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 54th 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 since 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

TournamentDatesTeamsChampion
NEIHL Tournament March 8–9 4 Boston College

Standings

Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Army161141.71978391611417839
Bemidji State5050.0001336102803763
Boston College191450.7371266019145012660
Boston University242040.8331798624204017986
Bowdoin9450.4444568116505673
Brown14590.3576191145906191
California10280.20045621751208789
Clarkson12561.45867391710619654
Colby8260.250284182602841
Colgate10730.70054341310308345
Colorado College14950.6438473271980207120
Cornell4040.0003434040343
Dartmouth232120.9131567624213015681
Fort Devens State133100.2313374
Georgetown3210.667121175203721
Hamilton14770
Harvard229130.409131131239140135140
Lehigh8080.00089510010012108
Massachusetts2020.0001233030330
Michigan181620.8891055323202114163
Michigan Tech197120.36887962081209197
Middlebury14851.6071116816105112774
Minnesota16970.5637873219120100105
Minnesota–Duluth6330.500212496303628
MIT198110.4219311419811093114
New Hampshire13490.3085867134905867
North Dakota10640.600514616115010368
North Dakota Agricultural5320.600272864203729
Northeastern191090.526135119191090135119
Norwich9360.3333858136705670
Princeton188100.444657221101107979
St. Cloud State121020.83355351612407355
St. Lawrence9630.6676527138419550
Suffolk
Tufts4310.750171543101715
Union9180.1117869180786
Williams11362.364374713472
Yale165101.34460692081118985
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Hamline
Augsburg
Concordia5140
Gustavus Adolphus7151
Macalester
Saint John's12560
St. Olaf11830
St. Thomas11650
indicates conference champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston University131210.923864024204017986
Boston College *10910.900772919145012660
Northeastern14860.57110879191090135119
Bowdoin6330.5003238116505673
MIT14590.357628719811093114
Middlebury6240.333274816105112774
New Hampshire10370.3004256134905867
Norwich7250.2862550136705670
Fort Devens State11380.2733055
Colby5140.200172782602841
indicates conference champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Dartmouth77001.000492024213015681
Army4220.50012171611417839
Harvard7340.4293133239140135140
Princeton7250.286233121101107979
Yale7250.28620322081118985
indicates conference champion

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)

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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 McMillanJuniorMichigan2332306220
Dick RowellJuniorColorado College183755
Bill RileyGraduateDartmouth302353
Wally GacekJuniorMichigan232726538
Dana HixonSophomoreBoston University331649
Al RenfrewJuniorMichigan2326214714
Thomas GerardSophomoreSt. Lawrence15231942
Bob MasonSophomoreBoston College211940
Arthur MoherJuniorYale211940
Don ClearyJuniorBoston University211637

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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'ConnorSophomorePrinceton18-------1.72
Jack McDonaldJuniorMichigan2314102021632-2.68
Gene DelvecchioFreshmanSt. Lawrence14803---522-3.88
Bob MurraySophomoreNorth Dakota------1.8944.07
James BurnsSophomoreYale--------5.07

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Awards

NCAA

References

  1. "History of ECAC Hockey". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  2. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "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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