Word: attacker
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...difficult to choose any team over Montreal to win the Cup, even though the Isles have the home-ice advantage. The best trio of defensemen in hockey (Robinson, Lapointe and Savard), solid goalkeeping from Kenny Dryden, who practices law in his spare time, and the most balanced attack you'll ever see combine to make this squad the force to reckon with in search of Lord Stanley's $48 mug (purchased...
DIED. José Maria Velasco Ibarra, 86, Ecuador's charismatic Caudillo who was elected President five times and deposed four; of a heart attack; in Quito. Though he spent only 13 years in power and nearly 30 years in exile in Argentina, he unnerved opponents throughout his life with his vow: "Give me a balcony, and I will govern Ecuador again." Last elected in 1969, he was removed in 1972, but returned to Quito earlier this year "to meditate and await death...
...season's first few games, it was the check-happy Harvard defense that controlled the tempo of Saturday's windchilled contest. Scott Pink's unrelenting stick and Frank "Carlo" Prezioso's positively vicious head-removal service provided the perfect complement to First's clutch goaltending. "Penn's attack is not that good one-on-one," explained Pink, who terrorized Penn attackman Tim Dachille all afternoon...
...Harvard defense played well against Penn's tough stickwomen but couldn't complete the passes it needed to clear the ball out into the hands of the Crimson's capable attack. The few times that the defense made the right connections, it had trouble returning to defensive positions after scattering to help move the ball...
...another strong performance, making nine saves for the Crimson. Coach Carole Kleinfelder said she was particularly pleased with Worsley because she feels that Penn's recent victory over West Chester State proves that they are one of the nation's top teams. She added she knows defending against their attack is a difficult job for any goalie and especially tough for a first-year player like Worsley...