“We want to play every team when they’re at their best, with full strength,” she says. “We want to beat them with their best players, so there are no doubts left and no excuses.”

And is Canada’s decision going to become bulletin-board material?

“It’s frustrating, but it gives me a sense of motivation. I’ve been wanting to try to prove them wrong all year, after being cut in August and not getting selected this past round,” Corriero says.

Vying with Ouellette and Potter for the nation’s scoring title and playing at a level worthy of her Kazmaier Award nomination isn’t exactly falling short of that goal.

“All I can do now is focus on my game,” Corriero adds. “I just have to play the best hockey I can possibly play, and make myself as inviting a candidate as possible. But if they don’t select me, hey.”

Fortunately for Harvard, Corriero has her priorities in order.

And if the national team’s decision leads to Crimson success in the Frozen Four, opponents have only to blame Canada.

—Staff writer Pablo S. Torre can be reached at torre@fas.harvard.edu.