The game didn’t end the way Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Jack Harvey wanted it to as he saw his Boston University Terriers lose to Northeastern on an overtime goal from Gunnarwolfe Fontaine (great name) in the final of the Beanpot. Harvey did help his team get out to an early lead as he took advantage of a turnover to assist on the game-opening goal by Macklin Celebrini:
Harvey was drafted by the Lightning in the seventh-round in 2023 as a double-overage prospect. A strong season alongside Macklin Celebrini with the Chicago Steel likely drew the interest from the Lightning scouts. He posted a 74-point (40 goals, 34 assists) in 62 games which was third on the powerhouse team. Celebrini had 86 points while Maple Leafs draft pick Nicholas Moldenhauer had 75.
The 5′-10″ forward from Stacy, Minnesota followed Celebrini to Boston University and wasn’t getting much playing time early in the season, playing only 5 games total from October through January. After BU went through a three-game losing streak, head coach Jay Pandolfo reunited Harvey with his former Steel teammate, Celebrini and the points have started adding up. Harvey has been a regular in February, appearing in three games (all wins for the Terriers) and posting four points (2 goals, 2 assists) heading into last night’s game.
He scored both of his goals against Merrimack in the Terriers 7-1 rout that got them into the Beanpot final.
With Celebrini likely going first overall in this summer’s draft, his future with the Terriers is in doubt. For Harvey, the future is a little clearer. Unless things drastically change, he’ll return to BU as a sophomore and hopefully get a full season in on the top line. Even without Celebrini there is a lot of talent on the roster and he should see a lot of ice time with some good players.
Depending on his development path, he could choose to sign his entry-level contract with the Lightning and start his pro career with the Crunch, but despite being a little older than some of his teammates (he turns 21 at the end of March) there is still some development needed in his game. While he is a natural playmaker, he can stand to be a little stronger on the puck. Next season might answer a question or two on if he can drive offense on his own.
If he can continue to develop, Harvey could turn into another solid-if-not-spectacular prospects that the Lightning seem to churn out on a regular basis. Speaking of solid prospects, in the other game, Boston College took down Harvard, 5-0. Eamon Powell had one of the five goals with a nice rush and snapper to the far post:
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