1947–48 Union Skating Dutchmen ice hockey season

1947–48 Union Skating Dutchmen
ice hockey season
1947–48 Union Skating Dutchmen; ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Union Rink
Record
Overall	1–8–0
Home	0–3–0
Road	0–4–0
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Art Lawrence
Captain(s)	Francis Meehan
	Union Skating Dutchmen ice hockey seasons; « 1941–42 1948–49 »

The 1947–48 Union Skating Dutchmen men's ice hockey season was the 30th season of play for the program but 1st under NCAA oversight. The Skating Dutchmen represented Union College and were coached by Art Lawrence in his 4th season.

Season

Union took longer than most teams to return to the ice after World War II and reappeared just in time for the introduction of the NCAA tournament. The green team wasn't expected to win many of their games as they had to contend with a lack of consistent ice as the local rink was a temporary facility that was entirely at the mercy of local weather conditions.[1] However, even with the inexperience and poor ice the team could hardly produce a worse season. Union was shutout in 6 of their games and lost by double digits on as many occasions.

There were some bright spots, particularly in the defensive play of Phil Brady, but that wasn't enough to help the team compete in many games. The situation with the rink got so bat at one point that the third period of the match with Champlain had to be divided into two 10-minute sessions so that both team had the ability to push the puck down a hill. While A.D. J. H. Wittner assured the team that the field upon which the rink was erected had been levelled off the previous spring, there was a definite tilt to the surface.[2] The Dutchmen did show improve as the year went on and their final game was perhaps their best on the year. Despite losing to Champlain once more, the defense was stout all night long while the offense consistently attacked the opposing cage.[3]

Roster

Player	Pos	DoB	Hometown
Joseph Behan
Don Boink
Philip Brady	D		Buffalo, New York
Rufus Burlingame	C	1920-09-27	Albany, New York
Douglas Everett	D		Ridgewood, New Jersey
Francis Meehan
S. A. Miller
A. Win Paige	LW
Ollie Personecus	RW		Suffern, New York
Richard Raymond
Silverman
Josh Titus	G		Glen Rock, New Jersey
Bob Wisner
Joe Young

[4]

Standings

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Silver Anniversary Hamilton Tournament
January 1	vs. Middlebury*	Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York (Game 1)	L 0–17	0–1–0
January 2	at Hamilton*	Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York (Game 2)	L 0–10	0–2–0
January 3	vs. Lehigh*	Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York (Game 3)	W 3–0	1–2–0
Regular Season
January 24	at Hamilton*	Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York	L 0–16	1–3–0
January 28	Middlebury*	Union Rink • Schenectady, New York	L 0–14	1–4–0
February 2	St. Lawrence*	Union Rink • Schenectady, New York	L 0–17	1–5–0
February 7	Champlain*	Union Rink • Schenectady, New York	L 2–5	1–6–0
February 12	at Middlebury*	McCullough Arena • Middlebury, Vermont	L 2–16	1–7–0
February 21	at Champlain*	Plattsburgh, New York	L 0–1	1–8–0
*Non-conference game.

[5]

References

"Hockey Squad is Underdog to Pucksters of Champlain". Concordiensis. February 6, 1948. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
"Pucksters Edged Out by Champlain in Exciting Battle on Home Rink". Concordiensis. February 13, 1948. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
"Hockey Squad Shaded by Champlain in First Post War Season Finale". Concordiensis. February 20, 1948. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
"Union College". Elite Prospects. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
"Men's Ice Hockey Year-by-Year Results". Union Dutchmen. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

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[1] "Hockey Squad is Underdog to Pucksters of Champlain". Concordiensis. February 6, 1948. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[2] "Pucksters Edged Out by Champlain in Exciting Battle on Home Rink". Concordiensis. February 13, 1948. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[3] "Hockey Squad Shaded by Champlain in First Post War Season Finale". Concordiensis. February 20, 1948. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[4] "Union College". Elite Prospects. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[guide-5] "Men's Ice Hockey Year-by-Year Results". Union Dutchmen. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

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