Men's Hockey Uses Four-Goal First Period To Ice Salve

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WATERVILLE, Maine - Brendan Reich and Daniel Weiniger scored two goals apiece and Erik Olson chipped in four assists to the lead the Polar Bear men's ice hockey team to a 7-1 win over Salve Regina in the opener of the Bowdoin/Colby Faceoff Classic in Waterville Saturday. With the win, Bowdoin improves to 3-0-0 this season. The Seahawks dip to 1-3-0 overall.

Bowdoin racked up 21 shots and four goals in the opening period, two of which came off the stick of Reich. Kyle Shearer-Hardy and Weiniger also tossed in goals to give the Polar Bears an early edge. Weiniger scored his second of the game late in the second period before Ryan Blossom and Kyle Hanson added third-period goals.

Bowdoin held a 67-20 advantage in shots for the contest and received 12 saves from Chris Rossi, who permitted no goals in 40 minutes of play. Richard Nerland played 15 minutes in the third stanza, making five saves and allowing a goal before giving way to John Scannell (two saves) in the final 4:26.

Patrick Bambery scored Salve's lone goal in the game with 9:37 remaining in the third. Ben Bradley was peppered with shots between the pipes and made 60 stops. Bowdoin improves to 5-0-0 all-time against the Seahawks with the victory.