Word: vukonich
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Weisbrod and Vukonich would meet again miles and miles away in Cambridge, at a school neither had really ever expected to attend. Weisbrod actually verbally committed to Denver before deciding at the last minute to come to Harvard. Vukonich wanted to attend the University of Minnesota but was forced by his parents to come to Harvard...
...Growing up in Minnesota, all you know about is the WCHA [Western College Hockey Association]," Vukonich said. "You really don't hear a lot about Eastern schools. The best players in Minnesota are supposed to stay there...
...four years of Harvard hockey has made Vukonich love the place. Now, he couldn't imagine having played anywhere else. And especially not in Minnesota. After all, as a Golden Gopher Vukonich would have been on the opposing side of Ed Krayer's magical goal in 1988. Instead, Vuke centered the third line on the national championship Crimson and had his most glorious moment ever in a hockey uniform...
...with either a return trip to Minnesota or the end of his college playing days on the line this weekend, Vukonich wants to extend his Harvard tenure as long as possible. Between periods in game two against Rensselaer last weekend, Vukonich pondered the fact that every game at this point could be his last in a Harvard uniform...
...think it can't happen," Vukonich said. "I can't imagine not playing for Harvard anymore. What are we going to do with all the time? We'll play Nintendo for the rest of our lives...