1899–1900 Cornell men's ice hockey season

1899–1900 Cornell
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The 1899–1900 Cornell men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.

Season

The ice hockey team from the University of Buffalo was one of the first collegiate clubs in America, playing their first games as far back as 1896. Unfortunately, because of how far away their nearest contemporaries were, the Blues had trouble finding college opponents. The club played off and on for a few years and looked to finally secure a local rival by inducing Cornell University to field a team. By 1900, they were finally able to secure a match against the Ithaca school when Cornell agreed to sponsor ice hockey for the first time. Due mostly to the lack of experience and training leading up to the game, Cornell was walloped 1–10.^[1] Herbert Wood scored the first goal in the program's history, however, because of how badly the team had been defeated, a proposed second game was abandoned.

Note: Cornell University did not formally adopt 'Big Red' as its moniker until after 1905.^[2] They have been, however, associated with 'Carnelian and White' since the school's Inauguration Day on October 7, 1868.^[3]

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	DoB	Hometown
Charles Brown		F	1882-05-11
Alexander McDougall		F
Norton		G
Roger Roberts		D	1872-07-12	Ithaca, New York
G. A. Smith	Senior	F
Ezra Whitman		D	1880-02-19	Baltimore, Maryland
Herbert Wood (C)	Sophomore	F	1877-05-10	Sackville, New Brunswick

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Standings

1899–1900 Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Brown	7	1	5	1	.214	17	39	7	1	5	1	17	39
Buffalo	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Columbia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cornell	1	0	1	0	.000	1	10	1	0	1	0	1	10
Harvard	5	4	1	0	.800	37	12	9	7	1	1	56	18
MIT	3	0	3	0	.000	7	24	5	2	3	0	15	26
Princeton	4	0	3	1	.125	6	26	6	0	5	1	7	33
Western University of Pennsylvania	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Yale	7	7	0	0	1.000	37	11	14	10	4	0	49	38

Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
March 22	at Buffalo	Broadway Auditorium • Buffalo, New York	L 1–10	0–1–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

^ "Good for U. of B". Buffalo Evening News. March 23, 1900.
^ Cornell Athletics – Frequently Asked Questions
^ "Traditions Cornell Big Red". Cornell University. Archived from the original on April 7, 2006. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
^ "1899-1900 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "Year-By-Year results" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[1] "Good for U. of B". Buffalo Evening News. March 23, 1900.

[2] Cornell Athletics – Frequently Asked Questions

[3] "Traditions Cornell Big Red". Cornell University. Archived from the original on April 7, 2006. Retrieved September 5, 2006.

[4] "1899-1900 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[5] "Year-By-Year results" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

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v t e Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Beebe Lake (1906–1948) Lynah Rink (1957–present)
Head coaches	G.A. Smith (1900–1901) Talbot Hunter (1909–1912, 1914–1916) Edmund Magner (1912–1913) E.J. Sawyer (1913–1914) Nick Bawlf (1920–1947) Arthur Boeringer (1947–1948) Paul Patten (1957–1963) Ned Harkness (1963–1970) Dick Bertrand (1970–1982) Lou Reycroft (1982–1987) Brian McCutcheon (1987–1995) Mike Schafer (1995–present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1909–1913) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Harvard
Culture & lore	Florida College Hockey Classic
All-time leaders	Lance Nethery (271 Points) Brock Tredway (113 Goals) Ken Dryden (76 Wins)
Retired numbers	Ken Dryden (1) Joe Nieuwendyk (25)
National championships	1967 1970
Frozen Four appearances	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 1981 1986 1991 1996 1997 2002 2003 2005 2006 2009 2010 2012 2017 2018 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1973 1980 1986 1996 1997 2003 2005 2010 2024
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