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Шаблон:Infobox college ice hockey team The Columbia Lions men's ice hockey is an ice hockey team club in New York City, associated with Columbia University since its establishment in 1896. It went dormant following its 1937 season, but was eventually revived as a club team. It remains active in the 2020s.

History

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1902 Varsity ice hockey team

Columbia was one of the first colleges in the United States to play ice hockey. The team benefitted from being virtually next door to the St. Nicholas Rink, one of the earliest artificial ice rinks in the country. Columbia played continually from 1896 through 1915, routinely competing against the best programs in the nation. They brought in experienced players to help improve the team like Tom Howard and Percy LeSueur but a disagreement between college administrations dealt a mortal wound to the program.

Early in the 20th century, the NCAA's precursor was formed to set down rules that all schools would abide by. At the time Ice Hockey was not governed by a national body (the NCAA would ignore the sport until after World War II) which left the few schools that fielded teams able to decide the rules for themselves. The major competitors, the teams that would later form the Ivy league, decided that they would prohibit freshmen from participating and limit players to 3 years of varsity play. Of the schools that were members of the Intercollegiate Hockey Association, only Columbia did not agree to the rules. As a result, the Lions were expelled from the IHA.[1] The team's removal then caused the operators of the St. Nicholas Rink to close their door on the team, putting the program in dire straits in the middle of the 1912–13 season. While the IHA would collapse entirely after the season, Columbia had not been a big draw to the Rink over the previous few seasons and the St. Nicholas operators were hesitant to give the Lions any additional ice time. After playing an entire season on the road, Columbia managed to get a 'test' game at the Rink in order to prove that the ice hockey team was enough of an attraction. The Lions played what was described as an exciting game, but the audience was too small and the team was forced to find another home.[2]

Columbia struggled for several years, battling poor weather conditions and a lack of facilities. but were unable to play a single game between 1915 and 1921. The team finally returned when they were able to secure the 181st Street Ice Palace as a home. The rink was mostly used for speed skating and was smaller than most ice hockey rinks of the time. The team played well in spite of their circumstances but, just three years later, they were forced to halt playing once again.[3] The team remained dormant for most of the next decade but was revived in the mid-1930s. By that time the administration was no longer prepared to support the team and the Lions were compelled to perform as a club team and played under that distinction for three years. In 1937 the school decided to sponsor the program again and Columbia played a schedule composed mostly of amateur clubs but did perform well at times.[4] After the season the two players responsible for resurrecting the team, Chris McFadden and Jack McMahon, both graduated. Without their presence, or a head coach to keep the team alive, the program was allowed to wither away and vanish.

Several years later the team resurfaced as a club team once more but the university had not made any plans to promote the program to varsity status (as of 2022). In the 2021–2022 season, the Columbia Lions defeated Sacred Heart 9–3 to win the MCHC Championship. The club departed from the American Collegiate Hockey Association and was promoted to Division II status under the Amateur Athletic Union for the 2023–24 season, where it would compete in the Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference.

Season-by-season results

NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen Four Conference Regular Season Champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Regular SeasonШаблон:Efn Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts* Finish GP W L T %
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="15" |No coach
1896–97 Independent 5 2 3 0 Шаблон:Winpct
1897–98 IHA 4 0 3 1 Шаблон:Winpct 3rd 13 3 8 2 Шаблон:Winpct
1898–99 IHA 3 0 3 0 Шаблон:Winpct 4th 5 2 3 0 Шаблон:Winpct
1899–1900 ¿ IHA 5 3 2 0 Шаблон:Winpct 2nd 5 3 2 0 Шаблон:Winpct
1900–01 IHA 4 1 3 0 Шаблон:Winpct 4th 4 1 3 0 Шаблон:Winpct
1901–02 IHA 4 0 4 0 Шаблон:Winpct 5th 8 2 4 2 Шаблон:Winpct
1902–03 IHA 4 2 2 0 Шаблон:Winpct 3rd 9 3 5 1 Шаблон:Winpct
1903–04 IHA 4 2 2 0 Шаблон:Winpct 3rd 12 5 6 1 Шаблон:Winpct
1904–05 IHA 4 2 2 0 Шаблон:Winpct 3rd 8 4 4 0 Шаблон:Winpct
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="15" |Rudolph Von Bernuth Шаблон:Small
1905–06 IHA 4 2 2 0 Шаблон:Winpct 3rd 12 4 7 1 Шаблон:Winpct
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="15" |J. C. Coolican Шаблон:Small
1906–07 IHA 4 0 4 0 Шаблон:Winpct 5th 5 0 5 0 Шаблон:Winpct
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="15" |Rudolph Von Bernuth Шаблон:Small
1907–08 IHA 4 1 3 0 Шаблон:Winpct T–3rd 5 1 4 0 Шаблон:Winpct
1908–09 IHA 4 0 4 0 Шаблон:Winpct 5th 5 1 4 0 Шаблон:Winpct
1909–10 IHA 5 0 5 0 Шаблон:Winpct 6th 7 1 5 1 Шаблон:Winpct
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="15" |Percy LeSueur Шаблон:Small
1910–11 IHA 5 2 3 0 Шаблон:Winpct T–3rd 7 4 3 0 Шаблон:Winpct
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="15" |Tom Howard Шаблон:Small
1911–12 IHA 4 3 1 0 Шаблон:Winpct 2nd 4 3 1 0 Шаблон:Winpct
1912–13 Independent 2 0 2 0 Шаблон:Winpct
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="15" |Rudolph Von Bernuth / Rufus Trimble Шаблон:Small
1913–14 Independent 5 1 4 0 Шаблон:Winpct
1914–15 Independent 5 2 3 0 Шаблон:Winpct
Program suspended due to lack of ice
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="15" |Harrison Шаблон:Small
1920–21 Independent 5 1 4 0 Шаблон:Winpct
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="15" |Tom Howard Шаблон:Small
1921–22 Independent 7 3 3 1 Шаблон:Winpct
1922–23 Independent 6 3 3 0 Шаблон:Winpct
Program suspended due to lack of ice
style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle;" colspan="15" |No coach
1937–38 Independent 11 2 8 1 Шаблон:Winpct
Program suspended
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season 155 54 91 10 Шаблон:Winpct
Conference Post-season 0 0 0 0 Шаблон:Winpct
NCAA Post-season 0 0 0 0 Шаблон:Winpct
Regular Season and Post-season Record 155 54 91 10 Шаблон:Winpct

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
¿ Information on the 1899–1900 season is incomplete.

Footnotes

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References

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External links

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