A is for Armstong: Harvard Captain Steve Armstrong. You talk to any coach in the ECAC and he'll tell you how tremendous a job the Crimson captain has done for his team. He works hard and leads his team. Just ask Coach Bill Cleary.
B is for Bright: Bright Center, home of the Harvard hockey team. It's a place where Harvard seldom loses Especially in the NCAA Tournament, where it has posted a 5-0-1 record in the 1980's. Bright, sweet Bright.
C is for Ciavaglia: Peter Ciavaglia He's the freshman who leads the Crimson in scoring. He likes to pass the puck to his friends on the team so they can score. He's done that 23 times this season. Ciavaglia is also an ECAC All-Rookie selection.
D is for Defense: Harvard's defense, which has allowed the fewest goals in ECAC. Don Sweeney, an all ECAC selection, and Jerry Pawloski league honorable mention, lead the Crimson D. Cleary likes his defense. A lot.
E is for ECAC: That is the abbreviation for the East Coast Athletic Conference, the league Harvard plays in with 11 other teams. It is a tough and balanced league. This year, Harvard won the regular season title but placed third in the league playoffs.
F is for Fun: Fun and hockey. That's what Coach Cleary likes to tell his players that hockey is all about. It the game is not fun, it's not a game anymore. It's a job. Coach Cleary just wants to have to fun.
G is for Goals: Harvard goals. The Crimson did not place a player in the ECAC's top 25 scorers, but that didn't matter. This year, Coach Cleary has baked up one big goal cake and has given all his players a slice. When Harvard scores goals, it throws a birthday party.
H is for Howley: Paul Howley. He plays on the same line with Craig Taucher and Ed Presz. They fore-check a lot and try hard to keep the puck in the Harvard zone. They might not score a lot, but Coach Cleary likes the way they play.
I is for Ice: Harvard's ice. The Crimson likes to play on a surface where the ice is really long and wide. That's why it likes to play in Bright Center and not in Boston Garden.
J is for Janfaza: Andy Janfaza. He's a senior who's having the best season of his life. Janfaza has scored some big goals this season. both in even-strength and shorthanded situations Just ask Cornell.
K is for Kevan: Kevan Melrose. He is a transfer student from North Dakota and is also a big guy. He was switched to defense in February and his style has been an agressive one. Not many opposing teams like to play against Kevan.
L is for Larries: Those guys from St. Lawrence. But they are not known as the Larries anymore. Ever since they captured the ECAC title this season, they have been called the Saints The Larries, no wait, the Saints won't play until next week.
M is for Murphy: John Muprhy. He's a sophomore who has been scoring some goals all of a sudden. Before January 15, Murphy had no goals. Now he has 12.
N is for Nieuwendyk: Joe Nieuwendyk. He left Cornell this year to play for the Clagary Flames, where he has scored a lot of goals as a rookie. He is the only player around that uses all the other letters of the alphabet to spell his name.
O is for Olympians: Harvard Olympians Allen Bourbeau, Lane MacDonald and Scott Fusco. They scored a lot of goals for the Americans. Bourbeau and MacDonald will score a lot of goals for Harvard next year.
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