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Adam Fox is part of an immensely-talented Harvard back end this season (photo: Melissa Wade).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adam Fox has been getting a lot of praise this year and over the course of his three years at Harvard.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s well deserved as the 2016 Calgary Flames third-round draft pick and now-Carolina Hurricanes prospect has been one of the best defensemen in the country this season as his eight goals and 30 assists lead the Crimson in scoring.<\/p>\n

But he\u2019s not the only highly-skilled offensive defenseman on Harvard\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n

Sophomore blueliner and New Jersey Devils draft pick Reilly Walsh has been outstanding in February. After going pointless against Dartmouth on Feb. 1, he has three goals and seven assists in the past seven games.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s now second in team scoring behind Fox.<\/p>\n

\u201cReilly has really worked on his game and he\u2019s taking on his own initiative to become a more well-rounded defenseman,\u201d Harvard coach Ted Donato said. \u201cI think his comfort level the way he plays defensively has freed him up offensively to be creative and make some plays off the rush or on the power play.\u201d<\/p>\n

At every level he has played, Walsh he has put up offensive numbers. At Proctor Academy, he recorded 64 goals and 117 assists in 122 career games. In parts of two seconds in the USHL with Tri-City and Chicago, he had three goals and nine assists in 26 games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been staying with what has gotten me here,\u201d Walsh said. \u201cObviously, it\u2019s nice to play with Fox on the power play – he sees the ice amazingly well. I am just kind of sticking with it, practicing my shot and all that stuff during practice. I just keep my focus and positive throughout the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The other top-end defender is freshman and 2017 Vancouver Canucks draft pick Jack Rathbone, who has made the jump straight from prep school to Division I hockey without missing a beat. He has five goals and 11 assists in 27 games this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cJack Rathbone, he gives us another guy in the back that can get out of our zone and he can really shoot the puck,\u201d Donato said. \u201cI think Rathbone and Walsh both benefit from watching guys like Fox and John Marino. Certainly, those guys see a lot of minutes and have played very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each factored in the 4-2 win on Friday against Brown as Walsh had a goal and Rathbone had a highlight-reel assist on Nathan Krusko\u2019s game-winning goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great play by (Rathbone) — he kind of took it around the net and was looking at options out front,\u201d Krusko said. \u201cHe wrapped it around and I went hard to the net and I was lucky it went off my skate and in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also scoring Friday night was Marino, who now has three goals and seven helpers in 27 games.<\/p>\n

Walsh had a goal and an assist Saturday night against Yale while Rathbone had a goal.<\/p>\n

With the forwards that have come through Harvard with the likes of Jimmy Vesey, Alexander Kerfoot and Ryan Donato making their mark for the Crimson and then heading to the NHL, has the focus from the coaching staff changed their offensive philosophies with three highly-skilled defensemen on the roster?<\/p>\n

Not exactly.<\/p>\n

It just worked out that 26 of the Crimson\u2019s 90 goals this season have come from the back end.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been blessed to have offensive defensemen,\u201d Donato said. \u201cI think we have had as good of a string as anybody. Fox being a two-time All-American and I think before him Patrick McNally and going back to Danny Biega. We have been blessed to have some good offensive defensemen.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a group, the defensemen want to be part of the action.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust as a (defensive) core in general, we want to play fast, move the puck and follow it in the rush,\u201d Walsh said. \u201cThat\u2019s how the game goes nowadays. Defensemen are known to join in and create odd-man rushes. I think it\u2019s been good this year that we have been able to join the rush and the forwards looking to (defensemen) a little more. We are just getting bounces and making hard plays at the net \u2014 good things are happening.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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