Word: connors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With 1:55 left in the final period. Harvard's Dave Burke swung into action and clinched the game. A perfectly executed shot eluded B.C.'s "sophomore sensation" goalie Bob O'Connor, bounced off the crossbar and landed squarely in the net, sewing up the Beanpot for Harvard...
...games you talk about when trying to explain to out-of-towners why the Beanpot is one of the top events in college sports. Interestingly, both games involved Boston College and the only goaltender to play two full games in last year's tournament, the Eagles' Bob O'Connor...
Several things about O'Connor combined to make him one of college hockey's most exciting players. First of all, he was just plain good; he was blessed with the lightning-fast reflexes goalies can't afford to pick up on the job. Also, his style was not designed to make Coach Len Ceglarski breathe easier. He gave up rebounds casually, seemingly aiming to please the fans by making more mindboggling saves (and running up his save average to over .900 in the process...
With 2:32 left in the opener against Northeastern last year, an irresistible force in the form of two Husky forwards, one Eagle defenseman and the puck hurtied into the immovable object of O'Connor. No red light appeared, and the contest ultimately ended in a B C overtime victory...
...example, he included a step-by-step description of how a share of stock is bought and sold; in a report on the downturn in retail sales, he ticked off the roles of Government, business, foreign buyers and consumers in reviving the economy. His colleagues at ABC include Connor, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, and Stephen Aug, a former Washington Star business editor who delivers morning news briefs at express-train speed. Admits Aug: "There is a lot you do not have time to say, and sometimes the best you can hope for is to leave the viewer with...