Courtesy Bowdoin Sports Information

Box Score

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Hamilton College men's ice hockey team skated to a 6-3 win over Bowdoin College in the NESCAC First-Round on Saturday. With the victory, Hamilton advances to play in the NESCAC Semifinals next weekend, with pairings pending the Saturday night result between Middlebury and Tufts.

Hamilton got on the board first on a powerplay goal by Erik Kallio at 5:10 of the first. Bowdoin evened things up just three minutes later on a powerplay score from Jon Landry. The Continentals proceeded to score four straight goals from 16:57 of the first until 11:53 of the second, putting the contest out of reach. Consecutive scores by Craig Kennedy, Kallio, Gus Katsuras and Steve Aubuchon during the streak gave Hamilton a 5-1 edge late in the second.

Bowdoin added late goals from Albert Mayer and Sean Starke, while Hamilton got an empty-netter from Rob Gordon to close out the game. Gabe Tash made 35 saves for the Continentals, while Mike Healey (9 saves) and George Papachristopolous (8 saves) shared time in net for the Polar Bears.