1947–48 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 1947–48 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season was the 7th season of play for the program but first under the oversight of the NCAA . The Fighting Sioux represented the University of North Dakota and were coached by Don Norman , in his 1st season.
Season
The still inexperienced program at North Dakota put together a rather good season. While the Sioux performed well versus non-collegiate opponents, it was against their peers where the team showed it belonged. UND defeated every other school they played at least once, but it was the victories over Michigan and Colorado College , both of whom would make the inaugural NCAA tournament, that illustrated just how good the Fighting Sioux could be.
The team used different captains for each game.
Roster
No.
S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
15
Jim Medved
Sophomore
F
1926-06-24
Crookston, Minnesota
Saint John's (MIAC )
16
Arthur Forman
G
Wahpeton, North Dakota
16
Bob Dorsher
D
1927-08-20
Grand Forks, North Dakota
17
Bob Murray
Sophomore
G
1923-10-27
Saint Paul, Minnesota
18
Joe Silovich
Sophomore
F
1922-05-04
Eveleth, Minnesota
19
John Noah
Freshman
D
1927-11-21
Crookston, Minnesota
20
Cal Marvin
Sophomore
D
1924-04-29
Warroad, Minnesota
20
Jim Williams
Sophomore
D
Grand Forks, North Dakota
21
Buzz Johnson
Sophomore
F
1922-01-09
Webster, South Dakota
22
Gordon Christian
Sophomore
F
5' 9" (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1927-11-21
Warroad, Minnesota
23
Tom Buran
Sophomore
G
Roseau, Minnesota
Roseau (USHS-MN )
25
Bob Krumholz
Freshman
F
1929-11-24
Hallock, Minnesota
26
Bill Sullivan
Sophomore
F
1925-12-08
Crookston, Minnesota
27
Paul McKinnon
Freshman
D
1929-04-29
Williams, Minnesota
Warroad Lakers
28
Ted Wilson
Freshman
F
Warroad, Minnesota
29
Jim Doyle
Sophomore
D /F
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Thief River Falls (USHS-MN )
30
Wes Cole
F
Warroad, Minnesota
Warroad Lakers
31
Prince Johnson
Sophomore
F
1927-11-18
Webster, South Dakota
32
Dan McKinnon
Sophomore
F
6' 1" (1.85 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
1922-04-21
Williams, Minnesota
37
Bob Grina
Junior
F
1926-08-09
Grand Forks, North Dakota
[ 1]
Standings
Schedule and results
Date
Opponent
Site
Result
Record
Regular Season
December 10
Grand Forks Amerks*
Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota
W 8–0
1–0–0
December 17
at Thief River Falls Thieves*
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
W 6–4
2–0–0
December 20
at Thief River Falls Thieves*
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
L 1–3
2–1–0
January 5
Thief River Falls Thieves*
Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota
W 7–4
3–1–0
January 9
at Michigan *
Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan
W 6–5
4–1–0
January 10
at Michigan *
Weinberg Coliseum • Ann Arbor, Michigan
L 2–5
4–2–0
January 16
Michigan Tech *
Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota
L 6–7 OT
4–3–0
January 17
Michigan Tech *
Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota
W 7–3
5–3–0
January 23
Minnesota *
Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota
W 5–3
6–3–0
January 24
Minnesota *
Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota
L 4–7 OT
6–4–0
February 10
at Wichita Flyers*
Wichita, Kansas
W 13–5
7–4–0
February 12
at Colorado College *
Broadmoor Ice Palace • Grand Forks, North Dakota
W 8–4
8–4–0
February 13
at Colorado College *
Broadmoor Ice Palace • Grand Forks, North Dakota
L 3–6
8–5–0
February 20
at Michigan Tech *
Dee Stadium • Houghton, Michigan
W 5–4
9–5–0
February 21
at Michigan Tech *
Dee Stadium • Houghton, Michigan
W 5–2
10–5–0
February 27
at North Dakota Agricultural *
Winter Sports Building • Grand Forks, North Dakota
W 17–8
11–5–0
*Non-conference game.
[ 2]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Bill Sullivan
F
16
18
6
24
4
Gordon Christian
F
15
12
12
24
12
Jim Medved
F
16
14
9
23
6
Prince Johnson
F
16
14
6
20
8
John Noah
D
16
13
3
16
6
Buzz Johnson
F
15
8
8
16
8
Wes Cole
F
16
8
6
14
6
Paul McKinnon
F
15
5
2
7
8
Joe Silovich
D
16
3
2
5
39
Bob Krumholz
F
12
3
2
5
4
Dan McKinnon
D
16
2
1
3
6
Ted Wilson
F
6
2
1
3
0
Jim Doyle
D /F
11
1
2
3
2
Cal Marvin
D
10
0
1
1
2
Tom Buran
F
4
0
1
1
0
Bob Dorscher
D
8
0
0
0
2
Jim Williams
D
3
0
0
0
4
Bob Murray
G
-
0
0
0
0
Art Forman
G
-
0
0
0
0
Total
103
62
185
117
[ 2]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV %
GAA
Bob Murray
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
.894
4.07
Art Forman
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
.840
5.50
Total
16
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
.888
4.25
References