Mike writes...
>I also think Scott Fusco would be a great selection to provide stability
>as a guy who's been there before.  I'd love to see Lane MacDonald wearing
>the red, white and blue if it is safe for him to play.  I can't imagine
>how fast a line of MacDonald, McEachern and Joe Sacco would be!
>
>Add C.J. Young to the list as another solid two-way player.  He also
>brings a year of pro experience.  I'm also curious to see how the
>other Crimson like Ciavaglia and Donato will match up against the other
>forwards in competition for the team.
 
A healthy Lane MacDonald would certainly help the US chances a lot. If Mike
Vukonich is available I'd love to see him on the team, and CJ Young could
certainly contribute. As for the rest of the Harvard contingent, I have
my doubts (I can't speak for Scott Fusco, who's from before my time here).
Ted Donato in particular I think is overrated. He has the kind of hot dog
skills that are impressive against against lesser opposition, but which I think
are inadequate against olympic quality teams (obviously the Bruins disagree
with me).  Ciavaglia is a good puck handler and passer, but I don't know if
he's the player you want on a team who's weakness is defense (he is good on
face offs though).  John Weisbrod is a scrappy player whom Harvard sorely missed
 
last season, and I'm happy to see that he's recovered from his injuries enough
to be playing now. But I suspect there are others who bring what he
does, along with more skills.  If there's a sleeper in the group it might be
Ted Drury, who hasn't put up great numbers in two years at Harvard, due to
injuries and mediocre line mates, but has shown some flashes of brilliance
(though I shudder to think how Harvard would do next season without him).
 
Tom Hancock