Beanpot Round One -- Harvard

Well, that happened quickly. It seems like just the other day we were doing season preview articles and here we are at the Beanpot. Tonight, BU will look to get revenge against Harvard for last year’s 6-3 loss in the final that crowned the Crimson Beanpot champions for the first time since 1993.

From The Vault
Bobo Carpenter tips a shot over Harvard's Merrick Madsen in
last year's Beanpot Championship game.
(Photo by Matt Dresens)

There was high expectation, much like the Terriers coming into this season for Harvard. A year ago, they came up one goal short to Minnesota-Duluth in the National Semifinal and were a ranked fourth in the preseason USCHO poll. Now, Harvard is 10-8-4 and sit in 23rd in the Pairwise.

BU, on the other hand, has dug themselves out of the low 30s in the PWR and enter the Beanpot at 20th. BU is currently riding a seven-game point streak.

Over the weekend, both teams won their lone respective contests. Harvard made quick work of Dartmouth, dropping the Big Green 4-1 in Hanover, while BU one-upped UMass 3-2 in Amherst.

BU Notes
As of Friday night, coach Quinn was still listing Patrick Harper and Chad Krys as “day to day,” but did mention they both have a chance to play tonight.

Jordon Greenway will be in the lineup tonight. He leaves later this week to join the rest of Team USA in South Korea for the Olympics.

Scouting the Crimson 
To no surprise at all, Ryan Donato has a comfortable lead in the Harvard scoring race. In 22 games played, the Bruins draft pick and soon to be Olympian has amassed 21 goals and nine assists for 30 points. Ten points behind him is fellow junior Lewis Zerter-Gossage, who has notched seven goals and a team-high 13 assists. Other players to watch include Jack Badini, Reilly Walsh, and Adam Fox.

In goal, Merrick Madsen holds a 7-6-3 record in 17 appearances. In that time, the Acton, New Jersey native holds a .921 save percentage and a 2.20 goals against average.