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BOWDOIN SCORES EARLY, OFTEN IN 11-0 SHUTOUT Purple Knights look to bounce back at Colby on Saturday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                               FOR MORE INFORMATION February 6, 2004                                                                                Contact: Seth Cole Courtesy Bowdoin Sports Information                                                   Phone: (802) 654-2537 BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin men’s ice hockey team notched a win as they defeated Saint Michael’s 11-0 on Friday evening. Hat tricks by Adam Dann, Shannon McNevan, and Ged Wieschhoff carried the Polar Bears as Bowdoin improves to 12-5-0 and 9-4-0 in the NESCAC. The loss left Saint Michael’s at 8-11-0 and they fall to  4-9-0 in the league. Bowdoin will host top-ranked Norwich on Saturday. Less than a minute into the game, Dann slid the puck past the right skate of the Saint Michael’s goalie to put the Polar Bears up early. Nate Riddell assisted Dann on the goal. Wieschhoff netted the second goal as he touched in the pass from Bobby Cavanagh.  Tim McVaugh was also credited with the assist. Dann struck again as he put the puck through the five-hole of the Saint Michael’s goalie. Dann received an outlet pass from Mike Chute on the score and Bryan Ciborowski also assisted on the play. Bowdoin extended their lead to four as McNevan netted a shot just outside of the crease. Both Ian Hanley and Greg McConnell had assists on the play. Early in the second period, McNevan took the pass from Hanley and put in a wrist shot over the glove of the Saint Michael’s goalie. McConnell was also credited with an assist on the goal.  Dann completed the hat trick as he scored in an unassisted effort. Wieschhoff went top shelf for Bowdoin’s seventh goal with help from McVaugh and Mike Stevens, who earned assists on the play. McNevan also completed his hat trick in second as he put home a one-timer from Hanley. Jesse Minneman was credited with an assist as well.  Matt Roy notched Bowdoin’s ninth goal. He was assisted by McConnell and McVaugh, both had three assists on the game.  Hanley got Bowdoin to double-digits early in the third with an unassisted goal. Number eleven came as Wieschhoff redirected a Stevens pass to earn his hat trick. Mike Healey was perfect for Bowdoin, saving all 18 of Saint Michael’s shot for his fifth win of the season. Junior Andy Joy (Oak Park, Ill./Green Bay Gamblers) and freshman Erik Smith (Warwick, R.I./Hill School) combined for 41 saves for the Knights. FINAL SCORE: 11-0 At Brunswick, Maine                                            1      2      3      -      F St. Michael’s (8-11-0)            0      0      0             0 Bowdoin (12-5-0)                  4      5      2             11 SCORING PD   TM    TIME   SCORING 1      B      00:36  Adam Dann (Nate Riddell) 1      B      5:46   Ged Wieschhoff (Shannon McNevan, Tim McVaugh) 1      B      6:30   Dann (Mike Chute, Bryan Ciborowski) 1      B      11:58  McNevan (Ian Hanley, Greg McConnell) 2      B      1:06   McNevan (Hanley, McConnell) 2      B      6:16   Hanley 2      B      10:25  Wieschhoff (McVaugh, Mike Stevens) 2      B      12:50  McNevan (Hanley, Jesse Minneman) 2      B      17:55  Matt Roy (McConnell, McVaugh) 3      B      00:47  Hanley 3      B      7:40   Wieschhoff (Stevens) SAVES VISITOR – Andy Joy (28), Erik Smith (13) HOME – Mike Healey (18) For complete box score, click here. ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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