Bowdoin Polar Bears women's ice hockey

Bowdoin Polar Bears
Institution:	Bowdoin College
Location:	Brunswick, Maine
School founded:	1794
Enrollment:	1,915
Colors:	Black, White, & Gray
Home Arena:	Sidney J. Watson Arena
Capacity:	1,900
Dimensions:	200' x 90'
Women's Team
Conference:	New England Small College Athletic Conference
Coach:	Marissa O'Neil
Conf. Championships:	2003, 2004, 2005
Conf. Tournament Championships:	2002, 2004, 2013

The Bowdoin Polar Bears are a Women's Division III ice hockey team representing Bowdoin College, located in Brunswick, Maine from the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The team is based out of Sidney J. Watson Arena, which is located on the school's campus. The women's program was established in 1984.

The team has won NESCAC regular season titles in 2003, 2004 (co-champ), and 2005. The team has also won NESCAC tournament titles in 2002, 2004, and 2013.

Conferences

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

Arenas

• Dayton Arena (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
• Michelle Amidon (1996-1997) 12-10-0
• Fred Quistgard (1997-1998) 11-12-1
• Michelle Amidon (1998-2003) 91-28-10
• Kevin McGonagle (2003-2004) 20-5-1
• Michelle 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) 142-148-37 as of end of 2023-24 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	-	-	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 (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
2021-22	16	6	9	1	30	47	.406	6th of 9	L, QF 5-0 (Amherst)	22	10	11	1	50	56
2022-23	16	2	12	2	21	50	10	T-8th of 9	Did not qualify	23	7	13	3	46	60
2023-24	16	3	10	3	23	39	12.5	8th of 9	L, QF 2-0 (Amherst)	25	8	14	3	43	61

NCAA Tournament Appearances

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

Links

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