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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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

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Joseph Behan
Don Boink
New York (state) Philip Brady D Buffalo, New York
New York (state) Rufus Burlingame C 1920-09-27 Albany, New York
New Jersey Douglas Everett D Ridgewood, New Jersey
Francis Meehan
S. A. Miller
A. Win Paige LW
New York (state) Ollie Personecus RW Suffern, New York
Richard Raymond
Silverman
New Jersey Josh Titus G Glen Rock, New Jersey
Bob Wisner
Joe Young

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Standings

Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Army161141.71978391611417839
Bemidji State5050.0001336102803763
Boston College191450.7371266019145012660
Boston University242040.8331798624204017986
Bowdoin9450.4444568116505673
Brown14590.3576191145906191
California10280.20045621751208789
Clarkson12561.45867391710619654
Colby8260.250284182602841
Colgate10730.70054341310308345
Colorado College14950.6438473271980207120
Cornell4040.0003434040343
Dartmouth232120.9131567624213015681
Fort Devens State133100.2313374
Georgetown3210.667121175203721
Hamilton14770
Harvard229130.409131131239140135140
Lehigh8080.00089510010012108
Massachusetts2020.0001233030330
Michigan181620.8891055323202114163
Michigan Tech197120.36887962081209197
Middlebury14851.6071116816105112774
Minnesota16970.5637873219120100105
Minnesota–Duluth6330.500212496303628
MIT198110.4219311419811093114
New Hampshire13490.3085867134905867
North Dakota10640.600514616115010368
North Dakota Agricultural5320.600272864203729
Northeastern191090.526135119191090135119
Norwich9360.3333858136705670
Princeton188100.444657221101107979
St. Cloud State121020.83355351612407355
St. Lawrence9630.6676527138419550
Suffolk
Tufts4310.750171543101715
Union9180.1117869180786
Williams11362.364374713472
Yale165101.34460692081118985

Schedule and results

DateOpponentSiteResultRecord
Silver Anniversary Hamilton Tournament
January 1 vs. Middlebury* Russell Sage RinkClinton, New York (Game 1) L 0–17  0–1–0
January 2 at Hamilton* Russell Sage RinkClinton, New York (Game 2) L 0–10  0–2–0
January 3 vs. Lehigh* Russell Sage RinkClinton, New York (Game 3) W 3–0  1–2–0
Regular Season
January 24 at Hamilton* Russell Sage RinkClinton, 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

  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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