April 8, 2009

Donato Pulls for Former Teammate in Frozen Four

The following article appeared in the April 8 issue of the Patriot Ledger.

 

By Eric Mchugh
The Patriot Ledger

CAMBRIDGE — The Frozen Four is loud, especially when the home team happens to be chasing college hockey’s Holy Grail. The noise isn’t what has stuck in Ted Donato’s mind for 20 years, though. Quite the opposite.

“It was probably the most enjoyable silence I’ve ever been around,” he said, “the quietness of the building after Eddie Krayer scored the winning goal.”

That was in 1989 when Krayer’s backhander found the back of the net in overtime of the NCAA championship game, giving Harvard a 4-3 win over Minnesota – in St. Paul, no less – and a special place in the hearts of anyone who bleeds Crimson.

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