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1947–48 Union Skating Dutchmen ice hockey season

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.

1947–48 Union Skating Dutchmen
ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceUnion Rink
Record
Overall1–8–0
Home0–3–0
Road0–4–0
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachArt Lawrence
Captain(s)Francis Meehan
Union Skating Dutchmen ice hockey seasons
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Season

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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 bad 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

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
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

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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
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.

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References

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