Men's Ice Hockey

NESCAC Men's Ice Hockey Weekly Release - Dec. 4, 2023

NESCAC Player of the Week
Harrison Bazianos – Tufts – Jr. – F – Glenview, Ill.
Bazianos scored in both games and had an assist as Tufts earned six points in a NESCAC weekend at Williams and Middlebury. In the 7-4 win at Williams, the junior had the first assist on the goal that put Tufts up 3-1 early in the second period, then he scored to make it 5-3 13 minutes into the third period after the Ephs had closed to within 4-3. In a 4-1 win at Middlebury, Bazianos scored to give Tufts a 1-0 lead three minutes into the game. Fourteen players had points for Tufts in the two victories.
 
NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – In a 1-1-0 week for the Mammoths, rookie Jacob Pohl (Chicago, Ill.) scored his first two collegiate goals in a 5-1 Mammoth win over Wesleyan.

Bowdoin – Bowdoin scored three times in the final period to earn a 3-3 tie in Waterville against Colby on Saturday. First-year Bryce Bollman (Orland Park, Ill.) scored once and assisted on the other two goals in the Polar Bear rally.

Colby - Goaltender Andy Beran (St. Paul, Minn.) recorded a career-high 47 saves in an overtime draw against Bowdoin Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd. The senior turned away 20 shots in the first period alone, and added 13 in the second, nine in the third, and five in the extra period.  

Conn. College - First-year forward Quinn Kennedy (Silver Spring, Md.) was influential as Conn picked up its first win of the season, and first victory over Williams since 2018, with a 5-2 win on Saturday. Kennedy tallied four points on one goal and three assists while recording a +5 with two shots on the afternoon. The newcomer picked up assists on the first two goals of the contest as the Camels raced out to an early 3-0 lead. After the Ephs cut the deficit to 3-2, Kennedy recorded an insurance marker, before adding his third assist on the final goal of the game.

Hamilton – Sophomore Max Bulawka (Kelowna, British Columbia) had a hand in all three goals in two games. Bulawka scored a power-play goal and added an assist in a 2-0 win at Wesleyan. The sophomore center notched another power-play goal in a 4-1 setback at Trinity. Bulawka, who has recorded at least one point in four straight games, won 16 faceoffs.

MiddleburyRevy Mack (Anchorage, Alaska) tallied his first pair of career points during Middlebury’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Conn. College on Friday. Trailing 2-0, the rookie got the Panthers on the board, sparking a three-goal spurt. Mack also had the first assist on Middlebury’s game-winning third goal, as the Panther helped the team record its first victory of the year.

Trinity –In a pair of conference games, sophomore Devon Bobak (Northwood, Ohio) notched 22 saves with a .957 save percentage in a 4-1 win over Hamilton and recorded his first shutout of the season, with 16 saves in a 3-0 victory against Amherst.

Wesleyan – Senior Marc Smith (Hanover, Mass.) stood on his head, posting 49 saves in a 2-0 home loss to Hamilton on Saturday. The 49 saves are a new single-game team record for the most saves in a game that ended in regulation. 
 
WilliamsJonah Gold (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.) scored a shorthanded goal in the third period against Tufts Friday evening. The senior also scored a power-play goal in the second period against visiting Connecticut College on Saturday.