# 1902–03 Columbia men's ice hockey season

The 1902–03 Columbia men's ice hockey season was the 7th season of play for the program.

## Season

The team did not have a head coach but Charles Dana served as team manager.
Note: Columbia University adopted the Lion as its mascot in 1910.

## 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 |||||
| January 10 | vs. St. Francis Xavier* | Clermont Avenue Skating Rink • Brooklyn, New York | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 |
| January 14 | Yale | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 4–6 | 1–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| January 31 | Harvard | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 1–5 | 1–2–0 (0–2–0) |
| February 6 | Brooklyn Crescents* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 2–9 | 1–3–0 |
| February 7 | Hackley School* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 2–0 | 2–3–0 |
| February 11 | Princeton | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | T 2–2 † | 2–3–1 (1–2–0) |
| February 14 | Brown | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | W 5–1 | 3–3–1 (2–2–0) |
| February 18 | vs. New York Athletic Club* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York | L 1–2 | 3–5–1 |
| February 24 | Yale* | St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York (IHA Tiebreaker) | L 2–3 | 3–6–1 |
| *Non-conference game. |||||
† Because Princeton's team was disbanded they were forced to forfeit the overtime session to be played after the 18th of February. As a result Columbia finished in a tie with Yale for 2nd place in the conference, necessitating the game on February 24.