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Men's Ice Hockey

Men's Hockey Heads to Brown and Yale

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard plays the first half of four straight road games this weekend, beginning with the Brown Bears on Friday night. 
 
PUCK DROP
  • Harvard plays the first half of four straight road games this weekend, beginning with the Brown Bears on Friday night. 
  • Heading to Yale on Saturday night, both games will be on ESPN+ with puck drop scheduled for 7:00 p.m. 
SERIES HISTORY
  • The Crimson beat both Brown and Yale earlier this season as Ted Donato tied and broke Coach Cleary's record in the last weekend before the Christmas break. 
  • Harvard scored seven goals against the Bears, and it marked the first time that Harvard had a single player score more than one goal in a game where it added five or more. 
  • Harvard leads the all-time series with the Bears, 118-48-1
  • Harvard has won nine straight games against Yale dating back to 2021.
  • Harvard has not lost to Yale since a 2-1 defeat back in 2018.
  • The Crimson is 15-2-2 in the last ten seasons against its historic rival.
  • The Crimson leads the all-time series with Yale, 162-98-24.
LAST TIME OUT 
  • Harvard beat Northeastern 4-1 in the Beanpot third-place game on Monday. 
  • The Crimson has now beaten Northeastern in three straight games, if you were to include the preseason game earlier this season. 
  • With his goal in the third period, Tresca tied Casey Severo for the team lead in goals. 
  • Gallant leads all Crimson first-years this season with seven goals. 
  • Lane is now one of three Crimson first-years to hit double-digit points this 
CHUTDOWN CHEVY
  • Ben Charette helped backstop the second four-game win streak of the season for the Crimson after stopping 103 of 106 shots over a stretch of four games in seven days.
  • From the third period of the game against Clarkson to the third period against Colgate a week later, the sophomore netminder had not allowed a goal, which marks a streak of 135 consecutive minutes without a goal — the most since the 2012-13 season.
ECAC STANDINGS 
  • Harvard currently sits in fifth place - five points above Colgate in sixth and a point behind Princeton in fourth. 
  • With six games to go, Princeton has the hardest strength of schedule in the nation, with opponents posting a .681 winning percentage.  
  • Harvard has the third-easiest remaining schedule amongst ECAC teams. 
  • The Crimson is just a point away from being in a spot for a first-round bye. 
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 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.
MORE MORDY
  • Matthew Morden had a career weekend at Bright as part of the three-game sweep beginning on Jan. 16.
  • Morden became the first Crimson defenseman since Henry Thrun to score a shorthanded goal in the win over St. Lawrence.
  • Morden, who has already set a new career high in points, added five points in three games over the weekend.
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 shorthanded goals.
  • The Crimson also accomplished the feat twice during the 2016 season, including the opener against ASU.
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 season, the trio produced 34 points over the final 10 games.
  • This season, the line has totaled 55 points through 23 games, giving them 90 points over their last 33 games.
FOURTH LINE GRIND
  • The fourth line of Salvatore Guzzo, William Hughes, and Marek Hejduk has been strong all season.
  • The trio scored its eighth goal of the year against Princeton and has found the net in eight of 22 games.
MICKY THREES
  • Mick Thompson recorded the fifth and sixth 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 eighth 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), and Tyler Moy (131 career games).
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, 20 of his 32 goals have been go-ahead, game-tying, or deficit-cutting tallies.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ben Charette

#31 Ben Charette

Goaltender
6' 3"
Sophomore
Left
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
Matthew Morden

#14 Matthew Morden

Defenseman
6' 4"
Junior
Left
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

Players Mentioned

Ben Charette

#31 Ben Charette

6' 3"
Sophomore
Left
Goaltender
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
Matthew Morden

#14 Matthew Morden

6' 4"
Junior
Left
Defenseman
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