The 1896–97 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of collegiate ice hockey.
| 1896–97 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season | |||||
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| Duration | December 1896– March 1897 | ||||
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Columbia University and Pennsylvania University fielded teams for the first time but with only four programs in existence most games were played against non-college opponents.
Regular season
editStandings
edit| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |