The 1948–49 American International Aces men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program. The Aces represented American International College and were coached by William Turner, who also served as team captain.[1]
| 1948–49 American International Aces men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Home ice | Big E Coliseum |
| Record | |
| Overall | 4–3–0 |
| Home | 11–7–1 |
| Road | 9–9–0 |
| Neutral | 3–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | William Turner |
| Captain(s) | William Turner |
| American International Aces men's ice hockey seasons 1949–50 » | |
Season
editAIC's first ice hockey team was organized and arranged at the behest of senior William Turner. The club was able to not only secure seven opponents for the season but managed to also use the Big E Coliseum for their home games rather than have to rely on frozen ponds. The Aces played well in their first season, finishing with a winning record. More impressive, however, was the fact that their three losses on the year were to two of the strongest teams in college hockey, BU and eventual National Champion, BC.
Dick Kearns served as team manager with Ray Guilmentte as his assistant.
Roster
edit| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Joe Percy | G | |||||||
| 21 | Ray Fredricks | ||||||||
| 22 | Jim Kelly | ||||||||
| 23 | Howie Tompson | ||||||||
| 24 | Bob Clason | Junior | |||||||
| 25 | Tom Smith | Senior | |||||||
| 27 | 
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Fred Zanetti | Junior | Springfield, Massachusetts | |||||
| 29 | Bonde Johnson | ||||||||
| 31 | Bob Boulrice | Junior | |||||||
| 32 | Dick Lamothe | Junior | |||||||
| 33 | Bob Mister | ||||||||
| 35 | William Turner (C) | Senior | |||||||
| 36 | Flem Cochi | ||||||||
| 37 | Joe Bucholtz | ||||||||
| 83 | Andy Poggi | ||||||||
| Frank Fermanti |
Standings
edit| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| American International | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 37 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 39 | |
| Army | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 52 | 59 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 63 | |
| Boston College | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 134 | 64 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 67 | |
| Boston University | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | 147 | 77 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 147 | 77 | |
| Bowdoin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | – | – | |
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 62 | |
| California | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Clarkson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 59 | |
| Colby | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 38 | |
| Colorado College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 153 | 99 | |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 148 | 72 | |
| Fort Devens State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Georgetown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 130 | 112 | |
| Lehigh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 48 | |
| Massachusetts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 29 | |
| Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 179 | 74 | |
| Michigan Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 66 | 76 | |
| Middlebury | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | |
| Minnesota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 120 | 101 | |
| Minnesota–Duluth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12 | |
| MIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | – | |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 23 | |
| North Dakota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 109 | 148 | |
| North Dakota Agricultural | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 78 | |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 60 | 110 | |
| Saint Michael's | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 38 | |
| St. Lawrence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 29 | |
| Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | |
| Williams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| Wyoming | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 45 | |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 77 | 103 | |
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| February 2 | at Boston College* | Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 2–10 | ||||||||
| February 25 | Boston College* | Big E Coliseum • West Springfield, Massachusetts | L 3–6 | ||||||||
| ? † | Boston University* | ? • ? | L 5–10 | ||||||||
| ? | Devens State* | ? • ? | W 4–3 | ||||||||
| ? | Suffolk* | ? • ? | W 10–6 | ||||||||
| ? | Springfield* | ? • ? | W 7–3 | ||||||||
| ? | Springfield* | ? • ? | W 6–1 | ||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[1] | |||||||||||
† BU does not record a game against AIC during the season.
References
edit- ^ a b "American International College - Taper Yearbook (Springfield, MA) - Class of 1949". Taper Yearbook. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "American International College". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 24, 2022.