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Harvard Hockey Kicks Off Season By Splitting Two Preseason Games

The men’s hockey team faced off against the United States National Team Development Program’s U-18 team, and No. 3 Boston University in a pair of preseason matchups. The Crimson put on an impressive performance, winning the first contest and tying the second, only losing in a shootout to the Terriers.


Harvard Men’s Hockey Crashes Out of ECAC Playoffs in 4-1 Loss to Cornell

Cornell University only needed the minimum in the best-of-three ECAC quarterfinal series to send the Harvard men’s hockey team packing on Saturday, as the Crimson fell 4-1 to the Big Red.


Men’s Hockey Falls to Cornell, Looks to Bounce Back Tomorrow

The Harvard men’s hockey team (6-10-6) fell to Cornell (12-6-4) 4-3 in the first game of the best-of-three ECAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup. The Crimson, seeded eighth in the playoff bracket, was unsuccessful in carrying over its momentum from its conference win against Princeton last weekend. Head Coach Ted Donato will look to rally his bench for a comeback performance against the Big Red Bears tomorrow night.


Men's Hockey Concludes Regular Season Play, Battles in Tight Contests Ahead of ECAC Playoffs

Closing out regular season play, the Harvard Crimson (6-17-6, 6-10-6 ECAC) defeated the Yale Bulldogs (10-17-2, 7-13-2 ECAC) 2-1 in OT, and lost to Brown (8-18-3, 6-14-2 ECAC) in an OT shootout. Holding Brown scoreless after a back-and-forth overtime period secured the Crimson a home-rink advantage in its ECAC playoff game against No. 9 ECAC-ranked Princeton on Friday.


Men's Hockey Posts Mixed Results Against Union and RPI

The Crimson (5-16-4, 5-10-5 ECAC) posted mixed results this weekend against Union College and RPI, falling 6-2 to the Garnet Chargers and besting the Chargers 3-2 in an exciting shootout win to end the weekend victorious.


Eyeing Late-Season Run, Harvard Gears Up for ECAC and NCAA Playoffs

At a now-or-never point in the season, Harvard men’s ice hockey (5-16-4, 5-9-4 ECAC) must strive for near-perfect play. It came close to perfection this past weekend, notching a one-goal win over St. Lawrence but falling to Clarkson by the same margin. Except for a blowout loss to No. 1-ranked Boston College in the consolation round of the Beanpot last week, Harvard has kept it close against ranked teams over the past month.


Harvard Places Fourth at 71st Annual Dunkin’ Men’s Beanpot, Loses 5-0 to Boston College

The Harvard men’s ice hockey team lost 5-0 to the No. 1 Boston College Eagles (20-5-1, 13-3-1 HE) in the consolation round of the 71st Beanpot Tournament held at TD Garden. After falling short to the reigning champions, Northeastern, in a 3-2 overtime nailbiter, the Crimson was overpowered by the Eagles in Monday’s matinee, a game that at times looked uncompetitive.


Harvard Men’s Hockey Loses Beanpot Semifinal 3-2 in Overtime Heartbreaker

Harvard men’s hockey (4-13-3, 4-8-3 ECAC) lost the 2024 Beanpot semifinal to the Northeastern Huskies (11-12-2, 6-11-0 HE) 3-2 in an overtime heartbreaker, after the Huskies netted the game-winning goal just 33 seconds into overtime.


Harvard Looks Past Loss Against Quinnipiac, Prepares for 71st Annual Beanpot

Harvard men’s ice hockey (4-13-3, 4-8-3 Ivy) lost 2-1 against one of its most difficult opponents of the season, No. 1 ECAC and No. 7 NCAA-ranked Quinnipiac, on Friday. The loss marked its second to the Bobcats this season, with the first coming from a decisive 6-0 shutout at Bright-Landry.


Harvard Closes Out the First Half of the Season with Up-and-Down Weekend

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Harvard women’s ice hockey played three games, but was unable to come out of the weekend with any points. In its first game, the Crimson took a trip up to Durham, N.H., where it faced the New Hampshire Wildcats (7-7-1). With Harvard unable to find the back of the net, the Wildcats pulled away with a 3-0 win, having scored a goal in each period. The Wildcats’ Brooke Hammer had an impressive performance, putting up three points with two goals and an assist.