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Frozen Fenway: Men's Hockey vs. Union

By Meredith H. Keffer

- The century-old home of the Boston Red Sox hosted Friday night’s Harvard-Union matchup—Harvard, technically, was the home team—and conditions in the outdoor game were anything but standard for hockey. By Meredith H. Keffer

- In the shadow of the Green Monster, No. 14 Union (11-5-6, 5-2-3 ECAC) beat Harvard (4-5-6, 3-4-4), 2-0. But the story of the game was the venue of the ECAC matchup. By Meredith H. Keffer

- Players warm up in historic Fenway Park on Friday night. By Meredith H. Keffer

- Harvard players warm up on the ice at Fenway. By Meredith H. Keffer

- All season, the power play has been one of Harvard’s strengths, but on Friday the team could not convert on its chances around the net. By Meredith H. Keffer

- “It was a discipline game for both teams,” said Union coach Rich Bennett. “They have two power plays and you only give up two shots. We’ll take that.” By Meredith H. Keffer

- The rules were even adjusted to try to account for the wind. Midway through the third period, the Crimson and the Dutchmen switched sides to give each team an even 30 minutes on both ends of the makeshift rink. By Meredith H. Keffer

- The Crimson started off the contest with momentum, outshooting Union, 8-1, in the first few minutes of play. But in the third period it was all Union. By Meredith H. Keffer

- With just four seconds to play in the second frame of Friday night’s rematch, the Dutchmen’s Mat Bodie netted a momentum-changing goal on a brief power-play opportunity to help Union claim a 2-0 victory over the Crimson. By Meredith H. Keffer

- Spectators look for high fives from players as they come back onto the field for the third period. By Meredith H. Keffer

- As it turns out, Fenway Park in January can be pretty cold. By Meredith H. Keffer

- Despite the tough conditions, players on both sides enjoyed the unique opportunity to play at the historic baseball stadium in front of 8,981 fans. By Meredith H. Keffer

After nearly two periods of back-and-forth, scoreless play on the ice at Fenway Park, it looked like the Harvard men’s hockey team (4-5-6, 3-4-4 ECAC) and No. 13/14 Union (11-5-6, 5-2-3) were headed toward the same result as when the squads met last Friday: a draw. But with just four seconds to play in the second frame of Friday night’s rematch, the Dutchmen’s Mat Bodie netted a momentum-changing goal on a brief power-play opportunity to help Union claim a 2-0 victory over the Crimson.

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Frozen Fenway: Men's Hockey vs. Union

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