playoffs. TO add injury to insult, Tsotsi was checked hard into the boards and was knocked unconscious for 20 minutes. He was sent to the Homberg Infirmary where he recovered. The following week, MIT rallied to score two conference victories in convincing fashion. They followed that up with a win over Fort Devens State to lift them up to an even record. However, those would be the final games for captain Clifford as he graduated after the fall semester. After returning from the break, the team felt Clifford's absence on both sides of the ice as neither the offense nor the defense were performing at the same level. While their record wasn't bad at that point, the team knew it still needed to finish strong if it wanted to have a shot at the postseason berth. Unfortunately, losing the very next game to Bowdoin dealt a mortal blow to those chances. MIT's forwards were able to band together to overcome Clifford's loss, however, the defense was never able to fully recover and caused the Engineers to lose their last three conference matches. The defeats dropped MIT to 5th place, just 1 behind Bowdoin for the final playoff berth. Roster Standings Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season References External links MIT Engineers men's ice hockey seasons MIT MIT MIT 1940s in Boston