Word: defenseman
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...second period was more of the same with the Crimson sandwiching several flashy combinations around generally mediocre play. Mike Tyler, whose scrappy performance gave Harvard ball possession time and again, took the quarter's opening face-off and passed to Gunnoe in Quaker territory. Dodging around his defenseman, Gunnoe put away a high, hard left-handed shot and the score was 4 to 2 after just 18 seconds...
...extraordinary young man, a tremendous idealist," recalls his tutor in history at Oxford's St. John's College. Pearson earned a high second degree, was star defenseman on a memorable hockey team that beat Cambridge 27-0, and won a bid to the British Olympics team. "Mike never picked a fight in a game," remembers a fellow player, "but he never backed down from anyone who picked a fight with him. He had guts...
...Crimson has lost ten lettermen, including All-American attackman Grady Watts (the most prolific scorer in University history), All-Ivy attackman Woody Spruance, All-Ivy midfielder Pete Sieglaff, and defenseman Dave Grannis, who won All-American honorable mention...
...Ikauniks, called "the most under-rated forward in the East" by coach Cooney Weiland, won the Association's Most Unsung Player Award and Dave Johnston added a trophy as the area's best defenseman to his long list of post-season honors...
Picked by many to finish on top, the Canadiens were plagued by injuries to goalie Jacques Plante, defensemen Tom Johnson and Lou Fontinato (who is in hospital with a broken neck), and forwards Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Dickie Moore, and Gilles Tremblay. Rookie defenseman Terry Harper and newly acquired left-winger Bill McCreary will prove valuable to the club in the coming Stanley Cup playoffs...