# 2022–23 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Harvard Crimson Men's ice hockey season was the 122nd season of play for the program and 61st in ECAC Hockey. The Crimson represented Harvard University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, were coached by Ted Donato in his 18th season, and played their home games at Bright-Landry Hockey Center.

## Season

Harvard entered the season in a curious position as the team had more players on its roster who had been drafted by NHL teams than any other college. The high level of talent on the team placed the Crimson on the national radar and had the team sitting 11th in both preseason polls. Aside from the prospect potential, Harvard's recent trip to the NCAA tournament and the return of most of its key players put tremendous expectations on the program.
Once their season got underway, Harvard looked to be exceeding any predictions when the team started out 7–0. The offense, led by Olympian Sean Farrell, was firing on all cylinders while the defensive effort was being spearheaded by All-American Henry Thrun. In goal the team was a little less certain, rotating between three different netminders early in the year. coach Donato eventually settled on senior Mitchell Gibson but also had a capable backup in Derek Mullahy. The team ran into a bit of a speed bump on its first real road trip, dropping a weekend to Michigan, and then bookended its winter break with a pair of splits.
The losses caused Harvard's ranking to slip a bit but it was still a top-10 team and in a guaranteed tournament position when the Crimson began the second half of its season. Harvard was well positioned to make a run for a regular season title, however, losing both matches to league-leading Quinnipiac ended that hope. In spite of that disappointment, Harvard was still heading for a 2nd-place finish when they paused their conference slate for the Beanpot in early February. With seconds remaining in overtime, the Crimson knocked off Boston College and advanced to their first title game in 6 years. For the first time in the 70-year history of the event, neither BC nor BU made the final Harvard was met by Northeastern. The two teams fought a close game with the Huskies taking a lead in the second before a pair of goals from Matthew Coronato staked Harvard to a lead. NU tied the game early in the third and both teams battled to get the next goal. The game headed into overtime and, after a 5-minute 3-on-3, was sent to a shootout. Because the NCAA had denied the Beanpot's waiver to continue using playoff overtime rules in 2021, this was the first time the tournament had ended with a shootout. Unfortunately for Harvard, Devon Levi stopped every Crimson shot and won the championship for Northeastern.
Harvard swept the rest of its schedule to end the regular season #7 in the polls and, more importantly, well inside the top ten for the PairWise rankings. With their lofty position, Harvard was guaranteed to make the NCAA tournament no matter what happened in the conference postseason but that didn't stop the Crimson from trying to repeat as league champions. The Crimson began their run with a pair of dominating performances against Princeton with the team succeeding in all phases of the game. Their semifinal match with Cornell proved to a much tougher challenge as the two rivals fought a defensive struggle that resulted in 0 goals during regulation. Harvard continued to plug away in overtime and Alex Laferriere's 21st goal of the year sent the Crimson to the title game. Despite being a heavy favorite over Colgate, Harvard found themselves down by a pair goin into the second period. Henry Thrun cut the lead in half but the Raiders regained the 2-goal edge just a few minutes later. In the third, Coronato's 20th on the power play put the Crimson back within a goal but that was all they could get and Harvard lost out on the championship.
The defeat caused Harvard to drop in the rankings slightly but it still left them with a #2 seed for the NCAA tournament. They were placed opposite Ohio State, who had been hit-or-miss over the previous few months, and were the favorites to win the game. However, once the puck dropped, nothing went right for the Crimson. Even with 15 NHL draft picks, Harvard's offense was unable to get anything going and managed just 3 shots in the first period. The defense, meanwhile, was under constant attack from the Buckeyes. Gibson did well to limit the damage to 2 goals after 20 minutes and kept his team in the game. While they needed a complete change in the second, all Harvard got was more of the same. The Crimson was outshot 5–17 and the withering attack was too much for Gibson. Ohio State broke through with 5 goals in the middle frame while Harvard was still scoreless. With the game essentially over, Ohio State relented on their pressure and were content to play defense for the final 20 minutes. The extra room gave Harvard the chance to actually generate some chances but, with the game's outcome already decided, that was only for pride. John Farinacci finally got Harvard on the board with under 4 minutes to play and avoid a historical loss but that was about the only silver lining in an otherwise terribly cloudy game.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Nick Abruzzese | Forward | United States | Signed professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs) |
| Jack Donato | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Casey Dornbach | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Denver |
| John Fusco | Defenseman | United States | Transferred to Dartmouth |
| R. J. Murphy | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| John Murray | Defenseman | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Marshall Rifai | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (signed with Toronto Marlies) |
| Derek Schaedig | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Ryan Healey | Defenseman | United States | 18 | Chicago, IL; selected 121st overall in 2022 |
| Marek Hejduk | Forward | United States | 18 | Parker, CO |
| Aku Koskenvuo | Goaltender | Finland | 19 | Espoo, FIN; selected 137th overall in 2021 |
| Mason Langenbrunner | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Dallas, TX; selected 151st overall in 2020 |
| Joe Miller | Forward | United States | 20 | Minneapolis, MN; selected 180th overall in 2020 |
| Casey Severo | Forward | United States | 21 | Pittsford, NY |
| Philip Tresca | Forward | United States | 20 | Boston, MA |

## Standings

2022–23 ECAC Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #1 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 87 | 30 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 162 | 64 |
| #10 Harvard | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 86 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 125 | 81 |
| #9 Cornell | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 78 | 42 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 112 | 66 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 56 | 58 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 88 | 102 |
| #18 Colgate * | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 71 | 58 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 113 | 109 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 102 | 98 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 52 | 74 | 35 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 84 | 115 |
| Union | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 45 | 68 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 86 | 117 |
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 57 | 73 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 89 | 112 |
| Yale | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 35 | 62 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 57 | 94 |
| Brown | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 41 | 69 | 30 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 65 | 91 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 44 | 70 | 30 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 64 | 106 |
| Championship: March 18, 2023 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 22 | 7:00 PM | Guelph* | #15 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 9–0 | 230 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 28 | 7:00 PM | Dartmouth | #14 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 5–2 | 2,276 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 29 | 7:00 PM | Princeton | #14 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN, ESPN+ | Mullahy | W 4–2 | 1,508 | 2–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| November 4 | 7:00 PM | Brown | #15 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 5–2 | 1,579 | 3–0–0 (3–0–0) |
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | Yale | #15 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 4–0 | 2,239 | 4–0–0 (4–0–0) |
| November 11 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | #13 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 3–2 | 2,425 | 5–0–0 (5–0–0) |
| November 12 | 7:00 PM | at Union | #13 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Mullahy | W 5–1 | 1,793 | 6–0–0 (6–0–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire* | #10 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 3–1 | 2,812 | 7–0–0 |
| November 25 | 7:00 PM | at #5 Michigan* | #9 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | BTN+ | Gibson | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 5,800 | 7–0–1 |
| November 26 | 7:00 PM | at #5 Michigan* | #9 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | BTN+ | Gibson | L 1–4 | 5,800 | 7–1–1 |
| December 2 | 7:00 PM | at Cornell | #7 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 2–1 | 4,267 | 8–1–1 (7–0–0) |
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | #7 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 4–6 | 1,088 | 8–2–1 (7–1–0) |
| December 30 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Boston University* | #9 | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN2 | Gibson | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,277 | 8–3–1 |
| January 1 | 4:00 PM | Northeastern* | #9 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 8–4 | 3,095 | 9–3–1 |
| January 6 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | #10 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,300 | 10–3–1 (8–1–0) |
| January 7 | 7:00 PM | at #2 Quinnipiac | #10 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Gibson | L 1–4 | 3,523 | 10–4–1 (8–2–0) |
| January 13 | 7:00 PM | Clarkson | #9 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Mullahy | W 4–1 | 3,095 | 11–4–1 (9–2–0) |
| January 14 | 7:00 PM | St. Lawrence | #9 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN+, ESPN+ | Mullahy | W 5–0 | 3,095 | 12–4–1 (10–2–0) |
| January 20 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | #9 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,200 | 13–4–1 (11–2–0) |
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | #9 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Gibson | L 2–3 | 823 | 13–5–1 (11–3–0) |
| January 27 | 7:00 PM | Colgate | #10 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Mullahy | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,152 | 14–5–1 (12–3–0) |
| January 28 | 5:00 PM | #11 Cornell | #10 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 6–2 | 3,095 | 15–5–1 (13–3–0) |
| February 3 | 8:00 PM | #2 Quinnipiac | #8 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Gibson | L 0–3 | 3,095 | 15–6–1 (13–4–0) |
| Beanpot ||||||||||
| February 6 | 5:00 PM | vs. Boston College* | #10 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) | NESN | Gibson | W 4–3 | 18,258 | 16–6–1 |
| February 10 | 8:00 PM | at Dartmouth | #10 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 6–3 | 1,642 | 17–6–1 (14–4–0) |
| February 13 | 7:30 PM | vs. #16 Northeastern* | #9 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Championship) | NESN | Gibson | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 18,258 | 17–6–2 |
| February 17 | 7:00 PM | Union | #9 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 5–3 | 2,172 | 18–6–2 (15–4–0) |
| February 18 | 7:00 PM | Rensselaer | #9 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 4–0 | 3,095 | 19–6–2 (16–4–0) |
| February 24 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | #7 | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 6–2 | 1,352 | 20–6–2 (17–4–0) |
| February 25 | 7:00 PM | at Clarkson | #7 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 3–2 | 2,566 | 21–6–2 (18–4–0) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 10 | 7:00 PM | Princeton* | #6 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal Game 1) | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 6–1 | 1,671 | 22–6–2 |
| March 11 | 7:00 PM | Princeton* | #6 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal Game 2) | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 6–1 | 1,640 | 23–6–2 |
| March 12 | 7:30 PM | vs. #10 Cornell* | #6 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Semifinal, Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Gibson | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 3,533 | 24–6–2 |
| March 12 | 7:30 PM | vs. Colgate* | #6 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Championship) | ESPN+ | Gibson | L 2–3 | 3,839 | 24–7–2 |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||||||
| March 24 | 2:00 PM | vs. #8 Ohio State* | #7 | Total Mortgage Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Northeast Regional Semifinal) | ESPNU | Gibson | L 1–8 | 4,462 | 24–8–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Sean Farrell | C/LW | 34 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 12 |
| Alex Laferriere | RW | 34 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 20 |
| Matthew Coronato | LW/RW | 34 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 14 |
| Henry Thrun | D | 33 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 14 |
| Joe Miller | F | 33 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 6 |
| John Farinacci | C | 19 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2 |
| Ian Moore | D | 34 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 12 |
| Ryan Siedem | D | 34 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 21 |
| Alex Gaffney | C | 33 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 |
| Marek Hejduk | F | 34 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
| Baker Shore | RW | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
| Zakary Karpa | C | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Philip Tresca | C | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| Casey Severo | C | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Ryan Healey | D | 34 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| Ryan Drkulec | F | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Jack Bar | D | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| Kyle Aucoin | D | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Austin Wong | C | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Mason Langenbrunner | D | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Derek Mullahy | G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jace Foskey | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wyllum Deveaux | F | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aku Koskenvuo | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Jimenez | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitchell Gibson | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | | | 125 | 212 | 337 | 281 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Derek Mullahy | 7 | 317:40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 117 | 1 | .929 | 1.70 |
| Mitchell Gibson | 27 | 1628:02 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 694 | 3 | .919 | 2.25 |
| Aku Koskenvuo | 3 | 117:52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 0 | .875 | 3.56 |
| Empty Net | - | 16:42 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2080:16 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 860 | 4 | .914 | 2.34 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 11 | - | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | - | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | - | 10 |
| USA Today | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13т | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award |
| Henry Thrun | AHCA All-American East First Team |
| Sean Farrell | AHCA All-American East First Team |
| Matthew Coronato | AHCA All-American East Second Team |
| Sean Farrell | ECAC Hockey Player of the Year |
| Henry Thrun | ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman |
| Henry Thrun | ECAC Hockey First Team |
| Sean Farrell | ECAC Hockey First Team |
| Mitchell Gibson | ECAC Hockey Second Team |
| Matthew Coronato | ECAC Hockey Second Team |
| Alex Laferriere | ECAC Hockey Second Team |
| Ryan Healey | ECAC Hockey Rookie Team |
| Joe Miller | ECAC Hockey Rookie Team |
| Henry Thrun | ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team |
| Alex Laferriere | ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2023 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 6 | 173 | Sean Keohane $^†$ | Buffalo Sabres |
† incoming freshman