Goalkeeping is also an area where the Crimson lack experience, as sophomores Daisy Boynton and Alex Pellicci have a combined three career starts. Additionally, only one sophomore, defender Mia Biotti, recorded double-digit points. Out of the 12 returning sophomores, only four have recorded a goal, with forward Paige Lester pacing the group with three. “They are still gaining a lot of experience.” “ a lot of depth in our senior class, a lot of our sophomores didn’t play a bunch of minutes,” Stone said. Along with the first-years, the beginning of the season will also be an adjustment for the sophomores. Harvard will attempt to replace their production with underclassmen, as only six of the 18 returning players are juniors or seniors. This group includes defender Emma Buckles ’22, who led the team in plus-minus, and forward Becca Gilmore ’22, who paced the squad in assists and points. The Crimson will be without nine seniors from last year’s 22-win squad. In the ECAC preseason poll, which is voted on by the conference’s coaches and sports information directors, the Crimson is picked to finish seventh behind fellow Ivy league schools: Cornell, Princeton, and Yale. Even after claiming the ECAC regular season title in 2021-22, coaches across the league are doubtful of Harvard’s chance to repeat. After finishing last season ranked ninth in both the USA Today and USCHO poll, the Crimson started the season ranked 13th in each. This expected learning curve has been reflected in the media’s preseason rankings.

“We are going to be learning as we go a bit more.” “We’re young compared to a year ago,” said head coach Katey Stone, who is entering her 28th season at the helm. In addition to the new threads that the Crimson will wear this season, the team will feature many new faces when it kicks off its season at Bright-Landry Hockey Center on Oct. 13/13 Harvard women’s ice hockey team begins the season in the midst of a transition. Following a historic 2021-22 campaign that featured the first Beanpot title and NCAA tournament berth since 2015, the No.

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