# 1902–03 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 1902–03 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the eighth season of play for the program.

## Season

For the first time in five seasons, Yale was not the intercollegiate champion. A majority of Yale's games were played at the St. Nicholas Rink as it was one of the few available locations where consistent ice could be secured.
The team did not have a coach, however, Reeve Schley served as team manager.

## Standings

1902–03 Collegiate ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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 standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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 |||||
| December 16 | at New York Hockey Club* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 1–2 | 0–1–0 |
| December 31 | at Pittsburgh Keystones* | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L 3–8 | 0–2–0 |
| January 1 | at Pittsburgh Bankers* | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L 0–6 | 0–3–0 |
| January 2 | at Pittsburgh Victorias* | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L 2–8 | 0–4–0 |
| January 3 | at Pittsburgh Athletic Club* | Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L 1–7 | 0–5–0 |
| January 9 | vs. Brooklyn Crescents* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 0–14 | 0–6–0 |
| January 14 | at Columbia | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 6–4 | 1–6–0 (1–0–0) |
| January 16 | at Pittsfield Athletic Club* | Pittsfield, Massachusetts | L 3–6 | 1–7–0 |
| January 21 | vs. Cornell* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 2–0 | 2–7–0 |
| January 23 | vs. Brown | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 2–0 | 3–7–0 (2–0–0) |
| January 24 | vs. Short Hills* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 3–7–1 |
| February 7 | vs. Princeton | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 1–4 | 3–8–1 (2–1–0) |
| February 17 | vs. Queen's* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 2–7 | 3–9–1 |
| February 21 | vs. Harvard | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (Rivalry) | L 0–3 | 3–10–1 (2–2–0) |
| February 24 | at Columbia* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (IHA Tiebreaker) | W 3–2 | 4–10–1 |
| February 27 | vs. Harvard* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (IHA Championship Game 1, Rivalry) | L 2–6 | 4–11–1 |
| February 28 | vs. Harvard* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (IHA Championship Game 2, Rivalry) | L 1–5 | 4–12–1 |
| *Non-conference game. |||||