1947–48 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey season March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#A51C30; a #1E1E1E 2px white white Harvard Crimson white 1947–48 Harvard Crimson logo.svg Harvard Crimson men Pentagonal League 3rd 9–14–0 3–4–0 5–1–0 2–9–0 2–4–0 John Chase John Lavalle Boston Arena 1946–47 1948–49 Harvard Crimson #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1947–48 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 48th season of play for the program. The Crimson represented Harvard University and were coached by John Chase in his 4th season. Season After having played just 20 games over the previous 2 seasons, Harvard was ready to finally shake off the last vestiges of World War II by putting together a 22-game slate, the most ambitious in the history of the program.Harvard Crimson https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/3/5/v4wshc41brltuy/Year_By_Year.pdf Year-By-Year Results November 17, 2018 Before the first game could be played, however, the Crimson encountered problems. One of the team's starting defensemen, Charlie Coulter, contracted viral pneumonia and would be out until after Christmas. His partner, Lou Preston, who was talented enough to be a candidate for the US Olympic Team, was then placed on probation and would be unavailable until after the mid-year exams.The Harvard Crimson https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1947/12/3/powerful-quintet-weakened-skaters-face-techmen/ Powerful Quintet, Weakened Skaters Face Techmen, B.C. December 3, 1947 February 22, 2023 Without his top two blueliners, coach Chase had to rearrange the defense quickly for the team's opening games. Luckily for Harvard, Boston College was dealing with roster problems of their own while Brown was playing its first game in 9 years. This enabled the Crimson to open the year with a pair of wins. Harvard's aspirations were diminished in after the third game when Harvard was thumped by Boston University but the team had the chance to show how good it was with a subsequent 5-game road trip that would tame them through Canada and out into the Midwest. The trip could hardly have gone worse for the Crimson as the team lost all 5 games and most by sizable margins.The Harvard Crimson https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1948/1/5/hockey-basketball-have-blue-christmas-as/ Hockey, Basketball Have Blue Christmas As Crimson Vacation Campaigns Backfire January 5, 1948 February 22, 2023 To make matters worse, John Crocker and Bill Yetman were injured during the trip and unable to compete in the final few games. With the season spiraling out of control, coach Chase reshuffled the lines, moving Shawn McKean to the top unit with Dave Key and Wally Sears. With Dick Greeley holding the back end with the rest of the defensive corps, the offense stepped to the fore and helped Harvard arrest its slide by scoring 28 goals over two a two-game stretch.The Harvard Crimson https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1948/1/8/crimson-romps-over-husky-six-11-3/ Crimson Romps over Husky Six, 11-3 January 8, 1948 February 22, 2023 After an extended layoff, the scoring continued at a high pace in early February and nearly enabled the Crimson to reach .500.The Harvard Crimson https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1948/2/5/crimson-skaters-pillage-rough-fort-devens/ Crimson Skaters Pillage Rough Fort Devens, 17-2 February 5, 1948 February 22, 2023 While the team's 6-game losing streak meant that it would be nearly impossible for the Crimson to earn an NCAA tournament bid, the team could still play spoiler for other hopefuls as it sought to finish out she season strong. Unfortunately, Harvard had not been able to fully resolve its defensive issues and lost three consecutive games, all while averaging 5 goals themselves.The Harvard Crimson https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1948/2/12/bu-tramples-crimson-sextet-10-6-pninety/ B.U. Tramples Crimson Sextet, 10-6 February 12, 1948 February 22, 2023 After brief interlude when they defeated Williams, Harvard lost another trio of games and sat dead last in the Pentagonal League standings. The team's final home stand in March saw the defense stiffen and hold Princeton to 2 goals. The following game, which was initially slated to be the last of the season, provided the Crimson with a 1–0 victory over Yale, the team's only shutout on the season.Yale Daily News https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19480315-01.2.15&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Harvard Outskates Yale Sextet, 1-0, Necessitating Playoff On Wednesday March 15, 1948 February 22, 2023 Because the season series with the Elis was a draw, a final rubber match between the two was added and took place the following week. The game turned out to be more of a brawl than a hockey game with both teams complaining about the lack of officiating.The Harvard Crimson https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1948/3/18/chase-stops-game-in-hockey-brawl/ Chase Stops Game in Hockey Brawl March 18, 1948 February 22, 2023 While Yale was the better team on the ice, tempers were running high all night and several fights broke out between the two teams. With just 75 seconds remaining in the match, Dave Abbott and Artie Moher got into a confrontation in front of the Yale cage. After being told to go to their respective locker rooms, the two reengaged and Abbott was hit in the mouth Moher's stick. He had to be taken to the local hospital where he received 12 stitches. In order to prevent further chaos, coach Chase pulled his players off of the ice and ended the game prematurely. While it was unclear at the time as to whether or not the game would be ruled a forfeit, eventually the final score was allowed to stand at 10–3 for Yale.Yale Daily News https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19480318-01.2.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Yale-Harvard Hockey Game Halted With Two Minutes Left To Play Elis Take 10-3 Triumph; Crimson Coach Refuses To Conclude Contest March 18, 1948 February 22, 2023 Roster yes David M. Abbot so yes William A. Allen II so yes Bramwell B. Arnold sr yes John R. Chase so G yes Coste yes Charles J. Coulter Jr. jr D yes John Crocker Jr. gr F yes Fletcher yes Richard S. Greeley jr D/F yes Myles D. Huntington so F yes Vincent W. Jones Jr. gr yes Albert L. Key II so yes David M. Key Jr. jr F yes John E. Lavalle gr G yes C George G. Loring so yes Mauran yes Quincy A. S. McKean Jr. so yes George R. Minot II jr yes Thomas C. Moseley gr yes Murphy yes Lewis T. Preston so yes D yes Richardson yes Walter S. Sears gr F yes Staples yes Lawrence W. Ward so yes Stephen L. Washburn jr D yes Harcourt Wood jr yes William E. Yetman jr G yes Letterwinners https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/gocrimson.com/documents/2022/7/12/Men_s_Hockey_Record_Book_Letterwinners_2022.pdf Harvard Crimson February 21, 2023 Standings HAR HAR Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style="Harvard Crimson #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season December 3 w yes yes no Boston College Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 4–3 1–0–0 December 4 w yes yes no Brown Rhode Island Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island 10–5 OT 2–0–0 December 10 l yes yes no Boston University Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 2–8 2–1–0 December 19 l yes yes no McGill Montreal, Quebec 4–9 2–2–0 December 29 l yes yes no Colorado College Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado 6–13 2–3–0 December 30 l yes yes no Colorado College Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado 3–10 2–4–0 January 2 l yes yes no Minnesota Minneapolis Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 6–8 2–5–0 January 3 l yes yes no Minnesota Saint Paul Auditorium Saint Paul, Minnesota 2–7 2–6–0 January 7 w yes yes no Northeastern Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 11–4 3–6–0 January 14 w yes no Brown Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 17–3 4–6–0 February 3 l yes yes no Northeastern Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 7–8 4–7–0 February 4 w yes no Fort Devens State Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 17–2 5–7–0 February 7 w no Army Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 7–1 6–7–0 1–0–0 February 11 l yes yes no Boston University Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 6–10 6–8–0 February 14 l yes no Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Princeton, New Jersey 4–8 6–9–0 1–1–0 February 18 l no Dartmouth Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 5–10 6–10–0 1–2–0 February 21 w yes yes no Williams Cole Field House Rink Williamstown, Massachusetts 5–1 7–10–0 February 25 l yes yes no Boston College Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–6 7–11–0 February 28 l yes no Dartmouth Davis Rink Hanover, New Hampshire 5–8 7–12–0 1–3–0 March 3 w yes no St. Nicholas Hockey Club Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts Exhibition 4–3 March 6 l yes no Yale New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 3–4 7–13–0 1–4–0 March 10 w no Princeton Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 6–2 8–13–0 2–4–0 March 13 w no Yale Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts 1–0 9–13–0 3–4–0 March 17 l yes yes no Yale New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 3–10 † 9–14–0 no no † Match ended with 75 seconds remaining in the game due to a brawl. https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/c/n/wi5fzzpvxzrd6x/IHM_Updated_Record_Book_1819_Year_by_Year.pdf Harvard Men’s Hockey year-By-year results Harvard Crimson December 30, 2019 References 50em Category:Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard