"Vermont plays a different game at home," Harvard Captain Peter Chiarelli said. "They like to open things up and rely on Draper."

"When you get a goaltender like Draper playing in front of that crowd, things can be tough," Cleary said.

A fast team, Vermont will try to skate with the fleet Crimson while relying on Draper to hold Harvard's big guns--Lane MacDonald (25-14--42), Tim Barakett (20-20--40) and Allen Bourbeau (14-20--34)--in check. Meanwhile, Catamount scorers like Jeff Capello (12-12--24) will try to punch a few pucks past McEvoy.

"To beat Harvard we need to stay out of the penalty box and throw a fish-net around MacDonald," Gilligan said. "We have to frustrate them in the neutral zone and get to their goalie. If Harvard has one weak spot it's in net."

The Crimson's last scheduled road trip promises to draw big and loud crowds. The RPI-Harvard match promises to be a battle between a dynasty that was and a dynasty that is.

Chiarelli has a personal stake in the RPI game. His father, Frank Chiarelli, is the Engineers' all-time leading scorer.

"I don't like RPI," Chiarelli said. "A lot of people don't like their coach [Mike Addesa]. For that reason, it's going to be a good game."

"We might face RPI in the playoffs so we have to stick it to them now," Chiarelli continued. "Any road trip is tough, but we had a good week of practice. We're up for it--it's our last road trip before Detroit, knock on wood."