1919–20 Bowdoin Polar Bears men's ice hockey season

none March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#000000 white white Bowdoin Polar Bears white 1919–20 250 Bowdoin Polar Bears men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 2–4–0 0–1–0 2–3–0 Eben Page Hyde Hall Rink 1920–21 Bowdoin Polar Bears #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1919–20 Bowdoin Polar Bears men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program. Season With college hockey now out of the shadow of World War I, Bowdoin fielded its first official ice hockey team. The school allowed a rink to be built on campus between Hubbard and Hyde Halls for the club and hoped to be able to put together a schedule that included other Maine schools.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Athletic Council Notes Bowdoin Orient November 19, 1919 July 5, 2023 Due to the area available, the dimensions of the rink were 125' by 52'. This was far smaller than the modern rink size of 200' by 85', however, it was not uncommon at the time for colleges to use smaller skating surfaces.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=bowdoinorient-1920s On the Campus Bowdoin Orient November 26, 1919 July 5, 2023 A bigger surprise came soon after construction of the rink commenced when the athletic council announced that ice hockey would immediately become a 'major' sport. Hockey had only been informally played at the school prior to the war but the athletic council decided to make the change in the light of other local schools, particularly Bates, Colby and Maine, progressing towards programs of their own.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Hockey To Be Major Sport Bowdoin Orient December 10, 1919 July 5, 2023 Page, the team's manager, conducted practice while trying to put a slate of games together but he was finding it difficult to secure meetings on such short notice.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Hockey News Bowdoin Orient January 21, 1920 July 5, 2023 The team was supposed to play its first official game on January 17 against the Canadian Club of Portland but poor weather forced the match to be cancelled. However, a few days later, Bowdoin travelled to Lewiston and faced off against Bates in the program's debut. In front of a crowd of about 300, Bowdoin went down to defeat but acquitted themselves well. Morrell scored the program's first goal while Page played well in the match. Three days later the Whites earned their first win when they downed the Portland Country Club 6–4. While not employing a rover, as they had done in the first game, the offense seemed much more cohesive. Morrell nabbed the first hat-trick in program history and captured the laurels for the game along with Page. There was hope that the team could continue its strong play in the rematch with Bates and, while the offense did play better, the defense was not able to pull its own weight. The Garnet scored 9 goals in the game, with Provost recording a double hat-trick, and were just too much for Bowdoin to overcome. Morrell netter a pair of goals to continue his strong season but it wasn't nearly enough to keep pace with Bates.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Bates Beats Bowdoin, 9-4 Bowdoin Orient February 11, 1920 July 5, 2023 The team took a break afterwards for the exam session and didn't play their next match until mid-February. Upon their return they faced the Portland Country Club in a rematch but hadn't solved any of their defensive problems. Despite scoring 5 goals, they surrendered 9 in the match and lost in another sloppy effort.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Portland Hockey Sextet Win 9 to 5 Decision Over Bowdoin Bowdoin Orient February 18, 1920 July 5, 2023 After two bad losses, the team made several changes to the lineup. Richardson replaced Doherty in goal while Morrell was dropped back to cover point, swapping spots with Curtis. The changes brought about a far superior defensive effort from the Whites when Bowdoin took on Bates and, though they lost the match, they only surrendered a single goal to the Garnet. The final game, the fourth of the season against Bates, took place the following evening and Bowdoin was finally able to get one over on their in-state rivals. Curtis scored his only goal of the season to lead the team to a 1–0 victory. Richardson was in goal for the program's first shutout.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Bowdoin Comes Back at Bates in Hockey Bowdoin Orient March 3, 1920 July 5, 2023 Roster yes William W. Curtis Jr. sr D/W 1898 3 27 USA Pawtucket, Rhode Island yes Paul E. Doherty sr G 1893 5 15 USA Fall River, Massachusetts yes Percy E. Graves sr D 1897 2 9 USA Brunswick, Maine yes Leon Leighton Jr. sr LW 1897 6 27 USA Portland, Maine yes Allen E. Morrell so D/RW 1897 7 7 USA Hyde Park, Massachusetts yes Eben B. Page so C 1898 6 12 USA Winchester, Massachusetts yes Raymond G. Putnam so D 1900 5 5 USA Danvers, Massachusetts yes Jeffrey Richardson Jr. so G 1898 10 23 USA Brookline, Massachusetts yes Dewees F. Tice fr R/LW 1903 2 19 USA Boston, Massachusetts yes Victor S. Whitman fr R/LW 1901 4 5 USA Canton, Maine yes Merritt L. Willson jr D/RW 1899 9 27 USA Sussex, New Jersey yes https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=bowdoin-histories General Catalogue of Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine: A Biographical Record of Alumni and Officers, 1794-1950 Bowdoin College July 5, 2023 Standings BOW Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=12 style="Bowdoin Polar Bears #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 21 l yes yes no Bates Lake Andrews Rink Lewiston, Maine 1–5 Doherty 0–1–0 January 24 w yes yes no Portland Country Club Country Club Rink Portland, Maine 6–4 Doherty 1–1–0 January 28 l yes yes no Bates Lake Andrews Rink Lewiston, Maine 4–9 Doherty 1–2–0 February 14 l yes yes no Portland Country Club Hyde Hall Rink Brunswick, Maine 5–9 Doherty 1–3–0 February 26 l yes yes no Bates Lake Andrews Rink Lewiston, Maine 0–1 Richardson 1–4–0 February 27 w yes yes no Bates Lake Andrews Rink Lewiston, Maine 1–0 Richardson 2–4–0 |- no no https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Bowdoin Orient Bowdoin Orient July 5, 2023 Scoring statistics 2 Bowdoin Polar Bears Name Position Games Goals Allen Morrell 1 CP/RW 6 8 Eben Page 1 C 6 5 William Curtis 1 CP/LW/RW 5 1 Leon Leighton 1 LW 5 1 Raymond Putnam 1 P 6 1 Percy Graves 1 CP 1 0 Merritt Willson 1 CP/RW 2 0 Jeffrey Richardson 1 G 2 0 Dewees Tice 1 R/LW 2 0 Victor Whitman 1 R/LW 2 0 Paul Doherty 1 G 4 0 Total 16 Note: The scorer of the second goal in the game on January 24 was not recorded. 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