On Feb. 5, I reacted to Team USA’s Men’s Hockey roster construction decisions, lamenting the exclusion of certain star players and worrying about America’s chances at securing gold. But on Feb. 22, the U.S. Men’s Hockey Team triumphed over Canada in the finals, earning the top Olympic prize for the first time in 46 years […]
Hockey is arguably the best sport on earth. Fans are often treated to huge playoff upsets, wild trades, and intense drama, but the actual on-ice product remains the same. How do you improve what is ultimately an entertainment vehicle? It is a question that has plagued the National Hockey League head office for the better […]
Jordan Wasserberger ’27 (jordanwasserberger@college.harvard.edu) is the Photo and Podcast Director of the Independent.
Jordan Wasserberger ’27 (jwasserberger@college.harvard.edu) would love to photograph one Harvard win against Yale, so let’s hope next year is it!
Cue the music, it’s hockey season again. The puck dropped Oct. 7, so here are my predictions for the 2025-26 NHL season, division by division, followed by some way too early awards. PACIFIC DIVISION 8. Seattle KrakenSince the Kraken’s playoff splash in 2023, there’s been no spark, no leader, and no clear direction. Veteran goaltender […]
Ladies, gentlemen, and otherwise, I have been inspired—not from any sort of philosophical epiphany, but due to an X post from NHL insider Pierre Lebrun outlining the changes he would make if he were NHL commissioner. I think the hockey world could benefit from my thoughts as well. LeBrun worked for 13 years as an […]
Last week, Harvard men’s ice hockey announced that Mason Langenbrunner ’26 and Joe Miller ’26 will be taking over for Ian Moore ’25, Jack Bar ’25, and Zakary Karpa ’25 as captains of the Crimson next season. Both players were voted to wear the ‘C’ by their teammates and are eager to take on the […]
One cornerstone of President Trump’s 2025 campaign was his “America First” foreign policy plan. Part of that vision centered around levying tariffs against U.S. trade partners, most notably Canada and Mexico, in the hopes that economic pressure would force America’s neighbors to address the steady influx of illegal immigrants and dangerous drugs like fentanyl, which […]
Last week, #6 Boston University crushed the #42 Harvard Men’s Hockey team 7-1 in the first round of the Beanpot. On Monday, BU became this year’s tournament champions. It was an embarrassing performance by Harvard—no way to sugarcoat it. Walking into TD Garden Monday night, I expected a similarly catastrophic result against defending Beanpot Champion, […]
Last Tuesday, Jan. 27, marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The United Nations proclaimed Jan. 27 as the International Holocaust Memorial Day in 2005 to mark Auschwitz’s liberation in 1945, five years after its creation. From the camp’s inception until its liberation by the Red Army, German Nazis murdered […]