Word: badgers
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MADISON, Wisc.--With just one tick of the clock left. Wisconsin right wing Pete Johnson, son of Badger coach Bob Johnson and brother of the Pittsburgh Penguins' Mark Johnson, playing in the last home game of his career, nudged the puck past Harvard goal-tender Wade Lau to give the Badgers a 4-3 win over the Crimson last night here at Dane County Memorial Coliseum before 8373 very partisan fans...
...very satisfied with the tie tonight. Badger Bob said, "The bonus--and it was a big bonus--is the momentum it will give us going into the game next weekend...
Brian Busconi started the Crimson on its way, getting Harvard's first shot on Badger netminder Marc Behrend at 7 27 Wisconsin already had eight shots on Lau at that point and then taking a lead pass from Mark Fusco, breaking in alone on the left, and slipping the puck between Behrend's pads for a 1-0 Crimson lead...
After the teams traded penalties--an elbowing call on Alan Latchfield at 8:35 was Harvard's first penalty in Madison in more than 68 minutes, one man show Busconi almost did it again, stealing the puck at the tight point and riding in on Behrend. The Badger goalic was up to the task this time, however and pushed the Harvard freshman's shot off to the side...
...States Olympic team to a fourth place finish at Innsbruck Austria. He son Mark the College Player of the Year in 1979 while at Wilson was the leading scorer for the 1980 gold medal winning U.S team Johnson son Pete is a senior and co captain on this year Badger equal and currently the team second leading scorer...