Bowdoin Polar Bears women's ice hockey

Bowdoin Polar Bears
Institution:	Bowdoin College
Location:	Brunswick, Maine
School founded:	1794
Enrollment:	1,805
Colors:	Black and White
Home Arena:	Sidney J. Watson Arena
Women's Team
Conference:	New England Small College Athletic Conference
Coach:	Marissa O'Neil
Conf. Championships:	2002, 2013

The Bowdoin Polar Bears are an American women's ice hockey team, from Brunswick, Maine representing Bowdoin College. They were formed in 1984 and play their home games at the Sidney J. Watson Arena. They are currently members of the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The team previously played out of the Dayton Arena (Bowdoin) from its origins until 2009. The women's ice hockey program as established in 1984.

Conferences

• Independent within ECAC (1984-1997)
• ECAC (1997-1999
• ECAC East (1999-2001)
• New England Small College Athletic Conference (2001-present)

Arenas

• Dayton Arena (Bowdoin) (1984-2009)
• Sidney J. Watson Arena (2009-present)

Head Coaches

• Bobby Jones (1984-1988) 34-26-2
• Lee Hunsaker (1988-1992) 35-27-7
• Mike Woodruff (1992-1996) 40-40-2
• Michele Amidon (1996-1997) 12-10-0
• Fred Quistgard (1997-1998) 11-12-1
• Michele Amidon (1998-2003) 91-28-10
• Kevin McGonagle (2003-2004) 20-5-1
• Michele Amidon (2004-2006) 37-14-2 overall record 140-52-12 (3 tenures)
• Heather Farrell (2006-2007) 17-7-2
• Stacy Wilson (2007-2010) 28-35-9
• Marissa O'Neil (2010-Present) 117-110-30 (as of end of 2019-20 season

Year by Year Record

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Conference Tournament	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Independent										Overall Record
1984-85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	8	6	0	66	41
1985-86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	9	5	0	75	41
1986-87	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	8	5	2	83	44
1987-88	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	9	10	0	73	62
1988-89	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	10	7	2	67	61
1989-90	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	8	8	2	49	62
1990-91	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	7	5	3	59	48
1991-92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	8	6	0	45	52
1992-93	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	10	5	0	72	51
1993-94	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	11	10	0	96	83
1994-95	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	14	7	1	50	153
1995-96	14	12	2	0	109	20	.857	1st East	-	21	13	7	1	125	58
1996-97	14	11	3	0	52	27	.786	1st East	W, SF 7-4 (RIT) L, F 10-0 (Middlebury)	22	12	10	0	66	76
ECAC										Overall Record
1997-98	16	10	5	1	63	41	21	2nd of 6	N/A	23	11	11	1	74	79
1998-99	18	14	3	1	87	24	29	1st of 4 East	N/A	24	15	8	1	91	56
ECAC East										Overall Record
1999-00	17	11	4	2	82	30	24	T-3rd of 18	L, QF 5-2 (Williams)	22	12	8	2	92	53
2000-01	18	12	3	3	78	27	27	T-5th of 19	L, QF 5-4 ot (Williams)	24	16	5	3	103	37
New England Small College Athletic Conference										Overall Record
2001-02	16	13	2	1	85	17	27	2nd of 9	W, QF 7-0 (Amherst) W, SF 3-1 (Colby) W, F 2-1 (Williams)	29	23	5	1	125	38
2002-03	16	14	0	2	88	16	30	1st of 9	W, SF 5-0 (Colby) L, F 4-0 (Middlebury)	28	23	2	3	133	35
2003-04	16	15	1	0	103	12	30	T-1st of 9	W, SF 6-0 (Hamilton) W, F 4-1 (Middlebury)	26	20	5	1	129	29
2004-05	16	15	1	0	87	17	30	1st of 9	W, SF 2-1 ot (Hamilton) L, F 5-1 (Middlebury)	26	20	5	1	120	44
2005-06	16	12	3	1	77	41	25	2nd of 9	W, QF 2-1 (Connecticut College) W, SF 2-1 (Willams) L, F 8-2 (Middlebury)	27	17	9	1	118	71
2006-07	16	11	3	2	69	41	24	2nd of 9	W, QF 3-1 (Trinity) L, SF 3-2 ot (Amherst)	26	17	7	2	100	64
2007-08	16	2	8	6	32	44	10	7th of 9	L, QF 5-1 (Amherst)	23	5	12	6	45	63
2008-09	16	7	8	1	43	53	15	5th of 9	L, QF 5-1 (Colby)	23	11	11	1	68	71
2009-10	16	8	7	1	59	37	17	5th of 9	W, QF 4-2 L, SF 3-2 ot (Amherst)	26	12	12	2	100	64
2010-11	16	9	6	1	45	38	19	4th of 9	W, QF 2-1 (Connecticut College) L, SF 4-0 (Middlebury)	26	15	9	2	85	63
2011-12	16	9	6	1	48	31	19	3rd of 9	W, QF 3-2 ot (Williams), L, SF 1-0 (Amherst)	26	12	10	4	72	60
2012-13	16	12	3	1	57	18	25	2nd of 9	W, QF 5-3 (Williams) W, SF 3-1 (Amherst) W, F 2-1 (Middlebury)	28	21	5	2	92	43
2013-14	16	6	7	3	34	41	15	T-4th of 9	W, QF 2-1 (Wesleyan) W, SF 4-2 (Colby) L, F 4-1 (Williams)	27	13	11	3	58	66
2014-15	16	6	7	3	37	39	15	5th of 9	W, QF, 3-2 ot (Connecticut College) L, SF 4-2 (Middlebury)	26	11	10	5	62	59
2015-16	16	5	10	1	35	47	11	7th of 9	L, QF 2-1 ot (Amherst)	24	8	14	2	51	70
2016-17	16	7	6	3	27	33	17	T-5th of 9	W, QF 1-0 (ot) (Hamilton) L, SF 4-1 (Middlebury)	26	13	9	4	47	43
2017-18	16	6	7	3	32	35	15	5th of 9	W, QF 3-1 (ot) (Hamilton) L, SF 2-1 (Middlebury)	25	13	9	3	59	47
2018-19	16	2	13	1	19	39	5	9th of 9	Did not qualify	24	3	19	2	32	58
2019-20	16	4	11	1	29	49	9	7th of 9	L, QF 2-0 (Colby)	25	8	14	3	49	61
2020-21	Season cancelled October 8th

NCAA Tournament Appearances

Season	First Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship	Third Place
2002	N/A	W, 2-1 (Middlebury Panthers)	L, 2-1 (ot) (Manhattanville Valiants)	--	L, 2-1 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)
2003	N/A	W, 3-0 (Middlebury Panthers)	L, 2-1 (ot) (Manhattanville Valiants)	--	W, 4-2 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons)
2005	N/A	L, 9-4 (Plattsburgh Cardinals)
2004	N/A	L, 2-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals)	--	--	--
2013	N/A	L, 4-0 (Elmira Soaring Eagles)	--	--	--

Links

• NESCAC Women's ice hockey website
• Bowdoin Women's Ice Hockey