ECAC QF

[billhoward]

Yale kills off a 5 minute penalty late in first OT. Headed for OT #2.

[Icy]

Killian's hit was somewhat reckless and very deliberate.  The Harvard player could have gotten hurt badly if he hadn't dropped down.  I would have given Killian at least 2 mins.

[marty]

Adam Wodon tweeted that it wasn't even a penalty - just looked bad because of the way the Harvard player went down.

It looked worse in slow motion replay, but no way I could justify a DQ.

[Trotsky]

Vesey scores, Harvard wins in 2ot.

[marty]

Vesey scores, Harvard wins in 2ot.

Well that SUCKS

[cbuckser]

Vesey scores, Harvard wins in 2ot.

Well that SUCKS

It sounded like a great game. (I didn't want to pay for the video.)

The result doesn't bother me. I don't like either team.

[dbilmes]

Vesey scores, Harvard wins in 2ot.

Well that SUCKS

It sounded like a great game. (I didn't want to pay for the video.)

The result doesn't bother me. I don't like either team.

I was at the game, and it was a great game. Since I strongly dislike both teams, I wasn't pulling for one team or the other, but just wanted to see an exciting game, which it was. The 5-minute major in the first OT was a good call. I was sitting next to an NHL scout from Anaheim and we both thought the officials made the right call on it. The play took place right in front of us.
Harvard stormed out of the gate and played a great 10 minutes, resulting in their first goal. But by letting Yale score less than 30 seconds later, they let Yale right back in the game. I was surprised that Harvard tied it late in the third period, since they hadn't been playing with a great sense of urgency for most of the final period. Both teams had some great chances in OT, and both goalies played well, although Harvard's sieve gave up more rebounds and looked shaky at times.
Except for one point-blank chance in the first period, Vesey was a non-factor for much of the game. But his line started to dominate play in OT, and his GW-goal was just a goal-scorer's goal, with a knack for being in the right place at the right time, something we lacked at Cornell this year (and most years).
As for the atmosphere at the rink, the seats were approximately 3/4 full. There was no pep band for either school. The Yale student section would occasionally start a chant, but the townies, who made up most of the crowd, never picked up on it. And I did meet THE Harvard hockey fan, a season ticket holder who drove down from Mass. for the game. He admitted the Cornell game at Lynah East is the most exciting game of the year for them. He also admitted that Harvard doesn't have many hockey fans.
What a sucky weeekend for Yale, losing playoff games/series to Harvard in both basketball and hockey  (not to mention their lacrosse team getting trounced by Cornell!).
My final thought on the game was the Cornell went 2-1-1 against Harvard and Yale this year, yet here they were playing, with one team moving on to Lake Placid, and our season was long over.