The third line (Kolarik-Du-Mandes) has incredible forechecking skills and three terrific puck-handlers.
The second (Pettit-Cavanagh-Johnson) is composed of playmakers with hard shots, and the Crimson’s best line (Packard-Bernakevitch-Maki) not only directly accounted for two scores this weekend but also managed the difficult task of shutting down UVM’s top line of Jeff Miles, Brady Leisenring and Chris Smart.
“[Harvard] played outstanding,” Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon said. “Hats off to them. They are a very strong, physical team. They played very well defensively, and really played well in all aspects of the game.
“Certainly, the better team this weekend won, and I think they are going to be a tough team to play in the next round,” he continued.
Agreed, and that’s why I already have that room booked for Albany.
—Staff writer Timothy M. McDonald can be reached at tmcdonal@fas.harvard.edu.