The Quaker City Hockey Club was an amateur ice hockey team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

History

Formed in 1897, the Quaker City Hockey Club was a member of the American Amateur Hockey League during the 1900–1901 season, playing its home games at the West Park Ice Palace at 52nd and Jefferson streets in Philadelphia before the Ice Palace was destroyed in a fire on March 24, 1901."West Park Ice Palace destroyed by fire"
''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', March 25 1901, pg. 1 The team finished last in the 1900–1901 AAHL standings (behind Brooklyn Crescents, New York Athletic Club,

St. Nicholas Hockey Club The St. Nicholas Hockey Club is an ice hockey club from Manhattan, New York City. St. Nicholas Hockey Club played in the American Amateur Hockey League between 1896–1903 and 1905–1918 and won three championship titles, in 1907, 1914 and 1915. ...

, Brooklyn Skating Club and New York Hockey Club) with two wins, eight losses and one draw. Canadian middle distance runner and Olympic gold medalist George Orton captained the team. Also on the 1900–01 roster was Pennsylvania native 1906 U.S. Open tennis champion William Clothier. The 1897–1898 season saw Canadians Hugh Yelverton "Bert" Russel (of the

Ottawa Hockey Club Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of ...

) and Stanley Willett (of the Montreal Victorias) on the roster.

References

Notes

{{Reflist Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Sports in Philadelphia Ice hockey clubs established in 1897 1897 establishments in Pennsylvania