1902–03 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

1902–03 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
1902–03 Harvard Crimson; men's ice hockey season
Intercollegiate Champion; Intercollegiate Hockey Association, Champion
Conference	1st IHA
Record
Overall	10–0–0
Conference	7–0–0
Home	4–0–0
Road	1–0–0
Neutral	5–0–0
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)	Joseph Lovering
	Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons; « 1901–02 1903–04 »

The 1902–03 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the sixth season of play for the program.

Season

After losing all three contests against Yale the year before, Harvard made no mistake in defeating the Elis thrice in 1903. The victories capped off Harvard's second undefeated season but this time, as a member of the Intercollegiate Hockey Association, the Crimson captured their first championship as well.

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	DoB	Hometown
Guilliaem Aertsen Jr.	Sophomore	D
Proctor Carr	Junior	D		Andover, New Hampshire
William Clothier	Junior	D	1881-09-27	Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
John Foster	Senior	F
Hugh Kernan		F
Bayard Litchfield	Senior	G
Joseph Lovering (C)	Senior	F	1882-01-07	Boston, Massachusetts
Eldon MacLeod	Freshman	F	1883-03-18
John Manning	Senior	G	1879-06-03	Boston, Massachusetts
Marshall		D
George Metcalf	Freshman	F
Daniel Newhall	Freshman	D	1884-12-03	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bernon Prentice	Sophomore	F
Harold Read	Senior
Theodore Robinson	Junior	F	1883-04-28	New York, New York
Tristam Souther	Junior	F	1881-11-11	New York, New York
William Tilden	Sophomore	G
Albert Waite	Sophomore	F

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Standings

1902–03 Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	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 v t e
	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.^[2]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 20	Boston Hockey Club*	Holmes Field • Boston, Massachusetts	W 4–2	1–0–0
January 10	MIT*	Holmes Field • Boston, Massachusetts	W 4–3	2–0–0
January 10	Boston Hockey Club*	Holmes Field • Boston, Massachusetts	W 5–1	3–0–0
January 17	vs. Princeton	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 4–1	4–0–0 (1–0–0)
January 24	Boston Hockey Club*	Holmes Field • Boston, Massachusetts	W 9–3	5–0–0
January 31	at Columbia	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 5–1	6–0–0 (2–0–0)
February 21	vs. Yale	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (Rivalry)	W 3–0	7–0–0 (3–0–0)
February 23	vs. Brown	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 6–0	8–0–0 (4–0–0)
February 27	vs. Yale*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (IHA Championship Game 1, Rivalry)	W 6–2	9–0–0
February 28	vs. Yale*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (IHA Championship Game 2, Rivalry)	W 5–1	10–0–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

^ "1902-1903 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "Ice Hockey Season of 1903". Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ "Harvard Men's Hockey year-By-year results" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[1] "1902-1903 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[2] "Ice Hockey Season of 1903". Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[3] "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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