Harry Mews, Class of 1991, has been elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of ice hockey.
Mews was a star on the 1987-88 team that is arguably the finest in the Huskies' 75 years of collegiate play.
He was a prize recruit in 1986. He had been the star of the Nepean Raiders when they won the coveted Molson Cup of the Central Junior Hockey League in 1986. He was recruited by Western Michigan and Ohio state but chose the Huskies.
A pre-season injury delayed his debut for five games, but he scored on the first shot of his career. The team would struggle through a 12-21-3 overall record and was 11-21-1 in Hockey East. Mews had a respectable 10 goals with 15 assists for 25 points in only 29 games.
It all came together in his sophomore season. Coach Fern Flaman had Mews centering a line with veterans Rico Rossi and Dave Buda. He stayed healthy and played in all 37 games as the Huskies won the Beanpot, Hockey East and went on to the NCAA Tournament. He was third on the team in scoring with 16 goals and 23 assists for 39 points. Included in those 16 goals were two game-winners. The team finished 20-13-4 and 13-9-4 in Hockey East play. In the Beanpot, Mews had two goals and two assists as NU beat BC 4-0 and BU 6-3. In the Hockey East Championship, he was voted to the All-Tournament team.
In his junior season, the Huskies went 18-16-3 overall and 13-11-2 in the league. They made the playoffs and advanced to the semifinals. Mews led the team in scoring with 18 goals and 24 assists for 42 points. For his efforts, he was voted All-Hockey East.
For Mews, his senior season was his best ever. He scored 20 goals and had 39 assists for a total of 59 points. The 59 points put him tied for ninth place in the Husky record book and the 39 assists tied for second place. He was once again voted All-Hockey East. Unfortunately, the team slipped to 16-19-2 overall and 9-10-2 in the league.
His career statistics are some of the most impressive in Husky hockey history. He finished his career playing 133 games, scoring 64 goals and getting 101 assists for 165 points. He moved into sixth place on the all-time scoring list, and he was only the fifth Husky to notch more than 100 assists.
Mews was drafted by the Washington Capitals and played several years for the Baltimore Shipjacks and the Hampton Roads Admirals. He both captained and served as a player/assistant coach as the Admirals won two ECHL titles in 1991 and 1992.
