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Harvard Crimson - 2015-2016

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See that Robyn White is not on the 2015-2016 roster on the Harvard website - has she left the team or is it an error?
 
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driventoit said:
That will be a great/fun weekend. I understand no one on the Bulldogs' staff has ever faced Harvard before.
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Funniest post of the off-season! But UMD leads Harvard in coaching staff depth, 3-1.

Interesting to note that Harvard will have only one Minnesotan on the team that travels there this fall, fewer players than from that hockey hotbed, California.
 
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Let me be the first to raise this question about next year's group of 14 forwards: will/should Katey attempt to roll three relatively equal lines like last year, or concentrate power in two lines?

There are five forwards returning from last year's top three lines, conveniently divided into 2 centers, 2 RW and 1 LW. The 10th forward showed plenty of versatility filling in for various injured players on the top lines and also centering the fourth line that outscored the entire BU tam in the Beanpot 3-2. So she could either be the remaining LW on the second line, with the entire third line up for grabs among 4 returning lettermen and 4 frosh, or she could center the third line in a configuration that had 2 top-six players and one emerging player on each of the three lines.

My 2 cents worth is that it would be fun to try out the three equal line approach in some of the less challenging games and prudent to rely on two top-heavy lines against some of the middle-ranked ECAC teams that upset Harvard last year, and open for eventual decision, after the relative skills of the depth forwards have been ascertained, which approach is likelier to succeed against the best opponents.
 
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Watson Rink said:
Let me be the first to raise this question about next year's group of 14 forwards: will/should Katey attempt to roll three relatively equal lines like last year, or concentrate power in two lines?

There are five forwards returning from last year's top three lines, conveniently divided into 2 centers, 2 RW and 1 LW. The 10th forward showed plenty of versatility filling in for various injured players on the top lines and also centering the fourth line that outscored the entire BU tam in the Beanpot 3-2. So she could either be the remaining LW on the second line, with the entire third line up for grabs among 4 returning lettermen and 4 frosh, or she could center the third line in a configuration that had 2 top-six players and one emerging player on each of the three lines.

My 2 cents worth is that it would be fun to try out the three equal line approach in some of the less challenging games and prudent to rely on two top-heavy lines against some of the middle-ranked ECAC teams that upset Harvard last year, and open for eventual decision, after the relative skills of the depth forwards have been ascertained, which approach is likelier to succeed against the best opponents.
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I'll bet on your two cents. I'm guessing she already knows which group of nine forwards will comprise her three lines. We also don't know how the freshmen will factor into the equation. Mary Parker will most likely center the first line with Syd Daniels and Miye D'Oench. Just a hunch. Lexie Laing might center the second line with Karly Heffernan and Audrey Warner; again just a guess. Third line could be Bradley Fusco, Dani K and Haley Mullins. Nikki Friesen and Dylan Crugnale will factor in somewhere. Dylan's experience should give her an edge. All speculation at this point. Just happy that we have this depth again.
 
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Skate79 said:
I'll bet on your two cents. I'm guessing she already knows which group of nine forwards will comprise her three lines. We also don't know how the freshmen will factor into the equation. Mary Parker will most likely center the first line with Syd Daniels and Miye D'Oench. Just a hunch. Lexie Laing might center the second line with Karly Heffernan and Audrey Warner; again just a guess. Third line could be Bradley Fusco, Dani K and Haley Mullins. Nikki Friesen and Dylan Crugnale will factor in somewhere. Dylan's experience should give her an edge. All speculation at this point. Just happy that we have this depth again.
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No offense to anyone, but I've seen Fusco play. Either Friesen or Crugnale should be ahead of her. Judge on the skill, not the legacy.
 
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From the press release: "Mirasolo played her collegiate career at Boston College, where she collected two Beanpot titles and helped the Eagles advance to the NCAA Tournament twice, including a run to the Frozen Four in 2007"

Please don't tell me she was on the ice when BC scored the shortie in the umpteenth overtime. Please!
 
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Watson Rink said:
From the press release: "Mirasolo played her collegiate career at Boston College, where she collected two Beanpot titles and helped the Eagles advance to the NCAA Tournament twice, including a run to the Frozen Four in 2007"

Please don't tell me she was on the ice when BC scored the shortie in the umpteenth overtime. Please!
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IIRC her forecheck resulted in a turnover that led to MacDonald scoring
 
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So first we got MacDonald and now we've got Mirasolo, and if we get one more of the four players who were on the ice then, does it change to a Harvard goal?
 
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Watson Rink said:
So first we got MacDonald and now we've got Mirasolo, and if we get one more of the four players who were on the ice then, does it change to a Harvard goal?
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Sure, but it means that you forfeited to BU since you didn't show up for the final.
 
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Finally! (I almost thought they were taking the year off; also, I thought we were going to have two BC games. :( )

http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wice/2015-16/releases/20150806he0hx7

OOC: BC (@ Beanpot)

others: UNH, NU, @UMD x2 (coaches' scrimmages), BU/NU (@Beanpot; looks like Walter Brown, not, say alleluia, TD Garden).


Btw, for those who like to sit while watching hockey, they've installed all new seats at B-L.
 
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