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

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

Season[edit]

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[edit]

Player	Class	Pos	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)

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Standings[edit]

1947–48 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	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[edit]

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.

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Statistics[edit]

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.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Bemidji State Univ". Elite Prospects. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2010-11 Bemidji State Men's Hockey" (PDF). Bemidji State Beavers. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[1] "Bemidji State Univ". Elite Prospects. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[guide-2] "2010-11 Bemidji State Men's Hockey" (PDF). Bemidji State Beavers. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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v t e Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Bemidji Sports Arena (1947–1949) Lake Bemidji (1949–1950) 17th Street Rink (1959–1960) College Rink (1960–1967) John S. Glas Field House (1967–2010) Sanford Center (2010–present)
Head coaches	Jack Aldrich (1947–1948) Eric Hughes (1948–1950) Vic Weber (1959–1964, 1965–1966) Wayne Peterson (1964–1965) Bob Peters (1966–1982, 1983–2001) Mike Gibbons (1982–1983) Tom Serratore (2001–present)
Seasons	1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	ICHA (1966–1978) NCHA (1980–1999) College Hockey America (1999–2010) WCHA (2010–2021) CCHA (2021–present)
Culture & lore	North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Mike Alexander (252 Points) Mark Eagles/Rod Heisler (100 Goals) Blane Comstock (70 Wins)
National championships	NAIA: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1979 1980 D–III: 1986 D–II: 1984 1993 1994 1995 1997
Frozen Four appearances	2009
NCAA Tournament appearances	2005 2006 2009 2010 2021
Conference Tournament titles	CHA: 2005 2006 2009
Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN