Word: playoff
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Desperate times call for desperate measures. And with a playoff berth on the line and with the threat of another road trip to the North Country next weekend looming, the Harvard men's hockey team took itself to the limit...
Still winless in the ECAC at that time, the Crimson had its first sliver of momentum after a sweep in Omaha. If Harvard was to enter the conference playoff picture, it had to win right then and there...
...sweep would earn more for the Crimson than a playoff spot. It would vaunt Harvard into eighth place and avoid a first round match-up against Clarkson or St. Lawrence...
...Expected to finish in 11th this year, it moved from that slot and into playoff contention with a surprising three-game win streak in its previous three that includes upsets of Cornell and Colgate...
...Crimson had little difficulty dispatching the Big Green 4-2 on Jan. 2, but with a playoff spot on the line, this game should be much tighter...