College Notebook: Maturity, Experience Bolster Harvard in Strong Start
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The following article appeared November 16 on the Inside College Hockey Web site.
By Joe Gladziszewski
Harvard, and most Ivy League institutions in ECAC Hockey, recruit a different type of player. While they're always in pursuit of big-time talents from established junior leagues in the United States and Canada, they know that they need to recruit players with respectable academic backgrounds as well. A crafty centerman from Kamloops may have the skills necessary to make it at Harvard, but not the grades.
As a result, Harvard's roster tends to be comprised of younger players than some of the opponents' rosters. The reason it matters is because maturity needs to be developed - both physical maturity and hockey maturity.
Harvard senior forward Mike Taylor is an example of what can happen when maturity and confidence come together over a four-year career. He and his classmates have all experienced it to some extent, and now Harvard has charged into the INCH Power Rankings and toward the top of ECAC Hockey.
Complete article can be accessed via the INCH Web site by clicking here.
