In the first round against Boston College, the Crimson committed 17 penalties and suffered a 6-0 defeat. In the consolation round, Northeastern bested Harvard, 4-1.

“It’s obviously very disappointing to our team, especially on such a great national stage,” Biega said of the loss to BC on Feb. 2. “I think, quite simply, we just got outplayed by the better team tonight.”

Harvard could not rebound from its Beanpot struggles and finished in ninth place in the ECAC after losing its final four league games.

In the ECAC playoffs, the Crimson traveled to Princeton and upset the Tigers in the first round. Harvard earned a series sweep with 4-2 and 3-0 victories.

In the ECAC quarterfinals, Cornell put an end to the Crimson’s season. The Big Red swept Harvard, winning, 5-1 and 3-0.

“We’re all pretty disappointed in the season we had,” senior forward Doug Rogers said after the Cornell series on Mar. 16. “We played well against Princeton and played hard against Cornell, and in the end that’s really all you can control.”

Sophomore Alex Killorn, who finished third on the team with 20 points, seconded Rogers’ comments.

“The season overall was a little bit of a disappointment at the end,” Killorn said. “Looking forward, I think we have a great core group of guys to do something special next year.”

Six Crimson seniors—captain Alex Biega, Jack Christian, Chad Morin, John Riley, Rogers, and Ian Tallett—finished their college careers in 2010.

“They’re just great leaders and great individuals,” Biega said of the senior class. “Even though it didn’t translate to trophies, just being in the setting of Harvard hockey is unbelievable, and I cherish it every day.”

—Staff writer Jake I. Fisher can be reached at jifisher@fas.harvard.edu.