1897–98 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

1897–98 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
1897–98 Harvard Crimson; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Record
Overall	3–1–0
Home	0–1–0
Neutral	3–0–0
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)	Frederick Goodridge
	Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons; 1898–99 »

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

Season

Over the previous few years Harvard had played 'ice polo' with Frederick Goodridge captaining the team.^[1] For the 1897-98 season the players switched to ice hockey and the team played its first game January 19, losing 0–6 against Brown.

Note: Harvard University did not formally adopt Crimson as its moniker until 1910 but the student body had uniformly been associated with the color since 1875.^[2]

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	DoB	Hometown
William Beardsell	Sophomore	F
Baldwin		D
E. K. Bowser		D
George Clement	Sophomore	D	1877-04-21	Wien, Austria
Frederick Goodridge (C)	Senior	F	1873-10-26	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Roger Hardy	Freshman	F	1878-01-18	Brookline, Massachusetts
Frank Holt	Senior	F	1869-04-30	Newport, Rhode Island
Isaac Hoxie	Freshman	D	1879-01-02	Roxbury, Massachusetts
George Matteson	Sophomore	F	1875-01-25	Providence, Rhode Island
Fred Russell	Junior	G	1877-03-16
Edward Stevens	Junior	F/D		Staten Island, New York

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Standings

1897–98 Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	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

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 19	Brown*	Franklin Park • Boston, Massachusetts	L 0–6	0–1–0
February 3	vs. Newtowne Athletic Club*	Locust Street Rink • Boston, Massachusetts	W 5–2	1–1–0
February 4	vs. MIT*	Locust Street Rink • Boston, Massachusetts	W 3–2	2–1–0
February 8	vs. MIT*	Crystal Lake • Newton Center, Massachusetts	W 3–1	3–1–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

^ "Harvard College Class of 1899 Secretary's First Report". Harvard University. 1902. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ "History". Harvard University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "1897-1898 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[1] "Harvard College Class of 1899 Secretary's First Report". Harvard University. 1902. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[2] "History". Harvard University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[3] "1897-1898 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[4] "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

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v t e Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Venues	Franklin Park (1897–1904) Harvard Stadium Rink (1904–1911) Boston Arena (1911–1917, 1921–1956) Pavilion Rink (1919–1921) Donald C. Watson Rink (1956–1978) Walter Brown Arena (1978–1979) Bright Hockey Center (1979–present)
Coaches	no coach (1897–1903, 1918–19) Alfred Winsor (1903–17, 1923–24) William Henry Claflin Jr. (1919–23) Edward Bigelow (1924–27) Joseph Stubbs (1927–38) Clark Hodder (1938–42) John Chase (1942–43, 1945–50) Cooney Weiland (1950–71) Bill Cleary (1971–90) Ronn Tomassoni (1990–99) Mark Mazzoleni (1999–2004) Ted Donato (2004– )
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1901–1911) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	Cornell Yale
Culture & lore	Beanpot Love Story
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Scott Fusco (240 Points) Lane MacDonald (111 Goals) Grant Blair (72 Wins)
Retired numbers	Bill Cleary (4)
National championships	1989
Frozen Four appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1983 1986 1987 1989 1994 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1993 1994 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2015 2016 2017 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1963 1971 1983 1987 1994 2002 2004 2006 2015 2017
Hobey Baker winners	Mark Fusco (1983) Scott Fusco (1986) Lane MacDonald (1989) Jimmy Vesey (2016)
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