BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's ice hockey team posted its best regular season finish since 2013, earning the second seed for the upcoming 2024 NESCAC Championship Tournament.
 
The Polar Bears (14-6-4, 10-4-4 NESCAC) will host seventh-seeded Middlebury (7-13-4, 5-10-3 NESCAC) at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 24^th in the quarterfinal round. No tickets are required for admission and the game will be carried live on the Northeast Sports Network.
 
Bowdoin, the defending NESCAC Champion, is the No. 2 seed for the first time since 2012 and earned its highest seed since being the number one seed in 2013. The Polar Bears will host a quarterfinal game for the first time since 2016 and went 1-0-1 against the Panthers in the regular season, winning 4-3 in overtime in Brunswick and playing to a 2-2 draw at Middlebury. The quarterfinal marks the first postseason meeting between the teams since the 2014 quarterfinals when the Polar Bears picked up a 6-3 victory. Bowdoin is making its fourth consecutive appearance in the NESCAC Championship and has qualified for 20 of the 24 NESCAC tournaments.
 
The semifinals and final are set for March 2 and 3 at the highest remaining seed.