1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's ice hockey season

1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas
men's ice hockey season
1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Uline Arena
Record
Overall	5–2–0
Home	2–0–0
Road	3–0–0
Neutral	0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Bob Panoff
Captain(s)	Steve Smith
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The 1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's ice hockey season was the 6th season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Hoyas represented Georgetown University and were coached by Bob Panoff, in his 2nd season.

Season

Georgetown got a rather auspicious jump to the season when they rolled over Lafayette 17–1. While the scoring was spread out over the lineup, Charley Palms and Jim Smith led the way with 5 points each.^[1] The following weekend the team took a trip up to Pennsylvania and took a close meeting from Lehigh.^[2] They were supposed to play a rematch with Lafayette during the excursion but the Leopards ended up forfeiting the match. Instead, Georgetown returned home and continued their hot start with a second win over the Engineers.^[3]

With the team riding high, they headed up to Norwalk, Connecticut, for a two-game series. Unfortunately, the matches only served to show that Georgetown still had a long way to go to be in the same league as the college hockey elites.^[4] Afterwards, the team had a long layoff before their next game and they appeared rust in the match against the Baltimore All-Stars. However, Joe Gately stood tall in goal and made 64 saves to lead his team to a victory.^[5]

While Georgetown's season wrapped up with the Baltimore win, there were reports that the Hoyas may be invited to participate in an AAU tournament in Buffalo in late March. Unfortunately, no invitation was forthcoming and the Hoyas' season was over.

Roster

No.	Player	Class	Pos	DoB	Hometown
0	Joseph E. Gately	Senior	G		Baltimore, Maryland
0	John H. Staub Jr.	Freshman	G	1928-07-02	Stamford, Connecticut
1	John H. Cassidy Jr.	Senior	F		Watertown, Connecticut
2	Stephen E. Smith (C)	Senior	F		Brooklyn, New York
3	Richard Harding	Junior
4	James Curley		D
6	George M. Allerton Jr.	Sophomore			Watertown, Connecticut
7	Thomas L. Cassidy	Sophomore	F		Watertown, Connecticut
8	Charles L. Palms III	Junior	F	1925-06-30	Detroit, Michigan
9	Patrick J. Cassidy	Senior	F		Watertown, Connecticut
12	David I. Campbell	Freshman	F		Worcester, Massachusetts
14	Constantine O'Doherty Jr.	Sophomore	D	1923-08-23	Woburn, Massachusetts
16	Gerald Cassidy	Junior	F		Watertown, Connecticut
18	Richard I. Werder	Senior		1922-07-31	Buffalo, New York
43	Hamilton		G
	Robert Fitzgerald
	Thomas M. McKenna Jr.	Sophomore		1924-11-09	Washington, D.C.

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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
February 9	Lafayette ^†*	Uline Arena • Washington, D.C.	W 17–1	1–0–0
February 14	at Lehigh*	Albeth Ice Rink • Allentown, Pennsylvania	W 4–2	2–0–0
February 15	at Lafayette ^†*	Easton, Pennsylvania	W forfeit	3–0–0
February 16	Lehigh*	Uline Arena • Washington, D.C.	W 7–1	4–0–0
February 19	vs. St. Nicholas A. C.*	Crystal Ice Palace • Norwalk, Connecticut	L 2–6	4–1–0
February 20	vs. Boston College*	Crystal Ice Palace • Norwalk, Connecticut	L 1–8	4–2–0
March 13	at Baltimore All-Stars*	Baltimore Sports Palace • Baltimore, Maryland	W 6–3	5–2–0
*Non-conference game.

† Lafayette did not support a varsity program at this time.
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Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Steve Smith	C	-	6	-	-	-
Dave Campbell	LW	-	5	-	-	-
Charley Palms	RW	-	5	-	-	-
Jerry Cassidy	F	-	4	-	-	-
John Cassidy	C	-	4	-	-	-
Dick Harding	F	-	3	-	-	-
Jim Curley	D	-	2	-	-	-
Bob Fitzgerald	F	-	2	-	-	-
Pat Cassidy	RW	-	1	-	-	-
Tom Cassidy	LW	-	1	-	-	-
Tom McKenna		-	1	-	-	-
Connie O'Doherty	D	-	1	-	-	-
Bus Werder		-	1	-	-	-
Joe Gately	G	-	0	-	-	-
Hamilton	G	-	0	-	-	-
John Staub	G	-	0	-	-	-
Total			37

Note: one goal in the game against Baltimore is not accounted for.

References

^ "Lafayette Outskated 17-1 in Hoya Opener at Uline Arena" (PDF). The Hoya. February 13, 1948. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
^ "Hoyas Beat Stickmen 4-2". Brown and White. February 17, 1948. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
^ "Blue and Gray Pucksters Slam Lehigh for 4th Win" (PDF). The Hoya. February 20, 1948. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
^ "Strong-Hearted Sextet Bows to Loaded St. Nicholas and Boston College Eagles" (PDF). The Hoya. February 27, 1948. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
^ "Joe Gately Attacks Record with 64 Saves as Sextet Wins 6-3" (PDF). The Hoya. March 19, 1948. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Georgetown Doomsday Book 1948" (PDF). Georgetown University. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

[1] "Lafayette Outskated 17-1 in Hoya Opener at Uline Arena" (PDF). The Hoya. February 13, 1948. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

[2] "Hoyas Beat Stickmen 4-2". Brown and White. February 17, 1948. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

[3] "Blue and Gray Pucksters Slam Lehigh for 4th Win" (PDF). The Hoya. February 20, 1948. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

[4] "Strong-Hearted Sextet Bows to Loaded St. Nicholas and Boston College Eagles" (PDF). The Hoya. February 27, 1948. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

[5] "Joe Gately Attacks Record with 64 Saves as Sextet Wins 6-3" (PDF). The Hoya. March 19, 1948. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

[doom-6] "Georgetown Doomsday Book 1948" (PDF). Georgetown University. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

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