Word: cupped
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Miracle on 33rd Street New York's rejuvenated Rangers take on Montreal for the Cup...
...night was exploding with celebration. The New York Rangers had just defeated their suburban rivals, the New York Islanders, to earn a spot in the Stanley Cup play-offs final round against, as it turned out two days later, the Montreal Canadiens. Only three times in 39 years had the Rangers got so far. In the seats near the rafters high above Madison Square Garden, fans long accustomed to disappointment got rid of decades of frustration, standing to roar their joy for four full minutes. On the ice below, Center Phil Esposito danced around the rink sur pointe...
Davidson will need all his skills and then some against the Canadiens, who have won the Stanley Cup for the past three years and, led by the peerless Guy Lafleur, defeated the Boston Bruins in a magnificent, brawling 4-to-3 series. It could be a fascinating duel: the old boys against the new. The revived Rangers have incentive enough. They finally have a chance, as long as the one that has brought them this far, to win their first Stanley Cup since...
...lightweight stable, the Crimson had compiled an even more impressive record. The Jope Cup, awarded for total combined lightweight points, had gone to Harvard every year since 1968; and the Crimson had lost the Wright Trophy (varsity lights) only twice in this decade. In addition, the J.V. lights were taking a 12-year streak with the Cornell Trophy into the 1979 race...
Winning its first Rowe Cup since 1948 and its second consecutive Worcester Bowl, the Elis had found their own burst of sun on this gloomy Sunday in Worcester...