Harvard has taken steps this year, dispelling the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde stigma that plagued the team through the regular season last year.
Earlier this season, the Crimson proved it could dominate less-talented opponents. This past week, it proved it could skate with the best teams in college hockey.
But the major step that Harvard still needs to take, regardless of its steps up and steps back against BC and Maine, is its big game performance—a full 60 minutes of effort, without the frequent penalties.
Captain Dominic Moore probably put it best.
“Obviously it’s a good sign that when we do play our game we can compete with the best teams in the country,” Moore said. “But it’s about time that we started treating ourselves as one of the best teams in the country.”
—Staff writer Timothy M. McDonald can be reached at tmcdonal@fas.harvard.edu