1947-48 Hershey Bears Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 25-30-13 - 63 points
in the AHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Don Penniston (25-30-13)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
1947-48 Hershey Bears Statistics

The Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 25 wins and 30 losses and 13 ties for 63 points in the AHL's Eastern Division.

The Bears scored 240 goals and surrendered 273. Frank Mario netted 30 goals for Hershey, and Jack McGill contributed 47 assists. Gord Henry earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 4.01 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Don Penniston coached the team. The 1947-48 Hershey Bears lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Sam BettioLDecember 1, 19285'8"175LCopper Cliff, ON Canada
Andy BraniganDApril 11, 19225'11"190LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Gordie BruceLMay 9, 19195'11"190LOttawa, ON Canada
Hy BullerDMarch 15, 19265'11"183LMontreal, QC Canada
Herb CainLDecember 24, 19125'11"180LNewmarket, ON Canada
Joe CooperDDecember 14, 19146'2"200RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Armand GaudreaultLJuly 14, 19215'9"155LLac St.Jean, QC Canada
Lloyd GronsdahlRMay 10, 19215'9"170RNorquay, SK Canada
Gord HenryGAugust 17, 19266'0"185LOwen Sound, ON Canada
Norm LarsonROctober 13, 19206'0"175RMoose Jaw, SK Canada
Pentti LundRDecember 6, 19256'0"185RKarijoki, Finland
Frank MarioCFebruary 25, 19215'8"170LEsterhazy, SK Canada
Mark MarquessRMarch 26, 19255'8"160RBassano, AB Canada
Ron MatthewsDJanuary 9, 19276'0"174RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Jud McAteeCFebruary 5, 19205'9"170LStratford, ON Canada
Norm McAteeCJune 28, 19215'8"165LStratford, ON Canada
Jack McGillCSeptember 19, 19206'1"180LEdmonton, AB Canada
Rollie McLenahanDOctober 26, 19215'7"169LFredericton, NB Canada
Johnny PeirsonRJuly 21, 19255'11"170RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Babe PrattDJanuary 7, 19166'3"212LStony Mountain, MB Canada
Paul RontyCJune 12, 19286'0"160LToronto, ON Canada
Joe SchertzlCAugust 24, 19236'0"195RBudapest, Hungary
Bob Schnurr0'0"
Peter SlobodianDApril 24, 19186'1"185LDauphin, MB Canada
Harvey TenoGFebruary 15, 19155'7"175LWindsor, ON Canada
Norm TustinLJanuary 3, 19195'11"175LRegina, SK Canada


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