CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Men's hockey (3-7-2, 2-4-2 ECAC) hosts Ivy rivals Brown and Yale this weekend in a busy two days at Bright-Landry. Hosting Harvard Law School Night on Friday, the Crimson will celebrate the legacy of Coach Cleary on Saturday with all fans receiving a Coach Cleary replica jersey upon entering the arena. 
 
PUCK DROP

• Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday and will stream on ESPN+. 
• Yale currently sits at 3-9-1 and 2-5-1 in conference play, coming off back-to-back losses at home against RPI and Union. 
• Similarly, Brown is 2-5-1 in ECAC play and is posting an overall record of 4-7-2. Coming off a tight 2-0 loss to No. 5 Providence earlier in the week, Brown was also swept by Union and RPI last weekend. 
• Brown will have played five games in the last eight days at the end of the weekend. 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Crimson went 0-1-1 last week against Quinnipiac and UConn. 
• Falling in overtime to #18 Quinnipiac, Harvard finishes the season series with the Bobcats taking four of a possible six points. 
• Despite a third-period lead against the Huskies, Harvard fell to UConn 7-3 on Saturday night.  

LOOKING BACK 

• The Crimson lost to Brown on the road last season while falling in a shootout at home last season. 
• It was the first time Harvard had not picked up at least one regulation win in the season series in the last 10 years.
• Harvard did sweep its rival Yale last season after stellar goaltending from Aku Koskenvuo helped backstop the Crimson to a 1-0 win on the road and a 2-1 overtime win at home. 
• Ryan Healey scored the lone goal at Ingalls while Koskenvuo made 21 saves to lead Ted Donato to his 300^th career win behind the bench. 
• Ryan Fine and Ian Moore scored at home with the captain picking up the overtime winner on a pass from Zakary Karpa. 
• Koskenvuo made 29 saves in the overtime winner on his way to earning the Tim Taylor Trophy as the MVP of the Harvard-Yale game. 

COACH CLEARY NIGHT

• A true legend in the world of hockey, Bill Cleary has a long list of accomplishments as a player and coach at Harvard.
• Earning the 1983 Spencer Penrose Award as the top coach in collegiate hockey and the 1993 Hobey Baker Legend of Hockey Award, Cleary cemented his place in the U.S. Hockey, U.S. Olympic, IIHF, and Beanpot Halls of Fame. 
• As Harvard's head coach, he led the team to over 300 wins, four Beanpots, two ECAC tournament titles, 11 Ivy League Championships, and the 1989 NCAA championship, and is the namesake of the ECAC regular-season champion trophy. 
• A standout player, he set a then-NCAA record of 89 points in a season (1954-55), holds seven Harvard records, and was a two-sport letterman in hockey and baseball. His accolades include First Team All-American (1955), NCAA All-Tournament First Team (1955), and Beanpot MVP (1955). On the international stage, he won a silver medal at the 1956 Olympics, was named Best Forward at the 1959 World Championship, and earned Olympic gold in 1960.

CHEVY'S NET

• Charette has been solid in net throughout his first four games between the pipes. 
• The first-year has allowed six goals on 113 shots in four games. 
• Among rookie netminders with at least four games played, Charette ranks second in the NCAA in save percentage (.960) and goals against average (1.63)

100 CAREER GAMES

• Jack Bar skated in his 100^th career game against Merrimack at the Friendship Four. 
• Bar became just the 41^st defenseman in the last 44 seasons to play in 100 games. 
• A week later, Ian Moore skated in his 100^th career game becoming the 42^nd defenseman in the last 44 seasons to hit the milestone. 
• With three players set to hit 100 games in one season, it is the most for the Crimson since 2019.

SHOOTOUT SHUTOUT

• Ben Charette recorded his first career shutout against St. Lawrence in the last game before the holiday break.
• Stopping all 31 shots in regulation and overtime, Charette was perfect in the shootout to help deliver the Crimson much needed conference points. 
• Charette becomes the first Crimson rookie netminder to shutout an opponent at home since Mitchell Gibson in the 2020 season. 

SCALLY TRICK 

• Casey Severo recorded the first Crimson hat-trick since Nov. 6, 2021 when Alex Laferriere added four goals in a win against Colgate. 
• Severo and Laferriere are the only Crimson skaters to record hat-tricks in the last five years. 
• 1 of only 17 players in the nation with a hat-trick, Severo never had scored more than one in a game leading up to his first career hat-trick. 
• His first three or more point game since he added one goal and three assists against Northeastern in his rookie year.  

DEBUT BETWEEN THE PIPES

• Ben Charette made his debut last weekend at the Friendship Four after coming in for relief on Friday and getting his first career start on Saturday against Merrimack.
• Picking up his first career win over Merrimack on Saturday, Charette made 31 stops including 18 in the third period. 
• Charette becomes the first Crimson netminder to record 30+ saves and the win in his rookie debut since Mitchell Gibson made 31 stops in a 3-0 win over Princeton on Nov. 8, 2019. 
• Charette made 46 stops on 49 shots in five periods of play so far this season.  

THE  MILLER AND SEVERO CONNECTION 

• Joe Miller recorded three primary assists against Merrimack as Severo picked up his first career hat-trick. 
• Miller becomes the most recent Crimson to record three primary assists in a game, joining Sean Farrell who had three against Cornell on Jan. 28, 2023. 
• The duo also is the first pair of Crimson forwards to record three points each joining teammates Michael Callow and Cam Johnson who picked up three points each last season against RPI. 
• Miller becomes the first skater to assist on all three goals in a hat-trick effort since Marshall Rifai picked up three assists on Alex Laferriere's hat-trick on Nov. 6, 2021. 
• Miller also became the first Crimson skater to record three primary assists in a hat-trick effort in more than a decade. 

ECAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 

• Casey Severo became the third Crimson skater this season to earn ECAC weekly honors after his hat-trick on Nov. 30 against Merrimack. Picking up four points in two games, Severo was the first Crimson forward to be recognized with ECAC weekly honors. 
• Mason Langenbrunner picked up the second consecutive weekly honor for the Crimson after being named ECAC Defender of the Week on Nov. 18. 
• With goals in back-to-back games against Colgate and Cornell, Langenbrunner became the first Crimson d-man to score goals in back-to-back games since Ryan Healey did against Brown and Yale last January. 
• Aku Koskenvuo earned ECAC Mac Goaltender of the Week on Nov. 11 after stopping 41 of 44 shots over the weekend against Princeton and Quinnipiac. 
• The Espoo, Finland native recorded his third career shutout and his first since the first round of the ECAC playoffs last season. 
• The shutout over the Bobcats was the first time they had been shut out on home ice since 2022.  

THE NEW KIDS

• Justin Solovey, Lucas St. Louis, and Mick Thompson have been great additions to the Crimson offense this season as the trio combined for 11 points over the first six games of the season. 
• All three rookies added their first career goals in the Princeton – Quinnipiac weekend.
• Harvard is the fifth youngest team in the country, with an average age of 21.3 as of Oct. 1.

RANKED CRIMSON 

• For the first time since the beginning of last season, Harvard made its first appearance in the weekly national rankings on Nov. 11. 
• Picking up a win over No. 15 Quinnipiac, Harvard checked in at No. 20 on the week 7 USCHO poll while coming in at No. 19 on the USA Hockey Coaches poll. 

A BUSY PRESEASON

• The Crimson began the preseason with games against the U.S. NTDP and No. 3 Boston University.
• Hosting the U.S. NTDP on Oct. 18, the Crimson fell behind 3-1 heading into the third period.
• Mick Thompson, Cameron Johnson, Kyle Aucoin, and Justin Solovey all scored in the third to give Harvard a 5-4 comeback win.
• First-years Mick Thompson, Lucas St. Louis, and Justin Solovey combined for five points in the third period; Thompson pulled Harvard within one, Solovey netted the game-winner, and St. Louis added three assists.
• The Crimson then skated to a 2-2 tie with the nationally ranked Terriers on Saturday.
• Harvard scored the first two goals after Justin Solovey netted a breakaway goal and Lucas St. Louis added a power-play marker.
• Aku Koskenvuo was solid in goal, making 31 saves against the Terriers. 

LEADERSHIP GROUP

• Last season's captains Ian Moore and Zakary Karpa return, joined by Jack Bar in the leadership group.
• Seniors Karpa (92), Moore (96), and Bar (98) are all approaching 100 career games in a Crimson uniform.
•  Newport Beach, Calif. native Karpa added four goals and four assists in 31 games last season.
• Moore, a third-round selection by the Anaheim Ducks, netted a career-high three goals last season and added three goals and five assists in 21 games. Moore scored the overtime winner against Yale at Bright-Landry and the game-winning goal against Princeton in the first round of the ECAC playoffs.
• A native of Newmarket, Ont., Bar added one goal and five assists in 27 games while leading the team in blocked shots.

PRESEASON POLL

• Harvard finished sixth in the ECAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
•  Cornell (120 points) finished in first with 10 first-place votes, while Quinnipiac (111 points) picked up two first-place votes to finish second.
•  Harvard (73 points) follows Cornell, Quinnipiac, Dartmouth (93 points), Clarkson (82 points), and Colgate (75 points) while ranking above St. Lawrence (66 points). 

RETURNING TO THE CRIMSON

• The Crimson returns 99% of its goal scorers and 98% of its points from last season.
• The national leader in both categories, Harvard only lost one offensive senior.
• Harvard has the second-largest senior class (9) in the country, only behind Cornell (10).

UP FRONT

• Key offensive producers Joe Miller, Ben MacDonald, Cam Johnson, and Michael Callow all return for the Crimson.
• Miller finished last season with 13 goals and 14 assists, earning spots on the All-ECAC Third Team and All-Ivy First Team. He was named ECAC Forward of the Month in January.
• Rising sophomores Ryan Fine, Cam Johnson, Michael Callow, and Ben MacDonald combined for four of the top 10 points on the team.
•  Last year's freshman class was responsible for 24% of the total goals, with underclassmen accounting for 75% of total goals in the 2023-24 season. 

ON THE BLUE LINE

• The Crimson returns a veteran D-corps in 2024-25.
• Highlighted by Ian Moore, Jack Bar, Ryan Healey, and Mason Langenbrunner, Harvard's top four have played in many key moments.
• Ryan Healey was one of the most productive defensemen in the country, finishing with nine goals and 13 assists in 29 games. He earned ECAC Defenseman of the Month in January and ranked fourth nationally among defensemen with six power-play goals.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

• Junior Aku Koskenvuo returns as Harvard's starting goalie this season.
• A native of Espoo, Finland, Koskenvuo posted a 2.95 GAA and a .910 save percentage last season, with key performances against Yale and Princeton.
•  Koskenvuo made 21 saves in a 1-0 win over Yale in January and 29 saves in an overtime win at Bright-Landry, earning the Tim Taylor Award as the MVP of the Harvard-Yale game.
• Koskenvuo followed that up with a 38-save shutout against Princeton in the ECAC playoffs. 

THE 300 CLUB

• Ted Donato notched his 300th win against Yale on Jan. 13, 2024, making him one of only three coaches in Harvard hockey history to reach this milestone.
• Donato sits just 17 wins away from becoming Harvard men's hockey's all-time winningest coach.
• Donato is seventh in all-time wins among ECAC coaches and one of 15 active Division I coaches in the top 50 with over 300 wins. 

MATT GILROY JOINS THE STAFF

• A North Bellmore, N.Y. native, Gilroy played college hockey at Boston University, where he was a three-time All-American on defense.
• In 2009, Gilroy became the fifth player in history to win both the Hobey Baker Award and an NCAA championship in the same season.
• An undrafted free agent, Gilroy went on to play 225 NHL games, signing his first contract with the New York Rangers in 2009. He also played for the Lightning, Senators, and Panthers before spending five seasons in Europe.
• Gilroy served as an assistant coach with the U.S. NTDP for two seasons prior to joining Harvard.

FAMILY TIES

• Five Harvard Players have ties to family members that have played in the NHL.
  • Marek Hejduk - Father, Milan Hejduk
  • David Hejduk - Father, Milan Hejduk
  • Kyle Aucoin - Father, Adrian Aucoin
  • Zakary Karpa - Father, Dave Karpa
  • Mason Langenbrunner - Father, Jamie Langenbrunner
  • Lucas St. Louis – Father, Martin St. Louis  

NHL DRAFT PICKS

• For the second year in a row, Harvard is among the national leaders in NHL draft picks
• playing college hockey. Checking in No. 6 in the country, Harvard has 11 NHL draft picks currently on the roster.
  • Ryan Healey (MIN) 
  • Ian Moore (ANA)
  • Matthew Morden (UTA)
  •  Kyle Aucoin (DET)
  •  Jack Bar (DAL) 
  • Mason Langenbrunner (BOS)
  • Aku Koskenvuo (VAN), 
  • Ben MacDonald (SEA)
  • Joe Miller (TOR)
  •  Zakary Karpa (NYR)
  • Michael Callow (ANA