Bowdoin College

Ben Guite has served as the Sidney J. Watson Head Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey at Bowdoin since 2022, bringing extensive experience from the highest levels of collegiate and professional hockey. A 1999 NCAA national champion at the University of Maine and veteran of 175 NHL games, Guite made an immediate impact at Bowdoin, leading the Polar Bears to the 2023 NESCAC Championship and NCAA Tournament in his first season.




At Bowdoin

• Named the Sidney J. Watson Head Coach for Men’s Ice Hockey in 2022
• Guided Bowdoin to the 2023 NESCAC Championship in his first season
• Led the Polar Bears to the 2023 NCAA Division III Tournament
• Has guided Bowdoin to a NESCAC Tournament appearance in each of his seasons
• Owns a 56-37-11 mark in first four years (.591), including an 18-win campaign and the inaugural Lobster Pot championship in the 2025-26 campaign, the most successful season for the program since 2012-13

Coaching Resume

• 2022–present: Head Coach, Bowdoin College
• 2021–22: Head Coach, Maine Mariners (ECHL), leading the franchise to its first postseason appearance
• 2013–21: Assistant/Associate Head Coach, University of Maine
• Served briefly as interim head coach at Maine in 2021
• Spent eight seasons on the Maine staff, including responsibilities as recruiting coordinator and four-plus seasons as associate head coach

Education

• 2000 graduate of the University of Maine
• Bachelor’s degree in English, with a minor in Business
• Earned his MBA from the University of Maine in 2009, completing the degree while playing professionally

Athletic Career

• Four-year standout at the University of Maine
• Member of Maine’s 1999 NCAA National Championship team, scoring a goal in the national championship game against New Hampshire
• Helped Maine return to the Frozen Four in 2000 as an assistant captain
• Recorded 96 points (47 goals, 49 assists) in 146 collegiate games
• Played 13 seasons of professional hockey
• Appeared in 175 NHL games for the Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators
• Also played 585 AHL games and served as captain for five AHL teams during his professional career