1947–48 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season

The 1947–48 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program. The Beavers represented Bemidji State Teachers College and were coached by Jack Aldrich, in his 1st season.

1947–48 Bemidji State Beavers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceBemidji Sports Arena
Record
Overall2–8–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJack Aldrich
Captain(s)Ed Johnson
Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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After fielding a club team the year before, Bemidji State brought in Jack Aldrich to coach the program first official season. Predictably, the team was a little out of sorts in their first few games and the Beavers were trampled in three straight contests. By the end on January, however, the club began to come together. While they ended up losing their fourth game in a row, the lost by just a single goal and then followed that up with a win the very next night. BSU dropped the next four games as well but the team was much more competitive. The Beavers ended the year on a high note, trouncing the Brunswick Aces 9–4.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
  Ronald Aase Freshman W 1930-01-06 Thief River Falls, Minnesota Lincoln H.S. (USHS-MN)
  Richard Anderson RW Eagan, Minnesota
  Orrin Barnum Sophomore F 1926-04-17 Glencoe, Minnesota Glencoe H.S. (USHS-MN)
  Ledyard "Ledge" Burhans C 1920-09-30 Crookston, Minnesota Northwest School of Agriculture
  John Emkovik Junior D 1927-06-06 Saint Paul, Minnesota Johnson H.S. (USHS-MN)
  Clarence Espeseth LW 1920-01-30 Roseau, Minnesota Roseau H.S. (USHS-MN)
  Ed Johnson (C) D 1926-02-10 International Falls, Minnesota
  Dale Kverno D 1928-08-07 Roseau, Minnesota Roseau H.S. (USHS-MN)
  Harry Lillesve F 1924-06-12 McIntosh, Minnesota McIntosh H.S. (USHS-MN)
Gordon Olson G
  Dick Radniecki F 1927-04-18 Trail, Minnesota Northwest School of Agriculture
  Wilbert "Willie" Remus W 1927-01-22 Saint Paul, Minnesota Johnson H.S. (USHS-MN)
Sims W
Dick Walters RW
  John Whiting W 1929-01-24 Hibbing, Minnesota Hibbing H.S. (USHS-MN)

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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
January 18 St. Cloud State* Bemidji Sports ArenaBemidji, Minnesota L 2–12  0–1–0
January 25 North Dakota Agricultural* Bemidji Sports ArenaBemidji, Minnesota L 3–9  0–2–0
January 28 at Grand Forks Legion* Grand Forks, North Dakota L 1–8  0–3–0
January 31 North Dakota Agricultural* Bemidji Sports ArenaBemidji, Minnesota L 1–2  0–4–0
February 1 International Falls* Bemidji Sports ArenaBemidji, Minnesota W 6–2  1–4–0
February 7 at International Falls* International Falls, Minnesota L 3–5  1–5–0
February 8 at Minnesota–Duluth* Duluth Curling and Skating ClubDuluth, Minnesota L 3–4  1–6–0
February 12 at Grand Forks Americans* Grand Forks, North Dakota L 5–8  1–7–0
February 15 Minnesota–Duluth* Bemidji Sports ArenaBemidji, Minnesota L 4–9  1–8–0
February 29 Brunswick Aces* Bemidji Sports ArenaBemidji, Minnesota W 9–4  2–8–0
*Non-conference game.

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Statistics

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Only incomplete records for the first season are available. The school reported no assist totals and credits John Whiting as leading the team with 3 official goals.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bemidji State Univ". Elite Prospects. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2010-11 Bemidji State Men's Hockey" (PDF). Bemidji State Beavers. Retrieved May 8, 2023.