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Men's Hockey Heads North to Take on Clarkson and St. Lawrence

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Men's hockey heads to Clarkson and St. Lawrence this weekend in its first ECAC road trip of the season. 

PUCK DROP
  • Coming off a 2-1 homestand, the Crimson heads to upstate New York to take on the Golden Knights on Friday before a matchup with the Saints on Sunday. 
  • Both games have puck drop scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.. 
LAST TIME OUT
  • The Crimson split its first ECAC weekend of the regular season after falling to Cornell before bouncing back against Colgate on Saturday night. 
  • Six different Crimson scored in the win over Colgate, marking the second time in four games that Harvard has had six different players find the back of the net. 
  • Aidan Lane scored the lone goal for the Crimson against Cornell. 
  • Salvatore Guzzo, Casey Severo, Joe Miller, Mick Thompson, Ryan Healey, and Philip Tresca all scored in the second game. 
SERIES HISTORY
  • In a rematch of the ECAC quarterfinals from a season ago, Harvard begins the weekend at Cheel Arena.
  • Harvard trails the all-time series with the Golden Knights 62-67-12.
  • The Crimson leads the all-time series with the Saints 68-45-9. 
THE 729
  • The line of Philip Tresca, Casey Severo, and Mick Thompson has been extremely efficient since becoming a line late last season.
  • Becoming a trio in the 25th game of the season last year, the first line has produced 34 points across the final 10 games of the season.
  • To open the season, the line has 13 points combined in four games, making that 40 points over their last 14 games.
  • Including the exhibition matchup against Northeastern, they have 54 points in their last 15 games.
MICKY THREES
  • Mick Thompson recorded the fifth and six three-point games of his career last week on home ice. 
  • The Ontario native has all six three-point games within his last 13 games.
  • Since 2002-03, Mick Thompson ranks 8th among Crimson skaters who have recorded multiple three-point games through just 37 career games.
  • Those in front of him are Adam Fox (97 career games), Casey Dornbach (131 career games), Sean Malone (115 career games), current Crimson forward Joe Miller, Sean Farrell (58 career games), Nick Abruzzese (59 career games), Tyler Moy (131 career games).
FIRST-YEAR FRENZY
  • First-year defenseman Drake Murray added two assists for his first career points. Murray is the first rookie blueliner with a two-point night since Ryan Healey in 2022.
  • Four rookies recorded points, with Lane and Murray earning their first career points.
  • Through two games, Heikki Ruohonen, Drake Murray, Aidan Lane, and Richard Gallant have combined for two goals and four assists.
SHUT DOWN CHEVY
  • Ben Charette has been lights out to start the season for the Crimson.
  • Charette had stopped 70 of 73 shots to open the season. 
BENNY OPENING BRIGHT
  • Ben MacDonald scored his first goal of the season to open the game against Stonehill on Tuesday off a tap-in feed from Joe Miller.
  • The sophomore has scored the first goal of the hockey season at Bright-Landry for the second consecutive year.
  • In his three years in a Crimson uniform, he has been involved in all three goals to open the season after assisting on Ryan Fine's goal to open the 23-24 season.
RICKY ON THE SPOT
  • Richard Gallant netted his first career goal in his first career game in the season opener against UConn.
  • Knotting the game at one apiece, Gallant became the first rookie to score in his first collegiate game since Matt Coronato in 2021.
  • Assisted by Heikki Ruohonen, it was also the first time since 2017 that two first-years have recorded their first career points on the same play on opening night (Jack Badini and Henry Bowlby).
CHEVY SHOWCASE
  • Allowing one goal on 36 shots, the ECAC Preseason All-League netminder was stellar for the Crimson against UConn
  • Tying a career high in saves, Charette helped keep the Crimson in the game in the early goings.
  • Charette made 36 saves in a loss to Clarkson last December.
  • Including the seven shootout stops, Charette unofficially made 43 saves on 47 shots.
OPENING WITH A MARATHON
  • For the second time in three seasons, the Crimson have started the season with a 1-1 tie.
  • Harvard and the Huskies traded blows in a 10-round shootout on Friday.
  • In 2023-24, Harvard defeated Dartmouth in the season opener after an 18-round shootout. Then senior netminder Derek Mullahy made 25 saves in regulation before another 18 stops in the shootout.
  • In the last three seasons, Harvard has played a total of 28 shootout rounds in its first game of the season.
A FINAL SHOW
  • Harvard played just one preseason game ahead of the season opener, traveling to historic Matthews Arena for the final time.
  • Once home to the Crimson, Harvard went 10-4 at Matthews Arena dating back to 1963.
  • The Crimson overcame a 2-1 third-period deficit to beat the Huskies with third-period goals from Cameron Johnson and Philip Tresca.
CHASING HISTORY
  • Ted Donato sits just five wins away from becoming the program's all-time win leader, passing his former coach Bill Cleary.
  • Donato passed Ralph "Cooney" Weiland for second all-time in program history after the opening-round playoff win against RPI last season.
  • Donato is currently 49th all-time in NCAA history in career victories, with only ten active coaches having more wins than the long-time leader of the Crimson.

 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ben Charette

#31 Ben Charette

Goaltender
6' 3"
Sophomore
Left
Ryan Fine

#10 Ryan Fine

Forward
5' 8"
Junior
Right
Salvatore Guzzo

#23 Salvatore Guzzo

Forward
6' 1"
Junior
Right
Ryan Healey

#9 Ryan Healey

Defenseman
6' 0"
Senior
Right
Cameron Johnson

#21 Cameron Johnson

Forward
5' 10"
Junior
Left
Ben MacDonald

#19 Ben MacDonald

Forward
6' 1"
Junior
Left
Joe Miller

#12 Joe Miller

Forward
5' 10"
Senior
Right
Casey Severo

#29 Casey Severo

Forward
5' 11"
Senior
Right
Mick Thompson

#27 Mick Thompson

Forward
5' 9"
Sophomore
Left
Philip Tresca

#7 Philip Tresca

Forward
6' 0"
Senior
Right

Players Mentioned

Ben Charette

#31 Ben Charette

6' 3"
Sophomore
Left
Goaltender
Ryan Fine

#10 Ryan Fine

5' 8"
Junior
Right
Forward
Salvatore Guzzo

#23 Salvatore Guzzo

6' 1"
Junior
Right
Forward
Ryan Healey

#9 Ryan Healey

6' 0"
Senior
Right
Defenseman
Cameron Johnson

#21 Cameron Johnson

5' 10"
Junior
Left
Forward
Ben MacDonald

#19 Ben MacDonald

6' 1"
Junior
Left
Forward
Joe Miller

#12 Joe Miller

5' 10"
Senior
Right
Forward
Casey Severo

#29 Casey Severo

5' 11"
Senior
Right
Forward
Mick Thompson

#27 Mick Thompson

5' 9"
Sophomore
Left
Forward
Philip Tresca

#7 Philip Tresca

6' 0"
Senior
Right
Forward