Varsity Club Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2009, Harry Mews

MEWS WRAPS UP STELLAR CAREER .AT NU When Harry Mews first visited Northeastern, he was intimidated by the prospect of competing at the Division 1 level. Harry had nothing to fear. He .finished his career at Northeastern this past season as the sixth all-time leading scorer in Husky history. He was named to the Second Team-All Hockey East two years in a row. · Now, he's confident that he can make it at the next level, as a draft pick ~f the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. · ·· · Harry came to the Huskies as their star recruit in 1986, and was expected to contribute immediately to the Husky attack. Injuries slowed him down some, but he still racked up some impressive numbers. In 29 games, he scored 10 goals and added 15 assists for 25 points. In his sophomore year, (then) head coach Fern Flaman centered Mews on a line with veteran wingers Dave Buda and Rico Rossi. This trio would work together for two years and M~ws would rise to a new level. In his second season, Mews was third on the team in scoring with 16 goals and 23 assists for 39 points in 37 games . Mews• major contributions were in the key games, as the Huskies won the Beanpot and Hockey East Championships on the way to a 20-victory season and a NCAA Tournament bid. His junior season would be a much different story. Mews struggled on the ice, but it was with officials instead of opposing defenses. Mews led the Huskies with 103 penalty minutes, and was suspended five games due to fighting. Still, he improved on his production from the previous season. In only 31 games, he notched 18 goals and 24 assists for 42 points. The coaching staff could only .wonder; what could he have done if he had been on the ice instead of in the box? Those questions would be answered in his senior season. Under new coach Don McKenney, he would take on added responsibility as an assistant captain. He had to lead by example, and he had to knock down his time in the penalty box accordingly. Before, he was the young kid on the block. Now, he was one of the old guard, who had to look out for all the new kids. Mews answered his critics with his finest season ever. He played in 36 games, and was in the box for only 82 minutes. He scored 20 goals, and added 39 assists for 59 points. He was absolutely dominating at times. He had seven points (three goals, four assists) in a weekend sweep of Denver. He was almost unbeatable in the face-off circle. He was one of the most feared centers in the East. -MORE- MEWS CAREER---222222 His career statistics are some of the most impressive in Husky hockey history. He finished his career on Huntington Avenue playing 133 games, scoring 64 goals and 101 assists for 165 points. He moved into sixth place on the all-time Husky scoring list. He was only the fifth Husky ever to notch more than 100 assists in a career. He was named to Second Team, All-Hockey East 'f or his last two s·easons. McKenney had this to say about his star centerman: 11 Harry is a talent that is very rare. We were fortunate to have him as a part of our program for four years. His numbers only tell half of the story. He was one of the hardest workers on the team; always trying to excell. Someone like Harry comes along once in a long while. He will be very hard to replace. 11 YEAR GAMES GOALS ASSISTS POINTS ( f:i..-::D-::5~) }-::r:L-1 FR 29 10 15 . 25 so 37 16 23 ('L0-1.3-~ 1"3-<i -lf- 39 JR 31 18 24 (11;-/~-~ 13 -I\ -:i_ 42 SR 36 20 39 (_) -6-J'f-"2) 4 ~ 10--z:. 59 TOTAL 133 64 101 165 --30--.

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