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Harvard's eight seniors are no strangers to the nagging curse of Lynah Rink in the playoffs. Their freshman year, the Crimson bowed out to the Big Red on its home ice in the first round of the playoffs. Harvard lost the race to three points, tying Cornell 2-2 in the first game, and falling 4-1 to the Big Red in the second...
Coming into Lynah Rink, undoubtedly the most hostile hockey environment in the conference, the Crimson was at a distinct disadvantage to the No. 3 seeded home team. And despite the best efforts of the Harvard parents, who engaged in a little pre-game taunting of their own, sporting "Cornell Sucks" shirts and signs to that effect, the Crimson could only come away with a pair of 4-3 losses to end the season...
When the public address announcer at Lynah Rink announced that Cornell would host the Harvard men's hockey team in the first round, a roar echoed across the building. The Big Red (13-12-1, 10-9-1) is renowned for having some of the most rabid fans in all of college hockey, but the Crimson (11-15-2, 9-10-2 ECAC) elicit a deeper hatred...
Bill Cleary '56 coached his last game at Lynah Rink in the first round of the playoffs in 1990, the year after he guided Harvard to its only National Championship. Aware of his imminent departure, he was serenaded with "Goodbye, bald guy," all weekend...
...course, no evaluation of the series would be complete without mentioning the crowd at Lynah Rink. One of the most boisterous in college hockey (see related story below), it will certainly have a fish-filled welcome for the hated Crimson. Of all the teams in the ECAC, Cornell has perhaps one of the biggest home ice advantages...