Hockey '09
Offense To Spark Harvard Comeback
Last year, the team started off strong at 4-2-0, but hit a massive mid-year skid, going 1-12-4 through the middle of the season. The squad turned it around late in the year, finishing the regular season 4-0-2, but was stunned in the first round of the ECAC tournament by conference bottom-dweller Brown, which won two consecutive games at Bright Hockey Center to end Harvard’s season.
Fresh Faces Bring New Talents To an Old Mentality
“Our biggest focus is to not focus on what we lost,” co-captain Cori Bassett says, “but [on] what we have at this point. It’s hard to look back because we lost an Olympian and our top scorers. Now, we’re looking for everyone to contribute offensively and defensively.”
Alums Seek Olympic Glory
Now all grown up, those five Harvard alums—Jennifer Botterill ’02-’03, Angela Ruggiero ’02-’04, Julie Chu ’06-’07, Caitlin Cahow ’07-’08, and Sarah Vaillancourt ’08-’09—have the chance to once again make that dream a reality.
Sisters and Linemates Reunite For Another Title Run
“You read about Gretzky and how he just loved hockey,” says The Blake School coach Brano Stankovsky. “The same goes with Katharine and Margaret.”
Freshman Class Tops ECAC Rankings
Take the series against Brown in last year’s ECAC playoffs, for example. It wasn’t the defense that let the Crimson down in the 1-0 and 2-0 shutout losses—it was the lack of offensive firepower.
