Harvard Holds Steady
The following article appeared January 27 on the Inside College Hockey (INCH) Web site.
By Joe Gladziszewski
Last weekend’s results could have hardly come as a surprise to followers of the Harvard Crimson this season. A road trip to Colgate and Cornell, both stacked in the top-four of the ECAC Hockey standings, yielded two points. On a pair of 2-2 ties. Those deadlocks were the seventh and eighth ties of the season for Harvard, and they’ve only played 18 games (4-6-8).
So, while the results were somewhat typical, a deeper examination reveals something that hasn’t come with as much regularity as five extra minutes of hockey following the third period. Harvard’s effort Saturday night at Cornell, nationally-ranked in the top-10 and standing atop ECAC Hockey, was one of the best start-to-finish performances of the season for a team that has struggled with consistent efforts throughout games.
“I like our character. Our guys keep working, they keep coming back. We’ve had some periods over the season and periods of games where we’ve been bend-don’t-break, but I really feel like we’re getting better and better as the season goes on,” Harvard coach Ted Donato said following the come-from-behind tie at Cornell.
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