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Things have fallen into place quite nicely for the Crimson, and it’s very safe to say that if Harvard loses to BU on Friday—as it has done twice already this season—it will be a disappointment. The Crimson needs a big win to validate its season. The coaches know it, and the players know it. They nearly got it on Saturday. Their next big chance is this weekend...
That's not to say, of course, that BU is ripe to be beaten. The Terriers are a great tournament team. They won each of the three in-season tournaments in which they played this season (the Ice Breaker, Great Lakes Invitational and Beanpot) and are battle-tested after playing three overtime periods in the Hockey East Final Four. Their coach, Jack Parker, is experienced and will have his team ready to play. And Sean Fields has proven himself to be a great big-game goaltender this season...
Harvard, as a No. 3 seed, would probably match up better with any of the other No. 2 seeds (Boston College, Ferris State or Maine) than with BU, whose strength—much like Cornell’s—is along the boards. It won’t be easy...
...Cornell is almost in a world of its own,” said Harvard coach Mark Mazzoleni. “But we’ve been able to generate offense against BU, Maine and BC—and those teams all play good defense...
After playing alongside captain Dominic Moore for most of the season, junior winger Dennis Packard found himself on a line paired with senior center Brett Nowak and junior winger Tyler Kolarik after Harvard’s 2-1 Beanpot loss to BU...