The Minnesota Wild drafted Fallstrom in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and then traded his rights to the Boston Bruins. Fallstrom wishes to one day play for a team in the NHL, an aspiration he makes very clear.

“My ultimate goal is to go pro,” Fallstrom says. “That’s my biggest goal. I feel like going here and playing for Harvard is something that can really help me reach that goal.”

Although the prospect of beating his good friends enticed Fallstrom, he insisted that Monday’s contest was simply business as usual.

“Of course, going into the game, there was a little more excitement,” he says. “But once the puck dropped, it was like any other game. It didn’t have any effect on my play.”

The forward also wasn’t worried that the events of the game would change the relationships he forged as a young kid. Unfortunately, the Crimson could not live up to the bluster Fallstrom jokingly portrayed to his old friends before the game.

“There was a little trash talk, but they’re my good friends, so I knew there weren’t going to be any hard feelings. What happens on the ice stays on the ice,” Fallstrom says.

With this exhibition behind Harvard, Fallstrom looks forward to the rest of the year with an optimistic and excited outlook.

“The goals we set for ourselves are really clear,” Fallstrom says. “We obviously worked hard all summer and all preseason. We’ve had two good preseason games, so we’re ready for the season to get going here.”

Hopefully the sophomore can help propel the Crimson to a successful season this year—and defeat a few friends along the way.