1897–98 Brown men's ice hockey season

1897–98 Brown
men's ice hockey season
1897–98 Brown; men's ice hockey season
Intercollegiate Champion; Intercollegiate Hockey Association, Champion
Conference	1st IHA
Record
Overall	4–1–1
Conference	3–0–1
Road	4–1–1
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)	Irving Hunt
	Brown men's ice hockey seasons; 1898–99 »

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

Season

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

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

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

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	DoB	Hometown
Albert Barrows	Senior	F	1877-10-13	Providence, 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
Jesse Pevear	Junior		1877-05-26	Lynn, Massachusetts
Robert Steere	Freshman

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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

1897–98 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 19	at Harvard*	Franklin Park • Boston, 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 Rink • New 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 Rink • New 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

^ ^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
^ "Bear". Brown University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "1897-1898 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "2009–10 Brown men's ice hockey media guide part 2" (PDF). Brown Bears. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[SI1967-1] 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.

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Playing venues	Aldrich Field Rink (1898–1906) Rhode Island Auditorium (1926–1961) Meehan Auditorium (1961–present)
Head coaches	No Coach (1897–1906) James Gardner (1926–1927) Jean Dubuc (1927–1929) Thomas Taylor (1929–1931, 1933–1938) Robert Taylor (1931–1933) Arthur Lesieur (1938–1939) Westcott Moulton (1947–1952) Donald Whiston (1952–1955) James Fullerton (1955–1970) J. Allan Soares (1970–1974) Richard Toomey (1974–1978) Paul Schilling (1978–1982) Herb Hammond (1982–1988) Bob Gaudet (1988–1997) Roger Grillo (1997–2009) Brendan Whittet (2009–present)
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 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 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 1999–00 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
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1898–1906) Pentagonal League (1948–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Providence
Culture & lore	Mayor's Cup
All-time leaders	Bill Gilligan (180 Points) Bob Wheeler (86 Goals) Kevin McCabe / Yann Danis (43 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1951 1965 1976
NCAA Tournament appearances	1951 1965 1976 1993
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