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1897–98 Brown men's ice hockey season

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1897–98 Brown
men's ice hockey season
Intercollegiate Champion
Intercollegiate Hockey Association, Champion
Conference1st IHA
Record
Overall4–1–1
Conference3–0–1
Road4–1–1
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)Irving Hunt
Brown men's ice hockey seasons
 1898–99 »
A plaque in Meehan Auditorium commemorates the first game

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

Season

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For Brown's first ice hockey season all games were played on the road. The travel schedule was rather light, however, as the furthest they had to travel was New York City. The Bears finished with a very good record of 4–1–1 and, with their only loss coming against a non-collegiate opponent, the Bears could lay claim to the Intercollegiate championship (though there were few active college programs).

First game

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Incorrectly cited as the "first game of intercollegiate ice hockey played in the United States" is the contest against Harvard on January 19, 1898 at Franklin Park, Boston.[1] Students from Brown took the train to Boston, where they met with some students from Harvard.[1] They commandeered a patch of a frozen pond in Franklin Park, asked pleasure skaters to move aside, set up some poles to mark the goals, and played the game of ice hockey they had learned in Canada.[1] The details and outcome of the game were recorded in the following day's Boston Herald: Brown 6, Harvard 0.[1]

Mascot

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Brown University did not formally adopt the Bear as its mascot until the fall of 1905.[2]

Roster

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First Brown University hockey team in 1897–98. From left: Robert Steere, Harris Bucklin, Jesse Pevear, Irving Hunt, Albert Barrows, Charles Cooke, Horace Day. (William Bates not pictured)
No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Rhode Island Albert Barrows Senior F 1877-10-13 Providence, Rhode Island
Rhode Island William Bates Freshman 1879-01-07 Providence, Rhode Island
Harris Bucklin Sophomore F
Charles Cooke Junior
Horace Day Junior
Irving Hunt (C) Junior F
Massachusetts Jesse Pevear Junior 1877-05-26 Lynn, Massachusetts
Robert Steere Freshman

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Standings

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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
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

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
January 19 at Harvard* Franklin ParkBoston, Massachusetts W 6–0  1–0–0
January 29 at Yale New Haven, Connecticut W 1–0  2–0–0 (1–0–0)
February 12 at Columbia Clermont Avenue Skating RinkNew York, New York W 3–1  3–0–0 (2–0–0)
February 18 at Yale New Haven, Connecticut T 0–0 OT 3–0–1 (2–0–1)
February 19 at New York Athletic Club* St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York L 1–8  3–1–1
February 26 at Yale New Haven, Connecticut W 2–1  4–1–1 (3–0–1)
*Non-conference game.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hanlon, John (April 17, 1967). "When Harvard Met Brown It Wasn't Ice Polo". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 23, 2020. A lot of weird games between a lot of scrub teams probably were played on ice before Jan. 19, 1898, but on that day modern intercollegiate hockey competition was officially born
  2. ^ "Bear". Brown University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "1897-1898 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "2009–10 Brown men's ice hockey media guide part 2" (PDF). Brown Bears. Retrieved December 30, 2019.