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Ivy hockey fallout: Top talent could depart Harvard, coaches lament uncertain future

By Jeff CoxJuly 9, 2020

After playing with the Chicago Steel last season, Sean Farrell was slated to attend Harvard starting this fall. (Rena Laverty/USA Hockey)

The Ivy League’s announcement Wednesday that it was cancelling fall sports and not allowing any sports prior to January due to the coronavirus wasn’t much of a surprise.

However, it is certainly disappointing for the six hockey-playing institutions in the Ivy League that compete in ECAC Hockey. Cornell and Harvard were both set to be among the top teams in Division 1 college hockey.

There are several current players and recruits at both schools who could now leave early for professional hockey, or return or stay in junior hockey longer. NTDP U-18 center Matt Beniers almost certainly will not matriculate to Harvard as expected. The Hingham, Mass., native could go to the Chicago Steel in the USHL or go to a Hockey East school that would be more likely to play.

Tags: Cornell, COVID-19, Division 1 college hockey, ECAC Hockey, Harvard, Hockey East, Ivy League, Matt Beniers, Merrimack, Morgan Barron, Scott Borek

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