Of course, Hughes had a reason to be frustrated with the flow of the game. Two of the goals clearly were not his fault.

On the first, Hughes was accidently knocked over by senior forward Tim Burke and couldn't get back into position. The other was a Ben Coughlin tip-in.

But Hughes still put in a solid performance between the twines. He currently posts a .873 save percentage and a 3.05 goals-against-average. Not shabby numbers at all.

Bitter Saints

St. Lawrence was visibly frustrated Friday night by its inability to score against Harvard.

In fact, anger, exasperation and outright bitterness could be seen on the faces of more than a few of the less-than-holy Saints.

Case #1. After picking up a ten-minute misconduct penalty at 10:17 of the third period, sophomore forward Spencer Meany lived up to his name by hanging his stick over the edge of the penalty box and taunting the referee.

Meany was ejected from the game at 10:45, and--noticeably content--raced off the ice and into the lockers.

Case #2. St. Lawrence Coach Joe Marsh has collected four 20-plus win seasons in a row, so he's certainly not used to losing. But Friday night, Marsh was more than a little upset over his team's performance.

Marsh brusquely answered a few questions about the game, and, storming into the locker room, denied a reporter's request to interview senior forward Mike Lappin.

"Not tonight. I don't think that will be much of an interview," Marsh growled.

'This team has really matured into a pretty good hockey team. It's been a real team effort.' --Harvard Coach Ronn Tomassoni