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...HAVEN, Conn.—Impressive as it is, the Harvard men’s hockey team’s four-point lead in the ECAC is a bit deceiving...
Halfway though its ECAC schedule, the No. 12 Crimson is 9-2 and off to its best start since 1993. Sure, Harvard has not yet had that national “statement game”—it could not pull off a victory on the road against either Cornell or BU. But the Crimson’s accomplishments so far this season might be even more impressive than a single big-time...
...truth is they are somewhat overrated. St. Lawrence beat No. 2 UNH on the road Saturday—Harvard has not defeated a team ranked that high in the Mazzoleni era. Yet that upset puts the Saints at 3-11-1 on the year, good for last in the ECAC. I doubt any Harvard player would be willing to trade places with St. Lawrence right...
Saturday’s win was even more impressive because No. 15 Yale has mirrored the Crimson’s success. The Elis (no relation) entered the game winners of seven of their last eight while averaging more than five goals a game. They exited Saturday night just another ECAC victim of the Crimson scoring machine...
Harvard at times plays with a type of arrogance, an attitude that its ECAC opponents don’t belong on the same rink. Fact is, with the exception of Cornell, that may well be true. But most importantly, that attitude is the mindset of an elite team. And after years of inconsistency and puzzling defeats, it’s finally become the mindset of the Crimson...