Harvard Looks to Upset Best Team in Nation, Rival Yale

After a disappointing 4-3 loss to Ivy rival Brown last night, despite Michael Biega's natural hat trick in the second period, Harvard needs to rebound tonight as they get set to face the #1/#1 Yale Bulldogs. Harvard-Yale is the 12th most contested rivalry in college hockey but this will be the first time Harvard has played Yale with the Elis as top dog in the polls. Can the Crimson give Yale its first league loss? Find out tonight.

What: Harvard men's hockey vs. Yale
When: Tonight, 7pm (pregame coverage beginning at 6:45pm)
Where: Bright Hockey Center, Allston, MA
Coverage: 95.3 FM in the Greater Boston area and online at whrb.org anywhere in the world
Commentary: Brendan Roche (play by play) and Charlie Hobbs (color commentator)

Catch The Nation's Oldest College Hockey Rivalry Tonight

Harvard men's hockey returns to WHRB for 2011 with an old foe, as the Harvard Crimson and Brown Bears renew their rivalry that started in 1898. It's an important ECAC and Ivy League game for both teams as the ECAC playoffs draw ever-nearer.

What: Harvard men's hockey vs. Brown
When: Tonight, 7pm (pregame coverage beginning at 6:45pm0
Where: Bright Hockey center, Allston, MA
Coverage: 95.3 FM in the greater-Boston area and online anywhere in the world
Commentators: Brendan Roche (play-by-play) and Charlie Hobbs (color commentary)

Tune in for WHRB's coverage of Harvard Basketball at Boston College

Opponent: Boston College Eagles
Date: Wednesday, January 5th
Time: 7 PM--Pregame at 6:45
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum--Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Coverage: WHRB 95.3FM in Greater Boston Area (listeners outside area can tune in to online stream at whrb.org)

"Its a trap!" Assistant coach Akbar Waheed and the BC Eagles have fallen twice in the past two years into a Crimson trap...will 2011 mark a three-peat?

The Harvard Men's Basketball team travels across town to Silvio O. Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts to notch their first game of the New Year against the Boston College Eagles. Harvard has already defeated four in-state foes this season (Holy Cross, WPI, Boston University, and MIT) and will look to go 5-0 in its final Bay State contest. The view across the hardwood will be somewhat familiar for the Crimson: former Cornell coach Steve Donahue, who led the Big Red to a Sweet Sixteen Birth in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, has taken over at the helm of the BC Eagles for the 2010-2011 campaign. Charlie Hobbs and Kara Hollis will kick off WHRB's coverage at 6:45 with the pregame show; tipoff is at 7:00.

Harvard Men's Hockey Mid-Season Review

It's not quite the halfway point of the season, with Harvard having completed 12 of 29 overall games, including 9 of 22 league games. The season got off to a good start for the Crimson as they took two of their first three games, shutting out a ranked RPI team at home and then beating St. Lawrence on the road for a mild winning streak. Things soured quickly for Harvard beginning with a loss on the road to Clarkson, starting a seven game losing streak to close out the calendar year. The first day of 2011 saw several negative streaks broken for the Crimson, as their win over Army was the first win since the St. Lawrence game and the first regular season win over a non-conference opponent in sixteen games, with Harvard's last win in that situation coming in the first round of the 2008 Beanpot against Northeastern. It was also the first win this season for the Cantabs after giving up the opening goal. The Crimson could not keep the momentum going, however, as they fell 3-1 to Vermont the next night.

Below the jump, I'll break down the forwards, defensemen, and goaltending for the Crimson, take a look at the road ahead as well as the ECAC.