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“It was sort of funny to have them both playing on the same team,” said Crimson co-captain Egen Atkinson. “To have Nikhil be a backup goalie as a junior was strange, because we knew he was an outstanding goalie, but...
Balaraman’s absence ended when he came back last year, playing only in a handful of games but still showing some of the skill that brought him to the Crimson program.
He was especially influential in an ECAC Championship game against Iona where he made 10 saves, but could not prevent the team from falling, 12-10. Harvard ended the 2008 season with a dismal 5-12 record, faring only a little better against conference opponents (3-4).
Those were quite some shoes to fill, but Balaraman was far from daunted.
“Nikhil was especially valuable because he played up to big situations,” Atkinson said. “He was the better player in the biggest games and he had huge saves—like seemingly impossible saves. He was not only clutch, but he was...