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The Hockey Notebook

NCAA Tournament: This weekend's quarterfinal action pits Michigan State (27-14-3) against Minnesota (30-8-2), Wisconsin (30-12-1) versus St. Lawrence (26-7), Bowling Green (29-11-2) at Maine (30-6-2) and Merrimack (34-4) against Lake Superior State (30-6-6).

Who will make the Final Four? After realizing it is wise to pick a champion from a Final Four team, here are my hockey predictions:

Final Four: MSU, SLU, Maine, Lake Superior. Champion: Wyoming, no wait, Maine.

Career Years: One of the biggest reasons why Harvard captured its fourth-straight 20-win season was that several Crimson players had career seasons.

Case in point: senior Andy Janfaza. Janfaza tallied 17 goals this season, six more than he scored in his other three years combined. And sophomore John Murphy, who, after scoring three goals in 34 games last year, lit the red 12 times this season.

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Last year, excluding MacDonald, Bourbeau and Tim Barakett, Harvard had only five players with more than 20 points.

Thanks, Guys:Special thanks goes to Assistant Sports Information Director Jeff Bradley and SID Frank Cicero (who surfaced toward the end of the season) for their help throughout the season.

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