And Lind has been proving for the past three years that she can do almost anything she wants to on ice. The 5-ft., 2-in. Canadian has brought great speed and a good wrist shot from her ringette days.
"It was really hard to raise the ring because of the friction of the ice and you really have to have good technique in order to have that wrist shot," says Lind.
The opposition has had to worry about Lind's blazing speed and devastating wrist shot ever since she stepped onto the Harvard ice. She was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year for the 1985-86 campaign. But other teams also have to worry about her outstanding corner play.
"Brita is the best corner player in women's hockey, and that's saying something," says Harvard Coach John Dooley. "When she goes into a corner for the puck, 99 times out of 100 she'll come up with it."
"She's probably one of the strongest players on the team," says Harvard co-captain Johanna Neilson. "She doesn't give up easily."
What is the Leverett House resident's secret to winning loose pucks in the corner? "I think its just a mindset," Lind says. "I have the right to the puck just as much as anyone else. I go in and I don't think of the possibility of not coming up with it. Nothing can happen if we don't have the puck."
Lind's deadly combination of speed and skill really shined in overtime against Princeton two weeks ago. Lind chased down a puck from 180 feet away, split two defenders, and fed the puck to linemate Julie Sasner for a heart-stopping goal.
"It was worth the look on the defensemen's faces when I was passing them," Lind says. "What gives you energy is thinking that you have a chance to win, and that's probably where I got that spurt from."
Beating Princeton is one thing. It's beating an Eastern powerhouse like UNH, Northeastern or Providence that would be the junior's greatest collegiate thrill.
"It would really give a boost to our entire program, and I would be psyched for the entire year," Lind says. "We can skate with [the top teams] for two periods, and if we get that third period we'll be set."
The honors Sociology major is not only good with a ringette or hockey stick. She also wields a pretty good softball bat.
"It's not my big sport; it's my offseason sport," Lind says about softball. "I like it and it's fun. And there's a lot of good people on the team."
Lind has two alternate futures. One involves going back to Canada to work or to attend law school.
The other might involve a little trip to a village in France called Albertville.
"I'd like to play in the Olympics," Lind says. "I think they're going to have experimental [women's ice hockey] in '92."
And if they do, watch out. France will probably never see anything like the Regina Clipper again.