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Men's Hockey Welcomes No. 19 BU to Bright on Monday

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Men's hockey will host No. 19 Boston University tomorrow at Bright-Landry in its final non-conference matchup before the Beanpot next month.

PUCK DROP
  • Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. and will air live on NESN.
LAST TIME OUT
  • Harvard narrowly fell to No. 11 Dartmouth, 5-4, on Friday night.
  • In a back-and-forth contest, the Crimson scored two shorthanded goals.
  • Ryan Fine scored in his return to the lineup after missing 12 games.
  • Donato Bracco recorded his first career point with an assist on a Casey Severo goal.
SERIES HISTORY
  • The closest two Division I programs in the country, the Terriers and Crimson have met just four times since 2022.
  • BU owns the all-time series, 85-70-8, and is riding a five-game win streak against Harvard, including an exhibition contest early last season.
  • Two of the last five meetings have gone to overtime, while three have been decided by one goal.
  • Harvard has not hosted its Beanpot rival since January 2019.
THREE TWENTY FIVE
  • Ted Donato became the winningest coach in program history with his 325th career win on Dec. 3 against Brown.
  • Donato is one of just seven active coaches with 325-plus career victories.
  • He passed Ralph "Cooney" Weiland for second all-time in program history following last season's opening-round playoff win against RPI.
  • Donato ranks 49th all-time in NCAA history in career victories, with only 10 active coaches owning more wins.
INTERNATIONAL CRIM
  • Heikki Ruohonen returns after competing in the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championships with the Finnish National Team.
  • Ruohonen earned player of the game honors after scoring the game-tying goal against the United States in the quarterfinals.
  • Finland finished fourth after falling to Canada in the bronze medal game.
  • An alternate captain in his second U20 tournament, Ruohonen posted three goals and six assists in seven games in Minneapolis.
  • Across two World Junior tournaments, he recorded 17 points in 14 games.
MAJOR MICK
  • Mick Thompson ranks 20th nationally in points per game (1.21) through 14 games this season.
  • Dating back to Feb. 14, Thompson is second in the country in points per game with 32 points in 24 games (1.33).
SHORTHANDED SPECIAL
  • Mick Thompson and Richard Gallant each scored shorthanded goals against Dartmouth.
  • It marked Harvard's first shorthanded goals of the season.
  • Dating back to 1947, Harvard has scored two shorthanded goals in a game just four times.
  • The last instance came when Ryan Donato and Sean Malone both scored empty-net goals.
  • The Crimson also accomplished the feat twice during the 2016 season, including the opener against ASU.
JUMBO JOE MILLER
  • Joe Miller has five points over his last five games, beginning with a first-period goal against Yale on Dec. 5.
  • Entering Dartmouth on a four-game point streak, Miller recorded two goals and two assists during the stretch.
CARDIAC CRIMSON
  • Harvard scored three unanswered goals in under eight minutes to force overtime against No. 1 Michigan.
  • The comeback marked the first time since the 2022–23 season that the Crimson erased a three-goal third-period deficit to tie a game.
THE 729
  • The line of Philip Tresca, Casey Severo, and Mick Thompson has been highly productive since forming late last season.
  • After coming together in the 25th game of last year, the trio produced 34 points over the final 10 games.
  • This season, the line has totaled 41 points through 14 games, giving them 75 points over their last 24 games.
FOURTH LINE GRIND
  • The fourth line of Salvatore Guzzo, William Hughes, and Marek Hejduk has been strong all season.
  • The trio scored its sixth goal of the year against Princeton and has found the net in six of 14 games.
MICKY THREES
  • Mick Thompson recorded the seventh three-point game of his career against Brown.
  • Since 2002–03, Thompson ranks eighth among Crimson skaters with multiple three-point games through 40 career contests.
  • Those ahead of him include Adam Fox, Casey Dornbach, Sean Malone, Joe Miller, Sean Farrell, Nick Abruzzese, and Tyler Moy.
ROOKIE RESURGENCE CLUTCH CASEY
  • In 2023-24, seven of Casey Severo's eight goals either tied the game, cut the deficit to one, or gave Harvard the lead.
  • In 2024-25, 10 of his 16 goals tied the game or gave the Crimson the lead, with two more extending the lead to two.
  • Over the past three seasons, 19 of his 31 goals have been go-ahead, game-tying, or deficit-cutting tallies.
ALL HANDS ON DECK
  • The 7-3 win over Brown marked the first time this season a Harvard skater scored multiple goals in a game where the Crimson tallied five or more.
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Fine

#10 Ryan Fine

Forward
5' 8"
Junior
Right
Salvatore Guzzo

#23 Salvatore Guzzo

Forward
6' 1"
Junior
Right
Marek Hejduk

#13 Marek Hejduk

Forward
6' 1"
Senior
Right
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
Drake Murray

#20 Drake Murray

Defense
6' 2"
First-Year
Right
Aidan Lane

#88 Aidan Lane

Forward
6' 1"
First-Year
Right
Richard Gallant

#6 Richard Gallant

Forward
5' 8"
First-Year
Left

Players Mentioned

Ryan Fine

#10 Ryan Fine

5' 8"
Junior
Right
Forward
Salvatore Guzzo

#23 Salvatore Guzzo

6' 1"
Junior
Right
Forward
Marek Hejduk

#13 Marek Hejduk

6' 1"
Senior
Right
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
Drake Murray

#20 Drake Murray

6' 2"
First-Year
Right
Defense
Aidan Lane

#88 Aidan Lane

6' 1"
First-Year
Right
Forward
Richard Gallant

#6 Richard Gallant

5' 8"
First-Year
Left
Forward