But he wouldn't need it.
The Harvard goalie blocked 13 RPI shots in the final period to preserve the win.
"Blair held his ground very well," Cleary said. "People were banging and swinging at him but he didn't let it bother him."
In the scoreless third stanza, the RPI band--apparently giving up on victory--urged its team to reap vengeance on the Ivy Leaguers by other means.
"One, two, three, four. What do you think those skates are for? Slice 'em, slice 'em, slice 'em," band members screamed.
But the Engineers couldn't even manage that, as the Crimson sliced through the RPI defense, outskating its highly-touted opponent.
Ohno's goal was particularly impressive.
With the second period just underway, Barakett shoved a pass to defender Ed Krayer behind the Engineer net. Krayer spotted RPI netminder Brian Jopling out of position and flicked a pass to Ohno who, from three feet, slammed the puck into the cage.
"Eddie and Tim did all the work," Ohno said. "I just had to shoot it in. I hadn't scored in awhile. It felt good."
While the entire Crimson squad must have felt good after the victory, the 5000 spectators certainly did not.
While the two teams were shaking hands at game's end, four dozen Pepsi bottles rained down upon the ice.
While the 1-1 weekend mark wasn't what the Crimson wanted, the team showed sparks of greatness--even in its losing cause at Vermont:
* Barakett had two fine games with two goals and three assists.
* Blair wound up with 50 saves.
* And defender Jerry Pawloski-- although scoreless--pumped a shot into the middle of the American flag hanging 10 feet behind and 25 feet above the back of the Vermont net.
With a tough weekend behind it, Harvard gears up for a four-game home stand beginning with a visit from Clarkson Friday.