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1948–49 American International Aces men's ice hockey season

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1948–49 American International Aces
men's ice hockey season
Home iceBig E Coliseum
Record
Overall4–3–0
Home11–7–1
Road9–9–0
Neutral3–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachWilliam Turner
Captain(s)William Turner
American International Aces men's ice hockey seasons
 1949–50 »

The 1948–49 American International Aces men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program. The Aces represented American International College and were coached by William Turner, who also served as team captain.[1]

Season

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AIC's first ice hockey team was organized and arranged at the behest of senior William Turner. The club was able to not only secure seven opponents for the season but managed to also use the Big E Coliseum for their home games rather than have to rely on frozen ponds. The Aces played well in their first season, finishing with a winning record. More impressive, however, was the fact that their three losses on the year were to two of the strongest teams in college hockey, BU and eventual National Champion, BC.

Dick Kearns served as team manager with Ray Guilmentte as his assistant.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
00 Joe Percy G
21 Ray Fredricks
22 Jim Kelly
23 Howie Tompson
24 Bob Clason Junior
25 Tom Smith Senior
27 Massachusetts Fred Zanetti Junior Springfield, Massachusetts
29 Bonde Johnson
31 Bob Boulrice Junior
32 Dick Lamothe Junior
33 Bob Mister
35 William Turner (C) Senior
36 Flem Cochi
37 Joe Bucholtz
83 Andy Poggi
Frank Fermanti

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Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
American International 7 4 3 0 .571 37 39 7 4 3 0 37 39
Army 14 7 7 0 .500 52 59 15 8 7 0 58 63
Boston College 20 19 1 0 .950 134 64 22 21 1 0 164 67
Boston University 20 13 7 0 .650 147 77 20 13 7 0 147 77
Bowdoin 12 4 8 0
Brown 14 7 7 0 58 62
California
Clarkson 13 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
Fort Devens State
Georgetown
Hamilton 10 1 9 0
Harvard 20 12 8 0 130 112
Lehigh 3 1 2 0 .333 7 16 6 2 4 0 18 48
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
Minnesota–Duluth 7 7 0 0 44 12
MIT 9 4 5 0
New Hampshire 3 0 3 0 11 23
North Dakota 22 9 12 1 109 148
North Dakota Agricultural
Northeastern 16 9 7 0 118 78
Princeton 20 6 13 1 60 110
Saint Michael's 4 0 4 0 23 38
St. Lawrence 7 5 2 0 41 29
Union 1 0 1 0
Williams 14 5 9 0
Wyoming 9 4 5 0 51 45
Yale 22 9 13 0 77 103

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular season
February 2 at Boston College* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 2–10 
February 25 Boston College* Big E ColiseumWest Springfield, Massachusetts L 3–6 
? Boston University* ? • ? L 5–10 
? Devens State* ? • ? W 4–3 
? Suffolk* ? • ? W 10–6 
? Springfield* ? • ? W 7–3 
? Springfield* ? • ? W 6–1 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[1]

† BU does not record a game against AIC during the season.

References

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  1. ^ a b "American International College - Taper Yearbook (Springfield, MA) - Class of 1949". Taper Yearbook. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "American International College". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 24, 2022.