1947–48 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season

1947–48 Boston University Terriers
men's ice hockey season
NEIHL, Champion
Conference1st NEIHL
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall20–4–0
Conference12–1–0
Home7–1–0
Road6–1–0
Neutral7–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachHarry Cleverly
Captain(s)Benjamin Forbes
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1947–48 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season was the 26th season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Terriers represent Boston University and were coached by Harry Cleverly, in his 3rd season.

Season

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With the advent of a national tournament for this season, Boston University was one of the eastern teams favored to receive one of the two available bids. The Terriers didn't disappoint early when their offense, led by the top line of Dana Hixon, Irving Haynes and Jack Clopeck, showed up in force. BU scored in bunches and dominated their first four opponents. Their fifth game would be their biggest test, however, as Dartmouth was another prospective tournament hopeful, having won the last four eastern intercollegiate titles. Both teams were the measure of the other in the match and the two heavyweights fought to a draw in regulation. Unfortunately for the Terriers, Dartmouth pulled out the victory in overtime.[1]

BU responded to their first loss of the season by going on a tear through eastern teams, winning their next four games by wide margins. After a week off the Terriers slowed down a bit but continued to pile up the victories and ran their record to 11–1. The team was hoping to break even with Dartmouth in the rematch, however, the second edition looked eerily similar to the first as the Indians took the match 5–6 in regulation. With the two losses to the greens and Dartmouth being the best team in the east, Boston University would need to win its conference championship if it had any hope of making the tournament.

To that point, the Terriers had been undefeated in league play and that trend continued as BU went on a third winning streak. Their final game of the regular season came against rival Boston College and was a rematch of an earlier BU victory. While the game would not affect BU's position in the standings, as they had already guaranteed themselves the NEIHL title, It could still impact the selection committee's decision on who would be the second eastern team. The Eagles, who were now playing with a full complement of players, stunned BU with a 2–9 drubbing and evened the season series. Fortunately, the Terriers had a chance to improve their standing because the NEIHL had instituted a conference tournament this season. BU was set against 3rd-place team Northeastern and were expecting the beat the Huskies for the third time that season, however, BU's defense faltered for the second straight game and the Terriers fell 5–8. The loss all but guaranteed that BU would not be selected for the tournament and the Terriers took their frustration out on Bowdoin in the consolation game, hammering the Polar Bears 18–4 and setting a new program record (since broken) for the most goals scored in one game.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
1 New Hampshire Ralph E. Bevins Sophomore G 1924-10-07
2 James Smith Senior D
5 Jerome Gleason Junior D
6 Massachusetts William Kirrane Junior F Brookline, Massachusetts
8 Massachusetts Irving Haynes Sophomore F Waltham, Massachusetts
9 Larry Dutton D
10 Benjamin Forbes (C) Senior F
11 William Jurgelevich Sophomore D
12 Massachusetts Don Cleary Junior F Cambridge, Massachusetts
14 Connecticut Donald M. Dockrell F 1925-10-20 Weathersfield, Connecticut
15 Massachusetts Lloyd Robinson F Wellesley, Massachusetts
16 New York (state) Jack Clopeck F 1925-05-15 Schenectady, New York
17 Massachusetts Bob Bell Sophomore F Framingham, Massachusetts
18 Massachusetts Dana Hixon Sophomore F Framingham, Massachusetts
20 Massachusetts Walt Anderson Sophomore D Waltham, Massachusetts
Bill Gibson F
Dick Grant F
Massachusetts John D. Pynchon Sophomore D 1927-06-24 Boston, Massachusetts

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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
1947–48 New England Intercollegiate Hockey League standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston University † 13 12 1 0 .923 86 40 24 20 4 0 179 86
Boston College * 10 9 1 0 .900 77 29 19 14 5 0 126 60
Northeastern 14 8 6 0 .571 108 79 19 10 9 0 135 119
Bowdoin 6 3 3 0 .500 32 38 11 6 5 0 56 73
MIT 14 5 9 0 .357 62 87 19 8 11 0 93 114
Middlebury 6 2 4 0 .333 27 48 16 10 5 1 127 74
New Hampshire 10 3 7 0 .300 42 56 13 4 9 0 58 67
Norwich 7 2 5 0 .286 25 50 13 6 7 0 56 70
Fort Devens State 11 3 8 0 .273 30 55 – – – – – –
Colby 5 1 4 0 .200 17 27 8 2 6 0 28 41
† indicates conference champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 6 vs. MIT Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 10–5  1–0–0 (1–0–0)
December 8 Fort Devens State Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 10–1  2–0–0 (2–0–0)
December 10 vs. Harvard* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 8–2  3–0–0
December 16 vs. MIT Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 7–0  4–0–0 (3–0–0)
December 18 at Dartmouth* Davis Rink • Hanover, New Hampshire L 5–6 OT 4–1–0
December 22 vs. Northeastern Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 7–5  5–1–0 (4–0–0)
January 5 Holy Cross* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 13–5  6–1–0
January 7 at Colby South End Arena • Waterville, Maine W 5–0  7–1–0 (5–0–0)
January 8 at Brown* Rhode Island Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island W 13–2  8–1–0
January 17 at Yale* New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut W 4–3  9–1–0
January 20 Fort Devens State Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 6–3  10–1–0 (6–0–0)
January 24 at New Hampshire UNH Ice Rink • Durham, New Hampshire W 6–4  11–1–0 (7–0–0)
January 26 Dartmouth* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts L 5–6  11–2–0
January 27 New Hampshire Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 4–1  12–2–0 (8–0–0)
January 30 at Army* Smith Rink • West Point, New York W 4–3  13–2–0
January 31 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey W 8–1  14–2–0
February 2 vs. Northeastern Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 12–2  15–2–0 (9–0–0)
February 3 vs. Boston College Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 5–3  16–2–0 (10–0–0)
February 10 Norwich Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 7–3  17–2–0 (11–0–0)
February 11 vs. Harvard* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 10–6  18–2–0
March 2 Middlebury Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 5–4 OT 19–2–0 (12–0–0)
March 3 vs. Boston College Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts L 2–9  19–3–0 (12–1–0)
NEIHL Tournament
March 8 vs. Northeastern* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (NEIHL Semifinal) L 5–8  19–4–0
March 9 Bowdoin* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (NEIHL Consolation) W 18–4  20–4–0
*Non-conference game.

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Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Dana Hixon - 33 16 49 -
Don Cleary - 21 16 37 -
Bill Gibson 24 13 18 31 -
Benjamin Forbes - 17 13 30 -
William Kirrane - 8 13 21 -
Donald Cockrell 19 2 3 5 -
John Pynchon 8 0 0 0 -
Irving Haynes - - 23 - -
Walt Anderson - - - - -
Bob Bell - - - - -
Jack Clopeck - - - - -
Larry Dutton - - - - -
Jerome Gleason - - - - -
William Jurgelevich - - - - -
Lloyd Robinson - - - - -
James Smith - - - - -
Ralph Bevins G 24 - - - -
Total 123 130 253 -

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References

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  1. ^ "Boston University - HUB Yearbook (Boston, MA) - Class of 1948". Boston University. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Boston Univ". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Boston University men's Hockey 2021-22 Record Book" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Boston University 1947-48 roster and statistics". EliteProspects. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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