1947–48 North Dakota Agricultural Bison men's ice hockey season

The 1947–48 North Dakota Agricultural Bison men's ice hockey season was the 6th season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Bison represented the North Dakota Agricultural College and were coached by Don Bredell, in his 1st season.

1947–48 North Dakota Agricultural Bison men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Record
Overall	4–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Don Bredell
Captain(s)	Don Bredell
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Season

After nearly 20 years of dormancy, ice hockey officially returned to NDAC. Despite the sudden appearance of the Bison team, they performed well during the season and finished with a winning record. The only real black mark on the season was an embarrassing loss to in-state rival North Dakota but the team was otherwise a pleasant surprise for the school.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Lloyd Armstrong
		Don Bredell
		Richard Christianson
		Leland Delger
		George Effinger
		Lloyd Forness
		Dick Goehl
		Bob Johnson
		Paul Jones	Senior
		Ken Larson
		Fortune Martineau	Senior
		Roger Meilitzer
		Ken Melin
		Robert Olson
		Hugh Porter
		Doug Schnell
		Robert Shanks
		Jim Slingsby
		Robert Zehern

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Standings

1947–48 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
January 25	at Bemidji State*	Bemidji Sports Arena • Bemidji, Minnesota	W 9–3
January 28	at St. Cloud State*	J. C. Brown Athletic Field • St. Cloud, Minnesota	L 4–6 ^OT
January 31	at Bemidji State*	Bemidji Sports Arena • Bemidji, Minnesota	W 2–1
	Jamestown*	?	W 10–1
	at Concordia*	Moorhead, Minnesota	W 6–1
February 27	at North Dakota*	Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota	L 6–17 ^†
*Non-conference game.

† North Dakota records have the final score being 17–8 in their favor.^[2]

References

1. "North Dakota State University - Bison Yearbook (Fargo, ND) - Class of 1948". E-Yearbooks. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
2. "North Dakota Hockey 2020-21 Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved May 23, 2022.