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This is a disappointing fact for fans of the Crimson to contemplate. But there is no disgrace in losing to the Big Red in Ithaca; in the 27 "playoff" games ever held in Lynah Rink, only four away teams have gotten any kind of positive result, and even Harvard's tie on Friday night is enough to put the Crimson in fairly elite company...
Give a crowd playoff hockey on a Tuesday night, $4 surcharge or not, and you would expect any student body, even Harvard's eclectic sort, to do better than the library-like atmosphere that greeted the visitors from St. Lawrence. No kidding: I've heard more noise in Lamont during exam period before than there was at points during the first period...
...what most will attest as one of the ugliest playoff wins in recent memory, the Harvard men's hockey team squeaked by St. Lawrence, 4-2, in last night's ECAC preliminary round match at Bright Hockey Center...
...disheartening loss--but the Crimson rebounded with two seasons that saw them win a combined 46 games, a Beanpot title, an ECAC playoff title and make it to the NCAAs twice and the NCAA Final Four once...
Great teams make great playoff runs a habit, not a diversion. Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers, Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, Joe Montana's San Francisco 49ers, Cy Youngs' Atlanta Braves...Sean McCann's Harvard Crimson. They won their playoff games and their pieces of silverware because they were legitimately good teams, occasional postseason upsets notwithstanding (e.g. Oilers vs. Flames...