# 1947–48 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 1922–23 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 53rd season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Murray Murdoch in his 10th season.

## Season

After narrowly missing out on an Intercollegiate title the previous year, came in the season as one of the favorites for a bid into the newly created NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs were a bit slow off the mark as they struggled to earn a win in their opening game against Brown, who were back on the ice for the first time since 1939. The Elis looked much better in their second game when they rolled to an easy victory over Colby.
Yale racked up a third early-season win but then went on an 18-day vacation over the winter break. When the team returned to the ice they looked sluggish and Army took advantage, handing the Elis their first loss of the year.

## Standings

1947–48 NCAA Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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 |
1947–48 Pentagonal League standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Dartmouth † | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 49 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 81 |
| Army | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 39 |
| Harvard | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 135 | 140 |
| Princeton | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 79 | 79 |
| Yale | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 89 | 85 |
| † indicates conference champion |||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||
| December 10 | Brown* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 5–4 | 1–0–0 |
| December 13 | Colby* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 7–3 | 2–0–0 |
| December 17 | St. Nicholas Hockey Club* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 7–5 | 3–0–0 |
| January 10 | at Army | Smith Rink • West Point, New York | L 3–4 | 3–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| January 14 | Clarkson* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | T 6–6 $^{OT}$ | 3–1–1 |
| January 17 | Boston University* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | L 3–4 | 3–2–1 |
| January 21 | St. Nicholas Hockey Club* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 10–3 | 4–2–1 |
| January 24 | Dartmouth | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | L 0–6 | 4–3–1 (0–2–0) |
| January 31 | vs. Westchester All-Stars* | Norwalk, Connecticut | W 7–2 | 5–3–1 |
| February 3 | at Rye Hawks* | Rye, New York | L 5–6 | 5–4–1 |
| February 6 | at Michigan* | Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan | L 1–6 | 5–5–1 |
| February 7 | at Michigan* | Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan | L 3–7 | 5–6–1 |
| February 11 | California* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | L 2–6 | 5–7–1 |
| February 12 | at Brown* | Rhode Island Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | L 7–8 | 5–8–1 |
| February 14 | at Dartmouth | Davis Rink • Hanover, New Hampshire | L 4–9 | 5–9–1 (0–3–0) |
| February 21 | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | L 3–6 | 5–10–1 (0–4–0) |
| February 27 | Princeton | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 6–10–1 (1–4–0) |
| March 6 | Harvard | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 4–3 | 7–10–1 (2–4–0) |
| March 13 | at Harvard | Boston Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 4–3 | 7–11–1 (2–5–0) |
| March 6 | Harvard* | New Haven Arena • New Haven, Connecticut | W 10–3 † | 8–11–1 |
| *Non-conference game. |||||
† The game was ended 75 seconds early due to a brawl between both teams.