1948–49 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
| 1948–49 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration |
November 1948– March 19, 1949 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1949 | ||||
| National championship |
Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||
| NCAA champion | Boston College | ||||
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The 1948–49 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in November 1948 and concluded with the 1949 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 19, 1949 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 2nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 55th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Regular season
Season tournaments
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEIHL Tournament | March 8–9 | 4 | Boston College |
Standings
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| American International | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 67 | |
| Bowdoin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | – | – | |
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 62 | |
| Clarkson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 59 | |
| Colby | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 38 | |
| Colorado College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 153 | 99 | |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 148 | 72 | |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 130 | 112 | |
| Massachusetts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 29 | |
| Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 179 | 74 | |
| Michigan Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 66 | 76 | |
| Middlebury | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | |
| Minnesota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 120 | 101 | |
| MIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 23 | |
| North Dakota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 109 | 148 | |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 78 | |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 60 | 110 | |
| St. Lawrence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 29 | |
| Williams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 84 | 105 | |
1949 NCAA Tournament[1]
| Semifinals March 17–18 |
National Championship March 19 | |||||||||
| E1 | Boston College | 7 | ||||||||
| W2 | Colorado College | 3 | ||||||||
| E1 | Boston College | 4 | ||||||||
| E2 | Dartmouth | 3 | ||||||||
| W1 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||
| E2 | Dartmouth | 4 | Third Place Game | |||||||
| W1 | Michigan | 10 | ||||||||
| W2 | Colorado College | 4 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats
Scoring leaders[2]
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley, BillBill Riley | Senior | Dartmouth | – | 37 | 41 | 78 | – |
| Mulhern, JackJack Mulhern | Sophomore | Boston College | – | 34 | 31 | 65 | 18 |
| McMillan, GordonGordon McMillan | Senior | Michigan | 25 | 24 | 36 | 60 | – |
| Burford, GilbertGilbert Burford | Sophomore | Michigan | – | – | – | 56 | – |
| Rowell, DickDick Rowell | Senior | Colorado College | – | 19 | 31 | 50 | – |
| Slattery, JoeJoe Slattery | Senior | Colorado College | – | 25 | 25 | 50 | – |
| Lewis, WarrenWarren Lewis | Junior | Boston College | – | 23 | 24 | 47 | 6 |
| Christian, GordyGordy Christian | Junior | North Dakota | 20 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 18 |
| Medved, JimJim Medved | Junior | North Dakota | 22 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 16 |
| Fitzgerald, JimJim Fitzgerald | Senior | Boston College | – | 18 | 23 | 41 | 2 |
Leading goaltenders[2]
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke, BernieBernie Burke | Senior | Boston College | 21 | 1243 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 0 | - | 3.09 |
| O'Connor, RobertRobert O'Connor | Sophomore | Princeton | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.12 |
| Delvecchio, GeneGene Delvecchio | Sophomore | St. Lawrence | 12 | 726 | - | - | - | 54 | 0 | - | 4.46 |
| Burns, JamesJames Burns | Junior | Yale | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.06 |
| Murray, BobBob Murray | Junior | North Dakota | - | - | 8 | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | .819 | 6.80 |
Awards
NCAA
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References
- ↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- 1 2 "1948-49 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.