# 2024–25 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 Harvard Crimson Men's ice hockey season will be the 124th season of play for the program and 63rd in ECAC Hockey. The Crimson will represent Harvard University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Bright-Landry Hockey Center and be coached by Ted Donato in his 20th season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Ryan Drkulec | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Peter Frates | Forward | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Max Miller | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Derek Mullahy | Goaltender | United States | Graduate transfer to Michigan Tech |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Ben Charette | Goaltender | Canada | 21 | Aurora, ON |
| William Hughes | Forward | United States | 20 | Andover, MA |
| Sean Keohane | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Boston, MA; selected 173rd overall in 2023 |
| Will McDonough | Forward | United States | 19 | Duxbury, MA |
| Justin Solovey | Forward | United States | 19 | Holmdel, NJ |
| Lucas St. Louis | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Burlington, VT |
| Mick Thompson | Forward | Canada | 20 | Toronto, ON |
| Evan Zhang | Goaltender | Canada | 18 | Sherborn, MA |

## Roster

As of August 12, 2024.

## Standings

2024–25 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 |
| #12 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 79 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 124 | 75 |
| #18 Clarkson | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 74 | 47 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 109 | 77 |
| Colgate | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 80 | 65 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 113 | 109 |
| Union | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 67 | 61 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 108 | 99 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 70 | 52 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 93 | 74 |
| Cornell | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 69 | 53 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 88 | 71 |
| Harvard | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 88 |
| Brown | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 53 | 63 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 75 | 75 |
| Princeton | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 73 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 83 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 57 | 82 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 99 | 126 |
| Yale | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 80 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 66 | 116 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 81 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 69 | 115 |
| Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 2, 2025 |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | USNTDP* | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 5–4 | 543 | |
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | at Boston University* | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 5,750 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 1–2 | 2,054 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 4–3 | 2,352 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 9 | 7:00 pm | at #15 Quinnipiac | | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 3–0 | 3,429 | 2–1–0 (2–1–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | #20 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 2–4 | 2,238 | 2–2–0 (2–2–0) |
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | #5 Cornell | #20 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 2,917 | 2–2–1 (2–2–1) |
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | at #20 Massachusetts* | | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 3–5 | 5,126 | 2–3–1 |
| Friendship Four ||||||||||
| November 29 | 2:00 pm | vs. Notre Dame* | | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal) | NESN | Koskenvuo | L 2–5 | 9,000 | 2–4–1 |
| November 30 | 10:00 am | vs. Merrimack* | | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Consolation Game) | NESN | Charette | W 4–3 | 9,000 | 3–4–1 |
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | #20 Clarkson | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Charette | L 3–4 | 1,580 | 3–5–1 (2–3–1) |
| December 7 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Charette | T 0–0 $^{SOW}$ | — | 3–5–2 (2–3–2) |
| January 1 | 7:00 pm | #18 Quinnipiac | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Charette | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | — | 3–6–2 (2–4–2) |
| January 4 | 7:00 pm | Connecticut* | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Charette | L 3–7 | — | 3–7–2 |
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | Brown | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Charette | W 3–1 | 1,938 | 4–7–2 (3–4–2) |
| January 11 | 7:00 pm | Yale | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 3–1 | — | 5–7–2 (4–4–2) |
| January 14 | 7:00 pm | at #2 Boston College* | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Charette | L 1–3 | 7,186 | 5–8–2 |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 5–2 | 1,904 | 6–8–2 (5–4–2) |
| January 18 | 7:00 pm | at Union | | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Charette | L 1–4 | 1,973 | 6–9–2 (5–5–2) |
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | at Cornell | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 1–4 | 4,267 | 6–10–2 (5–6–2) |
| January 25 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Charette | W 4–1 | 1,243 | 7–10–2 (6–6–2) |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Charette | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,603 | 7–11–2 (6–7–2) |
| Beanpot ||||||||||
| February 3 | 5:00 pm | vs. #8 Boston University* | | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) | NESN | Charette | L 1–7 | — | 7–12–2 |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 2–3 | 2,902 | 7–13–2 (6–8–2) |
| February 10 | 4:30 pm | vs. Northeastern* | | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Consolation Game) | NESN | Charette | W 4–3 | 18,258 | 8–13–2 |
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Charette | W 6–2 | 732 | 9–13–2 (7–8–2) |
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | at Clarkson | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 0–6 | 2,586 | 9–14–2 (7–9–2) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | Union | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Charette | L 1–2 | 2,372 | 9–15–2 (7–10–2) |
| February 22 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 3–2 | — | 10–15–2 (8–10–2) |
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,340 | 11–15–2 (9–10–2) |
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Charette | T 3–3 $^{SOL}$ | 1,627 | 11–15–3 (9–10–3) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 7 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer* | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (ECAC First Round) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 5–2 | 1,420 | 12–15–3 |
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | at #18 Clarkson* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 2–3 | 2,466 | 12–16–3 |
| March 15 | 4:00 pm | at #18 Clarkson* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,492 | 13–16–3 |
| March 16 | 4:00 pm | at #18 Clarkson* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 3) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,069 | 13–17–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## 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 |
| 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 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | RV | | | | | | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | – | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | |
| USA Hockey | RV | | | | | | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12. Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.