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From the Elis to the Engineers

The Crimson Season

Donato scores the winning goal 7:13 into OT. RPI Coach Mike Addesa talks about frustration. Cleary talks about finally going home. And the team talks about going to McDonald's on the way back to Cambridge.

February 24: Showdown II. The Saints march into Cambridge thinking about the ECAC regular-season title. The Saints march out with a 4-2 loss and second place in the league.

Junior defenseman Scott McCormack returns to the ice for the first time since early January and nets a goal only 1:40 into the game. Young tallies the game-winner on the power-play. Harvard nabs its fourth straight league crown.

One more to go.

February 25: Bright Center rocks as MacDonald nets a hat trick, his his 100th career goal and the game winner. The Crimson (24-2, 20-2) closes the ECAC season with a 7-5 win over Clarkson.

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MacDonald finishes the game with five points, Young ends with a hat trick, and Ciavaglia walks off with the ECAC scoring title.

March 3: Playoff time, and RPI's in town. Must mean Young is due for another hat trick.

For the third straight year, Young nets three against the Engineers in the playoffs. Harvard wins, 7-3, to jump ahead in the two-game ECAC quarterfinal series.

March 4: The Crimson is a gracious host, playing the game by its guest's rules. The penalty box gets more visitors than the concession stand, but Harvard remembers how to skate and score in time.

The Crimson triumphs, 5-4, and starts thinking about a Garden party.

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