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Crimson coach Katey Stone notched victory number 175 with the shutout on Saturday, while co-captain Angela Ruggiero broke the Harvard record for most goals by a defenseman with her 73rd career tally on Sunday...
...third season with the Harvard men’s hockey team, junior defenseman Noah Welch has already drawn accolades for his play, both from ECAC coaches and from others around the country...
Mazzoleni purposely matches Welch against Jessiman, believing that his All-American defenseman has the size necessary to move the 6’5 Jessiman off the puck. And against smaller, faster forwards like Eaves and Kariya, Welch uses his long reach to poke the puck away before those players can maneuver too far into the Harvard end. His play against Kariya and the rest of Maine’s talented forwards impressed Black Bear coach Tim Whitehead...
Skating into the BU end on a two-on-one break, sophomore Charlie Johnson drew the attention of Terrier defenseman Ryan Whitney and goaltender Sean Fields and then fired a sharp pass to Welch on the left side of the ice. With a wide-open look at the net, Welch launched a shot from the top of the crease but was denied a goal on a brilliant kick-save by Fields. BU went on to score a goal just over a minute later, giving the Terriers a 2-1 win and leaving Welch to wonder ‘what...
...premier defenseman at the Division I level, and an offensive catalyst for our team,” Mazzoleni said. “He’s going to be someone who can dominate at both ends of the rink. He hasn’t touched all of his abilities yet. He’s a difference maker...