van Winkle Awards.

Programs contains programs for the Hall of Fame and Van Winkle Award Weekends as well as the 60th Anniversary of the program.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions for this collection.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Related Material

The University Archives holds materials related to the Syracuse University Men's Hockey team in the Syracuse University Photograph Collection, Syracuse University Poster Collection, and Syracuse University Slide Collection.

Selected Search Terms

Names

Van Winkle, Richard.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

College athletes.
Hockey players.
Hockey.
Higher education.

Types of Material

Memorabilia
Programs (documents)

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Syracuse University Men's Hockey Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Peter Hayward in 2022 and 2023

Processing Information

Pins were wrapped in tissue paper and placed in an envelope. All materials were placed in acid free folders and then placed inside an acid free box.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.

Table of Contents

Programs

Memorabilia

Inventory