1947–48 Tufts Jumbos men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#3E8EDE; a #512C1D 2px white white Tufts Jumbos white 1947–48 Tufts Jumbos men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 3–1–0 1–0–0 2–1–0 Harry BriggsFrank Anderson Bill DuryeaDave Egan Boston Arena 1946–47 1948–49 Tufts Jumbos #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1947–48 Tufts Jumbos men's ice hockey season was the 10th season of play for the program but 1st under NCAA oversight. The Jumbos represented Tufts College and were coached by Harry Briggs for the first three games before Frank Anderson took over for the final match. Season Prior to the start of the season, the university's athletic association announced that there would not be an ice hockey team in 1948. Despite the news, Harry Briggs and the players from last year's squad organized on their own and arranged a limited schedule.Icemen Force Issue https://newspapers.tufts.edu/?a=d&d=TTW19471211-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- The Williams Record December 11, 1947 May 10, 2023 The club arranged a date with MIT in early December and, despite having limited ice time and no access to the school's equipment, the team performed well in a loss with Joe Saunders being under siege all game. The refusal of the team to quietly disperse had attracted a contingent of some 350 students for the game and many more in the aftermath. The club petitioned the school for formal recognition and pressured the administration to allow them to wear the school colors. In early January, the college president (Leonard Carmichael) and vice president (Richard Kelley) met with three representatives from the team; Charles Kerrigan, Roger Peck and Robert Harris. The players asked for the school to give formal recognition for the team and were told that, while the administration wasn't against the idea in principle, the issue at hand was where the team could play. Acting A.D. William S. Yeager had cancelled the team because, in his opinion, all teams representing the college should play their home games on campus. While this wasn't an issue with most programs, the fact that Tufts College did not have an on-campus ice rink meant that the team was forces to go elsewhere to play their games. Yeager believed that if the players were good enough to play ice hockey then they should attend a different school that featured the game. I the end, however, Yeager relented and dropped his opposition to the team. The school agreed to formally recognize the outfit but would not financially support the program.Pucksters Win 2 - Recognized By Tufts https://newspapers.tufts.edu/?a=d&d=TTW19480115-01.1.3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- The Williams Record January 15, 1948 May 10, 2023 In the meantime, the club had won two matches and were gearing up for a rematch with the Engineers. In the final game of the year, the team, now wearing official school sweaters, found themselves in trouble. After allowing two goals in the first, they allowed another pair in the first five minutes of the middle frame and were down 1–4. While everything appeared to being going the way of MIT, the Jumbos were able to turn the momentum in their favor with a power play goal before the midway point of the game. Just a few minutes later, Scooter Haines got the team's third goal and Tufts was suddenly down by just one goal. The Engineers hunkered down and kept the Jumbos back for several minutes but Dave Merrow managed to tie the score with just 25 seconds left in the period. Tufts kept MIT hemmed in their own end for most of the third and Peck was able to net the final goal of the game, giving the Jumbos a winning season and a perfect end to a tumultuous year.Pucksters Avenge Tech in 5-4 Upset https://newspapers.tufts.edu/?a=d&d=TTW19480115-01.1.3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- The Williams Record January 15, 1948 May 10, 2023 Frank Anderson served as head coach for the final game, taking over from Harry Briggs after the winter break. Russell Brewer served as team manager. Roster yes 20 William D. Duryea II jr F Massachusetts Medford, Massachusetts yes C 22 David M. Egan so F Massachusetts Arlington, Massachusetts yes C 23 Richard Balcom so LW Massachusetts Natick, Massachusetts yes 24 Roger P. Peck sr C Massachusetts Newton Highlands, Massachusetts Newton High School USHS-MA yes 25 David Merrow fr RW Massachusetts Winchester, Massachusetts yes 27 Irving W. Dingwell fr Massachusetts Winchester, Massachusetts yes 28 Walter L. McGill jr Massachusetts Newton Center, Massachusetts yes 29 H McPhee D yes 30 Kenneth Dixon G yes 31 W. Scott Doub fr Massachusetts Winchester, Massachusetts yes 33 Charles H. Kerrigan sr D Massachusetts Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts Stoneham High School USHS-MA yes 35 R. Miles Uhrig fr G Massachusetts Lexington, Massachusetts yes Robert C. Haines jr F Massachusetts Medford, Massachusetts yes Charles A. Hutchings jr Massachusetts Medford, Massachusetts yes McKinley yes N/A Carl F. "Joe" Saunders G Massachusetts Wakefield, Massachusetts yes Note: The players wore different numbers while acting as an independent outfit. Saunders wore a sweater without a number. Standings TUF Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=12 style="Tufts Jumbos #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season December 8 l yes yes no MIT Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 3–7 0–1–0 December 22 w yes no Suffolk Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 5–1 1–1–0 December w yes yes no Holy Cross † Boston Skating Club Boston, Massachusetts 4–3 2–1–0 January 27 w yes yes no MIT Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 5–4 3–1–0 no no † This was an informal club organized by students at Holy Cross College. Scoring statistics 2 Tufts Jumbos white Name Position Games Goals Assists Points Scooter Haines 1 F - 4 1 - Dick Balcom 1 F - 2 3 - Rog Peck 1 F - 3 1 - Dave Egan 1 F - 3 1 - Bill Duryea 1 F - 2 2 - Dave Merrow 1 F - 3 0 - Charley Kerrigan 1 D - - - - Charlie Hutchings 1 D - - - - H McPhee 1 D - - - - Kenny Dixon 1 G - - - - Miles Uhrig 1 G - - - - Joe Saunders 1 G - - - - Total 17 Note: Assists were only reported in the middle two games. 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