1948–49 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

The 1948–49 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented the Boston College in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1948–49 NCAA men's ice hockey season. The head coach was John "Snooks" Kelley and the team captain was Bernie Burke. The team won the 1949 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The team's leading scorer was Jack Mulhern, who finished second in the NCAA in both goals (34) and points (65)

1948–49 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
National Champion
NCAA Tournament, Champion
Home iceBoston Arena
Record
Overall21–1
Neutral2–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachJohn "Snooks" Kelley
Captain(s)Bernie Burke
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

Boston College, looking to return to the tournament and improve upon their overtime loss in the semifinal the year before, opened the 1948–49 season with a 13–5 win over MIT. In January they welcomed fellow tournament hopeful Colorado College for one game and took the close match 6–5, improving their record to 7–0. less than a month later they met the other eastern tournament team, Dartmouth, and lost their first game 2–4 in Hanover. They would make up for that win a month later by defeating the Indians at home. BC finished the regular season 17–1, never having to leave New England and only playing three game outside of the state and one other outside the greater Boston area.

In March the Eagles played two tournaments. The first was the New England Tournament (a precursor to the Beanpot) where they won two narrow victories over Northeastern and Boston University to win the championship. With a 19–1 record Boston College received the top eastern seed and played Colorado College in the first round of the NCAA Tournament The Eagles won the game handily, scoring seven against the Tigers to earn their right to the play for the title. The Championship game was a rubber match for BC and Dartmouth and for their third meeting the two teams did not disappoint. The game had three lead changes before Jim Fitzgerald put the Eagles ahead for good in the third period and Boston College won the title 4–3.

This was the last BC team to win an ice hockey championship for 52 years. This was the first team to win a national title where all players were born in the same state or province. The 1949 national title game was the first one held between two eastern teams, the next time two eastern teams would meet in the final game was in 1967.

Standings

1948–49 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
American International7430
Army158705863
Boston College22211016467
Boston University20137014777
Bowdoin12480
Brown147705862
Clarkson138506959
Colby
Colgate95315338
Colorado College24157115399
Dartmouth23176014872
Hamilton10190
Harvard201280130112
Massachusetts30301129
Michigan25202317974
Michigan Tech1551006676
Middlebury10640
Minnesota2211110120101
MIT9450
New Hampshire30301123
North Dakota229121109148
Northeastern1697011878
Princeton20613160110
St. Lawrence75204129
Union1010
Williams14590
Wyoming94505145
Yale22913077103

Schedule

During the season Boston College compiled a 21–1 record. By winning the national title the team set a record for the fewest losses by a national champion that would stand until 1970. Their schedule was as follows.[1]

DateOpponentScoreResultVenueLocationRecord
Dec. 1, 1948MIT13–5WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA1–0
Dec. 6, 1948Brown5–1WinSkating Club of BostonBrighton, MA2–0
Dec. 11, 1948Yale3–1WinNew Haven ArenaNew Haven, CT3–0
Dec. 13, 1948Fort Devens State22–1WinSkating Club of BostonBrighton, MA4–0
Dec. 15, 1948Harvard9–4WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA5–0
Dec. 21, 1948Boston University5–1WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA6–0
Jan. 2, 1949Colorado College6–5WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA7–0
Jan. 10, 1949MIT11–5WinSkating Club of BostonBrighton, MA8–0
Jan. 12, 1949Harvard8–5WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA9–0
Jan. 27, 1949Dartmouth2–4LossDavis RinkHanover, NH9–1
Feb. 1, 1949Northeastern7–4WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA10–1
Feb. 2, 1949American International10–2WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA11–1
Feb. 7, 1949Princeton5–2WinSkating Club of BostonBrighton, MA12–1
Feb. 9, 1949Northeastern9–1WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA13–1
Feb. 18, 1949St. Nick's8–2WinCrystal Ice PalaceNorwalk, CT14–1
Feb. 22, 1949Dartmouth7–4WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA15–1
Feb. 25, 1949American International6–3Win16–1
Mar. 1, 1949Boston University6–2WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA17–1
New England Tournament
Mar. 8, 1949Northeastern5–4WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA18–1
Mar. 9, 1949Boston University6–5WinBoston ArenaBoston, MA19–1
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1949Colorado College7–3WinBroadmoor World ArenaColorado Springs, CO20–1
March 17, 1949Dartmouth4–3WinBroadmoor World ArenaColorado Springs, CO21–1
164–6721–1

* Denotes overtime periods

Roster and scoring statistics

No.NameYearPositionHometownS/P/CGamesGAPtsPIM
Jack MulhernSophomoreFBoston, MA2234316518
Warren LewisJuniorCArlington, MA212324476
Jim FitzgeraldSeniorLWCambridge, MA221823412
Fran HarringtonSophomoreFNorwood, MA221821396
John McIntireJuniorRWMedford, MA1922133518
Len CeglarskiSophomoreFEast Walpole, MA131321348
Butch SonginJuniorDWalpole, MA229202918
John GallagherSeniorDBrighton, MA21102126
Giles ThreadgoldJuniorFAuburndale, MA1574114
Walt DeloreyJuniorFWatertown, MA22551018
Joe McCuskerJuniorDWaltham, MA72574
John MahlerFBelmont, MA120332
Bill ByrneFCambridge, MA71120
Ken DooleyF61122
Bill WalshJuniorFArlington, MA120220
Paul FinneganF31012
Frank ShellenbackJuniorFNewton, MA131012
Ken AhearnF20000
Bill TalbotSeniorFBelmont, MA140000
Bernie BurkeSeniorGMelrose, MA210000
Ed CaseyJuniorGDorchester, MA40000
Norm DaileySeniorGLexington, MA60000
Joe QuinnG00000
Total165176341116
  • Note: Boston College players wore sweaters without numbers.
  • Note: The Boston College record book lists the 1948-49 team as scoring 164 goals over the season but, in the player breakdown, has a total of 165 goals for the season.

[2]

Goaltending statistics

No.NameGamesMinutesWinsLossesTiesGoals AgainstSavesShutoutsSV %GAA
Bernie Burke2120103.09
Ed Casey160100303.00
Norm Dailey
Joe Quinn
Total2221100

1949 National Championship

(E1) Boston College vs. (E2) Dartmouth

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BC Warren Lewis Fitzgerald 6:04 1–0 BC
DC Walter Crowley Oss 10:34 1–1
DC Bill Riley unassisted 19:32 2–1 DC
2nd BC John McIntire Lewis and Fitzgerald Unknown 2–2
BC Len Ceglarski Harrington and Mulhern 21:04 3–2 BC
3rd DC Alan Kerivan Crowley 42:01 3–3
BC Jim Fitzgerald Lewis 46:47 4–3 BC
Goaltenders
Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice
BCBernie Burke3
DCDick Desmond4

Butch Songin and Jack Mulhern were named to the All-Tournament First Team while Bernie Burke made the Second Team[3]

See also

References

  1. "History" (PDF). Boston College Eagles. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  2. "Boston College 1948-49 roster and statistics". EliteProspects. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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