Tissenbaum and Laing believe that they have built a good relationship with the freshmen thus far and are hopeful that the younger players will be ready to shoulder key burdens for the team in later years.
“It’s been fun.” Tissenbaum said. “It’s been kind of cool having the younger kids to teach them how to do what we do and be part of the Harvard hockey program.”
While there is a level of uncertainty at the goalkeeper position that hasn’t existed over the past few seasons, both Tissenbaum and Laing will be counted on to provide some stability and facilitate the transition in their last year donning the Crimson uniform.
Though the task might be daunting, Laing insists that the role remains the same regardless of who is between the sticks.
“At the end of the day, our job is just to stop the puck.” Laing said. “That’s our focus, to stop the puck, one shot a time.”
—Staff writer Julio Fierro can be reached at julio.fierro@thecrimson.com.