The Goalie Call it the Martin Brodeur syndrome. When a goaltender plays for as good a defensive team as Cornell, it is easy to dismiss his statistics as merely a product of the team’s system, not his own play. Big Red goaltender David McKee set yet another record at Friday afternoon with his ninth conference … Read more
Gridiron Club of Greater Boston named Harvard goalie Dov Grumet-Morris the winner of the 53rd Walter Brown Award, the nation’s oldest college hockey honor. Presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 Massachusetts Rangers, a team coached … Read more
To preview Dartmouth hosting Harvard with the ECACHL and Ivy titles on the line on Friday night, here’s an updated look at USCHO’s rankings of the 10 greatest games between the two New England rivals. (First published Jan. 2004, updated Feb. 2005) The Best of Harvard vs. Dartmouth (Post-1998) 10) March 16, 2003 – Dartmouth … Read more
Harvard and Dartmouth’s recent showdowns have been memorable, but Friday night’s will be the first with both the ECACHL and Ivy titles immediately on the line.
One year after meeting in the ECAC final, the No. 5 Saints and No. 6 Crimson are still battling atop the standings. Two unbeaten streaks are on in the line come Saturday.
Dave Hendrickson takes grammatical issue with a certain nickname, and has a tongue-in-cheek alternative ready.
Harvard’s senior class has had its share of success, but at the Beanpot, one goal eluded the Crimson’s veterans.
Two-time U.S. Olympian and current Women’s National Team member Angela Ruggiero will become the first female skater ever to play in a Central Hockey League game on Friday, Jan. 28, when she suits up for the Tulsa Oilers in their game against the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. Ruggiero will play in front of her … Read more
What to make of the Canisius situation, and contrasting it to Harvard’s great run.
Three of the nation’s top five women’s hockey teams converge at Bright Hockey Center this Thanksgiving weekend. USCHO will be there with live broadcasts, including a rematch of the 2004 NCAA final.
Rarely does a team a mere 30 seconds away from entering this season as three-time defending tournament champion have a change in leadership, but that’s exactly the kind of adjustment before the Harvard Crimson. Mark Mazzoleni’s return to Green Bay opened the door for the Crimson to bring former player Ted Donato back into the … Read more
April 28, 1969 — Edward Paul Donato is born. March 16, 1986 — Donato wins his first Massachusetts high school state championship at powerhouse Catholic Memorial, when his double overtime shot is tipped in by Ed McElaney for a 5-4 win over Medford. He earns Boston Globe Division I Player of the Year honors. March … Read more
Harvard, a school steeped in more tradition than perhaps any in the land, dipped into its illustrious past to announce Ted Donato as the 11th coach of the men’s hockey team. Donato, a former Boston Bruin and the MVP of the 1989 Frozen Four — Harvard’s only national championship season — took the podium at … Read more
Ron Rolston, assistant coach at Boston College and former assistant at Harvard, is no longer a candidate for Harvard’s top job, according to sources close to the situation. That paves the way for Harvard to name former captain Ted Donato its new coach; an announcement is expected shortly. Six candidates were interviewed for the open … Read more
On June 16, Mark Mazzoleni returned to his hometown of Green Bay, Wis., when he resigned from his position as head coach of the Harvard Crimson to become head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League. In a close-knit community such as college hockey, any event like … Read more
Despite being this late in the offseason, Harvard has options, and plenty of them, as it looks to fill its head coaching position. Dipping into someone else’s head coach would be dicey at this time of year, but that probably won’t be necessary. So much has been said and written about Harvard, the pressure is … Read more
Mark Mazzoleni’s departure can be picked apart, but it gives Harvard a chance to begin anew, and there is plenty to build on.
Mark Mazzoleni was officially introduced as the new head coach of the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers today, ending a five-year association with Harvard. In so doing, Mazzoleni said that he had no plans to return to Division I coaching in the future. “My wife and I, when we looked at this, we listed all the … Read more
Mark Mazzoleni, head coach at Harvard the past five seasons, will be introduced Wednesday as the new head coach of the United States Hockey League’s Green Bay Gamblers, according to sources. Neither the Gamblers nor Harvard have confirmed or denied the news. Green Bay has scheduled a 12:30 p.m. (CT) news conference to announce its … Read more
Mark Mazzoleni, head coach at Harvard the past five seasons, has been offered the job as head coach of the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League, and is in Green Bay this weekend to discuss the offer, sources have confirmed. Mazzoleni, a native of Green Bay who still holds season tickets to … Read more