CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 10/RV Harvard (9-5-0, 6-3-0 ECAC Hockey) is set to lace up the skates once again this Friday (Jan. 14) and Saturday (Jan. 15) as the Crimson welcomes Brown (2-13-2, 2-7-1 ECAC Hockey) and No. 8/9 Yale (10-3-1, 5-2-1 ECAC Hockey) to Bright-Landry Hockey Center. Friday's showdown will start at 6 p.m. while puck drop on Saturday is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Per Harvard Athletics new indoor spectator policy for the January term, the contests will be closed to the general public but can be seen live on ESPN+ and internationally on Stretch Internet. Saturday's game can also be streamed on NESN+.
The games will be Harvard's first ECAC Hockey action since Dec. 4, after last weekend's contests with Colgate and Cornell were postponed due to COVID-19 concerns and safety protocols within the program.
The Crimson is currently riding a three-game winning streak in conference play, its last loss coming at Yale on Nov. 12. Harvard dropped that matchup, 3-1, before beating Brown the next day, 5-2, in what was the 500th career win for The Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women's Hockey,
Katey Stone.
Brown comes to Cambridge on the heels of a weekend-series split with Rensselaer last Friday (Jan. 7) and Saturday (Jan. 8) while Yale has not played since its Dec. 8 victory over Boston University.
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What to Know
- Kristin Della Rovere carries a career-high 11-game point streak into the weekend. It is the longest such streak by a Crimson skater since Miye D'Oench had points in 11 straight in 2014.
- Senior Becca Gilmore sits at 98-career points and is looking to become just the 25th player in program history to reach the 100-point threshold. Gilmore leads the team with 18 points this season, thus far.
- Harvard leads all of Division I with a team faceoff win percentage of .609 on the year, having gained an advantage over its opponent in 12 of 14 contests. Della Rovere paces the team with 164 wins at the faceoff dot, while Dominique Petrie is second with 121 draws won.
- The Harvard power-play has scored in a season-high four straight contests entering this weekend, including two-goals apiece in both games vs. Minnesota Duluth. The unit is up to a 23.1 percent success rate, good for sixth best in the nation.
- Saturday's opponent, the Yale Bulldogs, are just one of two teams to rank in the top-five in both scoring offense and defense, joining Wisconsin. Yale is scoring an average of 4.07 goals per game while surrendering just 1.57.
- Harvard leads the all-time series against Brown 52-31-7 and has not lost to the Bears since 2016-17.
- The Crimson is 76-12-6 all-time vs. Yale, going 4-2 over the last six meetings.
At the Helm:
Katey Stone, The Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women's Ice Hockey, is in her 27th year at the helm of the women's hockey program. Prior to the 2021-22 season, Stone compiled a 494-253-54 record. During Summer 2021, Stone was named the recipient of USA Hockey's Distinguished Achievement Award, recognizing a U.S. citizen who has made hockey his or her profession, and has made outstanding contributions, on or off the ice, to the sport in America. No stranger to trailblazing in the sport, Stone was the first woman to be recognized for the award. Through her tenure at Harvard, Stone has coached six Patty Kazmaier Award winners, 24 All America selections, 13 Olympians and 11 NWHL/CWHL Draft picks. Her teams have won 11 Beanpot championships, seven ECAC Tournament titles and have advanced to the NCAA Tournament 11 times.
Up Next:
Harvard meets Dartmouth on Tuesday (Jan. 18) in a game originally scheduled for Feb. 4. Game time is set for 6 p.m. at Bright-Landry Hockey Center and can be streamed on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet internationally.
