1947–48 North Dakota Agricultural Bison men's ice hockey season

1947–48 North Dakota Agricultural Bison men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Record
Overall4–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDon Bredell
Captain(s)Don Bredell
North Dakota Agricultural Bison men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1947–48 North Dakota Agricultural Bison men's ice hockey season was the 6th season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Bison represented the North Dakota Agricultural College and were coached by Don Bredell, in his 1st season.

Season

After nearly 20 years of dormancy, ice hockey officially returned to NDAC. Despite the sudden appearance of the Bison team, they performed well during the season and finished with a winning record. The only real black mark on the season was an embarrassing loss to in-state rival North Dakota but the team was otherwise a pleasant surprise for the school.

Roster

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Lloyd Armstrong
Don Bredell
Richard Christianson
Leland Delger
George Effinger
Lloyd Forness
Dick Goehl
Bob Johnson
Paul Jones Senior
Ken Larson
Fortune Martineau Senior
Roger Meilitzer
Ken Melin
Robert Olson
Hugh Porter
Doug Schnell
Robert Shanks
Jim Slingsby
Robert Zehern

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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
Regular Season
January 25 at Bemidji State* Bemidji Sports Arena • Bemidji, Minnesota W 9–3 
January 28 at St. Cloud State* J. C. Brown Athletic Field • St. Cloud, Minnesota L 4–6 OT
January 31 at Bemidji State* Bemidji Sports Arena • Bemidji, Minnesota W 2–1 
Jamestown* ? W 10–1 
at Concordia* Moorhead, Minnesota W 6–1 
February 27 at North Dakota* Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota L 6–17 † 
*Non-conference game.

† North Dakota records have the final score being 17–8 in their favor.[2]

References

  1. ^ "North Dakota State University - Bison Yearbook (Fargo, ND) - Class of 1948". E-Yearbooks. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "North Dakota Hockey 2020-21 Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved May 23, 2022.