1947–48 Tufts Jumbos men's ice hockey season

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1947–48 Tufts Jumbos
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall3–1–0
Home1–0–0
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachHarry Briggs
Frank Anderson
Captain(s)Bill Duryea
Dave Egan
Tufts Jumbos men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1947–48 Tufts Jumbos men's ice hockey season was the 10th season of play for the program but 1st under NCAA oversight. The Jumbos represented Tufts College and were coached by Harry Briggs for the first three games before Frank Anderson took over for the final match.

Season[edit]

Prior to the start of the season, the university's athletic association announced that there would not be an ice hockey team in 1948. Despite the news, Harry Briggs and the players from last year's squad organized on their own and arranged a limited schedule.[1] The club arranged a date with MIT in early December and, despite having limited ice time and no access to the school's equipment, the team performed well in a loss with Joe Saunders being under siege all game. The refusal of the team to quietly disperse had attracted a contingent of some 350 students for the game and many more in the aftermath. The club petitioned the school for formal recognition and pressured the administration to allow them to wear the school colors.

In early January, the college president (Leonard Carmichael) and vice president (Richard Kelley) met with three representatives from the team; Charles Kerrigan, Roger Peck and Robert Harris. The players asked for the school to give formal recognition for the team and were told that, while the administration wasn't against the idea in principle, the issue at hand was where the team could play. Acting A.D. William S. Yeager had cancelled the team because, in his opinion, all teams representing the college should play their home games on campus. While this wasn't an issue with most programs, the fact that Tufts College did not have an on-campus ice rink meant that the team was forces to go elsewhere to play their games. Yeager believed that if the players were good enough to play ice hockey then they should attend a different school that featured the game. I the end, however, Yeager relented and dropped his opposition to the team. The school agreed to formally recognize the outfit but would not financially support the program.[2]

In the meantime, the club had won two matches and were gearing up for a rematch with the Engineers. In the final game of the year, the team, now wearing official school sweaters, found themselves in trouble. After allowing two goals in the first, they allowed another pair in the first five minutes of the middle frame and were down 1–4. While everything appeared to being going in favor of MIT, the Jumbos were able to turn the momentum in their favor with a power play goal before the midway point of the game. Just a few minutes later, Scooter Haines got the team's third goal and Tufts was suddenly down by just one goal. The Engineers hunkered down and kept the Jumbos back for several minutes but Dave Merrow managed to tie the score with just 25 seconds left in the period. Tufts kept MIT hemmed in their own end for most of the third and Peck was able to net the final goal of the game, giving the Jumbos a winning season and a perfect end to a tumultuous season.[3]

Frank Anderson served as head coach for the final game, taking over from Harry Briggs after the winter break. Russell Brewer served as team manager.

Roster[edit]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
20 Massachusetts William D. Duryea II (C) Junior F Medford, Massachusetts
22 Massachusetts David M. Egan (C) Sophomore F Arlington, Massachusetts
23 Massachusetts Richard Balcom Sophomore LW Natick, Massachusetts
24 Massachusetts Roger P. Peck Senior C Newton Highlands, Massachusetts Newton High School (USHS-MA)
25 Massachusetts David Merrow Freshman RW Winchester, Massachusetts
27 Massachusetts Irving W. Dingwell Freshman Winchester, Massachusetts
28 Massachusetts Walter L. McGill Junior Newton Center, Massachusetts
29 H McPhee D
30 Kenneth Dixon G
31 Massachusetts W. Scott Doub Freshman Winchester, Massachusetts
33 Massachusetts Charles H. Kerrigan Senior D Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts Stoneham High School (USHS-MA)
35 Massachusetts R. Miles Uhrig Freshman G Lexington, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Robert C. Haines Junior F Medford, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Charles A. Hutchings Junior Medford, Massachusetts
McKinley
N/A Massachusetts Carl F. "Joe" Saunders G Wakefield, Massachusetts

Note: The players wore different numbers while acting as an independent outfit. Saunders wore a sweater without a number.

Standings[edit]

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[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 8 vs. MIT* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts L 3–7  0–1–0
December 22 Suffolk* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 5–1  1–1–0
December vs. Holy Cross †* Boston Skating Club • Boston, Massachusetts W 4–3  2–1–0
January 27 vs. MIT* Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 5–4  3–1–0
*Non-conference game.

† This was an informal club organized by students at Holy Cross College.

Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points
Scooter Haines F - 4 1 -
Dick Balcom F - 2 3 -
Rog Peck F - 3 1 -
Dave Egan F - 3 1 -
Bill Duryea F - 2 2 -
Dave Merrow F - 3 0 -
Charley Kerrigan D - - - -
Charlie Hutchings D - - - -
H McPhee D - - - -
Kenny Dixon G - - - -
Miles Uhrig G - - - -
Joe Saunders G - - - -
Total 17

Note: Assists were only reported in the middle two games.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Icemen Force Issue". The Williams Record. December 11, 1947. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Pucksters Win 2 - Recognized By Tufts". The Williams Record. January 15, 1948. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pucksters Avenge Tech in 5-4 Upset". The Williams Record. January 15, 1948. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
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