CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's ice hockey program has announced the nine-member incoming first-year class of 2024. The Crimson will welcome five forwards, two defensemen, and two goaltenders. The group hails from two countries (U.S. and Canada) and represents five states and one province.

Harvard finished the 2019-20 season at 15-10-6 overall, with a 11-6-5 mark in ECAC Hockey play, defeating St. Lawrence in an ECAC Hockey First Round series before the outbreak of COVID-19 cancelled the remaining ECAC Hockey playoffs. Harvard played the first college hockey games in the state of California since 1999 with the SoCal Clash series against Arizona State in Irvine, and also defeated Yale, 7-0, in the Rivalry on Ice contest at Madison Square Garden. Rising junior defenseman Jack Rathbon e(1^st Team) and rising sophomore forward Nick Abruzzese (2^nd Team) were named CCM/AHCA All-Americans.

Jack Bar l Defenseman l Newmarket, Ontario l St. Andrew's College
Assistant captain at St. Andrew's College during the 2019-20 season…Named St. Andrew's College Defenseman of the Year in 2020, setting school record for points by a defenseman in a single season (18 goals, 34 assists)…Invited to Hockey Canada U17 camp in 2018…Helped St. Andrew's captue the CISAA and National Independent School Invitational Hockey Championship in 2019 and 2020…Also lettered in volleyball…Scholar and Academic Merit Award winner. 

Matthew Beniers l Forward l Hingham, Mass. l University of Nebraska High School
Assistant captain of the United States National Team Development Program U-18 Team…Recorded 41 points (18 goals, 23 assists) in 44 games played…Selected to participate in the 2020 BioSteel All-American Prospects Game…Considered one of the top prospects of the 2021 NHL Draft…Earned bronze medal at the U-18 Men's World Championship…Played up with the U18 Team in 2018-19, recording 20 points (eight goals, 12 assists)…Before his selection to the U.S. NTDP program, lettered in hockey and baseball at Milton Academy…Father Bob Beniers played football at Cornell and brother Bobby plays hockey at Williams College.

Ryan Drkulec l Forward l Mansfield, Tex. l Shattuck St. Mary's
Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers and the Waterloo Blackhawks of the USHL in 2019-20…Recorded 32 points (11 goals, 21 assists) in 42 games played last season…Rated by the NHL Central Scouting service prior to the 2019 NHL Draft…Played for Team West in the 2019 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game…Selected to the 2018 BioSteel All-American Game. 

Sean Farrell l Forward l Hopkinton, Mass. l St. Mark's School
Played for the Chicago Steel of the USHL in 2019-20, recording 56 points (15 goals, 41 assists) in 44 games to place seventh in the USHL in scoring, leading the league in assists…Rated 62^nd among North American skaters in the final 2020 NHL Draft Prospect rankings…Named to the 2020 BioSteel All-American Prospects Game…Played two seasons for the U.S. National Under 17 and Under 18 Teams, recording 78 points (20 goals, 58 assists) combined…A teammate of Matthew Beniers on the U.S. U-18 Team that earned a bronze medal at the U18 World Championship.

John Fusco l Defenseman l Westwood, Mass. l Dexter Southfield
Four-year letterwinner and team captain at Dexter Southfield during the 2019-20 season…Recorded 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) last season…Named Team MVP…2019-20 First Team All-NEPSAC selection…Participated in Red Cross Drive and No Shave November…Both parents Mark '83 and Kristin '89 graduated from Harvard…Mark Fusco won the 1983 Hobey Baker Award. 

Trevor Kuntar l Forward l Williamsville, N.Y. l Ursuline High School
Assistant captain of the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL in 2019-20…Recorded a team high 53 points (28 goals, 25 assists) in 44 games, placing 10^th in the league in scoring and third in goal scoring…Ranked 143^rd among North American skaters in the final 2020 NHL Draft Prospect rankings…Selected to the 2020 BioSteel All-American Game…Named to the 2020 All-USHL Second Team. 

Alex Laferriere l Forward l Chatham, N.J. l University of Nebraska High School
Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL during the 2019-20 season…Led the team and finished 18^th in the league in scoring with 45 points (19 goals, 26 assists) in 42 games played…Named Team MVP…Selected to the 2020 BioSteel All-American Game…Ranked 61^st among North American skaters in the final 2020 NHL Draft Prospect rankings…Volunteered with the Kiwanis Miracle Baseball League…Earned Kent School Founders League Award for Academic Excellence…Father Rob played ice hockey at Boston College. 

Max Miller l Goaltender l Ann Arbor, Mich. l Greenhills School
Played for the Janesville Jets and Odessa Jackalopes of the NAHL…Previously played for the Victory Honda U18 AAA program where he helped team win state championship in 2019…Also lettered in varsity lacrosse at Greenhills, where he was Team MVP in 2019…Father Bruce Miller graduated from Harvard ('90, Medical School '95) and was an All-American in rugby.

Derek Mullahy l Goaltender l Scituate, Mass. l Dexter Southfield
Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL during the 2019-20 season…Finished the year 10-13-4 with a 3.10 goals-against average and .896 save percentage…Ranked by NHL Central Scouting prior to the 2019 NHL Draft…Previously played for Dexter Southfield in 2018-19, where he was a USHS All-USA Hockey Second Team selection and the 2019 U.S. Hockey Report Goaltender of the Year.