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Jake Meagher
Crimson staff writer

Jake Meagher

Jake is a member of the 142nd and 143rd Guards. He covers the Harvard men's hockey team.

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We Ain't Come Here to Play School: Parting Shot

By Jake Meagher  • 

"I knew this wasn’t a sports school—a wild notion when you consider about 20 percent of the student body competes in intercollegiate athletics. But college is what you make of it. I wanted to be at a sports school, so I made Harvard one."


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Banner Year: Team of the Year

By Jake Meagher  • 

The Harvard men's hockey team rode an 18-game unbeaten streak to its first Frozen Four in 23 years.


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Malone Makes NHL Debut; Moy, Esposito Sign Pro Contracts

By Jake Meagher  • 

Less than 48 hours after Harvard bowed out of the Frozen Four, Malone received the opportunity of a lifetime—a chance to suit up for his hometown team, the Buffalo Sabres.


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Men's Hockey Drops Frozen Four Heartbreaker to Minnesota-Duluth

By Jake Meagher  • 

The Harvard men’s hockey team’s magical 2016-17 run—one that brought a program-record 16-game winning streak to the Frozen Four—came to an end Thursday night at the hands of Minnesota-Duluth.


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LIVE: Men's Hockey Battles UMD in NCAA Semis

By Jake Meagher  • 

With a trip to the national championship game on the line, the No. 2 Harvard men's hockey team is up against No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth. Follow the action live with The Crimson.


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The Only Show in Town: Wurf's Adventure Revisited

By Jake Meagher  • 

Originally, Harvard and Minnesota-Duluth were just supposed to play hockey. A quarterfinal series between the two teams would determine who moved on to the stage of the tournament we now call the Frozen Four. But the sideshow that ensued back in 1985 ranks among one of the wildest and wackiest events in the history of both Harvard Hockey and The Crimson.


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Seniority Rules for Resurgent Harvard Hockey Team

By Jake Meagher  • 

Now, just three seasons removed from the current seniors’ 10-win campaign, Harvard stands two wins away from hitting 30 victories—and of course, bringing home a national championship.


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Twenty-Eight Wins in, Merrick Madsen Still Seeks Two More

By Jake Meagher  • 

The back of Harvard goaltender Merrick Madsen's helmet reads G.E.N.I., an acronym that stands for a maxim befitting of the Philadelphia Flyers draft selection.


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Harvard, Minnesota-Duluth to Meet at Frozen Four in Chicago

By Jake Meagher  • 

A spring spotlight has been cast in the direction of Cambridge because for the first time in decades, the Harvard men’s hockey team has a game to play in the month of April—perhaps even two.


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Men's Hockey Holds Off Air Force, Punches Ticket to Frozen Four

By Jake Meagher  • 

For the first time since 1994, the Harvard men's hockey team is headed to the Frozen Four.

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Just Keep Skating

By Jake Meagher  • 

Lewis Zerter-Gossage skates during Harvard's 4-1 victory over Cornell.


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Adding to the Case

By Jake Meagher  • 

Members of the Crimson pose with the trophy.


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Ten Points

By Jake Meagher  • 

Sean Malone, who had 10 points in four tournament games, takes his turn with the Whitelaw Cup.


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Thank You Very Much

By Jake Meagher  • 

Alexander Kerfoot gets set to receive the Whitelaw Cup.


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Another One

By Jake Meagher  • 

Merrick Madsen hoists the Whitelaw Cup.


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MOP

By Jake Meagher  • 

Merrick Madsen receives the tournament's Most Outstanding Player award.


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Back On Top

By Jake Meagher  • 

As a result of its 4-1 championship-clincher against Cornell, Harvard is back on top of the ECAC.


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For The Ship

By Jake Meagher  • 

Harvard topped Cornell in both regular-season meetings between the two sides: a 4-3 contest at the Bright Landry Hockey Center in November and a 4-1 decision at Lynah Rink in January.

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