Courtesy Bowdoin Sports Information

Box Score

BRUNSWICK, Maine - Behind a hat trick from Eliot Artberg and a shutout from Rob MacNeil, the Hamilton College men's ice hockey team ended Bowdoin College Men's Hockey season with a 4-0 victory in the first round of the NESCAC Tournament on Saturday. The Continental victory enters Hamilton into the semifinals of the NESCAC Tournament. Gametimes and pairings will be announced on Saturday evening.

Hamilton drew first blood three minutes into the game. Altberg received a pass from Erik Kallio at the point and put it over the glove of Bowdoin's George Papachristopoulos into the top corner of the net. Bowdoin's best chance of the period came on a offensive breakaway that saw Adam Dann receive a pass from Jon Landry and take a shot at the bottom right corner of the net. The attempt was stopped by MacNeil to preserve the lead.

The Continentals extended their lead to two midway through the second period when Chris Clarkson took the puck from Altberg and flipped a wrist shot over the diving Papachristopoulos. Less than a minute later, Hamilton struck again to go up 3-0. Altberg took a pass along the left wing and put it by Papachristopoulos for his second goal of the contest.
The third period was scoreless for both teams until, with four minutes left in regulation, Bowdoin pulled goalie Mike Healey. Within a minute, Altberg completed his hat trick as he found the open net from the blue line. Kallio notched his third assist of the game on the goal.

Papachristopoulos saved 29 of Hamilton's 32 shots on goal. Bowdoin's Healey saved both shots that Hamilton took on him. MacNeil was perfect on the afternoon, saving all 40 of Bowdoin's shots on goal. Including last week's 2-0 win over Bowdoin, MacNeil has saved 78 consecutive shots against the Polar Bears.