The game will also feature a netminding duel between junior Steve Michalek and Big Green junior Charles Grant. Michalek led all non-senior Ivy League goaltenders in save percentage last season while Grant received a Second Team All-Ivy nod.

In the Zamboni game, Michalek stopped 21 shots to earn his first collegiate shutout.

For the Crimson, the last month has been like an extended Zamboni delay. The icemen say that they have felt season-ready since the start of school, yet Ivy League rules have forced them to wait to start their campaign this weekend—more than 20 days after most other college teams began theirs.

O’Regan and his teammates are anxious to get things started.

“It’s been a long month of watching other teams play.” O’Regan said. “So there’s a lot of built up passion and momentum and all that kind of stuff. I think everyone is looking forward to getting the first game under their belt.”

—Staff writer Michael D. Ledecky can be reached at michael.ledecky@thecrimson.com.