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What would be more fun than than an hour of ice time at Bright-Landry Hockey Center?
Throw in a private meet and greet session with Coach Ted Donato for 30 mins in the Harvard Hockey Media/Film Room! "Ted tells all!"
*Due to NCAA rules, participants must be 8th grade & below, or post-college. All prospective student-athletes are not eligible to participate.*
Location: Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Following success as a player at the collegiate, professional and international levels, Ted Donato has piled up a long list of accomplishments in 19 years as head coach at his alma mater. The former Crimson captain has guided Harvard to five 20-win seasons, captured four ECAC Hockey and four Ivy League championships, claimed seven NCAA tournament berths, a Frozen Four appearance, led his team to seven league championship games and six straight appearances at ECAC Hockey championship weekend, coached 15 All-Americans and 19 National Hockey Leaguers and set a new standard for wins by a Harvard coach in his first three seasons.
Donato was named Most Outstanding Player of the 1989 NCAA Frozen Four, where Harvard downed Minnesota, 4-3, in overtime in the NCAA championship game. That contest, held in the Gophers' backyard (St. Paul, Minn.), saw Donato net a pair of goals, one that tied the game at 1-1 midway through the second period and another that gave the Crimson a 3-2 lead with seven minutes to go. Donato scored three goals and added a pair of assists in the tournament.
A native of nearby Dedham, Mass., Donato was a member of seven United States national teams, including the 1992 Olympic team. He tied for the team lead in scoring with four goals and three assists in eight games in the Olympics and posted 11 goals and 22 assists in the pre-Games schedule. He also played in the World Championships in 1997 (4-2-6 in 8 GP), 1999 (2-6-8 in 8 GP) and 2002 (1-3-4 in 7 GP) and in the 1988 World Junior Championship (3-2-5 in 7 GP).
Donato was selected by the Boston Bruins in the fifth round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft (98th overall), and he signed with his hometown club in March 1992 following the Olympic Games. His 13-year pro career included stops in New York (with the Rangers and Islanders), Los Angeles, Ottawa, Anaheim and St. Louis. He returned to the Bruins as a free agent in July 2003.
His NHL career spanned 796 games, in which he scored 150 goals with 197 assists for 347 points. Donato had eight goals, 18 assists and 26 points in 58 career Stanley Cup playoff games. He scored 25 goals in 1996-97, becoming the first U.S.-born player to lead the Bruins in goals in a season.
Item Special Note
*The Practice must take place during a mutually agreed upon date/time*
*Practice must be taken within one calendar year of the auction's close (April 2025)*
*Due to NCAA rules, participants must be 8th grade & below, or post-college. All prospective student-athletes are not eligible to participate.*