1896–97 Columbia men's ice hockey season
| 1896–97 Columbia men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Home ice | St. Nicholas Rink |
| Record | |
| Overall | 2–3–0 |
| Conference | 0–2–0 |
| Home | 2–2–0 |
| Road | 0–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Captain(s) | Bartow Van Voorhis |
| Columbia men's ice hockey seasons 1897–98 » | |
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[edit]
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[edit]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Belden | Junior | D | |||||||
| Elliott | F/D | ||||||||
| Harry Gregg | Sophomore | G | |||||||
| Harold N. Hall | Sophomore | D | |||||||
| Orleans Longacre Jr. | Junior | F | |||||||
| Henry Coit Mortimer | Junior | F | |||||||
| O'Connor | F | ||||||||
| Joseph O'Dwyer | Graduate | F | |||||||
| James Pell | Sophomore | F | |||||||
| Putnam | G | ||||||||
| Bartow Van Voorhis (C) | Junior | F | |||||||
| John T. Williams | Junior | D |
Standings[edit]
| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PCT. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Yale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 31 | |
| Johns Hopkins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 25 | |
| Columbia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | |
Schedule and Results[edit]
| 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 • Brooklyn, 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) | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Hockey Notes". The Columbia Daily Spectator. January 5, 1897. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ The American College. Higher Education Association. 1910. p. 162.