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Word: defenseman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...took only 1:47 for Huber to get rolling, as she finished a passing combination with a wrist shot past Eli goaltender June Mendoza. Linemates Fischer and Streeter picked up assists on the play. When Huber banked a centering pass off a Yale defenseman and into the net at 6:05, the Crimson had a 2-0 lead...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Icewomen Edge by Yale, 3-2 | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

...time blurs reality, the Society remembers each goal against as a "perfect shot" by the opponent, not as a miscue. Claims of "I was screened," or "My defenseman backed into me," or "the forwards weren't back-checking" echo through the meeting hall...

Author: By Jon Ledecky, | Title: Canterbury Tales: | 2/8/1979 | See Source »

...with Harvard defenseman Mitch Olson off for high-sticking, Nethery found Tredway covered and let go a slapshot of his own from the left point that parallel-parked into the lower right corner...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Tredway's 'Trick' Treats Icemen to 4-2 Loss | 2/8/1979 | See Source »

Fischer recorded her fourth assist of the evening when Streeter scored again 2:55 into period two, and freshman defenseman Sue Yunick, off a Lauren Norton set-up, picked up her first of the season in the final frame to complete the scorecard...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Women Icers Skate Past Bowdoin; 6-1 | 2/8/1979 | See Source »

...goals and 45 assists) is Gillies, and at 6 ft., 3 in., 224 lbs., he looms large indeed to harried defenders. Gillies comes up with the puck the direct way: he sweeps the boards of bodies, then passes off the puck they leave behind. With Denis Potvin, the only defenseman other than Bobby Orr to notch two 30-goal seasons, bringing up the rear, an Islanders' onslaught can be awesome. According to Chicago Black Hawk Center Stan Mikita, there is but one good defense: "You just pray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hockey's Power Players | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

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