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1947–48 Suffolk Royals men's ice hockey season

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1947–48 Suffolk Royals
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coachTom Moon
Captain(s)David Perkins
Suffolk Royals men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1947–48 Suffolk Royals men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Royals represent Suffolk University and were coached by Tom Moon, in his 2nd season.

Season

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Despite returning many of the players from the program's first season, Tom Moon had some difficulty in getting the team to find any traction.[1] The biggest problem for the team was a lack of facilities; they were only able to practice 4 hours a week at most and did not have anything resembling a home venue.[2] As a result, the offense could barely score for most of the season while the defense was porous. The only thing that seemed to keep the Royals in any of their games was the play of the goaltenders. Elliot Schafer was the best player for the opening match against Tufts while George Adams, the understudy, had a marvelous performance versus Bowdoin by making 75 saves.

It's unclear how many games the team managed to play as the school's records cease after the match with Bowdoin.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
George Adams G
Balfour
Browne
Burrows
Conley
Connor D
Cronin
DiMasi
Downey F
Henry
MacDonald F
Meikle
O'Connell
David R. Perkins (C) F
Ross D
Elliot Shafer G
Sweeney

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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

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
December 22 at Tufts* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 1–5  0–1–0
? Holy Cross* ? • ? L ?  0–2–0
January 11 at MIT* Boston Skating Club • Boston, Massachusetts L 4–10  0–3–0
January 22 at Bowdoin* Delta RinkBrunswick, Maine L 3–8  0–4–0
February 8 at Colby* Boston ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 0–8  0–5–0
*Non-conference game.

References

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  1. ^ "Goalie Elliot Shafer Sparks Team With Brilliant Saves in 3rd Period". The Suffolk Journal. February 10, 1948. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Handicapped Hockey Squad Ends Season". The Suffolk Journal. March 15, 1948. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Beacon 1948". Suffolk University. Retrieved February 23, 2023.