1947–48 UMass Aggies men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#881C1C; a #27251F 2px white white UMass Aggies white 1947–48 UMass Amherst Athletics logo.svg 200 UMass Aggies men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 0–3–0 0–3–0 Thomas Filmore none Fernald Hall Rink 1938–39 1948–49 UMass Minutemen #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1947–48 UMass Aggies men's ice hockey season was the 32nd season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Aggies represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst and were coached by Thomas Filmore, in his 1st season. Season The newly renamed University of Massachusetts Amherst decided to revive its ice hockey program after laying dormant since 1939. To support the team, a temporary rink was built behind Fernald Hall and ex-pro player Thomas Filmore was brought in helm the team. Despite their best intentions, the program had to deal with some significant hurdles. Not least of which were that virtually none of the players had played college hockey before. Additionally, because they had started putting their schedule together so late in the school year, the Aggies had trouble getting other teams on their slate. However, the biggest issue was probably the lack of practice facilities. While the Fernald Hall Rink had been built in earnest, weather conditions rendered it unsuitable for long swaths of time. UMass was able to schedule six games, however, half of those were cancelled. After the first game on January 6 was scrapped, the team played a pair of contest just before the exam break and a third upon return. With the very poor play exhibited by the Aggies and no usable practice facilities to improve, the school decided to end the season early and hope for better conditions next year.https://archive.org/details/massachuse19471948mass/page/n55/mode/2up?q=hockey Hockey Ends Early With Cancellations The Daily Collegian February 12, 1948 February 7, 2023 Roster yes John L. Baier jr F 1924 4 24 Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island yes Lawrence H. Couture so D 1916 9 30 Massachusetts Hampden, Massachusetts yes Rolf O. Gullans so F Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts yes Allen H. Keough so 1929 4 24 Massachusetts Chelsea, Massachusetts yes Joseph Lit so Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts Fort Devens State yes Walter P. Maisner so 1925 7 13 Massachusetts Shutesbury, Massachusetts yes Ralph P. Marble Jr. so D 1926 4 26 Michigan Farmington, Michigan yes Edwin A. Paul so 1924 9 10 Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts yes Abbott F. Reid jr F Massachusetts Beverly, Massachusetts Dartmouth yes George L. Sundstrom so G Massachusetts Chicopee, Massachusetts yes William D. Sweeney so G 1925 1 21 Massachusetts Brockton, Massachusetts yes Robert W. Tetrault jr yes Donald E. Westcott so F Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts yes Arthur F. White Jr. sr F 1921 2 22 Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts yes Charles J. White jr D Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts yes https://archive.org/details/index1948univ/page/210/mode/2up?q=hockey University of Massachusetts Amherst 1948 Yearbook University of Massachusetts Amherst February 7, 2023 Standings MASS Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=12 style="UMass Minutemen #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 17 l yes yes no Williams Cole Field House Rink Williamstown, Massachusetts 1–11 0–1–0 January 20 l yes yes no New Hampshire UNH Ice Rink Durham, New Hampshire 0–12 0–2–0 February 11 l yes yes no Deerfield Academy Deerfield, Massachusetts 2–7 0–3–0 no no UMass Minutemen https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umassathletics.com/documents/2016/7/22/08_History.pdf 2008-09 UMASS HOCKEY November 9, 2019 October 24, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211024111547/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umassathletics.com/documents/2016/7/22/08_History.pdf dead References 50em Category:UMass Minutemen ice hockey seasons UMass UMass UMass