Prior to the season, Eddie Roundy turned control of the program over to assistant coach, Bill Millett.
Kenney, Delaware and captain Lovett were back at forward and were supported by a solid cast from last year's freshman team.
[1] Colby opened the season on the road, facing down two-time defending state champion Bowdoin.
Defying prediction, the Mules took control of the game form the start and barely allowed the home team an opening.
The offense looked far better than it had a year before, scoring once per period, but it was on the defensive side that Colby raised eyebrows.
Bowdoin responded with a hard charge in the second period but Dyer stood tall in goal, keeping the Polar Bears off the scoresheet for the entire match.
[2] The following week, Bowdoin arrived for the rematch and for a great portion of the game, the Polar Bears looked like the better outfit.
Art Howard caged his first of the year after a brilliant passing play and the final minutes of the game saw the home team throw everything they had at the net.
the Bears tried to claim that the puck had hit the side of the net and not gone in but the referee declared it a good goal and it stood as the eventual game-winner.
For a great portion of the game, the puck remained in Colby's end but Dyer produced one of the best goaltending performances in program history.
However, with less than a minute to play, the Bobcat captain broke loose and fired a seeing-eye shot past a sea of bodies into the net.
The loss put Colby squarely behind Bates in the state championship standings and they would need help from Bowdoin to have any chance at their first title.
Dyer remained a brick wall in goal and stopped every shot sent his way to set a new program record for wins in a season.