1947–48 North Dakota Agricultural Bison men's ice hockey season
| 1947–48 North Dakota Agricultural Bison men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | |
| Overall | 5–3–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Don Bredell |
| Captain(s) | Don Bredell |
| North Dakota Agricultural Bison men's ice hockey seasons « 1929–30 1948–49 » | |
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. After opening the season 1-2, with losses to Concordia College[1] and St. Cloud State, along with a 9-3 away win over Bemidji State Teachers College, in which coach/captain Bredell would score a hattrick.[2] They would then reel off 4 straight wins, a 2-1 return victory over Bemidji,[3] a 10-1 away win against Jamestown,[4] and 2 victories over rival Concordia after which they would claim an Intercity Championship.[5] The only real black mark on the season was an embarrassing loss to in-state rival North Dakota to cap the season,[6] but the team was otherwise a pleasant surprise for the school.
Roster
| No. | Nat. | 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 |
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 | 67 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 94 | 106 | |
| 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 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 100 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 113 | |
| 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 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 33 | ||
| 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 16 | Concordia* | Fargo Island Park • Fargo, North Dakota | L 1—4 | 0-1-0 | |||||||
| January 25 | at Bemidji State* | Bemidji Sports Arena • Bemidji, Minnesota | W 9–3 | 1-1-0 | |||||||
| January 28 | at St. Cloud State* | J. C. Brown Athletic Field • St. Cloud, Minnesota | L 4–6 OT | 1-2-0 | |||||||
| January 31 | Bemidji State* | Fargo Island Park • Fargo, North Dakota | W 2–1 | 2-2-0 | |||||||
| at Jamestown* | Jamestown, North Dakota | W 10–1 | 3-2-0 | ||||||||
| February 10 | Concordia* | Fargo Island Park • Fargo, North Dakota | W 6–1 | 4-2-0 | |||||||
| February 25 | Concordia* | Fargo Island Park • Fargo, North Dakota | W 5–0 | 5-2-0 | |||||||
| February 27 | at North Dakota* | Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota | L 6–17 † | 5-3-0 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||||
† North Dakota records have the final score being 17–8 in their favor.[8]
References
- ^ "Bison Ice Sextet Drops First Scrap to Cobbers, 4-1". The Spectrum. January 23, 1948. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "NDAC Ice Team Tramples Bemidji Tc Sextet 9-3". The Spectrum. January 30, 1948. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Bison Sextet Win Over Bemidji, 2-1". The Spectrum. February 6, 1948. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Bredell-men Win Over Cobbers In Revenge Tilt". The Spectrum. February 13, 1948. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Bison Icemen Beat Cobbers". The Spectrum. February 27, 1948. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Sioux Icemen Wallop Herd". The Spectrum. March 5, 1948. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "North Dakota State University - Bison Yearbook (Fargo, ND) - Class of 1948". E-Yearbooks. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "North Dakota Hockey 2020-21 Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved May 23, 2022.