Before the period was over, the Big Red hadsealed the series with another power-play goal.With McCormack in the sin-bin for holding, a KevinSneddon clearing attempt hit Weisbrod in front ofHarvard's net. Cornell forward Ryan Hughes slammedthe loose puck past a screened Roy.

"The thing that's hurt us the most is thatwe've self-destructed with penalties," Clearysaid. "They've killed us all year long."

In the third stanza, the Big Red retreated intoa defensive shell. By the end of the game, the icearound Roy was still freshly Zambonied--no one hadskated on it. But the Crimson's pressure onlyproduced one goal--Mike Vukonich's team-leading22nd tally of the season with six minutes to play.

Cleary exited college hockey the way he enteredit--with class. Unflustered by chants of "Goodbye,bald guy" from Cornell students pouring onto theice, Cleary hopped off the bench after the contestto give victorious Big Red Coach Brian McCutcheona farewell hug.

"Billy's a real credit to the game of hockey,"McCutcheon said.

"It's been kind of a Jekyll and Hyde year,"said Cleary, who will assume his new duties asHarvard's athletic director on April 1. "We've hadsome good moments, and sometimes we've struggled."

The coach has retired. The season has expired.But a teary Cleary said he had no regrets.

"It's not the winning--it's the friends, thememories, the people in this room," he said."These kids are all winners.