The men's hockey team started the season by losing seven of its first nine games under new coach Brendan Whittet '94 before ending 2009 on a five-game winning streak. Forward Jack Maclellan '12 scored one of two empty-net goals late in the win against Harvard at the Bright Hockey Center on December 1. The Bears jumped to a 2–0 lead on goals by Jarred Smith '12 and Jeff Buvinow '12 en route to winning, 4–1.