Harvard hockey fever has hit Capitol Hill.

Yesterday on the floor of the Senate, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 (D-Mass) introduced a resolution honoring the 1989 NCAA champion Crimson, Coach Bill Cleary and Hobey Baker winner Lane MacDonald. The Senate passed the resolution unanimously.

Sen. Dave Durenberger (R-Minn.) and Sen. Rudy Boschwitz (R-Minn.) must have missed the vote.

With the resolution now passed on Capitol Hill, is it possible that Harvard will be invited to visit the White House?

Who knows? Remember, President Bush is a Yalie.

More Resolutions: Monday night, the Cambridge City Council passed its own resolution honoring the Crimson and plans to send a engrossed copy to Cleary.

Some other less formal honors for Harvard included a congratulatory message by the pilot of the Northwest Airlines plane that flew the team back to Boston, and a banner on the facade of The Coop congratulating the team.

Gopher Fact: Before Saturday's title game, Minnesota had posted a perfect 21-0 record in games where it led after the first period.

Make that 21-1 now.

ECAC Fact: Since the formation of Hockey East in 1984, only one Hockey East squad has made the NCAA finals (Providence lost to RPI in 1985).

The ECAC has sent four teams to the final game (RPI in 1985, Harvard in 1986 and 1989, and St. Lawrence in 1988). The Crimson and the Engineers are the only East teams to win the title since 1978.

Record Breakers: Besides setting the team record for most wins (31) and best winning percentage (.912), the NCAA champs shattered some other team marks:

. Most goals in a season (191).

. Most assists in a season (333).

. Most points in a season (524).