1947–48 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season

The 1947–48 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program. The Beavers represented Bemidji State Teachers College and were coached by Jack Aldrich, in his 1st season.

1947–48 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Bemidji Sports Arena
Record
Overall	2–8–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jack Aldrich
Captain(s)	Ed Johnson
Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey seasons  1948–49 »

Season

After fielding a club team the year before, Bemidji State brought in Jack Aldrich to coach the program first official season. Predictably, the team was a little out of sorts in their first few games and the Beavers were trampled in three straight contests. By the end on January, however, the club began to come together. While they ended up losing their fourth game in a row, the lost by just a single goal and then followed that up with a win the very next night. BSU dropped the next four games as well but the team was much more competitive. The Beavers ended the year on a high note, trouncing the Brunswick Aces 9–4.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Ronald Aase	Freshman	W			1930-01-06	Thief River Falls, Minnesota	Lincoln H.S. (USHS-MN)
		Richard Anderson		RW				Eagan, Minnesota
		Orrin Barnum	Sophomore	F			1926-04-17	Glencoe, Minnesota	Glencoe H.S. (USHS-MN)
		Ledyard "Ledge" Burhans		C			1920-09-30	Crookston, Minnesota	Northwest School of Agriculture
		John Emkovik	Junior	D			1927-06-06	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Johnson H.S. (USHS-MN)
		Clarence Espeseth		LW			1920-01-30	Roseau, Minnesota	Roseau H.S. (USHS-MN)
		Ed Johnson (C)		D			1926-02-10	International Falls, Minnesota
		Dale Kverno		D			1928-08-07	Roseau, Minnesota	Roseau H.S. (USHS-MN)
		Harry Lillesve		F			1924-06-12	McIntosh, Minnesota	McIntosh H.S. (USHS-MN)
		Gordon Olson		G
		Dick Radniecki		F			1927-04-18	Trail, Minnesota	Northwest School of Agriculture
		Wilbert "Willie" Remus		W			1927-01-22	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Johnson H.S. (USHS-MN)
		Sims		W
		Dick Walters		RW
		John Whiting		W			1929-01-24	Hibbing, Minnesota	Hibbing H.S. (USHS-MN)

Standings

1947–48 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings
	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
January 18	St. Cloud State*	Bemidji Sports Arena • Bemidji, Minnesota	L 2–12	0–1–0
January 25	North Dakota Agricultural*	Bemidji Sports Arena • Bemidji, Minnesota	L 3–9	0–2–0
January 28	at Grand Forks Legion*	Grand Forks, North Dakota	L 1–8	0–3–0
January 31	North Dakota Agricultural*	Bemidji Sports Arena • Bemidji, Minnesota	L 1–2	0–4–0
February 1	International Falls*	Bemidji Sports Arena • Bemidji, Minnesota	W 6–2	1–4–0
February 7	at International Falls*	International Falls, Minnesota	L 3–5	1–5–0
February 8	at Minnesota–Duluth*	Duluth Curling and Skating Club • Duluth, Minnesota	L 3–4	1–6–0
February 12	at Grand Forks Americans*	Grand Forks, North Dakota	L 5–8	1–7–0
February 15	Minnesota–Duluth*	Bemidji Sports Arena • Bemidji, Minnesota	L 4–9	1–8–0
February 29	Brunswick Aces*	Bemidji Sports Arena • Bemidji, Minnesota	W 9–4	2–8–0
*Non-conference game.

Statistics

Only incomplete records for the first season are available. The school reported no assist totals and credits John Whiting as leading the team with 3 official goals.