1948–49 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

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1948–49 Boston College Eagles
men's ice hockey season
NCAA National Champion
NEIHL, Champion
NEIHL Tournament, Champion
NCAA Tournament, Champion
ConferenceNEIHL
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall21–1
Conference11–0
Home12–0
Road9–1
Neutral2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJohn "Snooks" Kelley
Captain(s)Bernie Burke
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1948–49 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented the Boston College in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1948–49 NCAA men's ice hockey season. The head coach was John "Snooks" Kelley and the team captain was Bernie Burke. The team won the 1949 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The team's leading scorer was Jack Mulhern, who finished second in the NCAA in both goals (34) and points (65)

Season

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Boston College, looking to return to the tournament and improve upon their overtime loss in the semifinal the year before, opened the 1948–49 season with a 13–5 win over MIT. In January they welcomed fellow tournament hopeful Colorado College for one game and took the close match 6–5, improving their record to 7–0. less than a month later they met the other eastern tournament team, Dartmouth, and lost their first game 2–4 in Hanover. They would make up for that win a month later by defeating the Indians at home. BC finished the regular season 17–1, never having to leave New England and only playing three game outside of the state and one other outside the greater Boston area.

In March the Eagles played two tournaments. The first was the NEIHL Tournament (a precursor to the Beanpot) where they won two narrow victories over Northeastern and Boston University to win the championship. With a 19–1 record Boston College received the top eastern seed and played Colorado College in the first round of the NCAA Tournament The Eagles won the game handily, scoring seven against the Tigers to earn their right to the play for the title. The championship game was a rubber match for BC and Dartmouth and for their third meeting the two teams did not disappoint. The game had three lead changes before Jim Fitzgerald put the Eagles ahead for good in the third period and Boston College won the title 4–3.

This was the last BC team to win an ice hockey championship for 52 years. This was the first team to win a national title where all players were born in the same state or province. The 1949 national title game was the first one held between two eastern teams, the next time two eastern teams would meet in the final game was in 1967.

Note: While BC was a member of the NEIHL, the conference was not officially recognized by the NCAA and the Eagles were technically an independent program.

Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
American International 7 4 3 0 .571 37 39 7 4 3 0 37 39
Army 14 7 7 0 .500 52 59 15 8 7 0 58 63
Boston College 20 19 1 0 .950 134 64 22 21 1 0 164 67
Boston University 20 13 7 0 .650 147 77 20 13 7 0 147 77
Bowdoin 12 4 8 0
Brown 14 7 7 0 58 62
California
Clarkson 13 8 5 0 69 59
Colby
Colgate 9 5 3 1 53 38
Colorado College 24 15 7 1 153 99
Dartmouth 23 17 6 0 148 72
Fort Devens State
Georgetown
Hamilton 10 1 9 0
Harvard 20 12 8 0 130 112
Lehigh 3 1 2 0 .333 7 16 6 2 4 0 18 48
Massachusetts 3 0 3 0 11 29
Michigan 25 20 2 3 179 74
Michigan Tech 15 5 10 0 66 76
Middlebury 10 6 4 0
Minnesota 22 11 11 0 120 101
Minnesota–Duluth 7 7 0 0 44 12
MIT 9 4 5 0
New Hampshire 3 0 3 0 11 23
North Dakota 22 9 12 1 109 148
North Dakota Agricultural
Northeastern 16 9 7 0 118 78
Princeton 20 6 13 1 60 110
Saint Michael's 4 0 4 0 23 38
St. Lawrence 7 5 2 0 41 29
Union 1 0 1 0
Williams 14 5 9 0
Wyoming 9 4 5 0 51 45
Yale 22 9 13 0 77 103

Schedule

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During the season Boston College compiled a 21–1 record. By winning the national title the team set a record for the fewest losses by a national champion that would stand until 1970. Their schedule was as follows.[1]

Date Opponent Score Result Venue Location Record
Dec. 1, 1948 MIT 13–5 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 1–0
Dec. 6, 1948 Brown 5–1 Win Skating Club of Boston Brighton, MA 2–0
Dec. 11, 1948 Yale 3–1 Win New Haven Arena New Haven, CT 3–0
Dec. 13, 1948 Fort Devens State 22–1 Win Skating Club of Boston Brighton, MA 4–0
Dec. 15, 1948 Harvard 9–4 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 5–0
Dec. 21, 1948 Boston University 5–1 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 6–0
Jan. 2, 1949 Colorado College 6–5 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 7–0
Jan. 10, 1949 MIT 11–5 Win Skating Club of Boston Brighton, MA 8–0
Jan. 12, 1949 Harvard 8–5 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 9–0
Jan. 27, 1949 Dartmouth 2–4 Loss Davis Rink Hanover, NH 9–1
Feb. 1, 1949 Northeastern 7–4 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 10–1
Feb. 2, 1949 American International 10–2 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 11–1
Feb. 7, 1949 Princeton 5–2 Win Skating Club of Boston Brighton, MA 12–1
Feb. 9, 1949 Northeastern 9–1 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 13–1
Feb. 18, 1949 St. Nick's 8–2 Win Crystal Ice Palace Norwalk, CT 14–1
Feb. 22, 1949 Dartmouth 7–4 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 15–1
Feb. 25, 1949 American International 6–3 Win Big E Coliseum West Springfield, MA 16–1
Mar. 1, 1949 Boston University 6–2 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 17–1
New England Tournament
Mar. 8, 1949 Northeastern 5–4 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 18–1
Mar. 9, 1949 Boston University 6–5 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 19–1
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1949 Colorado College 7–3 Win Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, CO 20–1
March 17, 1949 Dartmouth 4–3 Win Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, CO 21–1
164–67 21–1

* Denotes overtime periods

Roster and scoring statistics

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No. Name Year Position Hometown S/P/C Games G A Pts PIM
Jack Mulhern Sophomore F Boston, MA Massachusetts 22 34 31 65 18
Warren Lewis Junior C Arlington, MA Massachusetts 21 23 24 47 6
Jim Fitzgerald Senior LW Cambridge, MA Massachusetts 22 18 23 41 2
Fran Harrington Sophomore F Norwood, MA Massachusetts 22 18 21 39 6
John McIntire Junior RW Medford, MA Massachusetts 19 22 13 35 18
Len Ceglarski Sophomore F East Walpole, MA Massachusetts 13 13 21 34 8
Butch Songin Junior D Walpole, MA Massachusetts 22 9 20 29 18
John Gallagher Senior D Brighton, MA Massachusetts 21 10 2 12 6
Giles Threadgold Junior F Auburndale, MA Massachusetts 15 7 4 11 4
Walt Delorey Junior F Watertown, MA Massachusetts 22 5 5 10 18
Joe McCusker Junior D Waltham, MA Massachusetts 7 2 5 7 4
John Mahler F Belmont, MA Massachusetts 12 0 3 3 2
Bill Byrne F Cambridge, MA Massachusetts 7 1 1 2 0
Ken Dooley F 6 1 1 2 2
Bill Walsh Junior F Arlington, MA Massachusetts 12 0 2 2 0
Paul Finnegan F 3 1 0 1 2
Frank Shellenback Junior F Newton, MA Massachusetts 13 1 0 1 2
Ken Ahearn F 2 0 0 0 0
Bill Talbot Senior F Belmont, MA Massachusetts 14 0 0 0 0
Bernie Burke Senior G Melrose, MA Massachusetts 21 0 0 0 0
Ed Casey Junior G Dorchester, MA Massachusetts 4 0 0 0 0
Norm Dailey Senior G Lexington, MA Massachusetts 6 0 0 0 0
Joe Quinn G 0 0 0 0 0
Total 165 176 341 116
  • Note: Boston College players wore sweaters without numbers.
  • Note: The Boston College record book lists the 1948-49 team as scoring 164 goals over the season but, in the player breakdown, has a total of 165 goals for the season.

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Goaltending statistics

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No. Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shutouts SV % GAA
Bernie Burke 21 20 1 0 0 3.09
Ed Casey 1 60 1 0 0 3 0 3.00
Norm Dailey
Joe Quinn
Total 22 21 1 0 0

(E1) Boston College vs. (E2) Dartmouth

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March 19[1] Boston College 4 – 3 Dartmouth Broadmoor Ice Palace


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BC Warren Lewis Fitzgerald 6:04 1–0 BC
DC Walter Crowley Oss 10:34 1–1
DC Bill Riley unassisted 19:32 2–1 DC
2nd BC John McIntire Lewis and Fitzgerald 23:43 2–2
BC Len Ceglarski Harrington and Mulhern 33:04 3–2 BC
3rd DC Alan Kerivan Crowley 42:01 3–3
BC Jim Fitzgerald Lewis 46:47 4–3 BC
Goaltenders
Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice
BC Bernie Burke 3
DC Dick Desmond 4

Butch Songin and Jack Mulhern were named to the All-Tournament First Team while Bernie Burke made the Second Team[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "History" (PDF). Boston College Eagles. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Boston College 1948-49 roster and statistics". EliteProspects. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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