# 2023–24 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 Harvard Crimson Men's ice hockey season was the 123rd season of play for the program and 62nd in ECAC Hockey. The Crimson represented Harvard University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Bright-Landry Hockey Center and were coached by Ted Donato in his 19th season.

## Season

Despite losing their top four scorers and starting goaltender from the previous season, Harvard was in the top-20 from earliest polls. To replace the departed talent, three NHL draftees were among the crop of freshman looking to help the Crimson return to the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately, very little went right for Harvard during the season. From the outset, the goaltending tandem of Koskenvuo and Mullahy did not play well enough to give the team a chance most nights. Over the course of the season, Harvard's goals against average was nearly a full goal more than it was the year before. Though Koskenvuo did possess marginally better numbers, it wasn't sufficient to give him the starting role outright.
Compounding the team's problems was a vast reduction in goal scoring. The team was unable to replace the offensive production lost to the professional ranks and, though three freshman did finish in the top 5 in team scoring (Callow, Johnson and MacDonald), their total combined contributions were less than what Harvard had received from Sean Farrell. Harvard scored 55 fewer goals than they had in 2023 and finished as one of the worst offensive teams in the nation. The team's situation was particularly dire in the first half of the year as the Crimson won just once in its first 14 games. Some improvements were seen in the second half but in the end Harvard posted one of its worst campaigns in decades. The seven wins on the year was the lowest number for the program since 1979.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Matthew Coronato | Forward | United States | Signed professional contract (Calgary Flames) |
| Wyllum Deveaux | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers) |
| Sean Farrell | Forward | United States | Signed professional contract (Montreal Canadiens) |
| Jace Foskey | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Mitchell Gibson | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (signed with Washington Capitals) |
| Alex Laferriere | Forward | United States | Signed professional contract (Los Angeles Kings) |
| Baker Shore | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays) |
| Ryan Siedem | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Notre Dame |
| Henry Thrun | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with San Jose Sharks) |
| Austin Wong | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Kunlun Red Star) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Michael Callow | Forward | United States | 19 | Boston, MA; selected 154th overall in 2022 |
| Ryan Fine | Forward | United States | 18 | Center Moriches, NY |
| Peter Frates | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Needham, MA; transfer from Williams |
| Salvatore Guzzo | Forward | United States | 18 | Old Tappan, NJ |
| David Hejduk | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Parker, CO |
| Cameron Johnson | Forward | Canada | 18 | Vancouver, BC |
| Ben MacDonald | Forward | United States | 19 | Weston, MA; selected 91st overall in 2022 |
| Matthew Morden | Defenseman | Canada | 19 | Hamilton, ON; selected 131st overall in 2022 |

## Roster

As of August 2, 2023.

## Standings

2023–24 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 |
| #6 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 99 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 160 | 79 |
| #9 Cornell * | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 74 | 45 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 115 | 65 |
| Colgate | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 85 | 68 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 120 | 112 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 66 | 60 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 92 | 91 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 62 | 58 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 95 | 97 |
| Union | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 75 | 75 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 123 | 121 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 49 | 64 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 90 | 118 |
| Harvard | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 49 | 64 | 32 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 70 | 106 |
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 70 | 90 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 89 | 114 |
| Yale | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 46 | 57 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 63 | 91 |
| Brown | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 43 | 69 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 61 | 98 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 58 | 89 | 37 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 93 | 150 |
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † 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 |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 27 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | #17 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Mullahy | T 1–1 $^{SOW}$ | 1,422 | 0–0–1 (0–0–1) |
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | #19 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | T 4–4 $^{SOL}$ | 150 | 0–0–2 (0–0–2) |
| November 4 | 7:00 pm | #8 Quinnipiac | #19 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Mullahy | L 0–6 $^{SOL}$ | 2,194 | 0–1–2 (0–1–2) |
| November 10 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 1,241 | 0–1–3 (0–1–3) |
| November 11 | 7:00 pm | at #7 Cornell | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Mullahy | W 3–2 | 4,361 | 1–1–3 (1–1–3) |
| November 24 | 4:00 pm | #11 Massachusetts* | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+, NESN | Koskenvuo | L 5–6 | — | 1–2–3 |
| November 26 | 1:00 pm | #2 Boston College* | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Mullahy | L 1–4 | 2,903 | 1–3–3 |
| December 1 | 7:00 pm | at Clarkson | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Mullahy | L 0–3 | 2,360 | 1–4–3 (1–2–3) |
| December 2 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 0–2 | 1,110 | 1–5–3 (1–3–3) |
| December 30 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Mullahy | L 2–5 | 2,453 | 1–6–3 (1–4–3) |
| December 31 | 7:00 pm | at Connecticut* | | Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 2–4 | 2,630 | 1–7–3 |
| Desert Hockey Classic ||||||||||
| January 5 | 9:00 pm | at #12 Arizona State* | | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Semifinal) | | Mullahy | L 2–5 | 5,007 | 1–8–3 |
| January 6 | 5:30 pm | vs. Massachusetts Lowell* | | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Consolation Game) | | Koskenvuo | L 4–7 | 4,903 | 1–9–3 |
| January 12 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Mullahy | L 3–5 | 1,112 | 1–10–3 (1–5–3) |
| January 13 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 1–0 | 2,806 | 2–10–3 (2–5–3) |
| January 19 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 6–3 | 1,905 | 3–10–3 (3–5–3) |
| January 20 | 7:00 pm | Union | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Mullahy | L 4–5 | 3,095 | 3–11–3 (3–6–3) |
| January 26 | 7:00 pm | #13 Cornell | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Mullahy | L 0–2 | 3,095 | 3–12–3 (3–7–3) |
| January 27 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 6–3 | 3,095 | 4–12–3 (4–7–3) |
| February 2 | 7:00 pm | at #7 Quinnipiac | | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 1–2 | 3,245 | 4–13–3 (4–8–3) |
| Beanpot ||||||||||
| February 5 | 5:00 pm | vs. Northeastern* | | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) | NESN | Mullahy | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 17,850 | 4–14–3 |
| February 9 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | T 5–5 $^{SOW}$ | 2,120 | 4–14–4 (4–8–4) |
| February 12 | 4:30 pm | vs. #1 Boston College* | | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Consolation Game) | NESN | Mullahy | L 0–5 | — | 4–15–4 |
| February 16 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Mullahy | W 2–1 | 1,888 | 5–15–4 (5–8–4) |
| February 17 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Mullahy | L 2–3 | 1,682 | 5–16–4 (5–9–4) |
| February 23 | 7:00 pm | at Union | | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Mullahy | L 2–6 | 2,197 | 5–17–4 (5–10–4) |
| February 24 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 2,465 | 5–17–5 (5–10–5) |
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | Yale | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 2–1 | 3,095 | 6–17–5 (6–10–5) |
| March 2 | 7:00 pm | Brown | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Mullahy | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 1,697 | 6–17–6 (6–10–6) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 8 | 7:00 pm | Princeton* | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (First Round) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | W 1–0 | 1,482 | 7–17–6 |
| March 15 | 7:00 pm | at #15 Cornell* | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal Game 1, Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Koskenvuo | L 3–4 | 4,267 | 7–18–6 |
| March 16 | 7:00 pm | at #15 Cornell* | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal Game 2, Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Mullahy | L 1–4 | 4,267 | 7–19–6 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Joe Miller | C | 32 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 8 |
| Ryan Healey | D | 29 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12 |
| Cam Johnson | C | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
| Michael Callow | RW | 32 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Ben MacDonald | C | 32 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 36 |
| Casey Severo | C | 32 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| Ryan Fine | F | 32 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| Alex Gaffney | C | 31 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Ian Moore | D | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Zakary Karpa | C | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Marek Hejduk | F | 32 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
| Philip Tresca | C | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Jack Bar | D | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Mason Langenbrunner | D | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Salvatore Guzzo | F | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Matthew Morden | D | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Ryan Drkulec | F | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| David Hejduk | D | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Kyle Aucoin | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Derek Mullahy | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Jimenez | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Peter Frates | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Khozozian | F | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Aku Koskenvuo | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Miller | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Lyons | F | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | | | 70 | 113 | 183 | 224 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Derek Mullahy | 19 | 973:11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 51 | 442 | 0 | .897 | 3.14 |
| Max Miller | 3 | 3:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Aku Koskenvuo | 18 | 957:04 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 477 | 2 | .910 | 2.95 |
| Empty Net | - | 25:32 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 32 | 1958:49 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 106 | 920 | 2 | .897 | 3.25 |

## 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 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR |
| USA Hockey | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25. Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award | Ref |
| Joe Miller | ECAC Hockey First Team | |

## 2024 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 4 | 107 | Heikki Ruohonen $^†$ | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 6 | 166 | Ben Merrill $^†$ | Montreal Canadiens |
| 6 | 179 | Xavier Veilleux $^†$ | New York Islanders |
† incoming freshman