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1896–97 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season

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1896–97 Penn Quakers
men's ice hockey season
Record
Overall1–0–0
Road1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Captain(s)George Orton
Penn Quakers men's ice hockey seasons
 1897–98 »

The 1896–97 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.

Season

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Univ. of Penn team in 1896–97, its first season of existence. Top row, from left: Arthur Stackhouse, William Agnew, George Orton, Clinton Decker. Middle row, from left: William Phymister, Horace Gibbons, Miles Gibbons, John Chattin, Stanley Willett. Bottom row, from left: John Gosman, Arthur Moore.

After seeing Yale and Johns Hopkins play the first intercollegiate game the year before, George Orton a graduate student from Canada, organized the first ice hockey team for Pennsylvania University.[1] The Quakers won their first game against Columbia with William Agnew recording the first hat-trick in program history.

Pennsylvania's season was hampered by a lack of local facilities, something that Orton would fix the following year when he helped build the first indoor rink in the Philadelphia area, the West Park Ice Palace.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
William Agnew Sophomore F
John Chattin
Clinton Decker
Horace Gibbons F
John Gosman
Arthur Moore Sophomore G
George Orton (C) Graduate F 1873-01-10 Strathroy, Ontario
William Phymester D
Arthur Stackhouse Sophomore F
Stanley Willett D

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Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T PCT. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Pennsylvania 1 1 0 0 1.000 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0
Maryland 1 1 0 0 1.000 3 1
Yale 2 1 0 1 .750 9 4 9 2 6 1 17 31
Johns Hopkins 2 0 1 1 .250 3 5 8 2 5 1 16 25
Columbia 2 0 2 0 .000 2 12 5 2 3 0 5 17

Schedule and Results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
February 27 vs. Columbia* St. Nicholas RinkNew York, New York W 5–0  1–0–0
*Non-conference game.

References

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  1. ^ "Volume XIII, Number 61". The Daily Pennsylvanian. December 9, 1896. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Volume XIII, Number 108". The Daily Pennsylvanian. March 1, 1897. Retrieved February 1, 2020.