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...Harvard's last non-league laugher against the calculating but slow-footed Engineers of MIT, the Crimson men off the bench put together a careful, passing offense and tenacious defense. But faced with the ever-scrappy St. Anselm's Hawks, the second string snapped and tossed the ball away as often as they got a shot...
...course, few remember Kelley as a strategist any way. His strength was his ability to motivate a team with stirring pre-game talks and then prod them to victory from his perch behind the bench...
...times, on the bench in the second period," says Eagle coach Len Ceglarski, "when the game went four or five minutes without a whistle. I'd say to myself. 'I'd like to be up in the third row of the balcony watching this one myself.' It was just a tremendous hockey game...
What followed was a sight to behold. The entire Harvard bench stormed onto the ice, piling on top of Burke, rejoicing for more than a minute to the dismay of the B.C. squad and the referee. Finally the ice was cleared, the last two minutes played, and the Beanpot was in the arms of Harvard captain Murray, who was in the arms of Harvard coach Cleary...
Says starting guard Bob Ferry: "I guess we've showed that the bench could come through, but Donald's been playing well in practice; he and Calvin will be back...