1948–49 NCAA men's ice hockey season explained

Gender:	men
Year:	1948
Duration:	November 1948– March 19, 1949
Champ Stad:	Broadmoor Ice Palace
Champ City:	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Champ:	Boston College

The 1948–49 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1948 and concluded with the 1949 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 19, 1949 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 2nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 55th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
NEIHL Tournament	March 8–9	4	Boston College

Standings

1949 NCAA Tournament

See main article: article and 1949 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. ^[1]

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	Senior		–	37	41	78	–
	Sophomore		–	34	31	65	18
	Senior		25	24	36	60	19
	Sophomore		25	26	30	56	20
	Senior		25	31	20	51	4
	Senior		–	19	31	50	–
	Senior		–	25	25	50	–
	Junior		–	23	24	47	6
	Junior		25	18	28	46	2
	Sophomore		25	28	16	44	16

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Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Class	Team	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
	Senior		21	1243	20	1	0	64	0	-	3.09
	Sophomore		16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.12
	Sophomore		12	726	-	-	-	54	0	-	4.46
	Junior		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.06
	Junior		-	-	8	10	1	-	0	.819	6.80

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Awards

NCAA

Award^[3]		Recipient
		Dick Desmond, Dartmouth
AHCA All-American Team^[4]
Player	Pos	Team
		Dartmouth
		California
		Michigan
		Boston College
		Colorado College
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Dartmouth
		Dartmouth
		Colorado College
		Colorado College

External links

• College Hockey Historical Archives
• 1948–49 NCAA Standings

Notes and References

1. News: NCAA Tournament. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
2. Web site: 1948-49 NCAA Division I Statistics. Elite Prospects. December 21, 2016.
3. News: NCAA Division I Awards . College Hockey Historical Archives. June 11, 2013.
4. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.