1897–98 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

1897–98 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Record
Overall	3–1–0
Home	0–1–0
Neutral	3–0–0
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)	Frederick Goodridge
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons  1898–99 »

The 1897–98 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.

Season

Over the previous few years Harvard had played 'ice polo' with Frederick Goodridge captaining the team.^[1] For the 1897-98 season the players switched to ice hockey and the team played its first game January 19, losing 0–6 against Brown.

Note: Harvard University did not formally adopt Crimson as its moniker until 1910 but the student body had uniformly been associated with the color since 1875.^[2]

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		William Beardsell	Sophomore	F
		Baldwin		D
		E. K. Bowser		D
		George Clement	Sophomore	D			1877-04-21	Wien, Austria
		Frederick Goodridge (C)	Senior	F			1873-10-26	Cambridge, Massachusetts
		Roger Hardy	Freshman	F			1878-01-18	Brookline, Massachusetts
		Frank Holt	Senior	F			1869-04-30	Newport, Rhode Island
		Isaac Hoxie	Freshman	D			1879-01-02	Roxbury, Massachusetts
		George Matteson	Sophomore	F			1875-01-25	Providence, Rhode Island
		Fred Russell	Junior	G			1877-03-16
		Edward Stevens	Junior	F/D				Staten Island, New York

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Standings

1897–98 Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Brown	5	4	0	1	.900	12	2		6	4	1	1	13	10
Columbia	4	0	3	1	.125	2	11		13	3	8	2
Harvard	3	2	1	0	.667	6	9		4	3	1	0	11	11
Haverford	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Johns Hopkins	4	0	3	1	.125	1	10		17	5	8	4	20	32
Maryland	3	2	0	1	.833	8	0		–	–	–	–	–	–
MIT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Pennsylvania	6	2	2	2	.500				11	6	3	2
Pennsylvania Dental College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Yale	6	2	2	2	.500	9	4		8	3	3	2	12	7

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 19	Brown*	Franklin Park • Boston, Massachusetts	L 0–6	0–1–0
February 3	vs. Newtowne Athletic Club*	Locust Street Rink • Boston, Massachusetts	W 5–2	1–1–0
February 4	vs. MIT*	Locust Street Rink • Boston, Massachusetts	W 3–2	2–1–0
February 8	vs. MIT*	Crystal Lake • Newton Center, Massachusetts	W 3–1	3–1–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

1. "Harvard College Class of 1899 Secretary's First Report". Harvard University. 1902. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
2. "History". Harvard University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
3. "1897-1898 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
4. "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.