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...Section 12: Chapter 11" (March 10) points out a serious but easily solved problem afflicting not just hockey but all Harvard sports: lack of fan support. There is no doubt that the fans--the "twelfth man"--are vital to a team's victory and overall success. Indeed, the Crimson icemen often play their toughest and most inspired hockey in Cornell's Lynah Rink, feeding off the intensity of the crowd and the atmosphere of the building, even when that crowd is rooting for the enemy. On the other hand, sparse attendance and collective apathy seem to characterize even the biggest...
With the exception of the NCAA tournament, the Beanpot is the most media-intense event for the icemen of Harvard, BU, BC and Northeastern...
...freshman class also figures heavily in the upcoming season. Many of them, especially defensemen Brice Conklin and Matt Scorsune are highly touted. Prestifilippo and Scorsune were two of the five Harvard icemen drafted this summer...
...same slap in the face that the Harvard men's hockey team endured four seasons ago. The Crimson won the ECAC regular-season championship, but the NCAA hockey committee left it out of The Dance. And you know what, the icemen went on to win the ECAC the next two years and make those two national tournaments...
Despite those problems, Harvard found a way to win and everyone contributed. The game wasn't pretty, but it should serve as a good lesson for the icemen, whose real season begins Saturday night at Brown...