ALBANY, N.Y.-Before the NCAA announced the Hobey Baker Award last Friday, it ran an old highlight video from 1990 recounting the award's first decade of existence, running down each player who was deemed the best player in men's college hockey.

The cheesy compilation, filled with grainy footage and 1980s special effects, ended with the captain of Harvard's 1989 Championship team, Lane MacDonald `89 and the voiceover, "Rapidly becoming the home of the Hobey Baker Award, Harvard......."

Since the Hobey was first given to Minnesota's Neal Broten in 1980-1981, Harvard has won the award three times, tied for the most of any school. In addition to MacDonald, the Fusco brothers, Matt '83 and Scott '86 brought the award to Cambridge.

Watching the brief clips of the Crimson legends weaving through opposing defenses in front of rabid sellout crowds was simply inspiring. Those waiting to see Michigan State's Ryan Miller become the second goaltender to win the award were confronted with just how dominant Harvard was.

The show also reminded the soon-to-be disappointed Boston College fans with just how powerful a rival they used to have across the Charles. (Eagle captain Brian Gionta was the runner-up for the award.)

Reminders of the Crimson's championship tradition popped up throughout the Frozen Four weekend.

The Pepsi Arena had banners for each of the schools that won NCAA titles and Harvard's hung just as gracefully as powerhouses North Dakota, Michigan and Minnesota.

The Eagles entered the weekend without an NCAA title since 1949, a drought that frequently sparked the comment that "Even Harvard has had one since then."