Word: defenseman
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...nothing new, Parker was pretty much right on the mark when he discontentedly mumbled after the game that, "This was not a typical Harvard-B.U. game. For the most part, it was a dull, boring game." Aside from an abortive third-period Crimson comeback ignited by hustling freshman defenseman Mitch Olson and the inspired heroics of senior star Gene Purdy (who suffered a broken wrist in the final seconds and won't be able to show off his new Swedish Jofa helmet for at least a few weeks), last night's edition of this once great rivalry lacked...
That, my friends, is the secret of the success of the nation's winningest hockey coach. B.U. captain Jack O'Callahan summed up the essence of Terrier hockey after last night's tilt: "Winning like this isn't good enough." The first-team All-American defenseman explained, "We've gotta push for perfection. That's what makes this program what it is. That's what makes Jack Parker such a great coach...
Davies had broken in alone on Lau, but was checked off the play just as he passed off. Harvard defenseman Jack Hughes could not get to MacLeod in time to stop his shot...
...Terriers jacked up their lead again in NCAA champion-style. With the clock winding down, sophomore defenseman Tim Kimball fired a blind dart that surprisingly made it by everyone. Johnson then closed out the second period gunfight with 22 seconds left when he slam bammed the puck up and over Lau during a crease scramble for the 7-3 cushion...
With the score tied at 5-5 and time running down in regulation play, RPI defenseman Pierre Thibault performed a convincing pirouette to draw the most important of the game's 22 penalties (all minors)--a hooking call on freshman David Burke at 19:55 to put the Crimson a man down when the sudden-death session began...