And that means physical play up and down the ice. Not that Harvard isn’t used to seeing that from opponents.
“Everyone plays us pretty physically,” Stone said. “We actually look at it as a positive, to get more chances on the power play. Our kids are tough and like mix it up a little bit too.”
But before the Crimson takes the ice against Dartmouth, it’ll need to handle Vermont first.
“We don’t overlook them,” Stone said. “We won’t. They’re feisty competitors, and we’ll be ready to play them. To win this weekend, we’re going to have to put together two good performances back to back, Saturday and Sunday.”
—Staff writer Pablo S. Torre contributed to the reporting of this story.
—Staff writer Timothy J. McGinn can be reached at mcginn@fas.harvard.edu.