1902–03 Columbia men's ice hockey season

The 1902–03 Columbia men's ice hockey season was the 7th season of play for the program.

1902–03 Columbia men's ice hockey season
Conference	T–2nd IHA
Home ice	St. Nicholas Rink
Record
Overall	3–5–1
Conference	1–3–1
Home	2–3–1
Neutral	1–2–0
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)	William Duden
Columbia men's ice hockey seasons « 1901–02 1903–04 »

Season

The team did not have a head coach but Charles Dana served as team manager.

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
		Albert J. Akin	Junior	F
		Farrand Benedict	Junior	D
		William Bode	Sophomore
		Walter Cook Jr.	Sophomore	F
		Harold Herman Duden	Graduate
		William Duden (C)	Junior	D
		Douglas McKee	Junior	F
		John Hecker		F
		Rudolph Von Bernuth	Senior	G
		Arthur Wolff	Senior	C

Standings

1902–03 Collegiate ice hockey standings
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Brown	4	0	4	0	.000	2	20		6	1	5	0	9	23
Columbia	5	1	3	1	.300	15	17		9	3	5	1	21	28
Cornell	2	1	1	0	.500	4	2		2	1	1	0	4	2
Harvard	7	7	0	0	1.000	33	8		10	10	0	0	51	14
MIT	1	0	1	0	.000	3	4		1	0	1	0	3	4
Princeton	5	2	2	1	.500	14	12		11	5	5	1	44	40
Rensselaer	1	0	1	0	.000	1	2		1	0	1	0	1	2
Williams	1	1	0	0	1.000	2	1		3	2	1	0	9	11
Yale	8	4	4	0	.500	17	24		17	4	12	1	30	83

1902–03 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	18	2		10	10	0	0	51	14
Yale	4	2	2	0	4	11	8		17	4	12	1	30	83
Columbia	4	2	2	0	4	12	14	†	9	3	5	1	21	28
Princeton	4	2	2	0	4	14	8	†	11	5	5	1	44	40
Brown	4	0	4	0	0	2	20		6	1	5	0	9	23
* indicates conference champion † Princeton's team disbanded before a tie with Columbia could be settled and was forced to forfeit the game.

Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 10	vs. St. Francis Xavier*	Clermont Avenue Skating Rink • Brooklyn, New York	W 2–0	1–0–0
January 14	vs. Yale	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 4–6	1–1–0 (0–1–0)
January 31	vs. Harvard	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 1–5	1–2–0 (0–2–0)
February 6	vs. Brooklyn Crescents*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 2–9	1–3–0
February 7	vs. Hackley School*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 2–0	2–3–0
February 11	vs. Princeton	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	T 2–2 †	2–3–1 (1–2–0)
February 14	vs. Brown	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 5–1	3–3–1 (2–2–0)
February 18	vs. New York Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 1–2	3–5–1
February 24	vs. Yale*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (IHA Tiebreaker)	L 2–3	3–6–1
*Non-conference game.

† Because Princeton's team was disbanded they were forced to forfeit the overtime session to be played after the 18th of February. As a result Columbia finished in a tie with Yale for 2nd place in the conference, necessitating the game on February 24.