1947–48 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season

The 1947–48 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season was the 21st season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Wildcats represented the University of New Hampshire and were coached by Joseph Petroski, in his 1st season.

1947–48 New Hampshire Wildcats
men's ice hockey season
Conference7th NEIHL
Home iceUNH Ice Rink
Record
Overall4–9–0
Conference3–7–0
Home3–3–0
Road1–6–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJoseph Petroski
Captain(s)Bill Forbes
New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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With new coach Pat Petroski in charge, the weather generously turned cold in December, allowing the team plenty of time to practice before their first game. Unfortunately, they were easily bested in their first game. Upon returning home, the hard work began to show when they lost a close decision to Northeastern and then followed that up with their first win of the year. The UNH defense, led by Tom Kelly, didn't acquit itself well in a pair of losses to fairly weak competition but by the end of the month they had coalesced into a serviceable group. Following a good showing against Boston University, the Wildcats got their revenge over the Huskies with an 8–5 win. After a second loss to BU, UNH knocked off Norwich to put themselves into contention for the inaugural NEIHL tournament. While their chances weren't good, any hope they had was erased when MIT won the rematch game and UNH sputtered to the finish.[1]

The weather, which had been good throughout January, turned on February 10 and the Wildcats found it difficult to practice thereafter.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
  David Austin Sophomore D Manchester, New Hampshire
  Donald R. Begin 1920-09-12 Salem, Massachusetts
  Paul L. Briand Jr. Senior F Cambridge, Massachusetts
  Frederick H. Comings Sophomore 1921-09-01 Foxborough, Massachusetts
John Fields
  William Forbes (C) Senior F Francestown, New Hampshire
  Neil Glynn Junior Franklin, Massachusetts
  Bruce Grant Junior Durham, New Hampshire
  Robert Keith Junior G Waltham, Massachusetts
Thomas Kelly D
  William MacDonald Junior F Hanover, New Hampshire
  William J. Moore Jr. Junior G Manchester, New Hampshire
  Edward J. Noel Junior F 1918-08-20 Nashua, New Hampshire
Augustus Nunes Senior
  Robert B. Ray Sophomore Anson, Maine
  Arthur F. Saboski Junior Hanover, New Hampshire
  George C. Saunders Junior F Plaistow, New Hampshire
Dale Schoonmaker F
  George R. Sleeth Sophomore F 1923-01-05 Wollaston, Massachusetts

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Standings

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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
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
January 7 at Army* Smith RinkWest Point, New York L 2–7  0–1–0
January 10 Northeastern UNH Ice RinkDurham, New Hampshire L 4–5  0–2–0 (0–1–0)
January 12 Colby UNH Ice RinkDurham, New Hampshire W 6–4  1–2–0 (1–1–0)
January 14 at Bowdoin Delta RinkBrunswick, Maine L 5–6  1–3–0 (1–2–0)
January 17 MIT UNH Ice RinkDurham, New Hampshire L 2–8  1–4–0 (1–3–0)
January 20 Massachusetts* UNH Ice RinkDurham, New Hampshire W 12–0  2–4–0
January 24 Boston University UNH Ice RinkDurham, New Hampshire L 4–6  2–5–0 (1–4–0)
January 26 at Northeastern Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts W 8–5  3–5–0 (2–4–0)
January 27 at Boston University Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 1–4  3–6–0 (2–5–0)
January 28 Norwich UNH Ice RinkDurham, New Hampshire W 7–5  4–6–0 (3–5–0)
February 10 at MIT Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 3–4  4–7–0 (3–6–0)
February 16 at Boston College Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 2–9  4–8–0 (3–7–0)
February 18 at Brown* Rhode Island AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island L 2–4  4–9–0
*Non-conference game.

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Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
David Austin D - - - - -
Paul Briand RW - - - - -
Bill Forbes C - 20 8 28 -
Bob Keith - - - - -
Tom Kelly D - - - - -
Bill MacDonald LW - - 11 - -
Bill Moore G - - - - -
Woody Noel F - - - - -
George Saunders F - - - - -
George Sleeth F - - - - -
Total

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Note: Only sparse goaltending statistics are available.

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Hampshire Granite 1947-48". University of New Hampshire. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey 2012-13 Media Guide". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Univ. of New Hampshire 1947-48 roster and statistics". EliteProspects. Retrieved February 10, 2023.