“Going into another team’s rink with that much support from our fans means a lot to the guys,” he said. “They were awesome. That type of atmosphere is what makes college hockey so special.”
H-Club Co-President Nicholas Shiftan ’04 said his organization plans to send a bus to Albany for the ECAC championships, beginning with Friday’s 7:45 p.m. semifinal against Dartmouth. Shiftan said the H-Club would likely send out details of the trip tonight via e-mail.
“After this weekend’s turnout, we’re very confident that Harvard students are willing to make this trip,” he said. “We had well over 100 Harvard students who arranged their own transportation and really outdid the Brown fans. You couldn’t tell the game was at Brown.”
MILESTONE AND MIDTERMS
Harvard coach Mark Mazzoleni was happy with Saturday’s win for a number of reasons. In addition to clinching the series, it was also his 300th career victory.
“That just means I’m getting old,” Mazzoleni said with a laugh. “You’ve got to be around a little bit to win 300 games.”
Mazzoleni still remembers his first win: an 8-0 victory at Wisconsin-Superior in 1985, his first season at Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
“There are a lot of good memories in there,” he said.
Mazzoleni was also happy to wrap it up in two for an entirely different reason: his players’ midterms.
“Thank God we [didn’t] have to play Sunday,” he said. “It’s going to be a tough week as it is, with where we are academically.”
Cavanagh has three midterms this week.
“It’s nice to have some extra time,” he said.
BRIEFLY
Senior winger Kenny Turano, who missed almost the entire regular season with an ankle injury, was in the lineup for the Beanpot consolation and every game since, but missed both games this weekend with a leg injury sustained in practice. Sophomore Dan Murphy skated in his place and was minus-2 with two shots on goal. Mazzoleni said Turano will be re-evaluated this week…Before Saturday, the Bears hadn’t lost when leading after two since Jan. 28, 2003 and hadn’t blown a two-goal lead all season. But they are now 0-10-1 when the opponent scores three or more goals.
—Staff writer Jon Paul Morosi can be reached at morosi@fas.harvard.edu.