Earlier this decade, Bright was sold out for nearly every men's home game.

The cold barn was a terror for visiting teams as the Crimson's creative faithful heckled without relent. Now, the opposition is as likely to find its own fans as Harvard's.

"This gives us a chance to increase our face recognition among the students," Mazzoleni said. "They'll have the opportunity to see our players outside of the pressure situation of a game, without their helmets at times, and start to form a relationship with them."

Certainly a new bond between the athlete and the student-fan is needed. Hopefully, Harvard will once again incorporate into its culture support for hockey and all varsity athletics. Showing up for The Game doesn't cut it. We need a cadre of Crimson crazies.

If you're worried about Harvard interfering with your weekend debauchery, all home games start at 7 p.m. and will have you out by 10, leaving plenty of time for other activities.

More likely, if you complain about there being no social scene on campus, and being too stressed from work (and trust me if you're not there now, the crunch is coming), I guarantee that there's no better palliative then mercilessly raining down "Sieve! Sieve! Sieve!" at the visiting netminder.

Well, I can't actually guarantee that since I never get to cheer from the press box.