Bowdoin College

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's hockey team opened the season with an emphatic 9-1 win over University of Saint Joseph at the Sidney J. Watson arena on Saturday night.

The No. 14 nationally-ranked Polar Bears start the season 1-0 while the Blue Jays in their inaugural season drop to 0-6.

Game Highlights

• The Polar Bears outshot the Blue Jays 34-7 in the opening period including a 24-3 advantage in shots on goal. The home team broke through after 14 shots on target with first year Nick Jarmain burying a rebound that was fired on goal by Bryce Bollman with Jeremy Jacobs earning the additional assist at the 11:54 mark.

• Bowdoin broke free in the second period, with a shot on goal advantage of 32-1 to go with five goals scored. Hunter Fetterolf had the first of the period needing just 2:24 to find the back of the net. Sam Blanton made it a 3-0 edge 10:30 later with the play being set up by Jake Minella credited with the assist. 

• The Polar Bears posted two more goals in quick fashion with Jayson Alegria finding the back of the net off assists by Ricky Volpe and Will Killoran 14 seconds before Richard Davis scored his first of two goals in the period with Blanton earning the assist for a 5-0 lead. Davis scored again at the 17:06 mark to conclude the goal frenzy in the second period. 

• Four goals were scored in the final period with the Blue Jays finding the back of the net for the first time off a shot fired beyond the blue line by Evans Connor 3:30 into the period before the Polar Bears scored the final three to decide the game 9-1.

• Volpe, Drew Berres and Blanton scored in the third period which saw Bowdoin hold a shot on goal edge of 21-5. 

By the Numbers

• Bowdoin held a faceoff edge of 41-26 and finished with 118 shots, 78 on goal compared to 21 shots and nine on goal for the visitors

• Goalkeepers Jake Fillion (5) and Jacob Osborne (3) shared duties in the net combining for eight saves.

• Blanton had two goals and an assist to lead the Polar Bears as Davis netted two goals and Jacobs added two assists.

• Jarmain and Berres scored the first goals of their careers.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears are back in action next Friday, opening NESCAC play at Williams College slated for a 6:00 p.m. start.