The 1947–48 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season was the 23rd season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Bears represented Brown University and were coached by Westcott Moulton, in his 1st season.
After a 9-year absence, Brown returned to the ice with Westcott Moulton (class of 1931) now helming the program. The Bears were predictably having to contend with a lack of experienced players but, with the Rhode Island Auditorium still at their disposal, Brown could still get practice time regardless of the weather conditions. The first game for the Bruins came against Harvard who, though no longer the preeminent power, were still a tough team to beat. The Bears showed up well and kept the contest close, ending regulation with a 5–5 tie. The 10-minute overtime, however, demonstrated just how far the Brunos still had to go. Harvard was able to score 5 additional goals in the extra session which were mostly attributed to Brown's lack of depth.[1] The team performed nearly as well in their second game when they rallied from a 2–5 deficit in the third to end just 1 goal shy of a tie.[2] The same trend continued in Brown's third game when the Bears kept the game close only to see Princeton pull away late.[3]
Brown didn't play against until after returning from the winter break. In the interim, Moulton was able to put together a third line with new addition Rod Scheffer teaming with Henry Healy and Charlie Bryant while Warren Howard took over as the starter in goal. Unfortunately, they were met at home by one of the top teams in the nation. Boston University had little sympathy for the returning Bears and throttled Brown 2–13. Near the end of the game the Bruins, unable to match the offensive punch of the Terriers, fought back in the only way they could when Ned Dewey got into a fight with Don Cleary.[4] While it had no impact on the outcome of the game, the scuffle buoyed the team for their match with Colby. The inspired Bears tore through the Mules and posted their first win on the season in dominating fashion.[5]
There was renewed hope after the victory and Brown was looking for revenge against Harvard. Unfortunately, just like the BU game, very little went right for the Bears. The Crimson squad eviscerated Brown to the tune of 3–17, posting the most goals scored against the Brunos in program history (still a record as of 2022). The only consolation in the game was that star center Fred Nelson was able to keep his scoring streak alive.[6]
Unbowed by the severe defeat, Brown played well in the next game against Fort Devens State. While the score was close, it was only through the efforts of Chiefs' netminder Hal Downes. Brown was obviously the better team throughout the game and were able to post their second win of the season.[7] After an unfortunate but predictable loss to the best team in the country, Dartmouth, Brown headed to West Point for their final game before the semester break. Leading up to the game the Bears were unable to practice due to the Ice Capades being at the Auditorium. That and the fact that it was the third road game that week made the Bears sluggish and unable to counter a fairly strong Cadet team. Brown entered the examination period with a disappointing 2–6 mark but had played far better than their record indicated.
The Bruins went down the home stretch of their season with three games in four days after the break. Joining the team were newcomers George Menard, Dan Rawson and Jim Ferry. After a strong win over MIT, the Bruins stunned Yale with an 8–7 win. The winning streak was ended by Cal goaltender Ian Watson who stymied the Bears for much of the match.[8] Menard proved himself to be a great addition to the team when he played the entire game against New Hampshire and scored the Bears' final two goals in the match.[9] The Bears ended the season with a narrow defeat to MIT, however, despite the poor record the year was seen as a success; Brown had won several games and even in some of their losses they did not look out of place with some of the college hockey regulars.
Note: John Kimball, Robert Shaughnessy and Frank Sternberg are listed as being members of the team but do not appear to have played in any of the games. [10]
^"Bruin Hockeymen Drop Harvard Tilt In Overtime". The Brown Daily Herald. December 5, 1947. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^"Bruin's Late Drive Narrowly Misses Tie". The Brown Daily Herald. December 11, 1947. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^"Tigers Down Skaters 7-4". The Brown Daily Herald. December 15, 1947. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^"B.U. Romps". The Brown Daily Herald. January 9, 1948. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^"Colby". The Brown Daily Herald. January 10, 1948. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^"Harvard Whips Brown Sextet". The Brown Daily Herald. January 15, 1948. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^"Bruins Outpoint Ft. Devens 2-1 in Boston Arena". The Brown Daily Herald. January 20, 1948. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^"Bear Hockeymen Stopped by Cal". The Brown Daily Herald. February 16, 1948. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^"Brown Sextet Scored 4-2 Victory Over N. H." The Brown Daily Herald. February 19, 1948. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^"1947-1948 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^"2009–10 Brown men's ice hockey media guide part 2" (PDF). Brown Bears. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
October 26, 2023
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The 1947 48 Brown Bears men s ice hockey season was the 23rd season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA The Bears represented Brown University and were coached by Westcott Moulton in his 1st season 1947 48 Brown Bears men s ice hockey seasonConferenceIndependentRecordOverall5 9 0Home2 4 0Road2 5 0Neutral1 0 0Coaches and captainsHead coachWestcott MoultonCaptain s noneBrown Bears men s ice hockey seasons 1938 39 1948 49 Contents 1 Season 2 Roster 3 Standings 4 Schedule and results 5 Scoring statistics 6 ReferencesSeason editAfter a 9 year absence Brown returned to the ice with Westcott Moulton class of 1931 now helming the program The Bears were predictably having to contend with a lack of experienced players but with the Rhode Island Auditorium still at their disposal Brown could still get practice time regardless of the weather conditions The first game for the Bruins came against Harvard who though no longer the preeminent power were still a tough team to beat The Bears showed up well and kept the contest close ending regulation with a 5 5 tie The 10 minute overtime however demonstrated just how far the Brunos still had to go Harvard was able to score 5 additional goals in the extra session which were mostly attributed to Brown s lack of depth 1 The team performed nearly as well in their second game when they rallied from a 2 5 deficit in the third to end just 1 goal shy of a tie 2 The same trend continued in Brown s third game when the Bears kept the game close only to see Princeton pull away late 3 Brown didn t play against until after returning from the winter break In the interim Moulton was able to put together a third line with new addition Rod Scheffer teaming with Henry Healy and Charlie Bryant while Warren Howard took over as the starter in goal Unfortunately they were met at home by one of the top teams in the nation Boston University had little sympathy for the returning Bears and throttled Brown 2 13 Near the end of the game the Bruins unable to match the offensive punch of the Terriers fought back in the only way they could when Ned Dewey got into a fight with Don Cleary 4 While it had no impact on the outcome of the game the scuffle buoyed the team for their match with Colby The inspired Bears tore through the Mules and posted their first win on the season in dominating fashion 5 There was renewed hope after the victory and Brown was looking for revenge against Harvard Unfortunately just like the BU game very little went right for the Bears The Crimson squad eviscerated Brown to the tune of 3 17 posting the most goals scored against the Brunos in program history still a record as of 2022 The only consolation in the game was that star center Fred Nelson was able to keep his scoring streak alive 6 Unbowed by the severe defeat Brown played well in the next game against Fort Devens State While the score was close it was only through the efforts of Chiefs netminder Hal Downes Brown was obviously the better team throughout the game and were able to post their second win of the season 7 After an unfortunate but predictable loss to the best team in the country Dartmouth Brown headed to West Point for their final game before the semester break Leading up to the game the Bears were unable to practice due to the Ice Capades being at the Auditorium That and the fact that it was the third road game that week made the Bears sluggish and unable to counter a fairly strong Cadet team Brown entered the examination period with a disappointing 2 6 mark but had played far better than their record indicated The Bruins went down the home stretch of their season with three games in four days after the break Joining the team were newcomers George Menard Dan Rawson and Jim Ferry After a strong win over MIT the Bruins stunned Yale with an 8 7 win The winning streak was ended by Cal goaltender Ian Watson who stymied the Bears for much of the match 8 Menard proved himself to be a great addition to the team when he played the entire game against New Hampshire and scored the Bears final two goals in the match 9 The Bears ended the season with a narrow defeat to MIT however despite the poor record the year was seen as a success Brown had won several games and even in some of their losses they did not look out of place with some of the college hockey regulars Roster editNo S P C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team nbsp George E Ball Junior F Hamden Connecticut nbsp Charles W Bryant Senior D Providence Rhode Island nbsp Lawrence G Copeland Sophomore F 1928 06 06 New Haven Connecticut nbsp Charles R D Ewart Junior D Worcester Massachusetts nbsp Robert H Davidson Junior F Dedham Massachusetts nbsp Charles D De Laittre Sophomore G 1928 10 03 Minneapolis Minnesota nbsp Edward Dewey Jr Sophomore D 1927 12 26 Hartford ConnecticutJames Ferry Sophomore FHenry M Healy Sophomore F nbsp Warren R Howard Sophomore G 1926 03 19 Johnston Rhode Island nbsp John F Kimball Jr Sophomore 1928 03 16 New York New York nbsp George F Menard Sophomore D 1927 09 03 Burrillville Rhode IslandFrederick Nelson Junior F nbsp Joseph W Pridmore III Junior D Lynnfield Center Massachusetts nbsp Donald R Rawson Sophomore F 1927 10 14 Burrillville Rhode IslandRobert J Rinfret Freshman D 1925 12 12 nbsp Rodman C Scheffer Sophomore F 1928 04 01 New York New York nbsp Robert P Shaughnessy Junior Brooklyn New YorkLawrence Shepard Junior F nbsp William F Smith Sophomore F 1924 04 21 New Haven Connecticut nbsp Frank A Sternberg Sophomore 1927 03 04 Springfield Massachusetts nbsp Edward A Vincent Junior F 1919 05 07 Slatersville Rhode Island nbsp Walter F Walworth Jr Senior F Arlington MassachusettsNote John Kimball Robert Shaughnessy and Frank Sternberg are listed as being members of the team but do not appear to have played in any of the games 10 Standings edit1947 48 NCAA Independent ice hockey standingsvteIntercollegiate OverallGP W L T Pct GF GA GP W L T GF GAArmy 16 11 4 1 719 78 39 16 11 4 1 78 39Bemidji State 5 0 5 0 000 13 36 10 2 8 0 37 63Boston College 19 14 5 0 737 126 60 19 14 5 0 126 60Boston University 24 20 4 0 833 179 86 24 20 4 0 179 86Bowdoin 9 4 5 0 444 45 68 11 6 5 0 56 73Brown 14 5 9 0 357 61 91 14 5 9 0 61 91California 10 2 8 0 200 45 62 17 5 12 0 87 89Clarkson 12 5 6 1 458 67 39 17 10 6 1 96 54Colby 8 2 6 0 250 28 41 8 2 6 0 28 41Colgate 10 7 3 0 700 54 34 13 10 3 0 83 45Colorado College 14 9 5 0 643 84 73 27 19 8 0 207 120Cornell 4 0 4 0 000 3 43 4 0 4 0 3 43Dartmouth 23 21 2 0 913 156 76 24 21 3 0 156 81Fort Devens State 13 3 10 0 231 33 74 Georgetown 3 2 1 0 667 12 11 7 5 2 0 37 21Hamilton 14 7 7 0 Harvard 22 9 13 0 409 131 131 23 9 14 0 135 140Lehigh 8 0 8 0 000 8 95 10 0 10 0 12 108Massachusetts 2 0 2 0 000 1 23 3 0 3 0 3 30Michigan 18 16 2 0 889 105 53 23 20 2 1 141 63Michigan Tech 19 7 12 0 368 87 96 20 8 12 0 91 97Middlebury 14 8 5 1 607 111 68 16 10 5 1 127 74Minnesota 16 9 7 0 563 78 73 21 9 12 0 100 105Minnesota Duluth 6 3 3 0 500 21 24 9 6 3 0 36 28MIT 19 8 11 0 421 93 114 19 8 11 0 93 114New Hampshire 13 4 9 0 308 58 67 13 4 9 0 58 67North Dakota 10 6 4 0 600 51 46 16 11 5 0 103 68North Dakota Agricultural 5 3 2 0 600 27 28 6 4 2 0 37 29Northeastern 19 10 9 0 526 135 119 19 10 9 0 135 119Norwich 9 3 6 0 333 38 58 13 6 7 0 56 70Princeton 18 8 10 0 444 65 72 21 10 11 0 79 79St Cloud State 12 10 2 0 833 55 35 16 12 4 0 73 55St Lawrence 9 6 3 0 667 65 27 13 8 4 1 95 50Suffolk Tufts 4 3 1 0 750 17 15 4 3 1 0 17 15Union 9 1 8 0 111 7 86 9 1 8 0 7 86Williams 11 3 6 2 364 37 47 13 4 7 2 Yale 16 5 10 1 344 60 69 20 8 11 1 89 85Schedule and results editDate Opponent Site Result RecordRegular SeasonDecember 4 Harvard Rhode Island Auditorium Providence Rhode Island L 5 10 OT 0 1 0December 10 at Yale New Haven Arena New Haven Connecticut L 4 5 0 2 0December 13 at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Princeton New Jersey L 4 7 0 3 0January 8 Boston University Rhode Island Auditorium Providence Rhode Island L 2 13 0 4 0January 10 at Colby South End Arena Waterville Maine W 7 0 1 4 0January 14 at Harvard Boston Arena Boston Massachusetts L 3 17 1 5 0January 19 vs Fort Devens State Boston Arena Boston Massachusetts W 2 1 2 5 0January 21 at Dartmouth Davis Rink Hanover New Hampshire L 1 7 2 6 0January 24 at Army Smith Rink West Point New York L 2 3 2 7 0February 11 at MIT Boston Arena Boston Massachusetts W 9 2 3 7 0February 12 Yale Rhode Island Auditorium Providence Rhode Island W 8 7 4 7 0February 14 California Rhode Island Auditorium Providence Rhode Island L 4 10 4 8 0February 18 New Hampshire Rhode Island Auditorium Providence Rhode Island W 4 2 5 8 0February 25 MIT Rhode Island Auditorium Providence Rhode Island L 6 7 5 9 0 Non conference game 11 Scoring statistics editName Position Games Goals Assists Points PIMGeorge Ball C Charlie Bryant LW D Larry Copeland RW 10 Chuck D Ewart D Bobby Davidson LW Chuck De Laittre G Ned Dewey D Jim Ferry F Harry Healy RW Warren Howard G George Menard D Fred Nelson C 11 10 21 Joe Pridmore D Don Rawson F Bob Rinfret D Rod Scheffer C Larry Shepard RW William Smith Eddie Vincent LW Wally Walworth RW TotalReferences edit Bruin Hockeymen Drop Harvard Tilt In Overtime The Brown Daily Herald December 5 1947 Retrieved February 8 2023 Bruin s Late Drive Narrowly Misses Tie The Brown Daily Herald December 11 1947 Retrieved February 8 2023 Tigers Down Skaters 7 4 The Brown Daily Herald December 15 1947 Retrieved February 8 2023 B U Romps The Brown Daily Herald January 9 1948 Retrieved February 8 2023 Colby The Brown Daily Herald January 10 1948 Retrieved February 8 2023 Harvard Whips Brown Sextet The Brown Daily Herald January 15 1948 Retrieved February 8 2023 Bruins Outpoint Ft Devens 2 1 in Boston Arena The Brown Daily Herald January 20 1948 Retrieved February 8 2023 Bear Hockeymen Stopped by Cal The Brown Daily Herald February 16 1948 Retrieved February 8 2023 Brown Sextet Scored 4 2 Victory Over N H The Brown Daily Herald February 19 1948 Retrieved February 8 2023 1947 1948 Roster Elite Prospects Retrieved December 30 2019 2009 10 Brown men s ice hockey media guide part 2 PDF Brown Bears Retrieved December 30 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1947 48 Brown Bears men 27s ice hockey season amp oldid 1170288088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
