1920–21 Bowdoin Polar Bears men's ice hockey season

none March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#000000 white white Bowdoin Polar Bears white 1920–21 250 Bowdoin Polar Bears men NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) Independent 1–5–1 1–3–0 0–2–1 Allen Morrell Delta Rink 1919–20 1921–22 Bowdoin Polar Bears #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1920–21 Bowdoin Polar Bears men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program. Season Due to on-campus improvements, particularly on the stretch of land where the team's rink had been the previous year, The school made plans to build a new rink on the nearby river delta.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Campus News Bowdoin Orient May 15, 1920 July 5, 2023 Quite literally, the biggest change that resulted from this was the larger skating surface that would result. The new rink would measure 180' by 90' and, though it was still smaller than a standard rink size, it was more than double the area that the Hyde Hall Rink had provided.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Campus News Bowdoin Orient December 8, 1920 July 5, 2023 The team put together a schedule of 8 games, however, warm weather caused the match on January 6 to be cancelled.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Campus News Bowdoin Orient January 12, 1921 July 5, 2023 The weather did not cool off over the next week so the team's first official contest against Tufts had to be played on the Portland Country Club Rink. The rainy conditions led to a 0–0 final score as both squads could hardly move the puck from puddle to puddle in only 30 minutes of game time.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Bowdoin and Tufts Pay to Scoreless tie Bowdoin Orient January 18, 1921 July 5, 2023 Conditions were better for the next game but the result was worse. In spite of the addition of Stonemetz and Palmer to the lineup, the later of which scored the first goal of the season for Bowdoin, the Polar Bears lost 1–4.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Bowdoin Loses to Portland C.C. Bowdoin Orient February 9, 1921 July 5, 2023 The team's first game on the Delta Rink ended without a single Bowdoin goal and they lost to rival Bates 0–4. During the exam break, Portland C.C. came to the Delta for a rematch but the time off didn't appear to help Bowdoin as they allowed 8 goals to their opponents. Morrell's move to wing helped spark the offense but caused the defense to turn into a sieve. Warm weather forced the cancellation of several more games and Bowdoin wasn't able to get back on the ice until the 19th. This time, however, they were able to skate away in triumph after defeating the Association of St. Dominiques.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Bowdoin 4, St. Dominiques 1 Bowdoin Orient February 23, 1921 July 5, 2023 The next two games came in short order and, with Morrell back on defense, the team was unable to score. Bowdoin managed just one goal in the two games and ended the season on a sour note.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=bowdoinorient-1920s Bowdoin Loses Again to Bates, 2-0 Bowdoin Orient March 2, 1921 July 5, 2023 Roster yes Romeo A. Beliveau sr R/C/LW 1896 8 21 USA Lewiston, Maine yes Malcolm W. Burr so R/RW 1901 7 29 USA Boston, Massachusetts yes L. Arthur Daviau so R/C 1901 3 12 USA Waterville, Maine yes John F. Handy so G/D 1895 12 5 USA Worcester, Massachusetts yes Alonzo B. Holmes sr D/F 1896 9 30 USA Avon, Maine yes Arthur J. D. Miguel fr G 1901 8 29 USA Cambridge, Massachusetts yes Allen E. Morrell jr D/RW 1897 7 7 USA Hyde Park, Massachusetts yes C Stephen Palmer so RW 1900 12 21 USA Newton, Massachusetts yes Adolphe J. Provost fr R/LW 1898 10 20 USA Auburn, Maine yes Preston M. Putnam fr D 1902 8 20 USA Danvers, Massachusetts yes Raymond G. Putnam jr D/LW 1900 5 5 USA Danvers, Massachusetts yes Harold T. Stonemetz so D/C 1901 1 26 USA Newton, Massachusetts yes Elmer N. Swinglehurst so RW 1901 10 27 USA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania yes Victor S. Whitman so R/W 1901 4 5 USA Canton, Maine yes Merritt L. Willson so D 1899 9 27 USA Sussex, New Jersey yes Douglas W. Young fr RW 1903 12 4 USA Boston, Massachusetts 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 |- !colspan=12 style="Bowdoin Polar Bears #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season January 14 t yes yes no Tufts Country Club Rink Portland, Maine 0–0 0–0–1 January 19 l yes yes no Portland Country Club Country Club Rink Portland, Maine 1–4 1–1–0 January 22 l yes no Bates Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 0–4 0–2–1 February 2 l yes no Portland Country Club Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 4–8 0–3–1 February 19 w yes no St. Dominiques Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 4–1 1–3–1 February 22 l yes yes no Bates Lake Andrews Rink Lewiston, Maine 0–2 † 1–4–1 February 26 l yes no YMCA College Delta Rink Brunswick, Maine 1–4 1–5–1 |- no no † Bates records have the score of the game as 1–2 in their favor. 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 Adolphe Provost 1 R/LW 5 3 Victor Whitman 1 R/LW/RW 7 3 Allen Morrell 1 P/CP/RW 7 2 Stephen Palmer 1 RW 2 1 Alonzo Holmes 1 CP/C/RW 5 1 Elmer Swinglehurst 1 RW 1 0 Merritt Wilson 1 P 1 0 Malcolm Burr 1 R/RW 2 0 Preston Putnam 1 CP 2 0 Douglas Young 1 RW 2 0 Arthur Daviau 1 R/C 3 0 Romeo Beliveau 1 R/C/LW 4 0 Harold Stonemetz 1 P/CP/C 5 0 John Handy 1 G/P 6 0 Raymond Putnam 1 P/CP/RW 6 0 Arthur Miguel 1 G 7 0 Total 10 Note: The scorer of the second goal in the game on January 24 was not recorded. 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