At least once a year I am delighted to catch one of my alma mater's away-hockey games. Clarkson University may be far away from Boston in upstate New York, but Harvard is also in the same conference for Hockey so I am able to see the current roster of Golden Knights (Clarkson's mascot) play in Cambridge on occasion.
Clarkson only has one Division 1 sport and that is hockey- every weekend when there was a home game when I attended school there my friends and I would go and cheer on the team. I get nostalgic for these hockey games every now and then; making it very lucky for me that they play Harvard on the road.
Last year's game, Clarkson and Harvard had set up a special section for Clarkson alumni that wanted to attend the game. Tickets for Harvard's rink are $12 a piece for adults and could be reserved through Clarkson's alumni website for the special section. It was nice to be seated near several familiar faces.
Harvard's hockey rink is fairly small with not a lot of the amenities that you may find at newer college hockey rinks. The seats are old fashioned, the concessions a bit tired and the establishment itself is set back out of the way (behind the football stadium). Still, the Harvard fans fill the space and you are guaranteed a good seat in the house anywhere you sit. Not all bad.
Harvard's hockey rink is easily accessible by public transportation (I believe a bus route or two run right by it). Parking is difficult near the rink but not impossible.
Though Clarkson lost the last game I attended in 2005, Clarkson's alumni association and Harvard's public relations department did a very nice job to make sure a nice experience was had by all. I would highly recommend attending a hockey game here if you are a fan of either Harvard or the visiting team. I could not ask for a more convenient way to fill my nostalgic hockey craving.