Word: defencemen
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...practice began when Gross chose four sets of forward lines and sent them down the ice against varied defence combinations. Emphasis was laid on accuracy and sureness rather than on speed, the men being coached to play slowly and carefully and to remain in their positions. After this the defencemen were given the puck and made several attempts to score against different goal guards...