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.

From the outset, the goaltending tandem of Koskenvuo and Mullahy did not play well enough to give the team a chance most nights.

Though Koskenvuo did possess marginally better numbers, it wasn't sufficient to give him the starting role outright.

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.