1947–48 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#003882 white white Middlebury Panthers white 1947–48 250 Middlebury Panthers men New England Intercollegiate Hockey League NEIHL 6th 10–5–1 2–4–0 4–0–1 4–5–0 2–0–0 Duke Nelson Kyle Prescott McCullough Arena Silver Anniversary Hamilton Tournament, Champion 1946–47 1948–49 Middlebury Panthers #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1947–48 Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey season was the 23rd season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Panthers represented Middlebury College and were coached by Duke Nelson, in his 6th season. Season Middlebury's season began with a trip to Clinton, New York for a tournament held by Hamilton. The first two games could hardly have gone better for the Panthers as they pumped 39 goal into the net to post the two most overwhelming wins in program history. They concluded the series by defeated the host Continentals in a much closer game and began the year with a stirling record.https://archive.org/details/middleburyNewspapers_1948-01-15/page/n1/mode/2up?q=hockey Hockey Team Takes Hamilton Match; Downs Union, Lehigh, and Hamilton Middlebury Campus January 15, 1948 February 23, 2023 A week later, the team headed down to Boston to begin their conference slate and came away with mixed results. While they were swamped by Northeastern in the first game, the Panthers managed to pull out a victory against MIT the following night. By the end of the week they had returned to Vermont for their first two home games of the year and produced two more wins against in-state rivals.https://archive.org/details/middleburyNewspapers_1948-01-22/page/n1/mode/2up?q=hockey Skaters Rout Norwich, U.V.M. In State Series Middlebury Campus January 22, 1948 February 23, 2023 After coming from behind to force a tie with Williams, Jim Marchese broke a bone in his foot at practice and was expected to miss the remainder of the season.https://archive.org/details/middleburyNewspapers_1948-02-12/page/n3/mode/2up?q=hockey Middlebury Rally Ties Williams 6-6 in Overtime Match Middlebury Campus February 12, 1948 February 23, 2023 he team did not play again until after the exam break. In their first game following the layoff, it appeared that the team had retained its form from earlier when they downed Union for the third time. However, they lost the very next evening to Norwich.https://archive.org/details/middleburyNewspapers_1948-02-19/page/n1/mode/2up?q=hockey Pucksters Rout Union; Beaten by Norwich 3-2 Middlebury Campus February 19, 1948 February 23, 2023 The loss put them in 3rd place in the NEIHL standings but they had a rough road ahead. Before that happened, Middlebury wrapped up its unofficial state championship with a second won over Vermont. Unfortunately, the victory was bittersweet as Fluff Grocott joined Marchese on the injured list while Bill McNamara, the team's leading scorer, was removed from the team. Middlebury ended its season with a southern swing and ended up losing its final three games of the year. While the loss to Army didn't harm the Panthers' chances for a postseason bid, the whitewashing at the hands of Boston College meant that the team needed to beat Boston University in order to finish in the top four. Against all odds, Middlebury put forth a commendable performance versus one of the nation's top teams but fell just short, losing 4–5.https://archive.org/details/middleburyNewspapers_1948-03-11/page/n1/mode/2up?q=hockey Sextet Loses Two in Boston Garden Middlebury Campus March 11, 1948 February 23, 2023 The pair of losses dropped the Panthers to 6th place, just behind MIT and Bowdoin and signaled the end of the season.Ealges Shutout Devens to Clinch Playoff Spot https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19480227.2.4&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- The Heights February 27, 1948 February 4, 2023 Robert H. Shahan served as team manager. Roster yes Roger F. Cassavant jr G 1926 8 24 Massachusetts Natick, Massachusetts yes Donald W. Christiansen fr G 1925 9 26 Rhode Island Slatersville, Rhode Island yes John V. Corbisiero so 1926 8 8 Massachusetts Medford, Massachusetts yes Wendall F. Forbes Wendall Forbes fr F/D 1927 1 22 Massachusetts Melrose, Massachusetts yes Homer L. Gowing fr 1926 5 8 Massachusetts West Newton, Massachusetts yes Robert Grocott fr 1927 5 27 Massachusetts Melrose, Massachusetts yes John F. Guetens Jr. fr G 1928 9 20 Connecticut West Haven, Connecticut yes James L. Marchese Jr. so 1925 3 17 Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts yes William McNamara so D 1925 5 7 Massachusetts Melrose, Massachusetts yes Everett G. Painter jr 1928 8 1 Connecticut Darien, Connecticut yes Alexander G. Petrie fr 1923 1 5 Connecticut Darien, Connecticut yes W. Kyle Prescott jr 1927 3 17 Quebec Montreal, Quebec yes C David E. Thompson jr 1925 4 7 Massachusetts Needham, Massachusetts yes Paul Thompson yes Dexter Whittinghill Jr. so 1926 7 23 Massachusetts Newton Center, Massachusetts yes Robert J. Wilson so 1926 4 25 Massachusetts West Newton, Massachusetts yes https://archive.org/details/middlebury_kaleidoscope_1949/page/n95/mode/2up?q=hockey The Kaleidoscope 1949 Middlebury College February 23, 2023 Standings MID MID Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Middlebury Panthers #FFFFFF;" | Silver Anniversary Hamilton Tournament January 1 w yes yes no Union Russell Sage Rink Clinton, New York Silver Anniversary Game 1 17–0 1–0–0 January w yes yes no Lehigh Russell Sage Rink Clinton, New York Silver Anniversary Game 2 22–0 2–0–0 January w yes yes no Hamilton Russell Sage Rink Clinton, New York Silver Anniversary Game 3 4–3 3–0–0 |- !colspan=12 style="Middlebury Panthers #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 12 l yes no Northeastern Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 4–16 3–1–0 0–1–0 January 13 w yes no MIT Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 7–6 4–1–0 1–1–0 January 16 w no Norwich McCullough Arena Middlebury, Vermont 9–3 5–1–0 2–1–0 January 17 w yes no Vermont † McCullough Arena Middlebury, Vermont 11–5 6–1–0 January 21 t yes no Williams McCullough Arena Middlebury, Vermont 6–6 OT 6–1–1 January 28 w yes yes no Union Union Rink Schenectady, New York 13–0 ‡ 7–1–1 February 12 w yes no Union McCullough Arena Middlebury, Vermont 16–2 8–1–1 February 13 l yes no Norwich Sabine Field Rink Northfield, Vermont 2–3 8–2–1 2–2–0 February w yes no Hamilton McCullough Arena Middlebury, Vermont 4–2 9–2–1 February 21 w yes yes no Vermont † Burlington, Vermont 5–1 10–2–1 February 25 l yes yes no Army Smith Rink West Point, New York 2–7 10–3–1 March 1 l yes no Boston College Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–15 10–4–1 2–3–0 March 2 l yes no Boston University Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 4–5 10–5–1 2–4–0 no no † Vermont fielded a club team at this time ‡ Union records have the score of the game as 14–0 https://archive.org/details/middlebury_kaleidoscope_1949/page/n95/mode/2up?q=hockey The Kaleidoscope 1949 Middlebury College February 23, 2023 References 50em Category:Middlebury Panthers men's ice hockey seasons Middlebury Middlebury Middlebury