November 10, 2011
Harvard Readies for Storied Rivalry
Photo by Patrick Shanahan
The following article appeared in the November 10 issue of the Harvard Crimson.
By MARINA E WATSON
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Wrangle the chickens, gather the fish, it is time for the rivalry. The Crimson men’s ice hockey team faces longtime adversary Cornell tomorrow night before taking on No. 18 Colgate on Saturday at Bright Hockey Center.
The Harvard-Cornell rivalry dates back to 1910, but it wasn’t until a century later that foul and fish became a tradition of the heated matchup.
It all started on Jan. 6, 1973, when a Crimson fan launched a dead chicken at the Big Red goaltender to poke fun at Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Complete article can be accessed via the Crimson Web site by clicking here.
