1947–48 St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#AF1E2D; a #4B2B23 2px white white St. Lawrence Saints white 1947–48 St. Lawrence Saints wordmark.svg 250 St. Lawrence Saints men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 8–4–1 0–1–1 8–3–0 Paul Patten Jack Klemens 1946–47 1948–49 St. Lawrence Saints #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1947–48 St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey season was the 11th season of play for the program but 1st under NCAA oversight. The Saints represented St. Lawrence University and were coached by Paul Patten in his 1st season. Season While the program made its return following World War II the year before, the school took the club seriously by bringing in Paul Patten to take over as coach from team captain Jack Klemens. This was necessary not only to help the club to move forward but also because Klemens was absent early in the year. The defensive stalwart was attending the training camp of the United States men's national ice hockey team in the hope of appearing at the upcoming Winter Olympics.Hockey Highlights https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00010002/1947-12-10/ed-1/seq-3/ The Hill December 10, 1947 May 9, 2023 While Klemens was away, another defensive player came to the fore when Gene DelVeccio, the team goaltender made a name for himself in the exhibition season. After returning from the winter break, with Klemens back in a Saints uniform, the Larries opened against Westchester of the Amateur Hockey League and posted a solid victory. The next game was a prestige match against Princeton and the relatively inexperienced Saints managed to overcome one of the top teams in the nation. As if to demonstrate that the outcome wasn't a fluke, St. Lawrence then trounced Paul Smith's College 15–0, though it was only the second year of existence for the opposing college.Scarlet Skaters Will.... https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00010002/1948-01-14/ed-1/seq-4/ The Hill January 14, 1948 May 9, 2023 St. Lawrence fell from the ranks of the unbeaten in the next game but the team had put itself in a hole early by getting down 0–3 to Colgate early. They followed a similar pattern versus Clarkson and lost by an identical score. Needing to arrest their slide, the Saints got the jump on Williams at the end of the month shot into the lead. They never relinquished their advantage and managed to build a 5–1 edge in the third before two late goals made the score closer than the game was. The Larries followed that game with a tight defensive battle against Army with Klemens spotting the team a lead early in the first. Unfortunately, the Saints were unable to add to their lead and, despite DelVeccio's efforts, could not keep the Cadets from tying the game late. An interference call in overtime gave Army a penalty shot and they were able to capitalize and send St. Lawrence packing. The ire at how that game ended boiled over into the next match which saw SLU hammer Union 17–0. Tom Gerard paced the team with 5 goals and 4 assists, tying two programs records that still stand as of 2023.Saint Hockey Record Book 2015-16 https://static.saintsathletics.com/custompages/2015-16%20Hockey%20Record%20Book.pdf St. Lawrence Saints November 4, 2019 The Larries continued their high-scoring pace in a tie with Cornwall and then avenged their earlier loss to Clarkson, hanging a 7–5 win over the Knights after being down 2–5 with just 15 minutes left in the match.Scarlet Pucksters Split 7-Game Series, Downing Clarkson in Thriller of Season https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00010002/1948-02-11/ed-1/seq-4/ The Hill February 11, 1948 May 9, 2023 Unfortunately, there was a bit of melancholy amidst the wins. Because Jack Klemens graduated after the fall session, he was no longer on the team and the Saints would have to soldier on without their top defender. Doing his best to take over the leadership role, Gerard had another outstanding game against the Clinton Hockey Club. In what was a wild affair, both he and Ed Garbers scored 4 goals apiece while Gerard added 3 assists. The team's hot streak ended with a loss to Cornwall when they surrendered 4 goals in the final frame.Scarlet Pucksters Split 7-Game Series, Downing Clarkson in Thriller of Season https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00010002/1948-02-18/ed-1/seq-3/ The Hill February 18, 1948 May 9, 2023 After a rematch with Colgate was cancelled on an account of warm weather, S. Lawrence finished out their season with a win over Hamilton as the team got contributions from up and down the lineup.Scarlet Pucksters Split Conquer Hamilton https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00010002/1948-02-18/ed-1/seq-3/ The Hill February 25, 1948 May 9, 2023 The team was able to post the first winning season in program history despite not having a home rink. The Saints were forced to play on the road for most of the year and, aside from the temporary skating rink used during the Winter Carnival, they had to play any 'home' games at the Clarkson Arena. Hal Schulley served as team manager. Roster yes William F. Andes fr F 1927 4 1 New York Brooklyn, New York yes Robert M. Borab fr F New York Brooklyn, New York yes Edward W. Crutchley sr New York Brooklyn, New York yes Eugene C. Del Veccio fr G New York Brooklyn, New York yes Edward J. Garbers so F 1926 3 7 New York Brooklyn, New York yes Thomas I. Gerard so F 1927 8 17 Virginia Fort Myer, Virginia yes Thomas Green sr F New York Islip, New York yes Edward L. Gunthrope fr 1926 5 30 New York Brooklyn, New York yes John F. Klemens Jack Klemens sr D 5 10 170 1921 12 28 New York Brooklyn, New York New York Rovers EHL yes C Jack D. Moten so D New York Astoria, New York yes Michael F. Nardello so F New York Astoria, New York yes Robert J. Tobin yes James J. Weeden F 1925 6 22 New York Brooklyn, New York yes John P. Weeden so F New York Brooklyn, New York yes Douglas G. Westerberg fr 1925 10 23 New York Brooklyn, New York yes Robert A. Yeaton so Massachusetts Framingham, Massachusetts yes St. Lawrence Univ. https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1772/st.-lawrence-univ./1947-1948?tab=stats Elite Prospects May 8, 2023 Standings SLU Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=12 style="St. Lawrence Saints #FFFFFF;" | Exhibition December 6 l yes yes no Cornwall Calumets Cornwall, Ontario Exhibition 2–4 December 13 w yes yes no Canadian Army Cornwall, Ontario Exhibition 15–2 |- !colspan=12 style="St. Lawrence Saints #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 2 w yes yes no Westchester Playland Arena Rye, New York 8–3 1–0–0 January 3 † w yes yes no Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Princeton, New Jersey 6–3 2–0–0 January 9 w yes yes no Paul Smith's College Olympic Stadium Lake Placid, New York 15–0 3–0–0 January 16 l yes no Colgate Clarkson Arena Potsdam, New York 4–5 3–1–0 January 22 l yes yes no Clarkson Clarkson Arena Potsdam, New York Rivalry 4–5 3–2–0 January 30 w yes yes no Williams Cole Field House Pond Williamstown, Massachusetts 5–3 4–2–0 January 31 l yes yes no Army Smith Rink West Point, New York 1–2 OT 4–3–0 February 2 w yes yes no Union Schenectady, New York 17–0 5–3–0 February 6 t yes no Cornwall Calumets Potsdam, New York Winter Carnival 5–5 5–3–1 February 7 w yes yes no Clarkson Clarkson Arena Potsdam, New York Rivalry 7–5 6–3–1 February 10 w yes yes no Clinton Hockey Club Clinton, New York 13–9 7–3–1 February l yes yes no Cornwall Calumets Cornwall, Ontario 4–6 7–4–1 February 21 w yes yes no Hamilton Russell Sage Rink Clinton, New York 6–4 8–4–1 no no † Princeton and St. Lawrence records disagree on the date of the game with the match being held on either January 3 or 5. Gridiron 1948 https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/stlawu/id/13440/rec/31 St. Lawrence University May 9, 2023 Scoring statistics 2 St. Lawrence Saints Name Position Games Goals Assists Points Tom Gerard 1 F 15 23 19 42 Bill Andes 1 F - - - - Bob Borab 1 F - - - - Bud Crutchley 1 F - - - - Ed Garber 1 F - - - - Tom Green 1 F - - - - Ed Gunthrope 1 - - - - Jack Klemens 1 D - - - - Jack Moten 1 D - - - - Mike Nardello 1 F - - - - Bob Tobin 1 - - - - Jim Weeden 1 F - - - - Jack Weeden 1 F - - - - Doug Westerberg 1 - - - - Bob Yeaton 1 - - - - Gene Del Veccio 1 G - - - - Total Note: St. Lawrence records include the totals from the two exhibition games. Goaltending statistics 2 St. Lawrence Saints Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA Gene Del Veccio 1 14 803:50 - - - 52 - 2 - 3.88 References 50em Category:St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey seasons St. Lawrence St. Lawrence St. Lawrence