Crimson center Peter Ciavaglia took the draw and batted the puck to the far boards. Game over.
Smile, coach.
"I'm happy, you're darn right I am," Cleary said. "It's been a long time."
The consolation game of this tournament won't be the same without the Crimson. But Harvard isn't complaining.
"It's going to be nice playing in front of more than 200 people," Harvard Captain Lane MacDonald said.
Boston College will be making its third-straight trip to the Land of Empty Seats. B.C. Coach Len Ceglarski knows how much players look forward to playing for third place.
"Sometimes when things happen to you in the Beanpot, it gets tough the next day in practice--sometimes the next week in practice," Ceglarski said.
Harvard knows the feeling of being crushed by the cruel weight of the 'Pot. Knows it well.
"It's nice to finally win one," MacDonald said.