Cooney Weiland's 300th victory celebration cake went stale last night, but Cooney couldn't have been too upset about it. His hockey team played a superb game and firmly established it self as one of the best teams in the East.

Unfortunately, his team had a head on collision with a team that also rates as a challenger to Cornell's cracking dynasty, and the result was Harvard 4, Boston University 4, in overtime.

Harvard's power play of Joe Cavanagh. Cooch Owen, Dan DeMichele, Dave Hynes and Bob McManama provided the offense for the Crimson while goalie Bruce Durno contained an excellent B. U. attack, kicking out several sure goals.

Neither team could break the tie in the ten-minute overtime, although B. U.'s tenacious fore-checkers came close to setting up garbage goals on several occasions. Harvard managed to get off only one shot at the B. U. net, and the Crimson was probably fortunate to escape with a tie.

Neither team ever led by more than one goal during the game. Harvard struck first as Cavanagh continued to pile up the points, stuffing in Owen's rebound after five minutes of play in the first period. B. U. came right back six seconds later, tying it up on Don Cahoon's breakaway.

McManama picked up the first of Harvard's three power-play goals to give the Crimson a 2-1 edge going into the second period, but again B. U. came back with a breakaway goal to bring the teams even.

B. U. gained the lead for the first time when Harvard's Bob Muse fed Pete Thornton for an easy goal, and then quickly lost it on Hynes's quick wrist shot from a difficult angle.

After a Terrier power play had put the Crimson back into a hole at 4-3, McManama picked up his second assist and third point, setting up DeMichele with a perfect pass. DeMichele shoveled it home, and the fans started looking for the decisive goal. It never came, despite an Owen breakaway late in the period and the B. U. pressure in overtime.