The 1947–48 NCAA men's ice hockeyseason began in November 1947 and concluded with the 1948 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 20, 1948 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 1st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 53rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. In 1947 there were quasi-official guidelines separating major and minorfootball programs across the NCAA, but no such determinations had been made for ice hockey teams. Even among the universities that played ice hockey, no such distinctions were even attempted until the mid-1960s. As such, all American universities operating a men's varsity ice hockey program are included here. As this was the first time a national championship was held, it is considered the first season of NCAA Division I ice hockey as it is the first time that any college teams would have to conform to NCAA regulations regarding recruitment, scholarship, eligibility, etc. The tournament was, itself, born out of a desire to definitively decide the best collegiate team in the country. With only a handful of universities even playing ice hockey and even less playing a decent number of games each year only four teams were selected to play in the tournament.
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
Junior
Michigan
21
32
30
62
–
Junior
Colorado College
–
18
37
55
–
Junior
Dartmouth
–
30
23
53
–
Sophomore
St. Lawrence
15
23
19
42
–
Sophomore
Boston College
–
21
19
40
–
Junior
Yale
–
21
19
40
–
Junior
Minnesota
–
22
9
31
–
Sophomore
New Hampshire
–
20
8
28
–
Sophomore
North Dakota
16
18
6
24
4
Sophomore
North Dakota
15
12
12
24
12
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
