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1922–23 Columbia Lions men's ice hockey season

The 1922–23 Columbia men's ice hockey season was the 22nd season of play for the program.

1922–23 Columbia Lions
men's ice hockey season
Home iceIceland Rink
Record
Overall0–9–0
Road0–5–0
Neutral0–4–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachTom Howard
CaptainWalter Rollins
Columbia Lions men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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Columbia started its second season under Tom Howard with a 3-game series against Dartmouth in Lake Placid, New York.[1] they returned after Christmas against Amherst, looking for a better result. After a win over the Lord Jeffs, Columbia was hoping for a repeat performance against Princeton but instead the Tigers throttled the Lions by a 0–14 score.[2] Coach Howard didn't allow the team to surrender after the embarrassing loss and ran the Lions through hard practices leading up to their next game against Pennsylvania. The work paid off with Columbia paying much more attention to their defensive game in a 2–0 win.[3]

After another few weeks off the Lions travelled to upstate New York for a pair of games.[4] Columbia earned a road split against two teams before heading to West Point to face Army. Despite concerns that the weather may not hold the game took place but the Lions fared poorly, losing the match 1–5.[5]

In late February, however, news came to light that the team had committed several serious infractions. The team had played multiple ineligible players under false names after the Princeton game, a violation of sportsmanship and committee regulations in the eyes of Columbia University administration.[6] Several members were disciplined and the remaining game on the schedule was abandoned. Columbia ultimately decided to forfeit all of their wins on the season.[7]

Despite the scandal, the university was willing to continue to support the team. However, when a distinct lack of ice rinks became apparent the following November, Columbia announced that they were cancelling the season.[8] The administration did say that they would bring the team back after one year if the rink situation had improved to their satisfaction, but the next game for the program wouldn't happen for almost 15 years.

Roster

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No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Marshall W. Baldwin Junior W
Barthen Freshman D
Folger D
Bill Gibb G
Frank Hanson Sophomore C
Richard H. Marshall Sophomore LW
Nash D
Mackey Rackow Junior D
David B. Rogers Senior D/C Acadia
Walter Rollins (C) Senior RW
Herman Wahlig Junior G

Standings

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1922–23 Eastern Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst8431.563152484311524
Army11560.4552635147703639
Bates9630.6673425128405632
Boston College55001.0003061412115318
Boston University7250.286212282602226
Bowdoin6330.500182895403733
Clarkson3111.50031462311828
Colby6240.333152162401521
Columbia9090.000143590901435
Cornell6132.3336166132616
Dartmouth121020.83349201513206726
Hamilton7250.2862034104603753
Harvard10730.7002711128403419
Maine6240.333162362401623
Massachusetts Agricultural9342.444132493421324
Middlebury3030.00016303016
MIT8350.375165283501652
Pennsylvania6141.25083672411138
Princeton151140.73384211812519330
Rensselaer5140.2006235140623
Saint Michael's3120.33345––––––
Union0000–003210––
Williams9531.6113317106314017
Yale13940.6927016159607526

Schedule and results

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DateOpponentSiteResultRecord
Regular Season
December 21 vs. Dartmouth* Lake Placid Arena • Lake Placid, New York L 1–2  0–1–0
December 22 vs. Dartmouth* Lake Placid Arena • Lake Placid, New York L 3–8  0–2–0
December 24 vs. Dartmouth* Lake Placid Arena • Lake Placid, New York L 0–2 † 0–3–0
January 12 vs. Amherst* Iceland Rink • New York, New York L 5–2 (forfeit)  0–4–0
January 17 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey L 0–14  0–5–0
January 22 at Pennsylvania* Philadelphia Ice Palace • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania L 2–0 (forfeit)  0–6–0
February 9 at Cornell* Beebe Lake • Ithaca, New York L 1–0 (forfeit)  0–7–0
February 10 at Hamilton* Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York L 1–2  0–8–0
February 14 at Army* Stuart Rink • West Point, New York L 1–5  0–9–0
*Non-conference game.

† Dartmouth records have the score at 0–7 while contemporary accounts list the final as 0–2.

References

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  1. ↑ "Volume LXVII, Number 69". Columbia Daily Spectator. January 3, 1923. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Volume LXVII, Number 82". Columbia Daily Spectator. January 18, 1923. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Volume LXVII, Number 86". Columbia Daily Spectator. January 23, 1923. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Volume LXVII, Number 95". Columbia Daily Spectator. February 10, 1923. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Volume LXVII, Number 99". Columbia Daily Spectator. February 15, 1923. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Volume LXVII, Number 103". Columbia Daily Spectator. February 20, 1923. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  7. ↑ "1924 Olio". Amherst College. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Volume XLVII, Number 46". Columbia Daily Spectator. November 19, 1923. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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