1947–48 NCAA men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men 1947 November 1947–March 20, 1948 Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado Michigan 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.History of ECAC Hockey http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_his.html College Hockey Historical Archives January 29, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120415203828/http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_his.html April 15, 2012 live 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 Tournament Dates Teams Champion NEIHL Tournament March 8–9 4 Boston College Standings 1948 NCAA Tournament 1948 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 130 SemifinalsMarch 18–19 National ChampionshipMarch 20 W1 Michigan 6* E2 Boston College 4 E1 Dartmouth 8 W2 Colorado College 4 E1 Dartmouth 4 W1 Michigan 8 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) NCAA Tournament https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 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 PIMGordon McMillan Junior Michigan 23 32 30 62 20Dick Rowell Junior Colorado College – 18 37 55 – Bill Riley Bill Riley (ice hockey, born 1921) Graduate Dartmouth – 30 23 53 – Wally Gacek Junior Michigan 23 27 26 53 8Dana Hixon Sophomore Boston University – 33 16 49 – Al Renfrew Junior Michigan 23 26 21 47 14Thomas Gerard Thomas Gerard (ice hockey) Sophomore St. Lawrence 15 23 19 42 – Bob Mason Bob Mason (ice hockey forward) Sophomore Boston College – 21 19 40 – Arthur Moher Junior Yale – 21 19 40 – Don Cleary Junior Boston University – 21 16 37 – 1947-48 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1947 Elite Prospects December 21, 2016 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% GAARobert O'Connor Robert O'Connor (ice hockey) Sophomore Princeton 18 - - - - - - - 1.72Jack McDonald Jack McDonald (ice hockey goaltender) Junior Michigan 23 1410 20 2 1 63 2 - 2.68Ralph Bevins Sophomore Boston University 24 1450 20 4 0 86 2 - 3.56Gene Delvecchio Freshman St. Lawrence 14 803 - - - 52 2 - 3.88Bob Murray Bob Murray (ice hockey, born 1923) Sophomore North Dakota - - - - - - 1 .894 4.07Ian Watson Ian Watson (ice hockey) Junior California 16 965 5 11 0 76 0 - 4.73James Burns James Burns (ice hockey) Sophomore Yale - - - - - - - - 5.07 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Joe Riley, DartmouthAHCA All-American TeamsMen's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 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 References 30em External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1947–48 NCAA Standings NCAA