1947–48 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season

1947–48 Minnesota Golden Gophers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceMinneapolis Arena
Saint Paul Auditorium
Record
Overall9–12–0
Home4–6–0
Road4–6–0
Neutral1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachElwin Romnes
Captain(s)Bud Frick
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1947–48 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season was the 27th season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Golden Gophers represented the University of Minnesota and were coached by Elwin Romnes in his 1st season.

Season

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"Doc" Romnes took over after the retirement of long-time coach, Larry Armstrong and put the team through its paces. Early in the season, Minnesota welcomed in a junior team from Winnipeg as a tune-up for their slate of collegiate opponents. Unfortunately, the Canadiens already had several games under their belt and they used that experience to full effect, dropping the Gophers in back-to-back contests.[1] After the game, Romnes switched up his forward lines in the hopes of producing a better result for the team.[2] Unfortunately, the Gophers lost each of the next three games. They were able to get wins in the two matches against California to salvage their 10-day road trip, but the team was likely already out of the running for an NCAA tournament berth.

When the team returned home they dispatched Harvard in a pair of games to give their fans some hope.[3] The reprieve was short, however, as the Gophers lost the next 5 games and lost any chance they had at being in the postseason. To make matters worse, just prior to the series with North Dakota, the team lost its starting goalie, Jack McEwan, due to academic ineligibility and would have to rely in Ken Austin for the remainder of the year.[4]

The team recovered to go 5–2 in the later portion of the season but that couldn't stop the Gophers from ending the year with a losing record for the first time in a decade.[5]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
James W. Alley D
Kenneth L. Austin G
Dennis H. Bergman D
Minnesota Ruben E. Bjorkman F 1929-02-12 Roseau, Minnesota
John L. Bonner
Thomas A. Connelly
Minnesota Roland DePaul Junior F Eveleth, Minnesota
Calvin J. Englestad
Manitoba Robert W. Flemming Junior F Winnipeg, Manitoba
James E. Frick F
Richard Geddes
Robert V. Harris F
William Hodgins F
Minnesota C. Howard Johnson Junior Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jerry H. Lindegard F
John C. McEwan G
John O. O'Brien D
Gerald M. Remole
Richard B. Roberts D
Robert Wold G

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Standings

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1947–48 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Army 16 11 4 1 .719 78 39 16 11 4 1 78 39
Bemidji State 5 0 5 0 .000 13 36 10 2 8 0 37 63
Boston College 19 14 5 0 .737 126 60 19 14 5 0 126 60
Boston University 24 20 4 0 .833 179 86 24 20 4 0 179 86
Bowdoin 9 4 5 0 .444 45 68 11 6 5 0 56 73
Brown 14 5 9 0 .357 61 91 14 5 9 0 61 91
California 10 2 8 0 .200 45 62 17 5 12 0 87 89
Clarkson 12 5 6 1 .458 67 39 17 10 6 1 96 54
Colby 8 2 6 0 .250 28 41 8 2 6 0 28 41
Colgate 10 7 3 0 .700 54 34 13 10 3 0 83 45
Colorado College 14 9 5 0 .643 84 73 27 19 8 0 207 120
Cornell 4 0 4 0 .000 3 43 4 0 4 0 3 43
Dartmouth 23 21 2 0 .913 156 76 24 21 3 0 156 81
Fort Devens State 13 3 10 0 .231 33 74 – – – – – –
Georgetown 3 2 1 0 .667 12 11 7 5 2 0 37 21
Hamilton – – – – – – – 14 7 7 0 – –
Harvard 22 9 13 0 .409 131 131 23 9 14 0 135 140
Lehigh 8 0 8 0 .000 8 95 10 0 10 0 12 108
Massachusetts 2 0 2 0 .000 1 23 3 0 3 0 3 30
Michigan 18 16 2 0 .889 105 53 23 20 2 1 141 63
Michigan Tech 19 7 12 0 .368 87 96 20 8 12 0 91 97
Middlebury 14 8 5 1 .607 111 68 16 10 5 1 127 74
Minnesota 16 9 7 0 .563 78 73 21 9 12 0 100 105
Minnesota–Duluth 6 3 3 0 .500 21 24 9 6 3 0 36 28
MIT 19 8 11 0 .421 93 114 19 8 11 0 93 114
New Hampshire 13 4 9 0 .308 58 67 13 4 9 0 58 67
North Dakota 10 6 4 0 .600 51 46 16 11 5 0 103 68
North Dakota Agricultural 5 3 2 0 .600 27 28 6 4 2 0 37 29
Northeastern 19 10 9 0 .526 135 119 19 10 9 0 135 119
Norwich 9 3 6 0 .333 38 58 13 6 7 0 56 70
Princeton 18 8 10 0 .444 65 72 21 10 11 0 79 79
St. Cloud State 12 10 2 0 .833 55 35 16 12 4 0 73 55
St. Lawrence 9 6 3 0 .667 65 27 13 8 4 1 95 50
Suffolk – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Tufts 4 3 1 0 .750 17 15 4 3 1 0 17 15
Union 9 1 8 0 .111 7 86 9 1 8 0 7 86
Williams 11 3 6 2 .364 37 47 13 4 7 2 – –
Yale 16 5 10 1 .344 60 69 20 8 11 1 89 85

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 5 Winnipeg Canadiens* Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota L 4–8  0–1–0
December 6 Winnipeg Canadiens* Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota L 5–6  0–2–0
December 19 at Colorado College* Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado L 5–8  0–3–0
December 20 at Colorado College* Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado L 6–7  0–4–0
December 22 at Olympic Club* Winterland Arena • San Francisco, California L 4–7  0–5–0
December 23 at California* Berkeley Icelands • Berkeley, California W 5–4  1–5–0
December 27 vs. California* Pan Pacific Rink • Los Angeles, California W 4–3  2–5–0
January 2 Harvard* Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota W 8–6  3–5–0
January 3 Harvard* Saint Paul Auditorium • Saint Paul, Minnesota W 7–2  4–5–0
January 8 Manitoba* Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota L 5–6  4–6–0
January 9 Manitoba* Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota L 4–5  4–7–0
January 16 at Michigan* Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan L 2–3  4–8–0
January 17 at Michigan* Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan L 1–5  4–9–0
January 23 at North Dakota* Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota L 3–5  4–10–0
January 24 at North Dakota* Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota W 7–4 OT 5–10–0
February 6 at Michigan Tech* Dee Stadium • Houghton, Michigan W 6–5  6–10–0
February 7 at Michigan Tech* Dee Stadium • Houghton, Michigan W 7–3  7–10–0
February 13 Michigan* Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota L 2–6  7–11–0
February 14 Michigan* Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota W 5–4 OT 8–11–0
February 27 Michigan Tech* Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota W 7–4  9–11–0
February 28 Michigan Tech* Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota L 3–4  9–12–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

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Scoring statistics

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Player Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Roland DePaul C - 22 9 31 -
Bill Hodgins W - 14 8 22 -
Jerry Lindegard C - 13 9 22 -
Bud Frick W - 8 10 18 -
Richard Roberts D - 11 3 14 -
Total

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Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Roland DePaul AHCA Second Team All-American [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Minnesota Puckmen Lose, 8-4". Minnesota Daily. December 6, 1947. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Puckmen Tune Up for Western Trip". Minnesota Daily. December 11, 1947. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Hockey Scene Brightens". Minnesota Daily. January 6, 1948. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Gophers Lose McEwan; Face North Dakota Tonight". Minnesota Daily. January 6, 1948. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey media guide 2021-22" (PDF). Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
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