1947–48 Bowdoin Polar Bears men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#000000 white white Bowdoin Polar Bears white 1947–48 250 Bowdoin Polar Bears men New England Intercollegiate Hockey League NEIHL 4th 6–5–0 3–3–0 5–3–0 1–2–0 Danny MacFayden Ed Leason Delta Rink 1946–47 1948–49 Bowdoin Polar Bears #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1947–48 Bowdoin Polar Bears men's ice hockey season was the 25th season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Polar Bears represented Bowdoin College and were coached by Daniel MacFayden, in his 2nd season. Season Due to weather, games against New Hampshire and Colby were cancelled. Bowdoin finished 4th in the conference standings with a .500 record, however, because they played just 6 games against conference opponents, there was a question as to whether the Polar Bears would be selected to the NEIHL tournament.https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19480305&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Eagle's Eye The Heights March 5, 1948 February 7, 2023 In the end, Bowdoin was selected to participate with the league's three powerhouses. The Bears played about as well as could be expected but were still woefully outmatched and fell to Boston College and Boston University in successive days by a combined 5–28 margin. Roster yes Richard Archibald gr RW Massachusetts Belmont, Massachusetts yes Robert E. Badger sr 1924 12 13 Massachusetts yes Richard W. Blanchard fr C 1926 10 1 Maine Winthrop, Maine yes Arthur R. Bonzagni so 1926 1 26 Massachusetts Melrose, Massachusetts yes Phillip B. Burke sr C Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts yes William F. Clark sr Massachusetts Winthrop, Massachusetts yes Robert B. Crockford so 1927 4 16 Massachusetts East Foxborough, Massachusetts yes Henry F. Daley Jr. fr Massachusetts Cambridge, Massachusetts yes James B. Draper Jr. so G Massachusetts Canton, Massachusetts yes Richard C. Field sr RW 1925 7 14 Massachusetts Hudson, Massachusetts yes James L. Fife fr D Massachusetts Arlington, Massachusetts yes Hansen yes Richard D. Haskell so Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts yes Chester E. Homer Jr. fr 1926 5 12 Massachusetts Newton Center, Massachusetts yes William D. Ireland Jr. sr D 1924 3 20 Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts yes Edwin E. Leason Jr. sr LW 1924 1 9 Massachusetts Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts yes C Lawrence D. Norton so G Massachusetts Winchester, Massachusetts yes James R. Pierce gr LW New York Rye, New York yes C. Carson Stanwood Jr. so Massachusetts Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts yes Chester L. Taylor fr Massachusetts Arlington, Massachusetts yes https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=bowdoinorient-1940s Bowdoin Orient 1947-48 Bowdoin College February 7, 2023 Standings BOW BOW Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=12 style="Bowdoin Polar Bears #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 6 w yes no New Auburn Legion Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 5–3 Draper 1–0–0 January 10 l no Fort Devens State Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 3–4 Draper 1–1–0 0–1–0 January 14 w no New Hampshire Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 6–5 Norton 2–1–0 1–1–0 January 16 l no MIT Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 4–8 Draper 2–2–0 1–2–0 January 20 w yes no New Auburn Legion Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 6–1   3–2–0 January 22 w yes no Suffolk Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 8–3   4–2–0 February 11 w no Colby Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 7–4 Norton 5–2–0 2–2–0 February 12 l no Northeastern Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 4–12   5–3–0 2–3–0 February 16 w yes no MIT Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 8–5 Draper 6–3–0 3–3–0 |- !colspan=12 style="Bowdoin Polar Bears #FFFFFF;" | NEIHL Tournament March 8 l yes yes no Boston College Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts NEIHL Semifinal 1–10 Draper 6–4–0 March 9 l yes yes no Boston University Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts NEIHL Consolation 4–18 Draper 6–5–0 |- no no https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=bowdoinorient-1940s Bowdoin Orient 1947-48 Bowdoin College February 7, 2023 Scoring statistics 2 Bowdoin Polar Bears Name Position Games Goals Assists Points #FFFFFF PIM Dick Archibald 1 RW - 15 7 22 18 Dick Blanchard 1 C - 6 9 15 0 Phil Burke 1 C - 6 5 11 8 Ed Leason 1 RW - 3 6 9 4 Jim Pierce 1 LW - 5 3 8 20 Bill Ireland 1 D - 4 3 7 20 Bob Crockford 1 F - 4 3 7 4 Dick Field 1 LW - 4 2 6 4 Jim Fife 1 D - 2 4 6 28 Hank Daley 1 F - 3 2 5 0 Dick Haskell 1 F - 1 3 4 0 Art Bonzagni 1 F - 2 1 3 16 Hansen 1 F - 0 2 2 0 Carson Stanwood 1 F - 1 0 1 8 Chet Taylor 1 F - 0 1 1 8 Chet Homer 1 F - 0 1 1 0 Bill Clark 1 F - 0 0 0 4 Bob Badger 1 F - 0 0 0 0 Jim Draper 1 G - 0 0 0 0 Larry Norton 1 G - 0 0 0 0 Total 56 52 108 142 https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=bowdoinorient-1940s Bowdoin Orient 1947-48 Bowdoin College February 7, 2023 References 50em Category:Bowdoin Polar Bears men's ice hockey seasons Bowdoin Bowdoin Bowdoin