CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard men's hockey plays an exhibition contest against Beanpot foe Northeastern on Friday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. inside the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. The Huskies have played three regular season games to date, while the Crimson officially open the Rob Rassey era next Thursday against Massachusetts. Harvard and Northeastern are slated to meet up in the Beanpot Semifinals at TD Garden on Feb. 1. Friday's game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Jess Todd (play-by-play) and Mike Basile (color commentator) on the call.

Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoCrimson.com
Tickets: Admission is FREE
Game Notes: Harvard

ABOUT THE CRIMSON
» Harvard returns 17 letterwinners, including junior Ben Charette, who started all 34 games in net last season. The Crimson went 16-16-2 overall and 11-10-1 in the ECAC with Charette sporting a 2.72 goals against average and .910 save percentage.
» Harvard reached last year's ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals following a home win over St. Lawrence.  The Crimson pushed No. 9 Cornell on the road to three games before falling in the deciding game.
» Junior Mick Thompson (9 goals) is Harvard's top returning scorer after tying for the team lead last season, while also leading the squad in assists at 18. Sophomore Richard Gallant tied for third on the team in scoring with eight goals in his rookie campaign.
» Harvard's penalty kill ranked third in the ECAC at 87.0 percent. The Crimson return seven players from last year's blue line, including senior Matthew Morden, who contributed 20 points on four goals and 16 assists.

A NEW ERA
» Rob Rassey was named the Robert D. Ziff '88 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Hockey on June 23, 2026.
» The 12th head coach in program history, Rassey returns to Cambridge from Ann Arbor, where he served as associate head coach for the Michigan Wolverines. In the last four years, Rassey helped guide the Wolverines to two Big Ten Tournament Championships and three Frozen Four appearances.
» An assistant coach for the Crimson from 2013-19, Rassey helped Harvard to four NCAA Tournament appearances, two ECAC Hockey titles in 2015 and 2017, and a trip to the 2017 Frozen Four. Harvard was ranked in the top 15 in five of his six seasons in Cambridge, getting as high as No. 3 during the 2016-17 season.
 
HARVARD-NORTHEASTERN CONNECTION
» Friday's exhibition pits first-year Harvard head coach Rob Rassey against his alma mater. He played for the Huskies from 2005-09 and graduated from NU with a degree in business administration. Rassey later earned a master's degree in management from the Harvard Extension School in 2019.
» During his playing days, Rassey skated in 134 games for Northeastern and earned a spot on the Hockey East All-Academic Team in all four seasons.
» Between 2006 and 2009, Rassey and the Huskies faced the Crimson three times, all in the Beanpot, with Harvard winning in the 2008 Beanpot Semifinals and the two sides splitting consolation games in 2006 and 2007.
 
LEADING THE CRIMSON
» Senior Michael Callow and Matthew Morden were presented with the captain's 'C' on their sweaters at last year's post-season banquet at the Harvard Club of Boston.
» Callow and Morden follow graduated teammates Mason Langenbrunner and Joe Miller, becoming the 142nd and 143rd captains in program history.
» Morden had a career season on the blue line, recording 20 points—shattering his previous career-best of six. He scored four goals and added 16 assists on his way to being named to the All-ECAC Third Team and All-Ivy First Team.
» Callow, a native of South Boston, was limited to just 16 games last season but returned to the lineup in early February. Down the stretch, he recorded points in seven of the final eight games, including three points in four playoff games.