Word: rinks
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...large for the college level. “On a big sheet of ice, the puck has to do the work,” Stone said. “And we didn’t let it do the work.” By not fully using the large rink and having to kill off five penalties to UNH’s one in the first two periods, the Crimson tired itself out and began to play sloppier and less focused as the third frame began. Harvard had done a solid job killing the four penalty situations that it faced...
...Crimson must also adapt to the Wildcats’ rink in Durham, N.H., where UNH plays on an uncharacteristically wide ice surface. Although all of the returning Harvard players have played on the rink during the regular season and at the Frozen Four last season, the Wildcats are much more accustomed to their home ice. To top it off, Harvard must make the three-hour trip to Durham just three days before the start of exam period in Cambridge...
Last game, Harvard had only four power-play opportunities and will need to draw a few more penalties to get into its offensive flow at the unusual rink. If the Crimson gets some crucial one-man advantages, the squad might just have quite an enjoyable ride back to Cambridge tonight...
...hostile territory against last year’s NCAA finalist North Dakota over winter break, the No. 13 Harvard men’s hockey team sputtered on offense—especially on the power play—against an unranked Union team on Friday night at the Messa Rink. Although the Crimson fared well on faceoffs, winning 59 percent of them, that success seemed to be the only positive note on a dismal night for the Harvard attack. In the opening period, the Crimson fired only four shots on target and failed to get the puck...
DOES THE MERE MENTION OF THE WORD OLYMPICS MAKE YOUR PALMS SWEAT? Sometimes it does, but right now I'm in a good place, just focusing on Nationals. You have to keep your perspective and do your best. I love competing. You practice every day at the rink, and it's just you, so it's nice when you're able to show that off to the world, especially when you skate well. That's the most gratifying feeling. You just want to keep getting back out there and performing...