1988–89 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey season

1988–89 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season


National champion Beanpot, champion ECAC Hockey, champion NCAA tournament, champion

Conference	1st ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Record
Overall	31–3–0
Conference	20–2–0
Home	16–0–0
Road	10–2–0
Neutral	5–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Bill Cleary
Assistant coaches	Ronn Tomassoni
Captain(s)	Lane MacDonald
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The 1988–89 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey team represented the Harvard University in college ice hockey. In its 18th year under head coach Bill Cleary the team compiled a 31–3–0 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the fourteenth time. The Crimson defeated Minnesota 4–3 in overtime to win the championship game at the St. Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Season

After spending the previous year playing for the US National Team at the 1988 Winter Olympics, Lane MacDonald and Allen Bourbeau returned to Harvard and led a very experienced team that was looking to being the Crimson its first national championship. MacDonald was named team captain and placed on the top line along with Bourbeau and C. J. Young. Over the course of the season Harvard was led by its upper-classmen, with nearly two thirds of the game-to-game roster coming from the veterans. However, the Crimson got major contributions from underclassmen as well. Sophomores Peter Ciavaglia and Ted Donato earned their place on the second line with the former leading the team in scoring. In net Bill Cleary decided to go with a goaltending tandem with the two freshmen Allain Roy and Chuckie Hughes alternating starts.

Fast start

The Crimson began the year with five wins against different conference opponents, though none were particularly strong squads. The first real test for Harvard came against Hockey East powerhouse Boston College where the two Boston-area rivals battled into overtime where the ivy-leaguers took the game. In the three succeeding games Harvard absolutely pounded their ECAC opponents, scoring 27 goals and routing the competition. Harvard ended 1988 with a pair of games against New Hampshire teams. After an overtime win over UNH the Crimson smashed long-time rival Dartmouth 10–0, Harvard's only shutout of the season.

Number one

Harvard began the second half of its season in early January and looked to have lost a bit of a step during their three-week break; they continued to win games but their massive goal differentials had vanished. Just when it looked like they were vulnerable, however, the Crimson soundly beat previously-undefeated St. Lawrence and claimed the #1 ranking. The 15–0 Crimson were off to their best start since the depression but couldn't build on their lead for another two weeks. When they finally returned to the ice at the end of the month their offense was nowhere to be found against their arch-rival Yale and Harvard suffered its first loss of the season. The Crimson recovered for the next two games, winning easily against two of the conference's worst teams, before heading to the Boston Garden for the start of the Beanpot.

Beanpot champion

Despite Harvard's success throughout the 1980s the program hadn't won a Beanpot semifinal since 1981 and they wouldn't have an easy task in the first game as they faced Boston College who were looking for revenge after the earlier loss. Once more the squads fought a close game but Harvard was able to come out as the victor once more, setting up a championship showdown against Boston University a week later. In the meantime Harvard played a pair of road games and suffered their second loss of the season, losing in overtime to 3rd-place Colgate. The Beanpot championship came two days after the loss and Harvard's forwards ran roughshod over the Terriers, scoring nine times to win the match and give the program its ninth Beanpot title.

Harvard faced a bit of a gauntlet in the final two weeks of the regular season, going up against two of the top teams in the conference, but Harvard was able to sweep both weekends and cement its 4th-consecutive ECAC title.

ECAC tournament

Harvard began the conference tournament by hosting Rensselaer in the best-of-three quarterfinals and won two games handily. The Crimson headed back to Boston Garden for the championship rounds and found themselves in a touch match against the upstart Vermont Catamounts. They fought to a 2–2 draw after regulation and when the sixth-seed team were the ones to find the back of the net Harvard headed to its third consolation game of in four years. While they won the match against Cornell, Harvard's loss in the semifinal gave the top eastern seed to Maine despite the Crimson's 27–3 record.

NCAA tournament

The slightly lowering of their ranking still gave Harvard a first-round bye in the national tournament, allowing the Crimson to wait at home for their opponent. In late March Harvard played their final home games of the season against defending national champion Lake Superior State and the difference between the two could not have been greater. While Harvard was a fast-skating finesse team, the Lakers were a hard-nosed checking group that relied on their All-American goalie Bruce Hoffort to bail them out on the penalty kill. Harvard's goaltending tandem were able to keep LSSU from scoring much in the two games, allowing the Crimson to win both games and advance to their fourth Frozen Four of the decade.

In the semifinal Harvard faced the team that had stopped them from winning the 1986 championship in Michigan State. The senior class for MSU remembered the win over Harvard and leading-scorer Bobby Reynolds remarked:

"Thank God we're not playing Minnesota."

The relief over facing the Ivy-leaguers was soon erased when Harvard scored twice in the first while Allain Roy stood on his head to make a spectacular save on Reynolds' wrap-around chance. In the end it was the boys from the east who skated away with the victory in front of a mostly-MSU cheering 15,000.

Title Game

The championship game pitted two teams who had been desperately trying to win the title over the previous decade but came up empty each year. While Harvard wore their home whites it was Minnesota who had a sellout crowd cheering for them in their backyard of Saint Paul. Just prior to the game Lane MacDonald received the Hobey Baker Award, giving both teams a national player of the year (Robb Stauber had won the award in 1988). Both teams were anxious to win the championship and came out flying at the start of the game. Minnesota got on the board first with a fairly soft goal from the stick of Jon Anderson. In Harvard's zeal to tie up the game they took three consecutive penalties in the first period but the penalty kill, which had been good all season, stood strong and prevented Minnesota from extending its lead.

In the second it was Minnesota's turn in the box and the Gophers received three straight minors to start the middle frame. In the second power play for Harvard, Ted Donato fired a shot from the point and the puck sailed past Stauber's glove to tie the score. Four minutes later, just after the Gophers killed off the third penalty, Lane MacDonald managed to get behind Minnesota's defensemen and cut across the front of the net before beating a sprawled Stauber to give Harvard its first lead. Three and a half minutes later Minnesota finally broke through on the power play and the two teams skated into intermission tied at 2.

Minnesota had the balance of power in the third but it was Donato who found the back of the net first, giving Harvard the lead with just over 7 minutes to play. The Gophers fought furiously to tie the score and managed to do just that on their third power play of the period. In overtime Minnesota nearly won the game when a shot from Randy Skarda beat Chuckie Hughes' blocker but it hit the post square and bounced straight back. A few minutes later Harvard won a faceoff in Minnesota's end and Brian McCormack shot a puck from the point. It rebounded off of Stauber and, while Peter Ciavaglia was being tackled by Skarda, Ed Krayer picked up the puck, skated a few feet towards the corner and backhanded a puck that eluded Stauber. The overtime goal silenced the partisan crowd while the cheers from the Harvard squad echoed throughout the building.

Awards and honors

Ted Donato's two goals in the final games helped him win tournament MOP honors, and he was joined on the All-Tournament team by Kevin Sneddon, Lane MacDonald and Allain Roy. MacDonald's Hobey Baker award was the third for Harvard in a seven-year span and he was the only member of the team to make the AHCA All-American East First Team though linemate C. J. Young made the Second Team. MacDonald was also ECAC Player of the Year and an All-ECAC First Team member. Young, Allen Bourbeau and Peter Ciavaglia made second-team all-conference. As they had been equally critical to the team's success all season, it was fitting that Allain Roy and Chuckie Hughes shared the goaltending spot on the All-ECAC Rookie Team.

Head Coach Bill Cleary remained behind the bench for one more season before becoming the Athletic Director, leaving the '89 season as crowning jewel of his illustrious career.

Standings

1988–89 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard†	22	20	2	0	40	130	49	34	31	3	0	191	89
St. Lawrence*	22	18	4	0	36	99	56	36	29	7	0	169	95
Colgate	22	15	6	1	31	108	82	31	19	10	2	161	118
Clarkson	22	13	7	2	28	104	87	32	16	13	3	135	129
Cornell	22	13	9	0	26	76	74	30	16	13	1	113	100
Vermont	22	13	9	0	26	108	73	34	20	13	1	158	116
Yale	22	10	12	0	20	72	84	31	11	19	1	99	137
Rensselaer	22	8	12	2	18	74	82	32	12	17	3	118	123
Dartmouth	22	7	14	1	15	70	96	26	8	17	1	82	113
Army	22	6	15	1	13	62	108	30	13	16	1	93	125
Princeton	22	4	17	1	9	73	113	26	6	19	1	97	133
Brown	22	1	21	0	2	51	132	26	1	25	0	58	155
Championship: St. Lawrence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
November 11	vs. Yale	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 6–3	1–0 (1–0)
November 12	vs. Brown	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 3–2	2–0 (2–0)
November 18	vs. Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	W 6–1	3–0 (3–0)
November 19	at Princeton	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	W 9–5	4–0 (4–0)
November 22	at Dartmouth	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	W 4–2	5–0 (5–0)
November 25	vs. Boston College*	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 4–3	6–0 (5–0)
November 28	at Brown	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	W 10–1	7–0 (6–0)
December 2	vs. Colgate	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 8–2	8–0 (7–0)
December 4	vs. Cornell	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 9–1	9–0 (8–0)
December 10	at New Hampshire*	Snively Arena • Durham, New Hampshire	W 4–3	10–0 (8–0)
December 12	vs. Dartmouth	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 10–0	11–0 (9–0)
January 6	vs. Rensselaer	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 4–1	12–0 (10–0)
January 7	vs. Vermont	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 3–2	13–0 (11–0)
January 13	at Clarkson	Walker Arena • Potsdam, New York	W 5–2	14–0 (12–0)
January 14	at St. Lawrence	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	W 5–1	15–0 (13–0)
January 31	at Yale	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	L 1–3	15–1 (13–1)
February 3	vs. Princeton	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 7–2	16–1 (14–1)
February 4	vs. Army	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 11–1	17–1 (15–1)
Beanpot
February 6	vs. Boston College*	Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal)	W 5–4	18–1 (15–1)
February 10	at Cornell	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	W 4–2	19–1 (16–1)
February 11	at Colgate	Starr Rink • Hamilton, New York	L 5–6	19–2 (16–2)
February 13	vs. Boston University*	Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot championship)	W 9–6	20–2 (16–2)
February 17	at Vermont	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	W 5–3	21–2 (17–2)
February 18	at Rensselaer	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	W 4–3	22–2 (18–2)
February 24	vs. St. Lawrence	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 4–2	23–2 (19–2)
February 25	vs. Clarkson	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	W 7–5	24–2 (20–2)
ECAC tournament
March 3	vs. Rensselaer*	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (ECAC Quarterfinal game 1)	W 7–3	25–2 (20–2)
March 4	vs. Rensselaer*	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (ECAC Quarterfinal game 2)	W 5–4	26–2 (20–2)
Harvard Won Series 2-0
March 10	vs. Vermont*	Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (ECAC Semifinal)	L 2–3	26–3 (20–2)
March 11	vs. Cornell*	Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (ECAC Consolation Game)	W 6–3	27–3 (20–2)
NCAA tournament
March 24	vs. Lake Superior State*	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (National Quarterfinal game 1)	W 4–2	28–3 (20–2)
March 25	vs. Lake Superior State*	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (National Quarterfinal game 2)	W 5–2	29–3 (20–2)
Harvard Won Series 2-0
March 30	vs. Michigan State*	St. Paul Civic Center • Saint Paul, Minnesota (National Semifinal)	W 6–3	30–3 (20–2)
April 1	vs. Minnesota*	St. Paul Civic Center • Saint Paul, Minnesota (National championship)	W 4–3	31–3 (20–2)
*Non-conference game. Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. Source:

Roster and scoring statistics

No.	Name	Year	Position	Hometown	Games	Goals	Assists	Pts	PIM
17	Peter Ciavaglia	Sophomore	C	Albany, NY	34	15	48	63	4
19	Lane MacDonald	Senior	LW	Tulsa, OK	32	31	29	60	42
14	C. J. Young	Junior	RW	Waban, MA	34	33	22	55	24
24	Allen Bourbeau	Junior	C	Worcester, MA	33	11	43	54	48
6	Ted Donato	Sophomore	LW	Boston, MA	34	14	37	51	30
27	John Weisbrod	Senior	C	Syosset, NY	31	22	13	35	61
11	Ed Krayer	Junior	LW	Acton, MA	34	12	14	26	4
26	John Murphy	Junior	C	Toronto, ON	33	9	13	22	12
15	Nick Carone	Senior	D	Cheektowaga, NY	33	8	14	22	36
25	Tod Hartje	Junior	C	Anoka, MN	33	4	17	21	40
29	Mike Vukonich	Sophomore	C	Duluth, MN	27	11	8	19	12
8	Edmond Presz	Senior	RW	Wilbraham, MA	34	9	7	16	28
5	Kevan Melrose	Sophomore	D	Red Deer, AB	32	2	13	15	126
9	Paul Howley	Senior	F	Milton, MA	34	6	6	12	28
7	Joshua Caplan	Senior	D	Wellesley, MA	33	0	11	11	34
10	Craig Taucher	Senior	F	Troy, MI	13	2	7	9	2
23	Scott McCormack	Junior	D	Lake Forest, IL	19	1	8	9	10
22	Brian McCormack	Freshman	D	Bloomington, MN	31	0	8	8	16
21	Kevin Sneddon	Freshman	D	St. Catharines, ON	32	0	6	6	22
3	Brian Popiel	Sophomore	D	Thunder Bay, ON	15	0	3	3	2
18	Scott Farden	Senior	D	Virginia, MN	4	0	2	2	2
2	Rich DeFreitas	Freshman	D	Manchester, NH	5	0	2	2	6
30	Chuckie Hughes	Freshman	G	Quincy, MA	17	0	2	2	2
16	Tim Burke	Freshman	F	Wellesley, MA	2	1	0	1	0
31	Allain Roy	Freshman	G	Campbellton, NB	16	0	1	1	2
1	Mike Francis	Sophomore	G	Braintree, MA	3	0	0	0	0
10	Aron Allen	Sophomore	F	New Ulm, MN	0	-	-	-	-
20	Jim Coady	Freshman	F	Needham, MA	0	-	-	-	-
4	Greg Hess	Freshman	D	Toronto, ON	0	-	-	-	-
27	Craig Miskovich	Freshman	F	Coleraine, MN	0	-	-	-	-
Total						191	334	525	593

Goaltending statistics

No.	Name	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	SV %	GAA
31	Allain Roy	16				.912	2.46
30	Chuckie Hughes	17	15	1	0	.906	2.79
1	Mike Francis	3
Total		38	31	3	0

1989 championship game

(W2) Minnesota vs. (E2) Harvard

April 1

Minnesota

3 – 4

Harvard

St. Paul Civic Center

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	MIN	Jon Anderson	B. Hankinson and Olimb	6:24	1–0 MIN
2nd	HAR	Ted Donato – PP	MacDonald and Bourbeau	26:30	1–1
	HAR	Lane MacDonald	Young	30:29	2–1 HAR
	MIN	Jason Miller – PP	Pitlick and Chorske	33:01	2–2
3rd	HAR	Ted Donato	Sneddon and Vukonich	52:53	3–2 HAR
3rd	MIN	Peter Hankinson – PP	Pederson and Skarda	56:34	3–3
1st Overtime	HAR	Ed Krayer – GW	B. McCormack and Ciavaglia	64:15	4–3 HAR
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	HAR	Ed Krayer	Cross-Checking	13:21	2:00
	HAR	Nick Carone	High–Sticking	15:33	2:00
	HAR	Kevan Melrose	Holding	17:39	2:00
2nd	MIN	Lance Pitlick	Elbowing	20:56	2:00
	MIN	Todd Richards	Holding	25:57	2:00
	MIN	Tom Chorske	Hooking	27:22	2:00
	HAR	Kevin Sneddon	Hooking	31:08	2:00
	MIN	Tom Chorske	Interference	37:10	2:00
	HAR	Josh Caplan	Elbowing	38:44	2:00
3rd	MIN	Tom Pederson	Roughing	40:46	2:00
	HAR	Nick Carone	Holding	47:29	2:00
	HAR	Allen Bourbeau	High–Sticking	49:59	2:00
	HAR	John Weisbrod	Cross–Checking	54:46	2:00

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	OT	T
Harvard	11	9	6	2	28
Minnesota	10	10	14	1	35

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
HAR	Chuckie Hughes	32	3	64:15
MIN	Robb Stauber	24	4	64:15

Players drafted into the NHL

1989 NHL Entry Draft

= NHL All-Star team

= NHL All-Star

= NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team

= Did not play in the NHL

Round	Pick	Player	NHL team
2	42	Ted Drury†	Calgary Flames
4	69	Allain Roy	Winnipeg Jets
12	249	Kevin Sneddon	Los Angeles Kings

† incoming freshman

1989 NHL Supplemental Draft

Pick	Player	NHL team
5	C. J. Young	New Jersey Devils

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v t e NCAA Division I men's ice hockey champions
1948 Michigan 1949 Boston College 1950 Colorado College 1951 Michigan 1952 Michigan 1953 Michigan 1954 RPI 1955 Michigan 1956 Michigan 1957 Colorado College 1958 Denver 1959 North Dakota 1960 Denver 1961 Denver 1962 Michigan Tech 1963 North Dakota 1964 Michigan 1965 Michigan Tech 1966 Michigan State 1967 Cornell 1968 Denver 1969 Denver 1970 Cornell 1971 Boston University 1972 Boston University 1973 Wisconsin 1974 Minnesota 1975 Michigan Tech 1976 Minnesota 1977 Wisconsin 1978 Boston University 1979 Minnesota 1980 North Dakota 1981 Wisconsin 1982 North Dakota 1983 Wisconsin 1984 Bowling Green 1985 RPI 1986 Michigan State 1987 North Dakota 1988 Lake Superior State 1989 Harvard 1990 Wisconsin 1991 Northern Michigan 1992 Lake Superior State 1993 Maine 1994 Lake Superior State 1995 Boston University 1996 Michigan 1997 North Dakota 1998 Michigan 1999 Maine 2000 North Dakota 2001 Boston College 2002 Minnesota 2003 Minnesota 2004 Denver 2005 Denver 2006 Wisconsin 2007 Michigan State 2008 Boston College 2009 Boston University 2010 Boston College 2011 Minnesota–Duluth 2012 Boston College 2013 Yale 2014 Union 2015 Providence 2016 North Dakota 2017 Denver 2018 Minnesota–Duluth 2019 Minnesota Duluth 2020 No tournament 2021 UMass 2022 Denver 2023 Quinnipiac 2024 Denver

NCAA Division I men's ice hockey champions

1948: Michigan
1949: Boston College
1950: Colorado College
1951: Michigan
1952: Michigan
1953: Michigan
1954: RPI
1955: Michigan
1956: Michigan
1957: Colorado College
1958: Denver
1959: North Dakota
1960: Denver
1961: Denver
1962: Michigan Tech
1963: North Dakota
1964: Michigan
1965: Michigan Tech
1966: Michigan State
1967: Cornell
1968: Denver
1969: Denver
1970: Cornell
1971: Boston University
1972: Boston University
1973: Wisconsin
1974: Minnesota
1975: Michigan Tech
1976: Minnesota
1977: Wisconsin
1978: Boston University
1979: Minnesota
1980: North Dakota
1981: Wisconsin
1982: North Dakota
1983: Wisconsin
1984: Bowling Green
1985: RPI
1986: Michigan State
1987: North Dakota
1988: Lake Superior State
1989: Harvard
1990: Wisconsin
1991: Northern Michigan
1992: Lake Superior State
1993: Maine
1994: Lake Superior State
1995: Boston University
1996: Michigan
1997: North Dakota
1998: Michigan
1999: Maine
2000: North Dakota
2001: Boston College
2002: Minnesota
2003: Minnesota
2004: Denver
2005: Denver
2006: Wisconsin
2007: Michigan State
2008: Boston College
2009: Boston University
2010: Boston College
2011: Minnesota–Duluth
2012: Boston College
2013: Yale
2014: Union
2015: Providence
2016: North Dakota
2017: Denver
2018: Minnesota–Duluth
2019: Minnesota Duluth
2020: No tournament
2021: UMass
2022: Denver
2023: Quinnipiac
2024: Denver

v t e Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Venues	Franklin Park (1897–1904) Harvard Stadium Rink (1904–1911) Boston Arena (1911–1917, 1921–1956) Pavilion Rink (1919–1921) Donald C. Watson Rink (1956–1978) Walter Brown Arena (1978–1979) Bright Hockey Center (1979–present)
Coaches	no coach (1897–1903, 1918–19) Alfred Winsor (1903–17, 1923–24) William Henry Claflin Jr. (1919–23) Edward Bigelow (1924–27) Joseph Stubbs (1927–38) Clark Hodder (1938–42) John Chase (1942–43, 1945–50) Cooney Weiland (1950–71) Bill Cleary (1971–90) Ronn Tomassoni (1990–99) Mark Mazzoleni (1999–2004) Ted Donato (2004– )
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1901–1911) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	Cornell Yale
Culture & lore	Beanpot Love Story
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Scott Fusco (240 Points) Lane MacDonald (111 Goals) Grant Blair (72 Wins)
Retired numbers	Bill Cleary (4)
National championships	1989
Frozen Four appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1983 1986 1987 1989 1994 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1993 1994 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2015 2016 2017 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1963 1971 1983 1987 1994 2002 2004 2006 2015 2017
Hobey Baker winners	Mark Fusco (1983) Scott Fusco (1986) Lane MacDonald (1989) Jimmy Vesey (2016)
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