1947–48 Union Skating Dutchmen ice hockey season

College ice hockey team 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
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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

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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 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

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

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|  | 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

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| 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

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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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