CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men's hockey heads north to face Clarkson in the ECAC Quarterfinals in a best-of-three series starting tomorrow at Cheel Arena.

PUCK DROP

• Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Friday and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, with live streaming on ESPN+.
• If necessary, Game 3 will be played on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. and will also stream on ESPN+.
• The winner of the series will advance to Lake Placid for the ECAC Championships.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Crimson defeated RPI 5-2 at Bright-Landry last weekend after a second-period offensive onslaught.
• Down 1-0 early, the Crimson scored five unanswered goals to cruise to victory and advance to the quarterfinals for the ninth consecutive season.
• Head coach Ted Donato is now second all-time in program history for wins, surpassing Ralph "Cooney" Weiland.
• Mick Thompson recorded another three-point game with two goals and an assist. He has three three-point games in his last four outings.
• Joe Miller has registered points in his last four games, tallying seven points in that span, including his second three-point effort of the season.
• Ian Moore contributed two assists from the blue line, bringing his total to five points in his last three games.
• Goaltender Aku Koskenvuo secured his second ECAC First Round win, adding to his victory over Princeton last season.

CRIMSON AND KNIGHTS BY THE NUMBERS

• Harvard trails in the all-time series, 61-65-12.
• The Crimson and Golden Knights have alternated periods of dominance in their rivalry.
• Clarkson enters the series on a four-game winning streak against Harvard, while the Crimson had won three straight before that stretch.
• Over the last 10 seasons, Harvard and Clarkson have met three times in the ECAC playoffs, all in the semifinals. Clarkson has won two of those matchups, with Harvard's last playoff victory coming in 2022 en route to an ECAC Championship.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

• Aku Koskenvuo and Mick Thompson were both named ECAC Players of the Week following the win over RPI.
• Leading the way in the 5-2 victory, Thompson was named ECAC Bitcoin Rookie of the Week after recording three points. Koskenvuo was named MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week after making 36 saves on 38 shots.
• It is Thompson's second ECAC Bitcoin Rookie of the Week honor, following his two-goal, one-assist performance against RPI earlier in the season. The Mississauga, Ontario native tied the game at one in the first period, scored again on a breakaway in the second, and assisted on Severo's power-play goal.
• Thompson became just the seventh rookie since 2002 to record three points in a playoff game and the first since Sean Farrell in 2022. Named National Rookie of the Month last week, Thompson has been on a tear, registering nine points in his last four games, including three three-point performances.
• Koskenvuo also earns his second MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week honor after another stellar playoff performance. The Finnish netminder continued his dominance in early postseason matchups.
• Last season, he posted a 38-save shutout over Princeton in the opening round and was also named ECAC Goaltender of the Week. Over his last two first-round playoff games, he has stopped 72 of 74 shots.

AWARD SEASON

• Ben Charrette, Mick Thompson, Ian Moore, and Aku Koskenvuo all earned postseason awards from both the Ivy League and ECAC.
• Charrette and Thompson were named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team.
• Thompson led all ECAC rookies in scoring with eight goals, 13 assists, and 21 points in 22 conference games.
• His 21 ECAC points rank third among Crimson skaters in the last 23 years, trailing only Adam Fox (22 points) and Nick Abruzzese (31 points).
• Thompson recorded his first collegiate point and goal against Princeton, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime. He went on to log eight multi-point performances, including three three-point games in his final six conference contests.
• Charrette led all ECAC goaltenders (minimum 10 games played) in save percentage, posting a .926 SV% across 10 conference games. He recorded his first career shutout with a 31-save effort against St. Lawrence in December, averaging 28 saves per game. Charrette is the first Crimson goaltender named to the All-Rookie Team since Mitchell Gibson in 2019-20.
• Named to the Mike Richter Award Watch List in January, Charrette made his collegiate debut in a non-conference matchup against Notre Dame at the Friendship Four and started the next six games for the Crimson.
• Thompson, Moore, and Koskenvuo also received Ivy League honors.
• Thompson was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year and landed on the All-Ivy Second Team, where he was joined by senior defenseman Ian Moore.
• Junior goaltender Aku Koskenvuo earned an honorable mention and was named the team's Academic All-Ivyrecipient.
• Thompson finished Ivy League play with four goals and four assists in 10 games, including a three-point performance in a 4-3 OT win against Yale.
• Thompson is the sixth Crimson player to win Ivy League Rookie of the Year since 2016, joining Adam Fox, Casey Dornbach, Nick Abruzzese, Matt Coronato, and Joe Miller.
• Moore earns his third All-Ivy recognition in four seasons after landing on the Second Team. He was second on the team with seven points in 10 league games, including a game-tying goal in the third period against Princeton in January. He also recorded the first three-point game of his career against Yale in February.
• Koskenvuo earned honorable mention after playing in seven of 10 league games this season, posting a 3-3-1 record with a 2.54 GAA. He made 24 saves in a 3-1 victory over Yale and was also named the team's Academic All-Ivy nominee for his performance in the classroom.

THE MONTH OF MICK

• Mick Thompson was named ECAC Rookie of the Month for February.
• Thompson, who has already been named ECAC Rookie of the Week, National Rookie of the Month, a member of the ECAC All-Rookie Team, Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and All-Ivy Second Team, adds another accolade after an exceptional February performance.
• He recorded 12 points in eight games, with 10 of those points coming against conference opponents.
• Thompson started the month with points in four straight games, including a goal against Dartmouth and a three-point game against St. Lawrence.
• He closed February with back-to-back three-point performances, tallying three assists against RPI and a goal with two assists against Yale.
• Thompson is just the seventh rookie since 2002-03 to record 25+ points in a season and the first Crimson rookie to surpass 10 points in February.