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...little less than a year ago, the Harvard women’s hockey team won a pivotal playoff game at the Whittemore Center on the campus of the University of New Hampshire on its way to the NCAA Championship game. Tonight, it hopes to repeat that formula. In 2005, the Crimson advanced to the Frozen Four, where it knocked off St. Lawrence in the national semifinals before bowing to Minnesota, 4-3, in the title game. This time around, Harvard (18-12-4) travels to the Durham, N.H. arena of the top-seeded Wildcats (32-2-1) for a home...
...Harvard men’s hockey team overcame a lackluster second period to earn a 3-2 comeback win over St. Lawrence on Saturday night at Bright Hockey Center. The victory saved the Crimson from elimination, tying the best-of-three ECAC quarterfinal playoff series at one and forcing a decisive third game yesterday. After appearing flat against the Saints in the series opening loss on Friday night, Harvard came out Saturday with an air of determination, applying steady offensive pressure during the first period. “That first period was key,” said defenseman and captain...
...It’s definitely our biggest win of the year based on the league standings and also for our development,” co-captain Seamus McKiernan said. “We know that one loss puts us out of the playoff race, so we’re coming with an attitude to every game...
...helped out that we had two weeks and had a good practice last week and [are] ready to go this week and get a couple wins.”At the same time, such a long break can have its negative effects. And since playoff time comes down to win-or-go-home contests, Donato has been preaching to his skaters that they must focus on the important prize.“We have a very dangerous opponent, and I told our guys, ‘You know, I think having the bye week gives us a sense of security...
...assists, while Holsey, who has been hampered by injuries all season, was limited to only one minute of action. “It was a hard loss,” McCaffery said. “Basketball: its agony and ecstasy.” Dartmouth now advances to a playoff to determine the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, while Harvard turns its attention to next year and buildng upon the solid contributions made this season by its underclassmen. “I am very excited to see where we will go from here...