All roads have led to this. After its best regular season campaign since 2016-2017, the No. 7 Harvard men’s ice hockey team will look to kickstart a championship run against the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes on Friday afternoon in Bridgeport, Conn. Behind the bench, the Crimson is steered by Ted Donato ’91, who will make his eighth NCAA tournament appearance in his 19th season as head coach. On the ice, Harvard is captained by three seniors: defenseman Henry Thrun, forward Baker Shore, and forward John Farinacci. Farinacci missed the first half of the season due to injury before returning in January. “We certainly start the year out with goals and hopes and expectations,” said Donato at the end of the regular season. “We know everybody starts on even footing in the playoffs, and it’s always difficult to try to end somebody’s season and move on. It’s something that we’ve…
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