1914–15 Columbia Lions men's ice hockey season

The 1914–15 Columbia Lions men's ice hockey season was the 19th season of play for the program.

1914–15 Columbia Lions
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Record
Overall2–2–0
Home1–0–0
Road1–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachRudolph von Bernuth
Rufus Trimble
Captain(s)Torrey Webb
Columbia Lions men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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Alumni Rudolph Von Bernuth and Rufus Trimble served as coaches for the '15 team. Columbia attempted to construct a home rink for its ice hockey team at 117th and Amsterdam, however the first game against Williams was moved to the St. Nicholas Rink due to soft ice.[1] After being soundly beaten by Mass Ag. the following night, Columbia's next game was against Trinity and was the first scheduled game for the team at the St. Nicholas Rink in three years. Due to the declining attendance figures for Columbia and hockey in general over the previous few years the operators of the rink agreed to give Columbia a test game to try and prove that the team could draw enough support to at least cover the expenses of a game.[2]

Columbia ended the season 2–3 after a win over Army. The Lions were expecting to continue the program the following year, despite not coming to terms with the St. Nicholas Rink. The team attempted to erect another rink on East Field[3] but after the ice melted the first game of the season was cancelled[4] Several more attempts were made to schedule games for the season but warm weather and rain combined to prevent Columbia from playing a single match and the team was shuttered until 1920.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Charles Bartow Junior RW
George P. Butler Jr. Senior
Eugene Cleary Freshman LW
Kingsley Kunhardt Freshman
David L. Meyer Junior G
Louis Mylius Senior C
George R. Page Senior D
Howard Peare Sophomore
K. G. Reynolds Sophomore D
Torrey Webb (C) Junior R

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Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Army 3 0 3 0 .000 3 11 5 1 4 0 7 13
Columbia 4 2 2 0 .500 7 16 4 2 2 0 7 16
Cornell 4 1 3 0 .250 11 17 4 1 3 0 11 17
Dartmouth 5 4 1 0 .800 16 10 7 4 3 0 20 17
Harvard 9 8 1 0 .889 49 16 13 9 4 0 51 22
Massachusetts Agricultural 10 5 5 0 .500 32 22 10 5 5 0 32 22
MIT 5 0 5 0 .000 6 20 6 0 6 0 6 28
Princeton 9 4 5 0 .444 17 24 12 6 6 0 28 34
Rensselaer 3 0 3 0 .000 0 14 3 0 3 0 0 14
Trinity
Williams 7 4 3 0 .571 14 17 7 4 3 0 14 17
WPI
Yale 10 7 3 0 .700 32 21 16 9 7 0 56 43
YMCA College

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 6 vs. Williams* St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York (Exhibition) L 2–6 
January 7 vs. Massachusetts Agricultural* New Haven ArenaNew Haven, Connecticut L 0–5  0–1–0
January 18 vs. Trinity* St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York W 4–3  1–1–0
February 5 at Cornell* Beebe LakeIthaca, New York L 1–7  1–2–0
February 10 at Army* Stuart RinkWest Point, New York W 2–1  2–2–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ "Volume LVIII, Number 76". Columbia Daily Spectator. January 6, 1915. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Volume LVIII, Number 82". Columbia Daily Spectator. January 13, 1915. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Volume LIX, Number 59". Columbia Daily Spectator. December 8, 1915. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Volume LIX, Number 72". Columbia Daily Spectator. January 6, 1916. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "The Columbian 1917". Columbia University. Retrieved March 3, 2020.