1947–48 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season

1947–48 Minnesota Golden Gophers
men's ice hockey season
1947–48 Minnesota Golden Gophers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Minneapolis Arena; Saint Paul Auditorium
Record
Overall	9–12–0
Home	4–6–0
Road	4–6–0
Neutral	1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Elwin Romnes
Captain(s)	Bud Frick
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The 1947–48 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season was the 27th season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Golden Gophers represented the University of Minnesota and were coached by Elwin Romnes in his 1st season.

Season

"Doc" Romnes took over after the retirement of long-time coach, Larry Armstrong and put the team through its paces. Early in the season, Minnesota welcomed in a junior team from Winnipeg as a tune-up for their slate of collegiate opponents. Unfortunately, the Canadiens already had several games under their belt and they used that experience to full effect, dropping the Gophers in back-to-back contests.^[1] After the game, Romnes switched up his forward lines in the hopes of producing a better result for the team.^[2] Unfortunately, the Gophers lost each of the next three games. They were able to get wins in the two matches against California to salvage their 10-day road trip, but the team was likely already out of the running for an NCAA tournament berth.

When the team returned home they dispatched Harvard in a pair of games to give their fans some hope.^[3] The reprieve was short, however, as the Gophers lost the next 5 games and lost any chance they had at being in the postseason. To make matters worse, just prior to the series with North Dakota, the team lost its starting goalie, Jack McEwan, due to academic ineligibility and would have to rely in Ken Austin for the remainder of the year.^[4]

The team recovered to go 5–2 in the later portion of the season but that couldn't stop the Gophers from ending the year with a losing record for the first time in a decade.^[5]

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	DoB	Hometown
James W. Alley		D
Kenneth L. Austin		G
Dennis H. Bergman		D
Ruben E. Bjorkman		F	1929-02-12	Roseau, Minnesota
John L. Bonner
Thomas A. Connelly
Roland DePaul	Junior	F		Eveleth, Minnesota
Calvin J. Englestad
Robert W. Flemming	Junior	F		Winnipeg, Manitoba
James E. Frick		F
Richard Geddes
Robert V. Harris		F
William Hodgins		F
C. Howard Johnson	Junior			Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jerry H. Lindegard		F
John C. McEwan		G
John O. O'Brien		D
Gerald M. Remole
Richard B. Roberts		D
Robert Wold		G

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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
December 5	Winnipeg Canadiens*	Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 4–8	0–1–0
December 6	Winnipeg Canadiens*	Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 5–6	0–2–0
December 19	at Colorado College*	Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado	L 5–8	0–3–0
December 20	at Colorado College*	Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado	L 6–7	0–4–0
December 22	at Olympic Club*	Winterland Arena • San Francisco, California	L 4–7	0–5–0
December 23	at California*	Berkeley Icelands • Berkeley, California	W 5–4	1–5–0
December 27	vs. California*	Pan Pacific Rink • Los Angeles, California	W 4–3	2–5–0
January 2	Harvard*	Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	W 8–6	3–5–0
January 3	Harvard*	Saint Paul Auditorium • Saint Paul, Minnesota	W 7–2	4–5–0
January 8	Manitoba*	Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 5–6	4–6–0
January 9	Manitoba*	Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 4–5	4–7–0
January 16	at Michigan*	Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan	L 2–3	4–8–0
January 17	at Michigan*	Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan	L 1–5	4–9–0
January 23	at North Dakota*	Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota	L 3–5	4–10–0
January 24	at North Dakota*	Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 7–4 ^OT	5–10–0
February 6	at Michigan Tech*	Dee Stadium • Houghton, Michigan	W 6–5	6–10–0
February 7	at Michigan Tech*	Dee Stadium • Houghton, Michigan	W 7–3	7–10–0
February 13	Michigan*	Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 2–6	7–11–0
February 14	Michigan*	Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	W 5–4 ^OT	8–11–0
February 27	Michigan Tech*	Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	W 7–4	9–11–0
February 28	Michigan Tech*	Minneapolis Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 3–4	9–12–0
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

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Scoring statistics

Player	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Roland DePaul	C	-	22	9	31	-
Bill Hodgins	W	-	14	8	22	-
Jerry Lindegard	C	-	13	9	22	-
Bud Frick	W	-	8	10	18	-
Richard Roberts	D	-	11	3	14	-
Total

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Awards and honors

Player	Award	Ref
Roland DePaul	AHCA Second Team All-American	^[6]

References

↑ "Minnesota Puckmen Lose, 8-4". Minnesota Daily. December 6, 1947. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
↑ "Puckmen Tune Up for Western Trip". Minnesota Daily. December 11, 1947. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
↑ "Hockey Scene Brightens". Minnesota Daily. January 6, 1948. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
↑ "Gophers Lose McEwan; Face North Dakota Tonight". Minnesota Daily. January 6, 1948. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
1 2 3 4 "Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey media guide 2021-22" (PDF). Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

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[1] "Minnesota Puckmen Lose, 8-4". Minnesota Daily. December 6, 1947. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[2] "Puckmen Tune Up for Western Trip". Minnesota Daily. December 11, 1947. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[3] "Hockey Scene Brightens". Minnesota Daily. January 6, 1948. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[4] "Gophers Lose McEwan; Face North Dakota Tonight". Minnesota Daily. January 6, 1948. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[media-5] 1 2 3 4 "Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey media guide 2021-22" (PDF). Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[ahca-6] "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

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Playing venues	St. Paul Hippodrome (1923–1934) St. Paul Auditorium (1932–1950) (occasionally) Minneapolis Arena (1925–1950) (primary arena) Williams Arena (1950–93) 3M Arena at Mariucci (1993–present)
Head coaches	I. D. MacDonald (1921–23) Emil Iverson (1923–30) Frank Pond (1930–35) Larry Armstrong (1935–47) Doc Romnes (1947–52) John Mariucci (1952–55, 1956–66) Marsh Ryman (1955–56) Glen Sonmor (1966–71) Ken Yackel (1971–72) Herb Brooks (1972–79) Brad Buetow (1979–85) Doug Woog (1985–99) Mike Guentzel (1996) Don Lucia (1999–2018) Bob Motzko (2018–)
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Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries and trophy games	Minnesota Duluth North Dakota St. Cloud State Wisconsin Mariucci-Bessone Trophy with Michigan State Mariucci-Renfrew Trophy with Michigan
Culture & lore	Mariucci Classic North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Mayasich (298 Points) John Mayasich (144 Goals) Kellen Briggs (84 Wins)
National championships	1974 1976 1979 2002 2003
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Notable players	Aaron Broten Neal Broten Kellen Briggs Mike Crowley Tim Harrer Jordan Leopold John Mayasich Pat Micheletti Todd Richards Robb Stauber
Hobey Baker Award winners	Neal Broten (1981) Robb Stauber (1988) Brian Bonin (1996) Jordan Leopold (2002)
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