# 1897–98 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season

The 1897–98 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.

## Season

With the West Park Ice Palace being built, the Quakers had a facility with stable ice to rely upon for the season. They were able to play an expanded schedule against mostly local teams and even compete in a local hockey league. The team ended up in a tie for second place with the since-closed Pennsylvania Dental College at a 3–2 record. Penn tied PDC twice during the season but as many leagues didn't count ties so those games were left off of the final standings. Because Wayne Country Club was part of the league it cannot be counted as a college conference.
Standings for the Philadelphia Hockey Clubs are included for reference.
| Team | GP | W | L | PCT. |
| Haverford | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Pennsylvania Dental College | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Wayne Country Club | 6 | 0 | 6 | .000 |
The team did not have a head coach but Arthur Stackhouse served as team manager.

## Standings

1897–98 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 | 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 13 | vs. Haverford | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | L 1–2 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| January 18 | vs. Pennsylvania Dental College | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | T 2–2 | 0–1–1 (0–1–1) |
| February 1 | vs. Haverford | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | L 1–4 | 0–2–1 (0–2–1) |
| February 8 | vs. Pennsylvania Dental College | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | W 3–1 | 1–2–1 (1–2–1) |
| February 11 | at Maryland Athletic Club* | North Avenue Ice Palace • Baltimore, Maryland | L 1–3 | 1–3–1 |
| February 12 | at Maryland Athletic Club* | North Avenue Ice Palace • Baltimore, Maryland | W 2–2 † | 2–3–1 |
| February 17 | vs. Wayne Country Club* | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | W 3–2 | 3–3–1 |
| February 18 | vs. Johns Hopkins* | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | W 2–1 | 4–3–1 |
| | vs. Wayne Country Club | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | W 3–2 | 5–3–1 (2–2–1) |
| January 27 | vs. Wayne Country Club | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | W 3–1 | 6–3–1 (3–2–1) |
| January 29 | vs. Pennsylvania Dental College | West Park Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | T 1-1 | 6–3–2 (3–2–2) |
| *Non-conference game. |||||
† The Maryland Athletic Club refused to play in the 10-minute overtime session and were charged with a forfeit by the referee.