BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin men's hockey team suffered a season opening 1-0 shutout loss to Williams on Saturday evening.
 
The Ephs (2-0-0, 2-0-0 NESCAC) leave Maine with a pair of shutout wins. The Polar Bears open the season at 0-1-0 (0-1-0 NESCAC).
 
Game Highlights

• Bowdoin had a promising look early in the second as Cam Berube missed a backhander coming down the slot, inches outside the left post.
• Williams scored the game's lone goal on the power play at 14:14. Jarin Sutton took a shot that deflected off the goalie's pads and left, where Connor Tobin collected the puck and put a low angle shot on net from the left to best Alex Kozic.
• Midway through the third, Bobby Pearl fed Jimmy Duffy on the right post for a one timer that barely went wide.
• On the power play in the final minute, Kyle Jadatz rang a shot off the elbow of the net.

 
By the Numbers

• Bowdoin went 0-for-4 on the power play. Williams went 1-for-4 on the power play.
• Kozic made 24 saves for Bowdoin. Evan Ruschil made 25 stops to earn the shutout.

 
Up Next

• Bowdoin plays at UNE on Tuesday evening, beginning at 7:00 p.m.