1928–29 Bowdoin Polar Bears men's ice hockey season
The 1928–29 Bowdoin Polar Bears men's ice hockey season was the 10th season of play for the program. Season As the players were getting ready for the first meeting in November, a slate of 11 games was put together for the Polar Bears. The weather in recent years had not been kind to the program as many games had to be cancelled, however, every scheduled match gave the team a chance to play even if a contest were postponed to a later date. With that in mind, seven games were set to take place in January and while that was typically a poor month for ice conditions, the relatively open schedule in February could absorb some of those game if necessary. An unexpected problem for the team was captain-elect Preston Rice had not returned to campus after the summer break and Bowdoin would need to pick a new leader for the team. Fortunately, Coach Houser had plenty men to pick from as 40 candidates showed up for the first practice with five lettermen returning. Due to a lack of ice, the team was forced to use whatever was at their disposal including a partially-frozen Harpswell Pond. Nothing, however, could help