Fast Lane
Captain Lane MacDonald pulled into a first-place tie with sophomore Peter Ciavaglia in the Crimson scoring race with his team-high five-point performance at Monday's Beanpot game. MacDonald now has 17 goals and 19 assists for 36 points.
MacDonald's second point at the 'Pot--an assist on a C.J. Young goal 28 seconds into the second period--was his 200th career point, making him only the second Harvard hockey player to break that barrier. Scott Fusco '85-86 netted 240 points to be the school's career leading scorer.
Ciavaglia has been the Crimson's assist-man setting up 27 goals this season. With 36 points, Ciavaglia has already surpassed his team-leading total of last year (33).
MacDonald and Ciavaglia are trailed by senior Allen Bourbeau (9-26--35), who leads the ECAC scoring charts with 33 points. Ciavaglia, MacDonald and Young (32 points overall, 30 ECAC) all join Bourbeau in the top five of the ECAC scoring list.
Rumor, Rumor
Cleary's name has been mentioned as a leading candidate for the head coaching position of the 1992 Olympic hockey team, according to Bob Lobell of Channel 4 sports.
In an interview on last night's 6 p.m. news, Cleary said that he had not yet been contacted about the position, but would consider accepting if the offer were made.
Cleary turned down the opportunity to coach the 1980 Olympic team, which won the gold medal at Lake Placid.
In 18 seasons as head coach at Harvard, Cleary has amassed 298 wins and could crack the 300 mark at Colgate this Saturday night. Cleary is also only 17 wins shy of Ralph "Cooney" Weiland's record 315 wins for a Harvard coach.
Goal of the Week
The Beanpot had its share of excitement. Harvard's 11-1 trouncing of Army last Saturday provided several picture-perfect tallies. But the most exciting goal of the week has to be senior Paul Howley's diving stuff in the Crimson's 7-2 triumph over Princeton last Friday.
With Harvard already leading, 5-1, Howley took the puck from junior Tod Hartje heading into the zone. Howley rushed down the left side, cut across in front of Tiger goalie Mark Salsbury, and stuffed the puck into the net while a Princeton defender tripped him from behind.
The goal was Howley's second of the weekend and fourth for the season. The fourth line of Howley, Hartje, and senior Ed Presz tallied 14 points in weekend action.