1947–48 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#A31F34; a #8A8B8C 2px white white MIT Engineers white 1947–48 175 MIT Engineers men New England Intercollegiate Hockey League NEIHL 5th 8–11–0 5–9–0 3–4–0 3–0–0 2–7–0 Al Carvelli Jack Clifford Boston Arena 1946–47 1948–49 MIT Engineers #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1947–48 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season was the 45th season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Engineers represent the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and were coached by Al Carvelli in his 2nd season. Season MIT entered the season by putting together the most expansive slate of games in program history. The Engineers were scheduled to play 19 matches, 14 of which coming against NEIHL opponents.http://tech.mit.edu/V67/PDF/V67-N30.pdf Beaver Pucksters Open Season Against B.U. This Saturday at the Arena The Tech December 2, 1947 February 24, 2023 With most of the games being played at the Boston Arena, MIT could at least be assured that weather would not impact their season too severely. The Beavers played their first match in early December but had to do so without two of their star players as both Ed Thompson and Don Lea were both injured.http://tech.mit.edu/V67/PDF/V67-N32.pdf Pucksters Win Two 7-3, 4-3 The Tech December 2, 1947 February 24, 2023 Without the standout forwards, MIT had to rely on its defense and team captain Jack Clifford led the way to a pair of victories after opening the year with a loss. The following week, MIT was putting forth a tremendous performance against Northeastern despite missing three forwards. Don Lea was back in action and had paced the Engineers to a 4–2 lead. Unfortunately, he reinjured his twisted ankle in the second period while Tom Tsotsi was ejected after a fight. Short five regulars in the final period, MIT could not keep up the scoring pace and fell to the Huskies. The lack of offense was keenly felt in the next game when the Techmen were bowled over by Boston University 0–7.http://tech.mit.edu/V67/PDF/V67-N34.pdf Losses Plague Hockey Team as Northeastern, B.U. Win The Tech December 19, 1947 February 24, 2023 Lea fought through his injury and returned for the match against Boston College. He proved to be pivotal in the team attempted comeback after falling down 1–4 in the first. He scored twice to pull the Engineers into a tie with the vaunted Eagles but BC played a stingy brand of defense thereafter and managed to grind out two goals to capture the match.http://tech.mit.edu/V68/PDF/V68-N1.pdf Icemen Suffer as B.C. Cometh The Tech January 9, 1948 February 24, 2023 After returning from the winter break, the Engineers had recovered from their various ailments and ice a full team for the first time that season. The result was a commanding victory over Suffolk with Clifford pacing all players with 7 points (4 g, 3 a).http://tech.mit.edu/V68/PDF/V68-N2.pdf Clifford, Lea, Thompson Lead Sextet to Win Over Suffolk The Tech January 13, 1948 February 24, 2023 The offense got a bit too loose in the next game and, despite scoring 5 goals, missed the net with 50 attempts. The unconverted opportunities led to MIT's 4th-consecutive conference loss and put the Engineers in a nearly impossible position for making the NEIHL playoffs.http://tech.mit.edu/V68/PDF/V68-N3.pdf Beaver Sextet Suffers Overtime Loss; Tsotsi Receives Severe Injury The Tech January 13, 1948 February 24, 2023 To add injury to insult, Tsotsi was checked hard into the boards and was knocked unconscious for 20 minutes. He was sent to the Homberg Infirmary where he recovered. The following week, MIT rallied to score two conference victories in convincing fashion.http://tech.mit.edu/V68/PDF/V68-N4.pdf Jack Adams Leads Beaver Sextet to Whip Bowdoin, New Hampshire, 8-4, 8-2 The Tech January 20, 1948 February 24, 2023 They followed that up with a win over Fort Devens State to lift them up to an even record. However, those would be the final games for captain Clifford as he graduated after the fall semester. After returning from the break, the team felt Clifford's absence on both sides of the ice as neither the offense nor the defense were performing at the same level.http://tech.mit.edu/V68/PDF/V68-N5.pdf Sextet Splits 4 Games As Playoff Hopes Fade The Tech February 13, 1948 February 24, 2023 The team knew it still needed to finish strong if it wanted to have a shot at the postseason berth, but losing the very next game to Bowdoin dealt a mortal blow to those chances. MIT's forwards were able to band together to overcome Clifford's loss; however, the defense was never able to fully recover and caused the Engineers to lose their last three conference matches.http://tech.mit.edu/V68/PDF/V68-N10.pdf Beaver Sextet Closes Season with N.U. Loss The Tech March 5, 1948 February 24, 2023 The defeats dropped MIT to 5th place, just 1 behind Bowdoin for the final playoff berth. Roster no yes Jack Adams G yes George Aery F yes Bradley F yes John M. Clifford sr D yes C John Densmore D yes Donald C. Lea so F 1927 8 20 New Hampshire Concord, New Hampshire yes Theodore R. Madden jr D 1925 3 4 Massachusetts Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts yes Clint McKim F yes Don Molino D yes William T. Morris so F 1928 11 12 Massachusetts Concord, Massachusetts yes Charles D. Nolan so F 1926 10 29 Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota yes Charlie Seifert F yes Mike Tenney F yes Ed Thompson F yes Norm Tisdale F yes Tom Tsotsi F yes Gerard J. Walworth jr F 1926 6 30 Massachusetts Arlington, Massachusetts yes Bud Willard F yes http://tech.mit.edu/V67/PDF/V67-N30.pdf Beaver Pucksters Open Season Against B.U. This Saturday at the Arena The Tech December 2, 1947 February 24, 2023 Standings MIT MIT Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="MIT Engineers #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season December 6 l yes no Boston University Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 5–10 0–1–0 0–1–0 December 8 w yes yes no Tufts Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 7–3 1–1–0 December 9 w no Fort Devens State Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 4–3 2–1–0 1–1–0 December 15 l yes no Northeastern Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 4–6 2–2–0 1–2–0 December 16 l yes no Boston University Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 0–7 2–3–0 1–3–0 December 22 l yes no Boston College Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 5–10 2–4–0 1–4–0 January 11 w yes yes no Suffolk Boston Skating Club Boston, Massachusetts 11–4 3–4–0 January 13 l no Middlebury Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 6–7 OT 3–5–0 1–5–0 January 16 w yes no Bowdoin Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 8–4 4–5–0 2–5–0 January 17 w yes no New Hampshire UNH Ice Rink Durham, New Hampshire 8–2 5–5–0 3–5–0 January 27 l yes yes no Tufts Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 4–5 5–6–0 February 2 w no Fort Devens State Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 5–3 6–6–0 4–5–0 February 9 l no Colby Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 2–5 6–7–0 4–6–0 February 10 w no New Hampshire Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 4–3 7–7–0 5–6–0 February 11 l yes no Brown Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 2–9 7–8–0 February 16 l no Bowdoin Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 5–8 7–9–0 5–7–0 February 25 w yes yes no Brown Rhode Island Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island 7–6 8–9–0 February 27 l yes no Boston College Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 2–9 8–10–0 5–8–0 March 2 l yes no Northeastern Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 4–10 8–11–0 5–9–0 no no The Tech Archive http://tech.mit.edu/V68/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology February 24, 2023 References 50em Category:MIT Engineers men's ice hockey seasons MIT MIT MIT Category:1940s in Boston