Break, Beanpot Boost Harvard's Hopes
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The following article appeared January 31 on the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Web site.
By Jim Connelly
Senior Writer
BOSTON — Dec. 9, 2009, was a chilly night in Boston. The
Harvard Crimson hosted Boston College in a spirited pre-Christmas
affair with the Eagles holding off Harvard last to earn a 3-2
win.
The game continued Harvard’s futility on the ice. It was the
club’s 10th straight game without a win since beating
Dartmouth, 5-3, on the opening night of the season. At 1-8-2, the
Crimson seemed poised to possibly have one of the worst seasons in
the school’s 103-year history (for the record, the 1940-41
Crimson posted a 2-9-1 record and the 1995-96 club stands as the
only in school history to lose 20 games, going 13-20-1).
You’d expect coach Ted Donato to be at wits end by the time
the buzzer sounded on Dec. 9. But quite to the contrary after that
game, Donato addressed the media with a distinct air of hope.
Complete article can be accessed via the USCHO Web site by clicking here.
