1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season
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The 1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in college ice hockey. In its fourth year under head coach Vic Heyliger, the team compiled a 20–2–1 record, outscored its opponents 141 to 63, and won the first 1948 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament held in March 1948 at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season | |
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National Champion 1948 NCAA Tournament, Champion | |
Home ice | Weinberg Coliseum |
Record | |
Overall | 20–2–1 |
Home | 13–2–1 |
Road | 4–0–0 |
Neutral | 3–0–0 |
Coaches and captains | |
Head coach | Vic Heyliger |
Captain(s) | Connie Hill |
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Gordon McMillan was the team scoring leader for four consecutive years from 1945 to 1949. During the 1947–48 season, he appeared in 21 games and had career highs in goals (32) and total points (62). In February 1948, McMillan passed his coach, Vic Heyliger (who played at Michigan 1935-37), to become the all-time points leader in Michigan hockey history. Connie Hill, a defenseman from Copper Cliff, Ontario, was the team's captain for the third consecutive year.