1903–04 Columbia men's ice hockey season

The 1903–04 Columbia men's ice hockey season was the 8th season of play for the program.

1903–04 Columbia men's ice hockey season
Conference	3rd IHA
Home ice	St. Nicholas Rink
Record
Overall	5–6–1
Conference	2–2–0
Home	3–2–0
Road	0–1–0
Neutral	2–3–1
Coaches and Captains
Captain(s)	Albert Akin
Columbia men's ice hockey seasons « 1902–03 1904–05 »

Season

The team did not have a head coach but E. H. Updike served as team manager.

Note: Columbia University adopted the Lion as its mascot in 1910.[1]

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Albert Akin (C)	Senior	F
		Farrand Benedict	Senior	D
		William Bode	Junior
		Thomas Brady Jr.	Sophomore
		William Callaghan	Graduate	F
		Walter Cook Jr.	Junior	F
		William Duden	Graduate	F
		Charles Jackson	Freshman	D
		Douglas McKee	Junior
		Rudolph Von Bernuth	Graduate	G

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Standings

1903–04 Collegiate ice hockey standings
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Army	0	0	0	0	–	0	0		6	5	1	0	39	9
Brown	4	0	4	0	.000	0	21		5	1	4	0	2	22
City College of New York	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Columbia	6	4	2	0	.667	19	8		12	5	6	1	30	32
Cornell	1	0	1	0	.000	0	2		1	0	1	0	0	2
Harvard	5	5	0	0	1.000	27	5		6	6	0	0	31	6
Princeton	6	2	3	1	.417	10	12		12	6	5	1	28	25
Rensselaer	1	1	0	0	1.000	6	2		1	1	0	0	6	2
Union	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4	2	2	0	–	–
Williams	0	0	0	0	–	0	0		4	2	2	0	11	13
Yale	8	4	3	1	.563	29	19		10	4	4	2	36	32

1903–04 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard *	4	4	0	0	8	14	2	†	6	6	0	0	31	6
Yale	4	3	1	0	6	21	10		10	4	4	2	36	32
Columbia	4	2	2	0	4	9	8		12	5	6	1	30	32
Princeton	4	1	3	0	2	5	7	†	12	6	5	1	28	25
Brown	4	0	4	0	0	0	21		5	1	4	0	2	22
* indicates conference champion † The game between Princeton and Harvard was cancelled due to Princeton's inability to participate. As a result the Tigers were credited with a forfeit for the Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings.[3]

Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
	vs. New York Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 4–6	0–1–0
	vs. City College of New York*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 8–0	1–1–0
	vs. Naval Reserves*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 4–3	2–1–0
January 8	vs. Brooklyn Crescents*	Clermont Avenue Skating Rink • Brooklyn, New York	L 0–7	2–2–0
January 12	vs. New York Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	T 1–1	2–2–1
January 16	vs. Yale	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 3–5 †	2–3–1 (0–1–0)
January 23	vs. New York Wanderers*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 0–3	2–4–1
January 30	vs. Harvard	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 0–2	2–5–1 (0–2–0)
February 6	vs. Brown	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 3–0	3–5–1 (1–2–0)
February 17	vs. Princeton	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 3–1	4–5–1 (2–2–0)
February 22	vs. Cornell*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 2–0 ‡	5–5–1
February 24	vs. New York Wanderers*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 2–4	5–6–1
*Non-conference game.

† Yale records the score of the game as 5–2.
‡ Cornell records the score of the game as 2–1.

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References

1. The American College. Higher Education Association. 1910. p. 162.
2. "The Columbian 1906". Columbia University. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
3. "Hockey with Andover at 3.30". The Harvard Crimson. January 22, 1904. Retrieved January 26, 2020.