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...Vermont defenseman Chris Mounsey tumbled through the crease, careening off a Harvard defender and straight into Dov Grumet-Morris. As he lay on top of the Crimson’s junior netminder, Mounsey stealthily landed a pair of blows to Grumet-Morris’ head while the officials skated away, unawares...
Though referee Dan Murphy attempted to impose order on each of the contests this weekend, issuing 35 penalties during the two games—including a pair for roughing after Friday night’s final horn—Vermont wasn’t about to back off the chippy style of play that offered its only chance for victory. But Harvard was also determined to stand its ground...
Down 4-1 as the clock ticked below four minutes during the third period Saturday night, Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon ’92 desperately needed a spark. Though two Crimson skaters had been sent off in the previous 45 seconds, a 5-on-3 power-play tally was no guarantee, given Harvard’s staunch penalty kill in the previous five periods...
With that memory in mind in the closing minutes of Game 2, Sneddon pulled goalkeeper Travis Russell for a sixth attacker when Harvard forward Brendan Bernakevitch was sent to the box for hooking with 4:15 remaining, giving Vermont two more skaters than the Crimson. When sophomore defenseman Peter Hafner followed 45 seconds later, Russell didn’t even budge, creating a rare...
...That’s a pretty crazy ending, but it’s playoffs and you can’t take anything for granted,” Grumet-Morris said. “Vermont made a late comeback and you have to expect that our of any team in the playoffs...