Juneau-Douglas junior Ethan Welch skates after the puck during the Palmer Showdown Tournament on Thursday at the MTA Events Center in Palmer. The Knights won 3-1. JDHS plays reigning Division I state champion Dimond on Friday. Soldotna, West Anchorage, Homer, Dimond, Wasilla and Palmer are also participating in the three-day tournament. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Juneau-Douglas junior Ethan Welch skates after the puck during the Palmer Showdown Tournament on Thursday at the MTA Events Center in Palmer. The Knights won 3-1. JDHS plays reigning Division I state champion Dimond on Friday. Soldotna, West Anchorage, Homer, Dimond, Wasilla and Palmer are also participating in the three-day tournament. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Photos: JDHS season opener

The Juneau-Douglas High School hockey team fell to the Colony Knights 3-1 in the team’s season opener Thursday at MTA Events Center in Palmer.

Senior Bill Bosse scored the Crimson Bears’ lone goal early in the third period from senior Cully Corrigan.

JDHS has two more games left in the three-day Palmer Showdown Tournament, which attracted a total of eight teams from around the state.

Colony High School sophomore Kaden Ketchum skates between Juneau-Douglas senior Cameron Smith, left, and junior Ethan Welch during the Palmer Showdown Tournament on Thursday at the MTA Events Center in Palmer. The Knights won 3-1. JDHS plays reigning Division I state champion Dimond on Friday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Colony High School sophomore Kaden Ketchum skates between Juneau-Douglas senior Cameron Smith, left, and junior Ethan Welch during the Palmer Showdown Tournament on Thursday at the MTA Events Center in Palmer. The Knights won 3-1. JDHS plays reigning Division I state champion Dimond on Friday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Juneau-Douglas High School senior Bill Bosse applies pressure to a Colony player during the Palmer Showdown Tournament on Thursday at the MTA Events Center in Palmer. The Knights won 3-1. JDHS plays reigning Division I state champion Dimond on Friday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Juneau-Douglas High School senior Bill Bosse applies pressure to a Colony player during the Palmer Showdown Tournament on Thursday at the MTA Events Center in Palmer. The Knights won 3-1. JDHS plays reigning Division I state champion Dimond on Friday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

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