# 1947–48 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 1947–48 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 9th season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA. The Tigers represented Colorado College and were coached by Cheddy Thompson, in his 3rd season.

## 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 |

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||
| December 4 | Omaha* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 26–3 | 1–0–0 |
| December 5 | Omaha* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 16–3 | 2–0–0 |
| December 9 | Saskatchewan* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | L 4–8 | 2–1–0 |
| December 10 | Saskatchewan* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 6–3 | 3–1–0 |
| December 19 | Minnesota* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 8–5 | 4–1–0 |
| December 20 | Minnesota* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 7–6 | 5–1–0 |
| December 26 | Michigan Tech* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 7–6 | 6–1–0 |
| December 27 | Michigan Tech* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 8–3 | 7–1–0 |
| December 29 | Harvard* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 13–6 | 8–1–0 |
| December 30 | Harvard* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 10–3 | 9–1–0 |
| January 9 | Wichita Flyers* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 15–7 | 10–1–0 |
| January 10 | Wichita Flyers* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 6–2 | 11–1–0 |
| January 16 | San Francisco Olympic Club* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 7–4 | 12–1–0 |
| January 17 | San Francisco Olympic Club* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 3–2 | 13–1–0 |
| February 6 | California* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 6–5 | 14–1–0 |
| February 7 | California* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 7–4 | 15–1–0 |
| February 12 | North Dakota* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | L 4–8 | 15–2–0 |
| February 13 | North Dakota* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 6–3 | 16–2–0 |
| February 23 | at Michigan Tech* | Dee Stadium • Houghton, Michigan | L 0–4 | 16–3–0 |
| February 24 | at Michigan Tech* | Dee Stadium • Houghton, Michigan | L 2–3 | 16–4–0 |
| February 27 | at Michigan* | Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan | L 1–3 | 16–5–0 |
| February 28 | at Michigan* | Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan | L 1–6 | 16–6–0 |
| March 6 | at Wichita Flyers* | Wichita, Kansas | W 10–0 | 17–6–0 |
| March 7 | at Wichita Flyers* | Wichita, Kansas | W 13–3 | 18–6–0 |
| March 12 | British Columbia* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | L 5–9 | 18–7–0 |
| March 13 | British Columbia* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 7–3 | 19–7–0 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||
| March 18 | Dartmouth* | Broadmoor Ice Palace • Colorado Springs, Colorado (NCAA Semifinal) | L 4–8 | 19–8–0 |
| *Non-conference game. |||||
Note: The University of Omaha played under club status at this time and was not a varsity program until 1997.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award |
| Joe Slattery | AHCA First Team All-American |
| Ron Newson | NCAA All-Tournament First Team |
| Bruce Stewart | NCAA All-Tournament Second Team |
| Joe Slattery | NCAA All-Tournament Second Team |