1947–48 NCAA men's ice hockey season

1947–48 NCAA men's ice hockey season
Duration	November 1947–; March 20, 1948
NCAA tournament	1948
National championship	Broadmoor Ice Palace; Colorado Springs, Colorado
NCAA champion	Michigan
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The 1947–48 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1947 and concluded with the 1948 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 20, 1948 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 1st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 53rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. In 1947 there were quasi-official guidelines separating major and minor football programs across the NCAA, but no such determinations had been made for ice hockey teams. Even among the universities that played ice hockey, no such distinctions were even attempted until the mid-1960s.[1] As such, all American universities operating a men's varsity ice hockey program are included here.

As this was the first time a national championship was held, it is considered (unofficially) the first season of NCAA Division I ice hockey as it is the first time that any college teams would have to conform to NCAA regulations regarding recruitment, scholarship, eligibility, etc. The tournament was, itself, born out of a desire to definitively decide the best collegiate team in the country. With only a handful of universities even playing ice hockey (indoor ice rinks were fairly expensive to operate) and even less playing a decent number of games each year only four teams were selected to play in the tournament.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
NEIHL Tournament	March 8–9	4	Boston College

Standings

1947–48 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Army	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	11	4	1	78	39
Boston College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	14	5	0	126	60
Boston University	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	24	20	4	0	179	86
Bowdoin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	6	5	0	–	–
Brown	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	5	9	0	61	91
Clarkson	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	10	6	1	96	54
Colby	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Colgate	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	8	4	0	71	49
Colorado College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	27	19	8	0	207	120
Cornell	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	0	4	0	3	43
Dartmouth	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	24	21	3	0	156	81
Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	8	8	0	–	–
Harvard	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23	9	14	0	135	140
Massachusetts	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0	2	0	1	23
Michigan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23	20	2	1	141	63
Michigan Tech	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	8	12	0	91	97
Middlebury	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	10	5	1	–	–
Minnesota	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	9	12	0	100	105
MIT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	8	6	0	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	4	9	0	58	67
North Dakota	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	11	5	0	103	68
Northeastern	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	10	9	0	135	119
Norwich	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	7	7	0	–	–
Princeton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	10	11	0	79	79
St. Lawrence	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	6	3	0	65	27
Union	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	1	8	0	–	–
Williams	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	4	3	2	–	–
Yale	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	8	11	1	89	85

1948 NCAA Tournament

Semifinals March 18–19			National Championship March 20


E1	Dartmouth	8

W2	Colorado College	4
			E1	Dartmouth	4

			W1	Michigan	8
W1	Michigan	6*

E2	Boston College	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

[2]

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gordon McMillan	Junior	Michigan	21	32	30	62	–
Dick Rowell	Junior	Colorado College	–	18	37	55	–
Bill Riley	Junior	Dartmouth	–	30	23	53	–
Thomas Gerard	Sophomore	St. Lawrence	15	23	19	42	–
Bob Mason	Sophomore	Boston College	–	21	19	40	–
Arthur Moher	Junior	Yale	–	21	19	40	–
Roland DePaul	Junior	Minnesota	–	22	9	31	–
William Forbes	Sophomore	New Hampshire	–	20	8	28	–
Bill Sullivan	Sophomore	North Dakota	16	18	6	24	4
Gordy Christian	Sophomore	North Dakota	15	12	12	24	12

[3]

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Class	Team	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Robert O'Connor	Freshman	Princeton	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.72
Gene Delvecchio	Freshman	St. Lawrence	14	803	-	-	-	52	2	-	3.88
Bob Murray	Sophomore	North Dakota	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	.894	4.07
James Burns	Sophomore	Yale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.07
Arthur Forman	Sophomore	North Dakota	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.840	5.50

[3]

Awards

NCAA

Award[4]		Recipient
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament		Joe Riley, Dartmouth
AHCA All-American Teams[5]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Ian Watson, California	G	Bernie Burke, Boston College
Ross Smith, Michigan	D	Connie Hill, Michigan
Butch Songin, Boston College	D	George Pulliam, Dartmouth
Pat Finnegan, California	F	Jim Bell, Northeastern
Bill Riley, Dartmouth	F	Roland DePaul, Minnesota
Joe Slattery, Colorado College	F	Wally Gacek, Michigan

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References

"History of ECAC Hockey". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
"NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
"1947-48 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
"NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
"Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

External links

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[1] "History of ECAC Hockey". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.

[2] "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[stats-3] "1947-48 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.

[4] "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[5] "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

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