1903–04 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 1903–04 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 5th season of play for the program.

1903–04 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
Conference	4th IHA
Record
Overall	6–5–1
Conference	1–3–0
Road	3–3–0
Neutral	3–2–1
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)	Lyttleton Purnell
Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons « 1902–03 1904–05 »

Season

The Tigers' season was highlighted by a three-game set against Yale in Pittsburgh where Princeton came away with an even split. Princeton was forced to forfeit the game against Harvard on January 23 due to the Tigers being unable to participate.^[1]

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Alfred King	Junior	D
		Philip Chew	Freshman	F
		John Chislett	Freshman	G
		Thomas Dallmeyer	Freshman	F
		Joseph Kafer	Junior	F
		Robert Leake	Senior	F
		Chester Levis	Freshman	F
		Lyttleton Purnell (C)	Senior	F			1880-11-15	Baltimore, Maryland
		William Sayen	Junior	D
		Afton Zahniser	Freshman	D

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Standings

1903–04 Collegiate ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Army	0	0	0	0	–	0	0		6	5	1	0	39	9
Brown	4	0	4	0	.000	0	21		5	1	4	0	2	22
City College of New York	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Columbia	6	4	2	0	.667	19	8		12	5	6	1	30	32
Cornell	1	0	1	0	.000	0	2		1	0	1	0	0	2
Harvard	5	5	0	0	1.000	27	5		6	6	0	0	31	6
Princeton	6	2	3	1	.417	10	12		12	6	5	1	28	25
Rensselaer	1	1	0	0	1.000	6	2		1	1	0	0	6	2
Union	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4	2	2	0	–	–
Williams	0	0	0	0	–	0	0		4	2	2	0	11	13
Yale	8	4	3	1	.563	29	19		10	4	4	2	36	32

1903–04 Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard *	4	4	0	0	8	14	2	†	6	6	0	0	31	6
Yale	4	3	1	0	6	21	10		10	4	4	2	36	32
Columbia	4	2	2	0	4	9	8		12	5	6	1	30	32
Princeton	4	1	3	0	2	5	7	†	12	6	5	1	28	25
Brown	4	0	4	0	0	0	21		5	1	4	0	2	22
* indicates conference champion † The game between Princeton and Harvard was cancelled due to Princeton's inability to participate. As a result the Tigers were credited with a forfeit for the Intercollegiate Hockey Association standings.^[3]

Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 12	at New York Athletic Club*	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 1–2	0–1–0
December 15	at Lawrenceville School*	Lawrenceville, New Jersey	W 1–0	1–1–0
December 26	at Pittsburgh Athletic Club*	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 3–6	1–2–0
December 28	at Pittsburgh All-Scholastic Team*	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	W 3–1	2–2–0
December 29	vs. Yale*	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	T 2–2 ^OT	2–2–1
December 30	vs. Yale*	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 1–2	2–3–1
December 31	vs. Yale*	Duquesne Gardens • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	W 2–1	3–3–1
January 9	vs. Brown	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	W 1–0	4–3–1 (1–0–0)
February 11	at Albany High School*	Albany, New York	W 6–2	5–3–1
February 12	vs. All-Collegiate Team*	Albany, New York	W 4–2 ^OT	6–3–1
February 13	vs. Yale	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 3–4 ^OT	6–4–1 (1–1–0)
February 17	at Columbia	St. Nicholas Rink • New York, New York	L 1–3	6–5–1 (1–2–0)
*Non-conference game.

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References

1. "Hockey with Andover at 3.30". The Harvard Crimson. January 22, 1904. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
2. "1903-1904 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
3. "Hockey with Andover at 3.30". The Harvard Crimson. January 22, 1904. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
4. "Men's Hockey All-Time Results". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved January 4, 2020.