1897–98 Columbia men's ice hockey season

The 1897–98 Columbia men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.

1897–98 Columbia men's ice hockey season
Conference	3rd IHA
Home ice	St. Nicholas Rink
Record
Overall	2–8–2
Conference	0–3–1
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)	William Belden
Columbia men's ice hockey seasons « 1896–97 1898–99 »

Season

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

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		William Belden (C)	Senior	D
		De Forest		F
		Elliott		F
		A. M. Henderson	Sophomore	F
		Livingston		F
		Lyle		F
		McGuire		F
		O'Connor		F
		James Pell	Junior	F
		Gerard Roberts	Senior	G
		William Robb	Graduate	F/D
		Bartow Van Voorhis	Senior	F
		John T. Williams	Senior	D

Standings

1897–98 Collegiate ice hockey standings
	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

1897–98 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Brown	4	3	0	1	.875	6	2		6	4	1	1	13	10
Yale	6	2	2	2	.500	9	4		8	3	3	2	12	7
Columbia	4	0	3	1	.125	2	11		13	3	8	2

Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 4	vs. St. Nicholas Hockey Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 0–3	0–1–0
January 5	vs. New Jersey Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 4–1	1–1–0
January 10	vs. Naval Reserves*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 1–0	2–1–0
January 11	vs. Montclair Athletic Club*	Clermont Avenue Skating Rink • Brooklyn, New York	L 2–3	2–2–0
January 12	vs. New York Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 5–4	3–2–0
January 18	vs. New York Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 0–2	3–3–0
January 29	vs. New York Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L ?	3–4–0
February 5	at Yale	New Haven, Connecticut	L 0–4	3–5–0 (0–1–0)
February 12	vs. Brown	Clermont Avenue Skating Rink • Brooklyn, New York	L 1–3	3–6–0 (0–2–0)
February 26	vs. New Jersey Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	T 3–3	3–6–1
March 5	vs. Yale	Clermont Avenue Skating Rink • Brooklyn, New York	T 0–0 OT	3–6–2 (0–2–1)
March 12	vs. Yale	Clermont Avenue Skating Rink • Brooklyn, New York	L 1–4	3–7–2 (0–3–1)
March 16	vs. Montclair Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 0–7	3–8–2
*Non-conference game.