1896–97 Columbia men's ice hockey season

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The 1896–97 Columbia men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program. Columbia University became just the third American university to support an ice hockey team.

Season

A year after Yale played the first intercollegiate game against Johns Hopkins, Columbia organized their own team and found that it had sufficient interest to support two full teams.[1] The team played two practice games in December in order to get their feet wet and help the novice players learn the game.

Note: Columbia University adopted the Lion as its mascot in 1910.[2]

Roster

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
William Belden Junior D
Elliott D
Harry Gregg Sophomore G
Harold Hall Sophomore D
Orleans Longacre Jr. Junior F
Mortimer F
O'Connor F
Joseph O'Dwyer Graduate F
James Pell Sophomore F
Putnam G
Bartow Van Voorhis ( C') Junior F
Williams Junior D

Standings

1896–97 Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Columbia 2 0 2 0 .000 2 12 5 2 3 0 5 17
Johns Hopkins 2 0 1 1 .250 3 5 8 2 5 1 16 25
Maryland Agricultural College 1 1 0 0 1.000 3 1
Pennsylvania 1 1 0 0 1.000 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0
Yale 2 1 0 1 .750 9 4 9 2 6 1 17 31

Schedule and Results

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
February 27 vs. Pennsylvania* St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York L 0–5 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
March 16 vs. Naval Reserves* St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York W 2–0 1–1–0
March 23 vs. Staten Island Cricket Club* St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York W 1–0 2–1–0
at Montclair Athletic Club* Clermont Avenue Skating Rink • New York, New York L 1–5 2–2–0
March 27 vs. Yale* St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York L 2–7 2–3–0 (0–2–0)

References

  1. "Hockey Notes". The Columbia Daily Spectator. January 5, 1897. http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs18970105-01.2.29&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------. Retrieved January 26, 2020. 
  2. (1910) The American College. Higher Education Association, 162. 
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