BOSTON — The No. 17/20 Northeastern men's hockey team is set for an exhibition contest at Harvard on Friday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. The Bright-Landry Hockey Center is Friday's venue for the game and the action will stream live on ESPN+.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS: Northeastern and Harvard are meeting in an exhibition contest for the second straight season. Overall, the Crimson lead the all-time series with the Huskies 70-39-1, which includes wins in the last two regular season meetings. The Crimson are led by new head coach and Northeastern graduate Rob Rassey, who previously served as the associate head coach at Michigan. Harvard returns its points leader in Mick Thompson (9-18–27) and starting netminder Ben Charette, who posted a 2.72 GAA in 34 games started in 2025-26.
- THE KID IS ALRIGHT: Freshman goaltender Sam Caulfield was named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week by Hockey East on Monday. Caulfield made 34 saves in his first collegiate start to backstop the Huskies to a 4-1 victory at No. 19/18 Massachusetts on Saturday. He also came on in relief on Friday night, making six saves in 15 minutes to finish the weekend with a 1.60 goals against average and .952 save percentage
- STARTING OFF STRONG: Miguel Marques (2-3–5) and Tyler Fukakusa (0-4–4) are both off to a three-game point streaks to start the season. Fukakusa is also 66% (33-of-50) in the face-off dot through three games and seventh in the nation averaging 1.33 assists per game.
Following the exhibition, the Huskies will next travel to Boston College for a weekend series beginning Friday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
