Word: vukonich
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Freshman year, the adjustment wasn't so easy. Given Vuke's background, it was no surprise that he hated Harvard. Vukonich's then-best friend and fellow South Yardling Weisbrod hated Harvard too, and the two hockey pals would often complain about school together, second guessing their decisions to come to Cambridge...
...pure irony that Weisbrod and Vukonich both ended up at Harvard. The two--dubbed the twin Towers upon their arrival at Harvard--had originally met in the press box at a Colorado-Denver hockey game. Weisbrod, a New York native, was a Denver recruit and was sitting with the Denver Coach. Vukonich was a Colorado recruit and was with the Colorado coach...
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...