Michalek in goal tonight. So much for the 7 games sitting theory.
Pretty gutsy effort by the Crimson in a game where they easily could have mailed it in after the 1st period after being down 3-0.
Too early to tell who this team will be, but based on tonight, they seem to have some mettle and some fight.
Interesting that Luzar and Michalek dressed, but Everson and McNally didn't.
Also, good article in the Crimson on turning pro:
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/10/25/harvard-hockey-nhl/?page=single
Harvard recruit Adam Plant made the Canada West World Junior Team. Congrats!
http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/col.../10/30/5047624/jake-horton-commits-to-harvard
Harvard picks up a recruit from USHL
Good game tonight at Bright-Landry. RPI had the better of the play in the first and third periods and we dominated in the second. Raffi was solid all night seeing the puck through traffic and staying square to the shooter. He gave RPI nothing to look at. Hope this is an omen for the season.
We are still having problems passing the puck and generating consistent pressure in the offensive zone. Not to mention that the Ford-Jaw D pairing is less than stable. In fact it is downright scary sometimes to see how opposing teams attack that pairing sending two and three men deep and watching them cough it up.
The freshmen are getting a taste of the speed of D-1 hockey and at times they really look bewildered at how they can have the puck one moment and the next, they are watching the opposition skate up ice while they try and catch up. They'll get it eventually.
Union blasted Dartmouth tonight in Hanover so I'm not too optimistic about tomorrow.
Skate79,
A shutout of the projected #1 team in the ECAC that already has wins vs BU & UNH....don't you think there should be a tad more optimism about the game and Union tomorrow?
If you were there, curious to hear your take of Kerfoot and Malone.
Anybody know when Blackwell is coming back?
Union blasted Dartmouth tonight in Hanover so I'm not too optimistic about tomorrow.
I was very optimistic that Harvard would win tonight but today was another reminder of why it's so easy to be a Harvard football fan and so hard to be a Harvard hockey fan. The football team wins most of their games, tends to pull out close games, only loses to quality teams once in a while, wins championships every few years, and beats Yale just about every year. So tonight, they pulled out a close one in the last minute. And it's wonderful that it was a night game, because that meant that fewer people would have to go to the hockey game and be reminded of why it's so HARD to be Harvard hockey fan. Harvard is coached by a Harvard hockey hero, but one who should have been fired as coach years ago, as I've said before on this board.
Donato has the hottest goalie in the country -- roughly 60 shots and no goals -- and he puts in a winless goalie who gave up three goals in his first game. Harvard is on the verge of being nationally ranked after years of horrors, and once again, Teddy can't get out of his way. It doesn't take a genius to know that Girard should have started tonight; it takes a firm command of the obvious. If it seems a little early to go on a cyber tirade against the coach, all I can say is that, after seven years, I have no patience left. Donato had a nice championship in 2006 with Mazz's players, but since then, we all know the story and the pain. Thank God Alex Killorn single-handedly made one season close to satisfying. We came in 12th last year, everyone. 12th out of 12. And Yale won the national championship. There is no excuse for the decision Donato made tonight, and no excuse for why he is still behind the bench, if winning means anything, and I'm sure it does to the kids. I hope Harvard has a great year this year. I would love to be proven wrong. But tonight seems like a terrible sign that this will be another forgettable year in the once-proud tradition of Harvard hockey. But hey, at least the football team is 6-1.
I was very optimistic that Harvard would win tonight but today was another reminder of why it's so easy to be a Harvard football fan and so hard to be a Harvard hockey fan. The football team wins most of their games, tends to pull out close games, only loses to quality teams once in a while, wins championships every few years, and beats Yale just about every year. So tonight, they pulled out a close one in the last minute. And it's wonderful that it was a night game, because that meant that fewer people would have to go to the hockey game and be reminded of why it's so HARD to be Harvard hockey fan. Harvard is coached by a Harvard hockey hero, but one who should have been fired as coach years ago, as I've said before on this board.
Donato has the hottest goalie in the country -- roughly 60 shots and no goals -- and he puts in a winless goalie who gave up three goals in his first game. Harvard is on the verge of being nationally ranked after years of horrors, and once again, Teddy can't get out of his way. It doesn't take a genius to know that Girard should have started tonight; it takes a firm command of the obvious. If it seems a little early to go on a cyber tirade against the coach, all I can say is that, after seven years, I have no patience left. Donato had a nice championship in 2006 with Mazz's players, but since then, we all know the story and the pain. Thank God Alex Killorn single-handedly made one season close to satisfying. We came in 12th last year, everyone. 12th out of 12. And Yale won the national championship. There is no excuse for the decision Donato made tonight, and no excuse for why he is still behind the bench, if winning means anything, and I'm sure it does to the kids. I hope Harvard has a great year this year. I would love to be proven wrong. But tonight seems like a terrible sign that this will be another forgettable year in the once-proud tradition of Harvard hockey. But hey, at least the football team is 6-1.
Harvard played extremely well tonight and totally out-skated, out-shot and outscored us in the first period. Just before the Dartmouth game we returned 3 key players including our goalie who was mugged by Bowling Green in the first period of the first game. At one point we were out 6 key players. I have seen Union play all their games this year including Bowling Green and Lake Superior and the best team I have seen them play thus far is Harvard. When the dust settles and its down to 4 my betting is that Harvard will still be standing. You are loaded with talent. it just needs to come together. No need to despair.
And Yale won the national championship. There is no excuse for the decision Donato made tonight, and no excuse for why he is still behind the bench, if winning means anything, and I'm sure it does to the kids. I hope Harvard has a great year this year. I would love to be proven wrong. But tonight seems like a terrible sign that this will be another forgettable year in the once-proud tradition of Harvard hockey. But hey, at least the football team is 6-1.
