<p>I have contacted the alumni office with no success in trying to identify hockey alumni living in southern california. I play hockey and it would help to have a former player observe my skills and speak to the coach.</p>
<p>I would contact Coach Meagher at Bowdoin and ask about the scouting processs</p>
<p>Will he review game film? Also, will your team be heading out east for any tournaments --that might be a time to have them see you skate</p>
<p>You might also consider participating in one of the summer hockey showcases here in the northeast--Road to College Hockey Combine is a good one--it is held at Milton Academy...there were tons of D1 and D3 coaches there including all the NESCAC coaches</p>
<p>Another camp/showcase that has alot of NESCAC coaches in attendance is
National Hockey Training Camp--that is held at the Univ of Southern Maine
during the summer</p>
<p>I would echo Momof2sons' suggestion that you should contact Coach Meagher regarding the best way for the Bowdoin coaching staff to assess your skills. </p>
<p>The other possibility would be for you to come east and play in one of the showcases. Those are almost always scouted by the Bowdoin staff. The Beantown Classic is a showcase strongly favored by college coaches for scouting players - BeanTown</a> Classic Hockey Tournaments-Contact Us. There is a beantown showcase in March. But before you sign up for that event, contact the Bowdoin staff and make sure that they will be in attendance . .</p>
<p>The Beantown is probably the premier tournament---wall to wall scouts --NHL, D1 and D3.</p>
<p>You do have to tryout for this tournament and it can be really tough to make a team and thus skate in the real tournament, however, I know that Bowdoin coach did come down to watch one of my son's friends during his tryout for
the Beantown...that friend is now at Bowdoin and on the hockey team</p>
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<p>Th try-outs are the August Beantown showcase. The one in March is by invitation only so he needs to get coaches and such to put in his name for inclusion on a team but he does not need to try out</p>